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Can I assume that NJMS do silent rejections?
probably. I havent heard anything from the school since they sent me secondary email. Did they send application complete confirmations? or acknowledgement receipts? Im wondering if I even applied to this school😵Can I assume that NJMS do silent rejections?
No sir, accepted outright. Good luck to you!Wait....were...were you accepted off the wait list??
Hey everyone. Have any accepted students heard from financial aid yet?
I called them to ask about it like 3 weeks ago, and they said that the application would be available the "next week" but again that was 3 weeks ago. I'll take that to mean any day now.
Decided to attend RWJ over NJMS.
I really liked their clinical training, but it wasn't enough to justify choosing it over RWJ after all the things I've heard from my friends that attend NJMS... (dropbox gunner, super competitive environment due to internal ranking despite P/F grading system, very slow admin, etc.) Also, NJMS's curriculum is changing to what RWJ had for years, so why not choose curriculum that was proven for years... I didn't like the idea of being the test subject...
Also, a funny thing I heard.
Apparently there was a med student that stabbed a janitor. He was forced to take a year off, but is supposed to return next year as a member of class of 2019... And this rumor did not help either.
NJMS is still a great school, and I am sure I would receive great medical education at either institution. I just see myself being more comfortable at RWJ than at NJMS. Good luck to all waiting! I hope my spot goes out to one of you.
Decided to attend RWJ over NJMS.
I really liked their clinical training, but it wasn't enough to justify choosing it over RWJ after all the things I've heard from my friends that attend NJMS... (dropbox gunner, super competitive environment due to internal ranking despite P/F grading system, very slow admin, etc.) Also, NJMS's curriculum is changing to what RWJ had for years, so why not choose curriculum that was proven for years... I didn't like the idea of being the test subject...
Also, a funny thing I heard.
Apparently there was a med student that stabbed a janitor. He was forced to take a year off, but is supposed to return next year as a member of class of 2019... And this rumor did not help either.
NJMS is still a great school, and I am sure I would receive great medical education at either institution. I just see myself being more comfortable at RWJ than at NJMS. Good luck to all waiting! I hope my spot goes out to one of you.
Decided to attend RWJ over NJMS.
I really liked their clinical training, but it wasn't enough to justify choosing it over RWJ after all the things I've heard from my friends that attend NJMS... (dropbox gunner, super competitive environment due to internal ranking despite P/F grading system, very slow admin, etc.) Also, NJMS's curriculum is changing to what RWJ had for years, so why not choose curriculum that was proven for years... I didn't like the idea of being the test subject...
Also, a funny thing I heard.
Apparently there was a med student that stabbed a janitor. He was forced to take a year off, but is supposed to return next year as a member of class of 2019... And this rumor did not help either.
NJMS is still a great school, and I am sure I would receive great medical education at either institution. I just see myself being more comfortable at RWJ than at NJMS. Good luck to all waiting! I hope my spot goes out to one of you.
I'll be matriculating here! Wanted to know if anyone is looking for a roommate (female, mid-20s, exp. living with and without others) whether they be other incoming students or upperclassmen. I'm partial to Society Hill due to convenience but am also open to other neighborhoods in Newark. I am looking for a July move-in date. Possibly important- no cats because I have allergies.
anyone know what majority of students do for housing? I live approx 40 min away and would want to live at home to save money, but would rather not have the pain in the ass commute and miss out on being social. Do a good amount of kids live in the on-campus housing or closeby? How would u get in contact with others to figure out living arrangements to live off campus close by? Thanks for any responses!
Does anyone know what the grading policy will be for the new curriculum this fall?
Decided to attend RWJ over NJMS.
I really liked their clinical training, but it wasn't enough to justify choosing it over RWJ after all the things I've heard from my friends that attend NJMS... Also, NJMS's curriculum is changing to what RWJ had for years, so why not choose curriculum that was proven for years... I didn't like the idea of being the test subject...
Also, a funny thing I heard. Apparently there was a med student that stabbed a janitor. He was forced to take a year off, but is supposed to return next year as a member of class of 2019... And this rumor did not help either.
NJMS is still a great school, and I am sure I would receive great medical education at either institution. I just see myself being more comfortable at RWJ than at NJMS. Good luck to all waiting! I hope my spot goes out to one of you.
There's good and bad things about NJMS. We have a community of awesome students who are very helpful and friendly, but there are bad apples here and there who slip through the cracks in the application process.
The kid who got into an altercation with the janitor had a readily apparent personality disorder, but that was an isolated case. Our dropbox was deleted by a gunner but our efficient student council replaced it asap.
The administration is quite slow and unorganized, but that's probably true amomg most public schools. I'd imagine private schools run a better oiled machine.
Our preclinical grading system is quite awful and promotes gunning. As posters above mentioned, its pass fail with internal rankings based on quintiles. With the system of honors, high pass, pass, and fail, you're only worried about your own grade and beating a benchmark. With the current system, you hope everyone else does poorly so that the average is low and you look better in comparison. They really need to switch it to pure pass fail with no internal rankings the first two years if they want to decrease the competitiveness.
Residency programs do not look at your quintile.
I apologize if this was asked before, but did anyone receive their complete financial aid package yet? I received a few letters in the mail about unsubidized loans but I'm not sure if those comprise the entirety of my financial aid package. Thanks for the help!
I don't know about that. I was told that quintile will be included in the Dean's letter. They won't say which quintile you are in, but they will use "good/great/excellent/ etc" to imply which quintile you are in. If what you said is true, being in the bottom quintile would essentially be same as being in the 2nd highest quintile, which I don't think is true, nor is it fair to the people that worked hard to get where they are. Also, residency programs always look for ways to pick the best applicant possible (or rank the best to worst), so if they are provided with quintiles, it is hard to see them ignoring it.
How do you get on the portal? Do you need to activate the NETID? I can't get this to work.I apologize if this was asked before, but did anyone receive their complete financial aid package yet? I received a few letters in the mail about unsubidized loans but I'm not sure if those comprise the entirety of my financial aid package. Thanks for the help!
Unfortunately, that is the final package. You will have to fill the rest of COA (Cost of Attendance) through GradPLUS loan, which has higher interest rate.
If your parents have low income, you may qualify for Perkins loan of about $2000 a year. That has 5% flat interest rate. $2000 is not much compared to $50,000 - 60,000 you will take out, but I will take extra Perkins loan over extra GradPLUS any day.
Sigh... I can't quite say that I didn't see that coming, but it is still a bit disappointing. Thank you for the info!!Unfortunately, that is the final package. You will have to fill the rest of COA (Cost of Attendance) through GradPLUS loan, which has higher interest rate.
If your parents have low income, you may qualify for Perkins loan of about $2000 a year. That has 5% flat interest rate. $2000 is not much compared to $50,000 - 60,000 you will take out, but I will take extra Perkins loan over extra GradPLUS any day.
Has anyone on priority waitlist heard back yet? It's been a few days since April 30th deadline...
I got accepted from the priority wait list. I loved the school on my interview day, but now that going into Newark everyday is becoming a reality, I am a little scared! How do the other accepted ladies feel about driving into Newark every day?
For those of you still on the wait list, I sent a letter of intent with an update, which definitely helped.
Congrats! When did you hear back?
I got accepted from the priority wait list. I loved the school on my interview day, but now that going into Newark everyday is becoming a reality, I am a little scared! How do the other accepted ladies feel about driving into Newark every day?
For those of you still on the wait list, I sent a letter of intent with an update, which definitely helped.
I got accepted from the priority wait list. I loved the school on my interview day, but now that going into Newark everyday is becoming a reality, I am a little scared! How do the other accepted ladies feel about driving into Newark every day?
For those of you still on the wait list, I sent a letter of intent with an update, which definitely helped.
would you mind sharing your stats?I also got in off the priority waitlist but like a month ago!
Those of you that interviewed at NJMS last cycle, would you be able to tell me how the interview went? I'm applying ED for the 2016 cycle and my interview is tomorrow.
Hello, can someone please post a link to the Facebook group for class of 2019? Thank you!