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And for current students..any thoughts about the school?
Me too. Got accepted in December. I'm either going to look for a place with room mates or take up a room at school. We should plan something sometime, especially for anyone out of town because I am only an hour away from the school.
I think its a great idea to meet up if at all possible sometime just to get to know each other a little. Well have three years of dealing with one another so we might as well meet now. Im in CT, about a two-hour drive to Worcester. Im definitely going to try and live in an apartment at school, mostly b/c I think its a great way to meet people and b/c I think being able to go to your apartment right after class without even going outside is a nice perk. You could probably get more bang for your buck living at an apartment off-campus but you have to take into consideration gas, the commute, and parking. I think they send out info on housing in April. Ill also be bringing a car because I know we have to get to some sites off-campus for certain classes. Ive talked with a few P-1s and they suggested that bringing a car is a good idea.
Im bringing a car just to have one available but I think for certain classes you may have to meet off-campus, like in the local community maybe for that Service & Learning class, not sure though. Youd be better off talking with a current student; maybe one of them will chime in on this thread and fill us in. There may even be some talk about this in older threads if you search. Worst case scenario, students carpool, not a big deal nothing to worry about.
Hey guys- okay here's all the info you guys are wanting to know! I'm a P-1 right now and I definetly agree about getting together before hand, a few from myspace and sdn did and some of them are my best friends here!
Ok- so first off- with housing. The apartments are small, but nice! And its wierd, some have big rooms with small kitchens, others smaller rooms and large living areas its quite weird. The prices are decent though- I pay $600/month (for a 6 bedroom) with all utilities, cable and internet provided. most of the apartments around run for $1000/month but you have to pay for some utilities and cable and internet, etc. The apartments here with smaller rooms are more, but also nice. They are all apartment style though- and they all have full beds- which frankly is nice.
As far as your car. You may or may not need it depending on your luck. Service Learning is basically a community service class and you get assigned to a site off campus. Depending on where you are, you may need a car. However, in the spring in IPCII you get assigned to a shadowing site that is placed as close as the CVS on the corner to as far aways as 45 minutes away. (I'm about 20 minutes from campus). And they will repeat to you many many times that you are responsible for your own transportation. Currently there are two options for parking: the lot across the street it $240/sem and then another about two blocks away is $140/sem. However I think the Dean is trying to working something out at a lot a block away for $360 a year.
Ok-well Im off to study- if you guys need anything feel free and pm me, and I'll try to check the forum occasionally. Enjoy your time off while you can!!
Hey Guys- hope all is well. They don't send you a to-bring list, but they do send you a list of what comes in the apartments. It does have a fridge and all the bedrooms have a bed, desk with chair, and a small dresser thing. Also you can have guest over four nights at a time I think. There are no rules about when or anything though.
Also- Plantation ridge offers a special price on the two bedroom apartments for students, so the price is generally the same ( I want to say $1000 to $1100, but I'm not sure). Hokie Grad.. what building are you in there? I have several friend there that may be your neighbors
hmmm... I am so glad its Friday!! No class tomorrow See you guys later
Plus, how can you beat rolling out of bed and marching down to class?
I hear ya on that...I like to get every minute of sleep possible. Although, somewhere on these forums I read that they don't allow coffee in the classroom and I suppose I can understand why but that sucks for me. I'm a coffee junkie.
I love coffee. I'm Italian-o so coffee for me is equally as important. Although, after reading a few other past threads (dif postings) it seems as though we may not even have time for coffee. I hear Therapeutics I&II is an absolutely insane class. I can't imagine it could be worse than what I've encountered thus far, but ya never know. Time to be a complete nerd again.
hello everyone...ill be joining all of you in worcester this fall as well...im coming all the way from texas...so ever since i got in ive started stocking up on winter clothes lol! im definitely very excited though since it will be a complete change for me. i plan on living in the on campus housing as well..at least for the 1st semester until we all get to know each other well and can find roommates and stuff. it was a good idea to start a thread like this..will make things a lot easier in the fall!
Hello Amartins02! My good friend was accepted to Worcester in December and is from Utah. He is married with one child and was looking for off campus housing, someplace that is fairly nice but not too expensive. What is the best direction for him to take to find housing options close to the school or nearby towns? Thanks!Me too. Got accepted in December. I'm either going to look for a place with room mates or take up a room at school. We should plan something sometime, especially for anyone out of town because I am only an hour away from the school.
Hello Amartins02! My good friend was accepted to Worcester in December and is from Utah. He is married with one child and was looking for off campus housing, someplace that is fairly nice but not too expensive. What is the best direction for him to take to find housing options close to the school or nearby towns? Thanks!
boston.craigslist.org or ask any MCP-Worcester-er
apartments.com has some decent listings. 600 main apartments (not sure if thats their official title, but its their address) is with in walking distance, and Princeton Place (off of plantation st) is about 5 minutes away. Both are nice and decently priced. If you want more info on either of those, just pm me
HI, I applied kinda late to the school and it took a while for all my stuff to get in. I was wondering if any of u guys had to go through an interview and what kinda of questions did they ask?
Hey guys, what's goin on? Greatdeals225, I saw your thread about working retail or hospital as a tech. I've done the retail gig as well but never hospital. I worked at CVS for a couple years and it was a good experience but at the same time I'm wondering if I should get a job at another retail location. First off, I'm not a huge fan of the people at my hometown store. Second, I think it's good to get experience with other stores because I'll then have a better idea of stores I'd be interested working at after graduation, assuming I choose to do retail. Besides, CVS gives you an extra $1/hr for every yr as an intern and personally I could live without that fortune. I also don't want the $5,000 they offer per yr b/c I don't want to be held to working only for them. I'm in a fairly big town so we have every pharmacy you can think of within close proximity.
What stores or settings have any of you worked at and how was your experience??? Also, I'm kind of curious on everybody's age. Not that it really matters but I saw this question in the UNC thread and was just wondering...I'm 23 by the way.
I'm turning 23 next week (thus my sn greatdeals225) lol
Hey- on your intern license- you have to wait until the third week of class (after the drop deadline) to apply. Kinda weird, but the school won't sign it until then.
Everyone has their own opinion on the hardest class, for me it was patho and therapeutics (but they fired the therapeutics prof so that will be a lot better for you guys) and my friend thought patho was his easiest class and pharmacy law was his toughest. If your a biology person it shouldn't be too bad first semester, but if you aren't good at learning lots of biological pathways quickly then I would brush up on patho. My main suggestion is get some pharmacy experience if you don't have any, because that will make IPC and pharmacy law a lot easier!
Anna
Hey- on your intern license- you have to wait until the third week of class (after the drop deadline) to apply. Kinda weird, but the school won't sign it until then.
Everyone has their own opinion on the hardest class, for me it was patho and therapeutics (but they fired the therapeutics prof so that will be a lot better for you guys) and my friend thought patho was his easiest class and pharmacy law was his toughest. If your a biology person it shouldn't be too bad first semester, but if you aren't good at learning lots of biological pathways quickly then I would brush up on patho. My main suggestion is get some pharmacy experience if you don't have any, because that will make IPC and pharmacy law a lot easier!
Anna