Hey everyone. I'm a first year at DMU. I just finished the first term, which is a killer, but it was totally worth it. I really like DMU and surprisingly, Des Moines itself. I come from a bigger city, but Des Moines has everything you could really need or want (at least on your limited med student schedule). Feel free to messege me if you guys have any questions or are coming to the area and want to meet some current first years or check out the school/city.
Docduck - I live
here. It is a little expensive, but I'm married so it's doable. I LOVE the apartments. It's about 15 minutes to school, people are nice, facilites are amazing, quality is top notch, and I live 2 minutes from
Jordan Creek Towncenter Mall. It has lots of high end stores like Steve Madden, Fossil, Ann Taylor, PotteryBarn, etc... not that you'll have too much time to go
. The restaurants are good, too: Cheesecake Factory, On The Border, P.F. Changs (yuck), Flemmings Steakhouse (expensive but good), Bravo! Cucina Italiano (moderate price, amazing food), Johnny's Italian Steakhouse, Fudruckers (do I really need a 2 lb. burger?), Joe's Crabshack and many more.
Feel free to PM me with any questions.