2012-2013 Saint Louis University Application Thread

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MedPR said:
Yea, she's an MS3 now. Knowing what books to get/not get is a pretty huge advantage.. if only monetarily.
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My M3 fiance is at Tufts. I guess we're both in the same boat trying to be like them. lol.
 
weezynation said:
My M3 fiance is at Tufts. I guess we're both in the same boat trying to be like them. lol.
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Yea. If we don't get in this cycle our SOs will be doctors while we're still pre-meds :scared:
 
MedPR said:
Yea. If we don't get in this cycle our SOs will be doctors while we're still pre-meds :scared:
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Haha I feel you but this is all I want to do with my life, so if it doesn't work out...oh well I'll be reapplying. At least I'll have a wife who is making some money (even though it wont be much) in residency so I'll just live off her. lol.
 
weezynation said:
Haha I feel you but this is all I want to do with my life, so if it doesn't work out...oh well I'll be reapplying. At least I'll have a wife who is making some money (even though it wont be much) in residency so I'll just live off her. lol.
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Oh I'll reapply too, but I really really hope I don't have to.
 
Still waiting for a secondary. My application was verified in June. Is anyone else still waiting for a secondary?
 
mdhopeful2017 said:
Still waiting for a secondary. My application was verified in June. Is anyone else still waiting for a secondary?
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Nope. SLU was one of the first ones I received. I'm an alumn though, so maybe that helped.

I also have low stats (3.00c/3.14s/33), plus SLU doesn't screen so you shouldn't be worried. It's coming one of these days.
 
Just a warning:

If you fill out the secondary essays using Safari, hard returns do not show up when you hit preview. I had to use Firefox for it to format correctly.
 
This thread is seeming a little dull... Perhaps a current medical student could be oh so nice and tell us about their SLUSOM experience?
 
too lazy to look through last year's thread. anyone know when the first invites went out?



edit: got over laziness and looked. it was the mid/end of August... dang
 
Nice. SLU login screen says that my password/ID is incorrect even though I copied them directly from their secondary e-mail. Now I have an excessive login failure.😡
 
TheWeeIceMan said:
Nice. SLU login screen says that my password/ID is incorrect even though I copied them directly from their secondary e-mail. Now I have an excessive login failure.😡
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Was that your first time trying to get in?
 
1289 said:
Was that your first time trying to get in?
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No, I had logged in once before to start the essays. At first I thought that I must have changed my password after logging in, but the password that I always use doesn't work either, so I don't know.😕
 
WorldChanger36 said:
Strange as it may sound some times typeing it in makes a difference... It does on UFs secondary
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I actually typed it in by hand at first before resorting to copying and pasting. I guess I will have to call them.
 
Nevermind. The system must have reset or something, because I just tried again and it let me in.
 
Oh damn. Sorry, I had my laptop dimmed down to the lowest setting to save battery. I didn't notice the blue text 😀
 
Is it normal for nothing else to happen besides the browse window going blank when saving an uploaded picture? I didn't get an error or anything, but the picture never shows up in the preview section. This happened with my VCU app too and the pic still went through, so idk😕
 
you can see the picture in the summary page i think
 
WorldChanger36 said:
This thread is seeming a little dull... Perhaps a current medical student could be oh so nice and tell us about their SLUSOM experience?
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So, I know I already posted before about my experience, but I just wanted to give you guys a glimpse into what I mean about how much the administration cares about students.

Dr. Slavin started making our class his guinea pigs for trying to decrease med student anxiety and depression rates. His newest intervention is inventing a clinical skills class for third years: every 8 weeks, we get free breakfast from 7:30-8, a lecture on breaking bad news/medical errors/coping with death from 8-9, small groups from 9-10:30 that are just to deal with how we're coping with third year, and then he arranged for us to have the rest of the day completely off to study, run errands, or relax. It is incredible when you're on a rough rotation and could use an extra day off.

Also, quite a number of students from the med school were affected by a recent very serious apartment fire and mostly lost everything. The deans have been taking up collections of stuff (especially textbooks and electronics) as well as money/gift cards for the students affected as well as helping them to find new housing and excusing them from rotations.

Lastly, I have a lot of friends dealing with various things right now, and the deans have done everything in their power to accommodate. They've been helping students plan rotations around their weddings/honeymoons, friend/family weddings they can't miss, etc. They've allowed a few students to start rotations late because the students really thought they needed a little extra time to study for boards (side note, don't push boards back unless you have a REALLY good reason... studies show it rarely improves your score). One girl is struggling with serious sleep issues, and the deans told her she can take a week or two off if she needs to and just tack them on to the end of the year. Yet another friend is dealing with health issues, and he's been given the option to start 6 weeks late, 8 weeks late, or with next year's class. Student well-being is high on the school's priority list, and it's nice to have that flexibility there when the unexpected happens (believe me, Murphy had a field day with my life the past two years).
 
girlofgrace7 said:
So, I know I already posted before about my experience, but I just wanted to give you guys a glimpse into what I mean about how much the administration cares about students.

Dr. Slavin started making our class his guinea pigs for trying to decrease med student anxiety and depression rates. His newest intervention is inventing a clinical skills class for third years: every 8 weeks, we get free breakfast from 7:30-8, a lecture on breaking bad news/medical errors/coping with death from 8-9, small groups from 9-10:30 that are just to deal with how we're coping with third year, and then he arranged for us to have the rest of the day completely off to study, run errands, or relax. It is incredible when you're on a rough rotation and could use an extra day off.

Also, quite a number of students from the med school were affected by a recent very serious apartment fire and mostly lost everything. The deans have been taking up collections of stuff (especially textbooks and electronics) as well as money/gift cards for the students affected as well as helping them to find new housing and excusing them from rotations.

Lastly, I have a lot of friends dealing with various things right now, and the deans have done everything in their power to accommodate. They've been helping students plan rotations around their weddings/honeymoons, friend/family weddings they can't miss, etc. They've allowed a few students to start rotations late because the students really thought they needed a little extra time to study for boards (side note, don't push boards back unless you have a REALLY good reason... studies show it rarely improves your score). One girl is struggling with serious sleep issues, and the deans told her she can take a week or two off if she needs to and just tack them on to the end of the year. Yet another friend is dealing with health issues, and he's been given the option to start 6 weeks late, 8 weeks late, or with next year's class. Student well-being is high on the school's priority list, and it's nice to have that flexibility there when the unexpected happens (believe me, Murphy had a field day with my life the past two years).
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Thank you so much for the insight!
 
PreMedOrDead said:
Wasn't the only thing functioning dimly at the time.

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Haha, kidding MedPR. I expect to see you along the way this cycle, even though we will have no idea who the other is.
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I hope so. It'll be the cheapest interview I get. I live 5 minutes from campus.

girlofgrace7 said:
So, I know I already posted before about my experience, but I just wanted to give you guys a glimpse into what I mean about how much the administration cares about students.

Dr. Slavin started making our class his guinea pigs for trying to decrease med student anxiety and depression rates. His newest intervention is inventing a clinical skills class for third years: every 8 weeks, we get free breakfast from 7:30-8, a lecture on breaking bad news/medical errors/coping with death from 8-9, small groups from 9-10:30 that are just to deal with how we're coping with third year, and then he arranged for us to have the rest of the day completely off to study, run errands, or relax. It is incredible when you're on a rough rotation and could use an extra day off.

Also, quite a number of students from the med school were affected by a recent very serious apartment fire and mostly lost everything. The deans have been taking up collections of stuff (especially textbooks and electronics) as well as money/gift cards for the students affected as well as helping them to find new housing and excusing them from rotations.

Lastly, I have a lot of friends dealing with various things right now, and the deans have done everything in their power to accommodate. They've been helping students plan rotations around their weddings/honeymoons, friend/family weddings they can't miss, etc. They've allowed a few students to start rotations late because the students really thought they needed a little extra time to study for boards (side note, don't push boards back unless you have a REALLY good reason... studies show it rarely improves your score). One girl is struggling with serious sleep issues, and the deans told her she can take a week or two off if she needs to and just tack them on to the end of the year. Yet another friend is dealing with health issues, and he's been given the option to start 6 weeks late, 8 weeks late, or with next year's class. Student well-being is high on the school's priority list, and it's nice to have that flexibility there when the unexpected happens (believe me, Murphy had a field day with my life the past two years).
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Mind if I ask what year you are? I know a bunch of M3s and a handful of M2s. Also, I think the count for that building fire is something like 16 students including residents.
 
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MedPR said:
I hope so. It'll be the cheapest interview I get. I live 5 minutes from campus.
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Great! If I get an interview, dibs on your couch (as long as you promise not to rob, mutilate, fondle, or hypnotize me).

Kidding.

But seriously.
 
PreMedOrDead said:
Great! If I get an interview, dibs on your couch (as long as you promise not to rob, mutilate, fondle, or hypnotize me).

Kidding.

But seriously.
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Haha you'll have to ask my gf's permission.
 
PreMedOrDead said:
To fondle her? :meanie:

Jokes aside, do you know if either SLU or WashU give student hosts?
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I don't. SLUSOM students are pretty cool though, so you could probably contact the school to find out if anyone would be willing to host you.

There is a hotel on the WashUSOM campus that runs about $150/night. For SLUSOM there are two hotel options. One is just up the block from SLUSOM, but I'm not sure how much it costs. It's about $75 for alumns and/or their families though. There's another hotel (more like a bed & breakfast without the breakfast) that's across the street from the SLU UG campus. During the school year, there's a shuttle that takes students from the UG campus to the SOM campus. It's free and you can use that for transportation. I think it runs from 7am-5pm.

If you get an interview send me a PM and I'll send you the links to those two hotels. Same for WashU.
 
SLUSOM has a student hosting program, but you have to pay $20 a night. It's odd I know, but the students take pretty good care of you (picking you up from airport if you need it, clean sheets, towels, driving to a fro school for interview).
 
Clichebomb said:
SLUSOM has a student hosting program, but you have to pay $20 a night. It's odd I know, but the students take pretty good care of you (picking you up from airport if you need it, clean sheets, towels, driving to a fro school for interview).
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See, I was planning on just buying them a case of beer, but now that I'm forced to buy something, probably not.

See, it's like mandatory 15% gratuity, I'd probably tip >20%, but now that it's part a required part of my bill, **** it.

MedPR said:
If you get an interview send me a PM and I'll send you the links to those two hotels. Same for WashU.
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Thanks MedPR! Sorry for creeping you out earlier. <3
 
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Clichebomb said:
SLUSOM has a student hosting program, but you have to pay $20 a night. It's odd I know, but the students take pretty good care of you (picking you up from airport if you need it, clean sheets, towels, driving to a fro school for interview).
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Really? Who gets the $20?

PreMedOrDead said:
See, I was planning on just buying them a case of beer, but now that I'm forced to buy something, probably not.

See, it's like mandatory 15% gratuity, I'd probably tip >20%, but now that it's part a required part of my bill, **** it.



Thanks MedPR! Sorry for creeping you out earlier. <3
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Haha no problem. A lot of the med students live across the street from campus. There's quite a few apartment buildings around.
 
Finally submitted (had to clear up a question about the MD/PhD program in health care ethics; decided not to apply)
 
Clichebomb said:
SLUSOM has a student hosting program, but you have to pay $20 a night. It's odd I know, but the students take pretty good care of you (picking you up from airport if you need it, clean sheets, towels, driving to a fro school for interview).
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This is a great idea but i have so much family in the area if I did this somebody would feel hurt
 
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