Class of 2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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ohhhh cute kitty GuySki! Are you gonna take him/her with you?
 
did they ever get back to u with the finaid stuff?

No, but I called today and the office said the packets would be ready at the end of the month so I asked about scholarship stuff and found out that I just get loans. That's what I expected all along, but the confirmation was nice.

I love how VCU's application website has a "withdraw application" button with a post-withdrawal survey. At least that means it's final. They asked me like 3 times if I was sure. :laugh:
 
LOL Just got that too. I also got one from Saint Louis University.

I was going to see if anyone started to get these.

huh. Did the AAMC mess up and re-send out scores of applicants from Jan 2009 mcat instead of 2010? (i.e. were you a january test taker?)?
 

I know. 🙁
I guess I can do this now. Don't worry, I am still hoping. But I am realistic.


Decided:
Bleargh (Princeton Med)
Sentinel (UPenn)
BlueElmo (SLU)
Sammich (FSU)
guyski79 (Columbia)
dw2158 (Sinai)
SteinUmStein (UMichigan)
stayclassy (Vermont)
jla (HST)
Jolt21 (Harvard)
dingyibvs (Miami)
rockaction (Case)
jackson (Penn St)
Bamtuba (Mayo)
ksmi117 (WashU)
brooklynpark (minny)
metallica81788 (LSU)

Mostly Decided:
Luun (LSU)
elijah05 (UC davis)
Zona Pellucida (Jefferson)
violincuty (UCSD)
Mandiblespeaks (BU)
lstone13 (MCG)
Pedie Packs (Wright St.)

Still Thinking:
RunningDiva
JJ

Still Hoping:
OneMCATAway
BBender716
 
had this song in my head all day

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-64CaD8GXw[/YOUTUBE]
 
bob you're not on the list--where are you going next year?
 
Can I be in the mostly decided--> Loyola? Still holding out and actively pursuing Pritzker, though.
 
Can I be in the mostly decided--> Loyola? Still holding out and actively pursuing Pritzker, though.

you're allowed! I'm set on Case but still have hope, however slight, for Vanderbilt maybe workin' out...
 
Can I be in the mostly decided--> Loyola? Still holding out and actively pursuing Pritzker, though.

you're allowed! I'm set on Case but still have hope, however slight, for Vanderbilt maybe workin' out...

I agree with this.

At the end of this, I now realize that I could have been finished with my application cycle on October 14th, 2009. That would have relieved a lot of stress. :laugh:
 
done and done, no more LOI's update letters extra letters or love letters..

all i can do now is sit back and wait it out another couple weeks and then hopefully i can say done with waiting too :xf::luck:
 
So... I know I haven't been online much this week (I haven't even been near a computer all week...), but...

I JUST GOT ACCEPTED INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO HAPPY I MIGHT EXPLODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:biglove::soexcited::biglove::soexcited:
 
Any other exciting news this week?? I am about to go to work in a few minutes, so I don't have time to skim through and catch up on the thread!
 
So... I know I haven't been online much this week (I haven't even been near a computer all week...), but...

I JUST GOT ACCEPTED INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO HAPPY I MIGHT EXPLODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:biglove::soexcited::biglove::soexcited:

:soexcited:congrats!!
 
told you that you would, congrats!!!!!!!


unfortunately, i wont be able to be classmates with you and dingy 🙁
 
Awesome!!!! :clap:

So you gonna update the list with you at The U?

YES! 🙂

Decided:
Bleargh (Princeton Med)
Sentinel (UPenn)
BlueElmo (SLU)
Sammich (FSU)
guyski79 (Columbia)
dw2158 (Sinai)
SteinUmStein (UMichigan)
stayclassy (Vermont)
jla (HST)
Jolt21 (Harvard)
dingyibvs (Miami)
rockaction (Case)
jackson (Penn St)
Bamtuba (Mayo)
ksmi117 (WashU)
brooklynpark (minny)
metallica81788 (LSU)
lstone13 (Miami)

Mostly Decided:
Luun (LSU)
elijah05 (UC davis)
Zona Pellucida (Jefferson)
violincuty (UCSD)
Mandiblespeaks (BU)
Pedie Packs (Wright St.)

Still Thinking:
RunningDiva
JJ

Still Hoping:
OneMCATAway
BBender716
 
By the way, I've been meaning to ask you guys... What ever happened to SDN Mobile? I can't load the mobile version on my phone anymore. It just automatically goes to the full site, which always crashes my phone.
 
So... I know I haven't been online much this week (I haven't even been near a computer all week...), but...

I JUST GOT ACCEPTED INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO HAPPY I MIGHT EXPLODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:biglove::soexcited::biglove::soexcited:

I am very happy for you!
 
Thanks everyone! 🙂

Alright guys and gals! I have to go to work, but I should be back on later!
 
So... I know I haven't been online much this week (I haven't even been near a computer all week...), but...

I JUST GOT ACCEPTED INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO HAPPY I MIGHT EXPLODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:biglove::soexcited::biglove::soexcited:

Congrats!!!! What an awesome past couple weeks it's been for you 😀 You should give extra thanks to me 'cause I've been sending Alot of good mojo over there for you 😛

By the way, I've been meaning to ask you guys... What ever happened to SDN Mobile? I can't load the mobile version on my phone anymore. It just automatically goes to the full site, which always crashes my phone.

It works just fine for me, are you sure you selected the mobile view option(if there is one) on your phone?
 
real GM article on LeBron

The Genuine Candidates
3. Cavaliers: The Cavaliers have the inertia and home state factor, which absolutely counts for a lot in this decision. LeBron must also surely trust Dan Gilbert's unwavering dedication to spending money by the truckload to bring in any player that could conceivably help their chances (1), but their core has proven to be underwhelming and is also aging.
Cleveland had a chance to have cap room for this coming summer, but went all in with the double-down strategy and it is difficult to see how they can get more than just incrementally better from year to year.
We all know it doesn't work this way, but if LeBron could be simply handed titles over the next half decade and he was also given his choice of where he would do it, I sincerely believe it would be in Cleveland.
2. Knicks: Answering the same question, I believe New York would be LeBron's first preference after Cleveland; his obsession with the energy and culture of New York is palpable and is unlike anything we've witnessed from a star of his magnitude.
He knows the Knicks will spend as much as possible and give him every accommodation in the world, plus he will conceivably bring along Bosh or Wade, but how much trust does he have in Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Toney Douglas and whatever they can get back for Eddy Curry's expiring contract? Conceivably, that would eventually be enough for the Knicks to win a title(s), but LeBron fully knows now that there are no guarantees. The second superstar makes all the world of difference compared to the last two seasons with the Cavaliers, but it could still not be enough firepower, depending on how other teams evolve.
1. Bulls: The nucleus of Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah seems tailor-made for a superstar wing and Chicago also has Luol Deng as a fourth option, or even Bosh or Wade if they do a sign-and-trade using Deng. Add in Kirk Hinrich and Taj Gibson and the spectra of MJ's statue becomes less of an issue than it seemed a few months ago because LeBron would have the cleanest path to a title in Chicago.
If John Calipari is hired, LeBron and Rose will be able to run Vance Walberg's dribble-drive offense like it is on steroids and you won't see the kind of offensive inconsistency we saw against Boston. It will be an endless loop of dribble penetration of two unstoppable athletes and an endless loop of championships.
The Conclusion
Not to take away from the incredible upset of the Celtics, but I do wish the 09-10 season would have ended in a different was for the Cavaliers.
LeBron should have two primary takeaways from what ended up happening.
1. For how excellent of a ballplayer he unimpeachably is, he is also an incomplete ballpalyer. He needs to develop a post game and he also must improve his mid-range jumper. If he had even one of those capacities, he would be nearly unstoppable offensively and wouldn't be prone to the inconsistencies we saw against Boston.
2. He can't get too cute with his decision this summer. If I were him, or simply advising him, I'd be very selfish with this decision in terms of being in the absolute best possible situation to win championships. LeBron might be the best player of his generation, but he isn't good enough to win a title without a supporting cast that is just marginally above average-- that has now been proven.
If the sting of the second round elimination doesn't make him intimately feel those two things, I'm not sure what will.
 
if I was Kirk Hinrich, I would join the Lakers. Him/Dragic + current team = a potential dynasty (for maybe 2 years)
 
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