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CsHead said:
Oh mos def 8-12 and P/F...

Everything after that is pretty personal I believe (location, cost, chicks, etc)... I am going for not needing my car for at least the pre-clinicals and either dead urban or college campus (need mah sports fix).
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Agree with most of this except for the fact that I want to use my car but only if I have to. So a city or town with enough parking.

Also for me the biggest thing is the cost of living for the location.
 
Living in Southern California has made me absolutely despise driving. I want to either live somewhere with decent public transportation or somewhere where I really wouldn't need to drive often. Luckily even if I need to drive I don't think the traffic anywhere can compare to SoCal. I am sick of my 1 - 1.5 hour commute each way for work which is <20 miles away. :bang:
 
Thats one thing I hate as well
Luckily around where I live Rush hour usually just means more cars but everyone is still going 70+
 
Tots said:
Living in Southern California has made me absolutely despise driving. I want to either live somewhere with decent public transportation or somewhere where I really wouldn't need to drive often. Luckily even if I need to drive I don't think the traffic anywhere can compare to SoCal. I am sick of my 1 - 1.5 hour commute each way for work which is <20 miles away. :bang:
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Looks like you already got a starting point for whittling down your mega list come May.
 
So far we have :

1) P/F
2) 8-12
3) short commute
4) large city
5) good impression during student lunch

Is there anything else that will help you narrow your list come may?
 
jay516 said:
So far we have :

1) P/F
2) 8-12
3) short commute
4) large city
5) good impression during student lunch

Is there anything else that will help you narrow your list come may?
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Seems like cost of living in the area is another consideration, the unfortunate corollary of #4...

Also, adding proximity to family/friends. Definitely a factor for me.
 
jay516 said:
So far we have :

1) P/F
2) 8-12
3) short commute
4) large city
5) good impression during student lunch

Is there anything else that will help you narrow your list come may?
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1/1.5 yr pre-clinicals
rotations
alumni support

fall & spring break (super minor but still something to think of)
gym (basement vs a few buildings away vs what's that?)
cafeteria (is it edible?)
 
Tots said:
Living in Southern California has made me absolutely despise driving. I want to either live somewhere with decent public transportation or somewhere where I really wouldn't need to drive often. Luckily even if I need to drive I don't think the traffic anywhere can compare to SoCal. I am sick of my 1 - 1.5 hour commute each way for work which is <20 miles away. :bang:
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Agreed. I'm in Dallas, which I know isn't as bad as California, but it takes me about 30-35 minutes to drive < 2 miles to work. There are 23 freaking stop lights. TWENTY. THREE. And they're synced so that I have to stop at about every third one. No amount of coffee can make my commute less miserable.
 
CsHead said:
1/1.5 yr pre-clinicals
rotations
alumni support

fall & spring break (super minor but still something to think of)
gym (basement vs a few buildings away vs what's that?)
cafeteria (is it edible?)
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uh cost? haha
 
DrBarbie08 said:
Agreed. I'm in Dallas, which I know isn't as bad as California, but it takes me about 30-35 minutes to drive < 2 miles to work. There are 23 freaking stop lights. TWENTY. THREE. And they're synced so that I have to stop at about every third one. No amount of coffee can make my commute less miserable.
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That sounds horrible. I feel your pain!


All the things I will be considering. These are the pluses in my book:
Low Cost
1/1.5 year curriculum
Integrated PBL/TBL curriculum that students actually like
Amount of classtime/freetime
Flexibility in taking a year off for research/summer research/or MPH(and funding for this)
Attached to larger undergrad/graduate campus
Felt comfortable at the interview
Not suburban location with public transportation or ability to walk around town
Do not need a car(at least in the first 1-2 years)
Rotations not all over the place
Perceived strength of clinical rotations(have no idea how to judge this)
Perceived strength of match list(have no idea how to judge this either)
Prestige of school/associated hospital(no one wants to admit it, but it plays a small role)
Opportunities for Public Health/Epidemiology research
LGBT friendly
Pretty Sim Centers/Anatomy Labs/Buildings(jk :laugh:)

These are just some of the things I am considering. Some things are more important than others. Obviously I am not looking for a school to have absolutely everything but these are all things I like.
 
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Tots said:
That sounds horrible. I feel your pain!


All the things I will be considering. These are the pluses in my book:
Low Cost
1/1.5 year curriculum
Integrated PBL/TBL curriculum that students actually like
Amount of classtime/freetime
Flexibility in taking a year off for research/summer research/or MPH(and funding for this)
Attached to larger undergrad/graduate campus
Felt comfortable at the interview
Not suburban location with public transportation or ability to walk around town
Do not need a car(at least in the first 1-2 years)
Rotations not all over the place
Perceived strength of clinical rotations(have no idea how to judge this)
Perceived strength of match list(have no idea how to judge this either
Prestige of school/associated hospital(no one wants to admit it, but it plays a small role)
Opportunities for Public Health/Epidemiology research
LGBT friendly
Pretty Sim Centers/Anatomy Labs/Buildings(jk :laugh:)

These are just some of the things I am considering. Some things are more important than others. Obviously I am not looking for a school to have absolutely everything but these are all things I like.
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This basically describes my google spreadsheet minus the MPH/public health aspect and plus a "gut feeling" column... which so far has given UVA an amazing score.
 
fabriciusj89 said:
This basically describes my google spreadsheet minus the MPH/public health aspect and plus a "gut feeling" column... which so far has given UVA an amazing score.
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If I was to quantify "gut feeling" UVA would probably have the highest "gut feeling" score for me too. I very(surprisingly) loved UVA after my interview and I almost didn't even apply....I think it is an under appreciated school. I think because of cost it might not be a contender in the end for me though....
 
Tots said:
That sounds horrible. I feel your pain!


All the things I will be considering. These are the pluses in my book:
Low Cost
1/1.5 year curriculum
Integrated PBL/TBL curriculum that students actually like
Amount of classtime/freetime
Flexibility in taking a year off for research/summer research/or MPH(and funding for this)
Attached to larger undergrad/graduate campus
Felt comfortable at the interview
Not suburban location with public transportation or ability to walk around town
Do not need a car(at least in the first 1-2 years)
Rotations not all over the place
Perceived strength of clinical rotations(have no idea how to judge this)
Perceived strength of match list(have no idea how to judge this either
Prestige of school/associated hospital(no one wants to admit it, but it plays a small role)
Opportunities for Public Health/Epidemiology research
LGBT friendly
Pretty Sim Centers/Anatomy Labs/Buildings(jk :laugh:)

These are just some of the things I am considering. Some things are more important than others. Obviously I am not looking for a school to have absolutely everything but these are all things I like.
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I'm glad you said the bolded. I definitely agree - I mean, ultimately, it's impossible to know if the people matched to the programs they actually wanted, which is kind of the important bit. Nor do we know what sort of grades/evaluations etc they got to match where they did. meh 🙄
 
ilikevegetables said:
Seems like cost of living in the area is another consideration, the unfortunate corollary of #4...

Also, adding proximity to family/friends. Definitely a factor for me.
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ilikevegetables said:
I'm glad you said the bolded. I definitely agree - I mean, ultimately, it's impossible to know if the people matched to the programs they actually wanted, which is kind of the important bit. Nor do we know what sort of grades/evaluations etc they got to match where they did. meh 🙄
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+1 Also, because the programs I've gotten into are strong OOS state schools, one thing I'm trying to figure out is if which school will give me the best opportunity to ultimately match into a CA residency (where I will want to end up if I go OOS for med school) It's even harder to evaluate that because you factor in how most IS students stay IS for residency, so that really skews the numbers when looking at match lists/talking to current and former students.

Adding onto this list, because I will be a married med student--I'm considering quality of life/opportunities for my fiance in the city where I end up for school. I always have the comforts of the med school and studying, but she has to have a life too!
 
imcanadaian said:
+1 Also, because the programs I've gotten into are strong OOS state schools, one thing I'm trying to figure out is if which school will give me the best opportunity to ultimately match into a CA residency (where I will want to end up if I go OOS for med school) It's even harder to evaluate that because you factor in how most IS students stay IS for residency, so that really skews the numbers when looking at match lists/talking to current and former students.

Adding onto this list, because I will be a married med student--I'm considering quality of life/opportunities for my fiance in the city where I end up for school. I always have the comforts of the med school and studying, but she has to have a life too!
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+1 on the relationship thing. I actually probably would've withdrawn from half my schools by now - out of sheer eagerness to get the cycle over with - if I weren't also taking my SO into consideration.
 
ilikevegetables said:
+1 on the relationship thing. I actually probably would've withdrawn from half my schools by now - out of sheer eagerness to get the cycle over with - if I weren't also taking my SO into consideration.
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+2 Definitely adds an extra layer of complication, but I promised her we would make the decision together- after all she is moving there for four years too!
 
CsHead said:
Perhaps it is you who gets up late!
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Haha, probably. I don't usually have to get up until 7 for work--today I was just enjoying a 6am preinterview breakfast at Denny's. 🙂
 
mcloaf said:
Haha, probably. I don't usually have to get up until 7 for work--today I was just enjoying a 6am preinterview breakfast at Denny's. 🙂
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I can't say I've ever been at a Denny's that late in the morning... IHOP sure, Waffe House maybe... but Denny's?? That's my late night jam.
 
Who is ready for finals?? I cant wait to get them over with so I can relax for the rest of the year 🙂
 
typicalindian said:
Who is ready for finals?? I cant wait to get them over with so I can relax for the rest of the year 🙂
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For real. And then yesterday the UCLA PRIME program sent me their beast of a secondary and said to have it in by the end of finals week...AHHHHH WHYYYY. I thought secondaries were over forever! I feel so done with apps that I almost want to just not do it.
 
rachelkj said:
For real. And then yesterday the UCLA PRIME program sent me their beast of a secondary and said to have it in by the end of finals week...AHHHHH WHYYYY. I thought secondaries were over forever! I feel so done with apps that I almost want to just not do it.
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Don't 😀! I definitely took that route with a few secondaries *cough* UCLA *cough*
 
Tots said:
Don't 😀! I definitely took that route with a few secondaries *cough* UCLA *cough*
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Yeah, my only dilemma is that the program is a great fit for the sort of work I want to do. But the school I'm accepted to is a good fit also, and I felt pretty good about my U of Washington interview yesterday. If I got in there I think I would withdraw from all the schools I haven't gotten an II from (Harvard, Yale, etc) and just call it good.
 
Tots, are you applying for a Point Foundation Scholarship? I just sent my app in a week ago. If you don't know about them (I assume you do), you'd be a shoo-in.
 
rachelkj said:
Tots, are you applying for a Point Foundation Scholarship? I just sent my app in a week ago. If you don't know about them (I assume you do), you'd be a shoo-in.
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I never seriously looked into it. My issue is I don't have a lot of work with LGBT populations(I would like to do more work in this area but I don't know where to begin...) and they are looking for people with experience in this area yeah? Maybe in a few years? Can you link me to the scholarship application...now my curiosity is piqued.
 
The school I got post interview wait listed at wants an updated transcript with this semesters grades. I guess it's time to bust out the try-pants from the closet for the next 3 weeks. >: (
 
typicalindian said:
The school I got post interview wait listed at wants an updated transcript with this semesters grades. I guess it's time to bust out the try-pants from the closet for the next 3 weeks. >: (
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All my finals are next week 👍👍
 
Is anyone else going to be in school all the way until June? I'm a post-bacc and all possible pre-reqs will be done by the end of Winter term (I still need to do genetics). But I also have a full tuition scholarship for the year and not going spring term would be throwing away other people's money and inviting the return of my student loan payments.
 
rachelkj said:
Is anyone else going to be in school all the way until June? I'm a post-bacc and all possible pre-reqs will be done by the end of Winter term (I still need to do genetics). But I also have a full tuition scholarship for the year and not going spring term would be throwing away other people's money and inviting the return of my student loan payments.
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I guess you just have to take something fun/random and enjoy spring quarter!
 
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