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I'm trying to go through my med schools to check my statuses. Is there a way to check U of Cin online?
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I'm trying to go through my med schools to check my statuses. Is there a way to check U of Cin online?
hey guys, i was wondering whether you think its appropriate to mention my speeding ticket in Ohio in the disciplinary action question that is part of the interview confirmation?
hey guys, i was wondering whether you think its appropriate to mention my speeding ticket in Ohio in the disciplinary action question that is part of the interview confirmation?
Just declined all of my other waitlists/acceptances. Whew, feels kind of funny to be 90% percent sure where I'll be going to medical school!!
Just declined all of my other waitlists/acceptances. Whew, feels kind of funny to be 90% percent sure where I'll be going to medical school!!
I was only asking because I wasn't sure if they're referring to school-related disciplinary action or state/law-related disciplinary action (or perhaps both)? I did not actually receive any serious punishment aside from having to pay the ticket, but I just was not sure whether they meant school- or state-related disciplinary action (or both). I was not trying to hide anything. But if they are asking about school-related disciplinary action and I mention my speeding ticket, it seems inappropriate and takes away from my application in both my secondary and my additional questionaire. See what I mean?
If i haven't received an invitation for an interview yet and my status hasn't changed, should I assume I have been silently rejected?
Nope, they have some interview days in February and March. Not sure about beyond that, but I can't imagine all the invites (or any of them) for March have been sent out.
If i haven't received an invitation for an interview yet and my status hasn't changed, should I assume I have been silently rejected?
I got rejected today pre-interview via email. I guess they're rejecting earlier than usual. I was already accepted to the school of my dreams, so Im not completely crushed, but I would have liked to of seen what the school has to offer. Good luck to everyone else!![]()
I got rejected today pre-interview via email. I guess they're rejecting earlier than usual. I was already accepted to the school of my dreams, so Im not completely crushed, but I would have liked to of seen what the school has to offer. Good luck to everyone else!![]()
Anyone have news on the curriculum changes? They didn't have much to say about it when I interviewed back on Nov 5.
Sorry to hear that, but congrats on your other acceptance! If you don't mind me asking are you in-state or out of state?
Congratulations to everyone who got accepted to Cincinnati. I'm currently a fourth year there and although I'm probably a bit biased, I think it's one of the best places you can train. I don't know much about the first two years since it's been a while, but it's fairly rigorous and it prepares you for the Step 1 exam. I'll mention some highlights.
Gross Anatomy is 4 people to a cadaver with an electronic laptop per group. Beware of places that have 6 or more to a cadaver where you dissect every other day as a group of 3. The written tests are electronic and the practical test is brutal, in a good way.
Most of the other courses are lecture power points and small-group based with audio-recordings available for most lectures so you don't have to attend class if that's now how you study. They can sometimes become too focused on the details which make the tests pretty difficult, but once again, it prepares you for Step 1.
The people are friendly and frequently e-mail each other study guides and there's usually a social gathering every month after each block. There are definitely people that are cut-throat/gunners and it is a competitive class because it's H/HP/P/F and class rankings. However, don't let anybody tell you that their school is "non-competitive". It is as competitive as you want to make it and in the end, residencies judge you on your ranking relative to your peers locally and nationally so ALL schools are internally competitive, whether they say so or not.
Between 1st and 2nd year, there's usually abundant research opportunities that are funded. Many people end up doing poster presentations or getting published.
My class averaged 230 on Step 1 with the national average being 221. It doesn't get any better than that. The best schools have averages in the 230s. Pay attention to the average, not to what percentage of people pass the test. You only need a 185 to pass, which most people do, so it's nothing to brag about. Your Step 1 is probably the single biggest factor in getting you an interview as a 4th year student.
Most of 3rd and 4th year rotations are at University Hospital, which is Cincinnati's county hospital. This is a huge plus because county hospital means "autonomy". So you are a major contributor to your medical team as a 3rd year (not just shadowing) and you are essentially an intern during your 4th year (really, you put in orders, do discharge summaries, talk to family, etc.). At the same time, it's not a walk in the cake since you're expected to help out and "get in there" so to speak. Most rotations are 2 students per team, rarely 3, which is a plus. Three students on a team gets too crowded, especially on surgery, ob/gyn, or any rotation with procedures/operations.
UC is known for the surgical specialties (neurosurg, gen surg, ortho, urology) so you'll get a good number of interviews from strong residencies just because you're from UC. Yes, you can still get those interviews from a place less known for surgery, but it is historically much harder with all things being equal. Emergency, Peds, and Med-Peds are also among the top of the country. The other specialties I'm not sure so you'd have to ask someone else. Also, UC is a mid-west school so you'll have an easier time getting interviews from mid-west and east coast residencies just purely based on location.
Lastly, the students match fairly well across all specialties and the match list is available for public viewing. Remember to look at the general trend (lots of top tier residencies vs none), not just one or two stellar applicants when looking at a school's match list.
Let me know if you have any questions regarding UC. It's the best! 😀
I got rejected today pre-interview via email. I guess they're rejecting earlier than usual. I was already accepted to the school of my dreams, so Im not completely crushed, but I would have liked to of seen what the school has to offer. Good luck to everyone else!![]()
A quick correction here, and only because it's a recent change this year, so I wouldn't expect a 4th year to know. Dissections in gross anatomy are now 6 to a body, but everyone still shows up at the same time and splits the dissecting duties.
I interviewed on the 11th and they still haven't given a solid answer on the changes. Something along the lines of learning abnormal pathology along with normal pathology.
On a side note, Dr. Manuel said that we should hear news today
I was lead to believe that they update the decision live.....
The M1s will have a day of integrated learning activities next Monday that I understand are a kind of trial run of what the profs want to implement next year. I'll post my impressions and other things I can glean from doing it on here next week.
Also, I personally find that only doing every other dissection and being responsible for teaching your counterparts hasn't negatively affected my ability to learn the material in Gross Anatomy - I actually enjoy the peer teaching as it forces you to prepare in advance. It also frees up a lot of time you can use to concentrate on other things you may need to brush up on. I've heard that they may switch it, so that a team 'peer teaches' the labs they didn't dissect...I think that would make it even better.
Drs. Lowrie and Giffin are the two designing and pushing most of this new curriculum stuff, I think, and they are both excellent teachers, so I don't think you all have anything to worry about.
Also, I called the admissions office this past week to ask how often transcripts are updated on medstopone. I had one of my colleges send a transcript a month ago and cinci still has it unreceived as of now. The super nice lady I spoke with told me that the admissions office has a large backlog of unprocessed transcripts so not to worry about a transcript not showing up on MedStopOne even if you sent it a long time ago. She said that March/April is when those should be all logged in and to resend it then if it is needed.
The email they sent to say the website's getting a facelift totally faked me out, since all I saw in the title line on my phone was "Univ. of Cincinnati" from the admissions email. Funny joke UC, I'm still hoping to get an email about an interview though!
I was on the phone with my mom when I received this email. Got really excited and nervous...then was like 'Oh man!' ...Agreed, real funny UC. Still looking for an interview!The email they sent to say the website's getting a facelift totally faked me out, since all I saw in the title line on my phone was "Univ. of Cincinnati" from the admissions email. Funny joke UC, I'm still hoping to get an email about an interview though!
Interviewed 1/11
Accepted 1/27
Thank God
Good luck everyone !!
Wow the new curriculum change sounds like it will make studying more efficient and seamless- I wish we weren't thr guinea pig class- it makes me nervous for some reason.
So with the new changes will there be more class time or less?
Thanks for the updates 😀
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