What's your impression of the program so far ? Friendly student cohort ? What's the school / class environment like ? Faculty ? Favorite things ?
student cohort is definitely friendly, - i think ppl get along well. The scoring system in the school is set up in such a way that you dont really benefit from other ppl not doing well, so everyone always shares resources, helps each other, etc. I think its a comfortable place to be.
center of academic development and student wellness are amazing, - first of all they are very helpful. When i was having problems with studying - just couldnt figure out my "way", - they sat down with me FOR AN HOUR, and we made a plan that worked for ME. Next exam my points jumped from mid 70s to high 80s and low 90s. THey really care.
School is very warm, - warm colors, wood everywhere, plants. nice bathrooms, fresh paint. Everything looks very put together, clean. It is very comfortable to be there.
Coffee is pretty good in the store.
Faculty - it think everyone has their favorites, you know? specific faculty members that they like more than others. I definitely have my favorites, especially since they teach the subjects i am interested in. Overall, faculty is very available (which is great), and they try to focus on Step 1 relative material. They literally tell you during lectures whats high yield and whats not. It is very helpful (we also get free uworld, and free sketchy).
Favorite things - i think the fact that lectures are all online, the fact that we have a lot of free resources available for us that normally cost a lot of money, the fact that we have a portal with anki decks and such, the fact that there is always some sort of free food somewhere on campus
(they like to feed us, i think). Overall i really love that there is enough flexibility that ppl can make their school experience whatever they want, you know?
