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Welp, back to the panic thread.
Interview invite today too! Very excited! Complete sometime in July. Scheduled for mid-December.
Accepted! I just interviewed last week so I'm surprised they told me already...my status still says interview complete btw so I guess that has no bearing on the waitlist vs. correspondence sent?
I received an interview invite here today and I'm trying to decide whether it's worth the expense to fly out from CA, can anyone offer an opinion? I've been lucky enough to have some acceptances already. I'm very attached to one of the schools I've been accepted to (Tulane) and I've also been accepted to Drexel, which from what I can tell is fairly similar to Temple. Even after doing some research, I'm having a hard time forming much of an opinion about Temple, so if any of you have thoughts you'd like to share, I'm all ears.
My 2 cents from being interviewed and accepted here.
The school isn't in the best part of town, so if you interested in serving a population that isn't socioeconomically good, I think this would be a good place. I actually went by drexel (is the med school on the undergrad campus?) and it seemed to be in a much nicer part of town compared to Temple.
Overall I was impressed by Temple and I feel they did a good job of really wanting me to go there. Plus the new medical building was super nice.
I was wondering if anybody that interviewed at St. Luke's on Nov. 6th has heard back from the school? And also, does it usually take longer to find out if you did not interview at the main campus?
Thanks!! 🙂
How far is Temple from PHL? If my flight leaves at 5:45 is that doable?
How far is Temple from PHL? If my flight leaves at 5:45 is that doable?
I was wondering if anybody that interviewed at St. Luke's on Nov. 6th has heard back from the school? And also, does it usually take longer to find out if you did not interview at the main campus?
Thanks!! 🙂
I interviewed late october at St. Lukes, and they told us we might not hear back till January, so I would imagine the same will go for you.
Taking the subway will be faster than driving and much cheaper than a cab. I'd estimate 30-45 minutes via subway if you don't get terribly lost and follow these instructions...Google is your friend.
I just had a silly question for those of you who have been accepted already. I was accepted on the 20th and paid my deposit that day. Will I receive an official acceptance letter in the mail and does it have the location of where I will be completing my 3rd and 4th year clerkships? My status on tmo just says deposit paid. I guess I am little too excited to find out on my own 🙂.
Yes, you will get a letter in the mail after the online status change and email. It will state the location you have been accepted to. "Temple and affiliates" means the main campus in Philly.
My interview's tomorrow, and I'm going to be driving in. Any advice regarding the closest and/or cheapest parking around? Thanks in advance!
There's a parking garage across the street. I think it's ten dollars?
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I interviewed October 9th at St. Lukes. I was told the last Friday of the month we would get back word. I have been biting my nails since.
Sorry to ask this again, but did anyone else have trouble uploading a picture of them onto the secondary site? I tried uploading a .jpeg like the email told us too, but I got an error message saying they only take .doc and .pdf files
I received an interview invite here today and I'm trying to decide whether it's worth the expense to fly out from CA, can anyone offer an opinion? I've been lucky enough to have some acceptances already. I'm very attached to one of the schools I've been accepted to (Tulane) and I've also been accepted to Drexel, which from what I can tell is fairly similar to Temple. Even after doing some research, I'm having a hard time forming much of an opinion about Temple, so if any of you have thoughts you'd like to share, I'm all ears.
Also, from interviewing at both, I found the students at temple to be HAPPY - this is something huge I look for in a school, while the (few) students I met at Drexel seemed absolutely miserable. All that being said, their curriculums are TOTALLY different.
I'm interested because I haven't withdrawn yet, and have never been to NoLa so I'd like to make an informed decision!
I received an interview invite here today and I'm trying to decide whether it's worth the expense to fly out from CA, can anyone offer an opinion? I've been lucky enough to have some acceptances already. I'm very attached to one of the schools I've been accepted to (Tulane) and I've also been accepted to Drexel, which from what I can tell is fairly similar to Temple. Even after doing some research, I'm having a hard time forming much of an opinion about Temple, so if any of you have thoughts you'd like to share, I'm all ears.
Temple is way different than drexel. Temple is very inner-city (mentioned already), so if you want to learn treating inner-city patients, then Temple would be a good choice. Also, working in a hospital like this is a lot more like working "in the trenches" with a probably higher patient/doctor ratio (nothing against Temple as a school obviously, but this is just the nature of areas such as North Philly). Take that how you will, but I personally think it makes for a much better training experience.
anyone receive any interviews lately? when were you complete and what were your stats?
Wait list letter in the mail...
And I really liked this school too. 🙁
Sorry to hear that. What day did you interview?Wait list letter in the mail...
And I really liked this school too. 🙁
Temple is way different than drexel. Temple is very inner-city (mentioned already), so if you want to learn treating inner-city patients, then Temple would be a good choice. Also, working in a hospital like this is a lot more like working "in the trenches" with a probably higher patient/doctor ratio (nothing against Temple as a school obviously, but this is just the nature of areas such as North Philly). Take that how you will, but I personally think it makes for a much better training experience.
Excellent points, but I feel that it is important to add that this description is more accurate for those that apply for the main campus (and affiliates). One great thing that I've seen about Temple is that the clinical campus options are nicely varied so the school itself offers training in many environments. For example, while the main campus is in a rough inner city area, St. Luke's (where I hope to get in) and Geisinger are in much quieter areas. Each has its pros and cons so I think it's great that Temple provides that option.
I don't know if you've already made this decision, but I would say Drexel and temple are SUPER different. Drexel med campus isn't really in the city, it's in Queen Lane which is about 15-20 minutes of highway driving from Center City. Also, from interviewing at both, I found the students at temple to be HAPPY - this is something huge I look for in a school, while the (few) students I met at Drexel seemed absolutely miserable. All that being said, their curriculums are TOTALLY different.
I don't know as much about Tulane (withdrawing my interview invite there, actually), but if you really loved it I'm sure you'd be happy there. I think temple is slightly "better" than Tulane by the rankings (however much stock you want to put on that). What did you like so much at Tulane? I'm interested because I haven't withdrawn yet, and have never been to NoLa so I'd like to make an informed decision!
So Temple accepted me to a clinical campus that is not my first choice. They mention in the mail that they will do their best to accept me at my first choice (main Temple Hospital). Does anybody know anything about that? Is there a chance of getting in at my first choice anymore? should I contact them?