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Alright here are my notes from my breakout rooms:
Research:
- The MDSR summer research award through OSU lets people do research during their M1 year and summer. Everyone can apply, and those interested in doing research during M1 summer should definitely apply to this & other funding. They try to encourage research so they will do the best to award everyone who submits a good proposal. If they don't like your application, they will provide faculty feedback on your proposal and you can edit and resubmit. After these 2 steps, 90% of people get the award. (according to an M2)
- Students typically get started on research by reaching out to PIs on their own. There's a session meeting in the fall with research mentors to network. Also sessions after M1.
- 4th year advanced competency - something you can graduate with as an M4 if you check off some marks. Can use your research from MDSR or longitudinal research.
- Fundings outside of OSU... pretty much MDSR is the main funding through OSU. There are more competitive funds like the T32, also the Pelatonian Fellowship, which is this prestigious year-long funding exclusive for cancer research. $32k for the year. Also more niche lab-dependent grant opportunities. The research office is there for help.
- Honors Research Society - has criteria available online. Like AOA for research. An easy way for OSU to recognize students excelling in research. Unique for OSU.
- OSU has lots of collaboration with National Wide Children's, which counts as home research.
- OSU has $500/year per person for travel etc expenses for conferences if you have abstract accepted

Establishing in-state residency:
- Residency guidelines set by ODHE and not OSU
- 3 main components are 1. physical presence in OH 2. Paying taxes in OH 3. Eligibility to stay in US permanently
- Being a resident of Ohio is not the same thing as establishing residency in Ohio for educational purposes. You must demonstrate that you will be staying in Ohio after medical school.
- Most probably apply through C2, the financially dependent classification
- Tips about applying:
- be accurate about tax and expenses. apply asap (starting June 1 before the term, the application closes in late August)
- Must convey intent to stay in Ohio after graduating
- Employment is not required but make sure your income is taxed in Ohio. Tax your untaxed income such as from nannying and tutoring.
- Students can borrow federal loans and use that as taxable income in M1
- Common reasons to be denied:
1. Accepting funds from parents, reducing your cost of living through your parents buying you a house, etc.
2. Insufficient documentation of your expenses (e.g. give them your whole lease, not just utility). Be very transparent about expenses.
3. Leaving Ohio (applying C2 = can't leave for more than 30 days during the review period, and not 14 days consecutively)
4. Basically don't try to game the system
- What you can prepare now: have an expense/income tracking sheet. Doesn't have to be down to the dollar, but make it a good estimate of what your expenses are throughout the review period
- Can count OSU scholarships as income
- Review process doesn't ask for bank statements from everyone but would ask if you use savings
- Refer to their website for details
- Contact counselors if you have unique cases. They seem very supportive.

The presenter for my 3rd breakout room didn't show up so it was just applicants hanging out :angelic:
 
Here are my notes for my breakout room session. I also took screenshots of the slides from the housing and establishing in-state residency/financial aid sessions and put them all on a google doc that I could share in the Facebook group.
  • Global Health
    • Can get a dual degree MD/MPH OR do Graduate Interdisciplinary Study Global Health - 1 required course, 3 elective courses that run concurrently with medical school curriculum, designation on diploma OR become involved in Early Career Interest Global Health Interest Groups - can learn how to intergrate Global Health with US-based career
      • PODEMOS - opportunity for global health experience between during M1-M2 summer
    • Tail end of 3rd year - Longitudinal Advanced Competency in Global Health
    • 4th year - Global Health elective (45% of students), can cover travel with grants
 
Living in Columbus:
- does the city prioritize community health/resources? yes, Franklin County has a ton of resources. every specialty has a social work team to connect you to these locla resources. Columbus is also surrounded by a lot of other non-cities, so it needs to provide resources lacking in other places
- campus is huge (is its own zipcode and takes up 10 blocks) so you can easily live near campus but not near the medical center, but if you do want to live near medical center, Victorian Village is your best bet
- probably need a car, Nationwide is not that accessible. buses are okay for short distances but commute times get long for longer distances. students get free city bus passes though for unlimited rides!
- places to avoid? Franklinton (and another place I forgot oops), but MS4 had never felt unsafe in the city
- nightlife scene: something for everyone. kid friendly place but also breweries (Columbus ale trail), dancing, etc

Residency (presenters came late so few notes):
- lots of people worried about matching back to West coast, since lots of matches seem to be to midwest. many of the matches to the midwest are due to personal reasons (family, etc)
- matching to the west or east coast will be hard from anywhere since they're just more competitive in general. but ability to do away rotations to make connections, not that you need to do those since people have matched to places without connections. student acknowledged that it might be harder though from OSU to west coast

Global Health:
- GISGH degree program: flexible, can choose 3 electives and only 1 required course. opportunities to do medical Spanish (and other languages)
- opportunities in 1st and 2nd year, but I forgot to write these down lmao
- 3rd year has advanced global health competency that continues into early 4th year that prepares you for global health elective
- 40% of students do global health elective (this is a crazy number apparently!). many students have said this is their most influential rotation. possibilities to do experiences in research, clinical, or admin/policy
 
Lifeblood_20 said:
Establishing in-state residency:
- Residency guidelines set by ODHE and not OSU
- 3 main components are 1. physical presence in OH 2. Paying taxes in OH 3. Eligibility to stay in US permanently
- Being a resident of Ohio is not the same thing as establishing residency in Ohio for educational purposes. You must demonstrate that you will be staying in Ohio after medical school.
- Most probably apply through C2, the financially dependent classification
- Tips about applying:
- be accurate about tax and expenses. apply asap (starting June 1 before the term, the application closes in late August)
- Must convey intent to stay in Ohio after graduating
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How do you demonstrate intent to stay in Ohio after graduating? Is it still feasible to declare in-state status if I'm not sure where I'll go after graduation?
 
spottedcory said:
How do you demonstrate intent to stay in Ohio after graduating? Is it still feasible to declare in-state status if I'm not sure where I'll go after graduation?
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I think you just need to show that your intention is to stay in Ohio if possible. Of course, nobody can predict where you match after graduating and I don't think they expect you to guarantee that you are staying. The website has more details but you need to re-establish certain documents like your license etc to be issued from the state of Ohio. The review process tries to screen out people who are purely applying to get cheap tuition while planning to leave the state upon graduation. Because OSU gets state funding for paying tuition for future long-term in-state residents, that's what they must uphold.
 
Have merit scholarships been gone out yet? They said mid-April. My stats should be good for some of them, but I didn't get anything 🙁
 
DrCells said:
Have merit scholarships been gone out yet? They said mid-April. My stats should be good for some of them, but I didn't get anything 🙁
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I received a merit scholarship a few days ago so they are definitely sending them out right now.
 
Has anyone who lives in the area/has visited been able to connect with students/administration and/or tour the campus?
 
mcdreamy01 said:
Has anyone who lives in the area/has visited been able to connect with students/administration and/or tour the campus?
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i visited recently but didn’t reach out for a formal tour. could be worth a shot but not sure if they have anything going. i wasn’t able to go into any of the hospitals on campus bc of covid but i walked around some of the buildings where med students have classes
 
mcdreamy01 said:
Has anyone who lives in the area/has visited been able to connect with students/administration and/or tour the campus?
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Was visiting Columbus this weekend. Didn’t check in with the school but was able to check out the hospitals/campus/city without a problem.
 
lanadelgay124 said:
Verdict?
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As a west coaster, I’ve always been pretty biased against the Midwest. Plain, boring, simple would come to mind when I think of Ohio. Visiting Columbus definitely challenged my assumptions. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked the city and school. Overall it made me significantly more excited about the prospect of attending OSU after getting a lay of the land.

OSU’s campus was fantastic and the hospitals I visited (Werner/James) were excellent. The neighborhoods around campus (Dennison/Victorian village/ short north) are really fun and lively and I could definitely see myself living there.
 
vanilla_fubar said:
As a west coaster, I’ve always been pretty biased against the Midwest. Plain, boring, simple would come to mind when I think of Ohio. Visiting Columbus definitely challenged my assumptions. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked the city and school. Overall it made me significantly more excited about the prospect of attending OSU after getting a lay of the land.

OSU’s campus was fantastic and the hospitals I visited (Werner/James) were excellent. The neighborhoods around campus (Dennison/Victorian village/ short north) are really fun and lively and I could definitely see myself living there.
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as another west coaster i agree with this. had a great time in the city, went to some excellent bars and restaurants. housing is cheap and the campus was very pretty. would be excited to attend the school if this is where i end up.
 
MSAR data said they accept 90 off the waitlist out of 100-300 waitlist positions which is really good for those of us deferred or on the waitlist. Means they don't just offer deferred/waitlist to everyone. I was wondering if those 90 accepted are post April 30? Trying to stay hopeful
 
chunky1 said:
MSAR data said they accept 90 off the waitlist out of 100-300 waitlist positions which is really good for those of us deferred or on the waitlist. Means they don't just offer deferred/waitlist to everyone. I was wondering if those 90 accepted are post April 30? Trying to stay hopeful
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I was accepted off the waitlist in July (OOS). A few of my classmates were also accepted after me (later in July), but they were mostly IS. I would say to keep your head up and send updates or letters of intent/interest!
 
banana_milk said:
I was accepted off the waitlist in July (OOS). A few of my classmates were also accepted after me (later in July), but they were mostly IS. I would say to keep your head up and send updates or letters of intent/interest!
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Did you or any of you classmates send letters of intent and think it impacted your decision? I’m debating on sending one after the 22nd final decision date. The week of April 30th before waitlist movement starts.
 
Cr.collins1 said:
Did you or any of you classmates send letters of intent and think it impacted your decision? I’m debating on sending one after the 22nd final decision date. The week of April 30th before waitlist movement starts.
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I sent a letter of intent after being deferred in March. Not sure if it affected their decision to take me off, but I don't think it hurts to send one if OSU is your #1 choice. DM me if you have any more questions
 
Has anyone been blessed with a full-tuition scholarship?
 
MDToBe1! said:
I was expecting them to be a bit more generous with financial aid, lol
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I think they give mostly everyone something small so they can proudly say (as they do) “80% of our students get a scholarship!!!”
 
EaglePutt3 said:
Are you referencing a financial aid package of FAFSA, etc. ? Or a merit-based scholarship that you were expecting more from?
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premeddie19 said:
I think they give mostly everyone something small so they can proudly say (as they do) “80% of our students get a scholarship!!!”
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Yeah, I'm talking about this -- I think they gave a lot of people not too much money so they could make that statement. Also, is anyone else missing loans? I completed the forms I had to do under my To Do tab about a week ago, but it's still showing that I have to do them. I only have one loan posted that barely covers half of the COA for the first year, lol.
 
Hi Guys,

I have a question about MEDPATH Eligibility. While I am not underrepresented in medicine. I definitely meet the other criteria to be considered with the program.

Here is the site: MEDPATH Program at The Ohio State University College of Medicine
(Will take like 3 mins to read)

I am currently deferred at OSU. I didn’t have a letter as requested in the site because the physician wanted me to write my own letter, which I didn’t think was good to submit. Anyways, I was wondering if it’s worth reaching out about the MEDPATH program now in case I don’t get off the waitlist. I wouldn’t mind taking a year in the program to directly matriculate in and am dedicated to continue service in underprivileged communities. I think because I interviewed early here, I never was referred to the medpath program. What are your guys thoughts?
 
PokemonTransformer said:
Hi Guys,

I have a question about MEDPATH Eligibility. While I am not underrepresented in medicine. I definitely meet the other criteria to be considered with the program.

Here is the site: MEDPATH Program at The Ohio State University College of Medicine
(Will take like 3 mins to read)

I am currently deferred at OSU. I didn’t have a letter as requested in the site because the physician wanted me to write my own letter, which I didn’t think was good to submit. Anyways, I was wondering if it’s worth reaching out about the MEDPATH program now in case I don’t get off the waitlist. I wouldn’t mind taking a year in the program to directly matriculate in and am dedicated to continue service in underprivileged communities. I think because I interviewed early here, I never was referred to the medpath program. What are your guys thoughts?
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i say go for it, it won't hurt (i interviewed for this program 3 years ago!). i would reach out asap though because i believe that interviews are happening around this time and there may not even be seats available

i know they do have a certain MCAT range that they're looking for but i'm sure the range would be clarified to you when you reach out
 
misguidedghost said:
i say go for it, it won't hurt (i interviewed for this program 3 years ago!). i would reach out asap though because i believe that interviews are happening around this time and there may not even be seats available

i know they do have a certain MCAT range that they're looking for but i'm sure the range would be clarified to you when you reach out
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My MCAT is definitely good. The interview is specific for the MEDPATH program correct? if I did reach out I would have to interview again. I am not sure if I should wait out the month of May as waitlist movement occurs the most and then contact them in June? I know they would be done interviewing for the program by then, but I think they will respond more positively if I wait until June and don’t get in from the waitlist if that makes sense. Thank you for the response, though. I would appreciate others input as well.
 
PokemonTransformer said:
My MCAT is definitely good. The interview is specific for the MEDPATH program correct? if I did reach out I would have to interview again. I am not sure if I should wait out the month of May as waitlist movement occurs the most and then contact them in June? I know they would be done interviewing for the program by then, but I think they will respond more positively if I wait until June and don’t get in from the waitlist if that makes sense. Thank you for the response, though. I would appreciate others input as well.
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you're welcome! yeah, interviews for the medpath program! with their mcat range, i meant they have a max mcat cut off score, i think like 500/501/502 ( i don't remember the exact # anymore)
 
misguidedghost said:
you're welcome! yeah, interviews for the medpath program! with their mcat range, i meant they have a max mcat cut off score, i think like 500/501/502 ( i don't remember the exact # anymore)
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Ok, thank you. It didn’t sound like from the website that there was an MCAT cut off range. I know they make you take the MCAT in the program but didn’t think that was a major part of it. if there was a cut off I scored higher than 510, so I wouldnt be eligible.
 
Was there anything to do for financial aid aside from the FAFSA? I saw someone above mentioned filling out forms for loans but I'm not seeing that in my vitals or my.osu account, and I haven't received anything about FA yet.
 
bchase said:
Was there anything to do for financial aid aside from the FAFSA? I saw someone above mentioned filling out forms for loans but I'm not seeing that in my vitals or my.osu account, and I haven't received anything about FA yet.
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there are forms for you to fill out. the financial aid menu is in something called buckeyelink i believe. I am still waiting for my FA information also.
 
Has anyone spoken to them about merit aid? I know it is late in the game, but it is a serious factor in my decision making (if has all gone out).
 
eelsauce said:
Has anyone spoken to them about merit aid? I know it is late in the game, but it is a serious factor in my decision making (if has all gone out).
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From what I understand, it comes when they get around to it. There is a committee that is constantly reviewing accepted applicants. If you are given any merit aid, it will be communicated directly via email (not tied to the financial aid FAFSA stuff).

Someone can correct me but that's what I thought I remembered from their last email notification.

Sadly, this email from them could come after April 30th. So if you wanted to play the cards you could hold onto OSU in hopes of receiving something after (which they said is also possible, I think).
 
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