Congrats to everyone with acceptances! I am on the "priority" alternate list and am wondering a bit about housing. I understand that the building attached to the school fills up very quickly. Are there other locations where groups of first year students tend to live? Thanks!!!
As a current surgical resident at NJMS, and class of 2010, I can give you some insight into housing, sorta. Mine was the first year of housing, and I actually lived there all 4 years. Overpriced, not quite worth it, but very, very convenient.
Other popular living areas are society hill, which is a bunch of town houses that are directly in the area of the medical school. Wide variety in size and what people are renting them for, but a decent place walking distance.
Some live in Hoboken. A bit of a travel (15-20 minutes sans traffic) but it does have a bit more elegance living there than Newark... not my cup of tea, but a very viable option. Other towns in the area include Montclair, Bloomfield, Belleville (where I currently live), Clifton, Jersey City, West Orange. All have good and bad spots, and all have people living in it.
Does anyone know how much movement usually occurs on NJMS priority waitlist? I wish we knew what our rank was
There was one year (class of 2011 or 2012, can't remember which) where not a single person came off the waiting list. Other years, its double digits... I did work study in the admissions office and remember having to mail out plenty of letters. So, what i am trying to say is that there is a chance!
