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End of last thread, so I might as well make this one.
Carry on!
Carry on!
Is anyone interviewing at Boca on 12/13 or Miami on 12/14?
What is the interview format at UM?
A new thread! All I have to say is there must be a heck of a lot of premeds in texas since they're on like part 5 or something. Here's my question:
I'm wondering whether schools will hand out invites the weeks preceeding winter break. I know SouthFlaKnight received one for UF about a week or two ago, but since offices will be closed around the 22nd of Dec. I would think an invite for early Jan would be around a week or so before that. Who knows. Ultimately it doesn't really matter; it'll happen when it happens.
i honestly dont have a favorite right now.. all the fl schools have something amazing about them that makes them stick out. I hope to hear good news from miami so I have the opportunity to compare the schools further.
Does anyone know if any of the FL schools combine your MCAT scores to get the best one or do they look at them separately?
I don't know about the other schools, but I believe University of Miami looks at them separately at takes the best set of scores.
I could not agree with you more. I interviewed there today and I could not have been more impressed. I can't think of one negative thing to say. Btw I think they have the best interview day food.I just got back from Miami, and I was blown away. The clinical experience is awesome, starting within the first couple of weeks. The stories about the staff hooking you up with an established doctor in any specialty you are considering is incredible. I interviewed and am on hold at UF, and can't speak about USF yet. But right now, hypothetically, if I get acceptances from both UM and UF, it would be the hardest decision of my life. It seems to boil down to this:
UF: traditional school with awesome board scores and excellent residency placement VS. UM: modernized approach preaching early patient contact, patient experience (several thousand beds) without parallel, opportunity to shadow any specialty, but slightly lower boards (compared to UF).
Of course there is probably some home town bias, but the students and faculty think UM (a great school already) is on the up and up with a new dean and loads of research money pouring in.
Wow, got an interview invite from Harvard today! Awesome!
Wow, got an interview invite from Harvard today! Awesome!
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Invite from West Virginia, rejection from George Washington. Needless to say, I don't care at all about the rejection, and am excited and getting ready for interviews coming up.
Before, just the thought of a rejection was depressing, and now my immediate response to looking at it was "whatever, moving on."
Something new at USF in our gross anatomy lab. This year, all of our cadavers (about 30) were sent through a portable CT scanner, and all of the results have been provided to us for use and study during the dissections in class. I believe we are the first school to provide this to students, and so far it's been interesting to be able to see the internal structures before we dissect. We can also import the data into OsiriX (only for Macintosh, unfortunately) and generate 3D views of the surface and internal structures. Kinda interesting additional study information since we will be viewing anatomy in cross section (and 3D views) anyways during our careers.
Does anybody know when the USF COM office closes for winter break? I guess lifetimedoc could best answer this. I remember someone saying they closed on Dec 22nd and opened the first or second week in Jan, but I'm not positive. Thanks.
I think I remember reading this somewhere, but does anyone have the link for the posting where all of the Fl schools were compared?
Thank you so much! That really is a lot of information about all of the schools.
I agree (from what I've seen) with the writer about UF as being more of a traditional school. At my interview, they did sell their board scores, but it wasn't talked about nearly as much as I though it would be. Actually, they just give you some powerpoint slides in a packet and tell you to read them and don't really go over them that much (maybe for five minutes or so).
At my interview all of the students seemed friendly and approachable (and they had just gotten out of a test, too).
One thing I didn't like about UF was the fact that their lectures aren't video recorded, which can be helpful if you're sick and can't attend class or if you need clarification through hearing it again. I am a pretty self-taught learner as I learn better from reading textbooks and looking at powerpoint slides, so I don't think it will be an issue for me.
Unfortunately, I didn't meet with the interviewees this past Sunday but did the three weeks before that. Our next test (1st year) is on the 21st, our first anatomy practical!Did i get to meet you yesterday or Sunday night? How was your test?
Does anybody know when the USF COM office closes for winter break? I guess lifetimedoc could best answer this. I remember someone saying they closed on Dec 22nd and opened the first or second week in Jan, but I'm not positive. Thanks.
Very cool; that will come in helpful. How are you liking med school so far?Something new at USF in our gross anatomy lab. This year, all of our cadavers (about 30) were sent through a portable CT scanner, and all of the results have been provided to us for use and study during the dissections in class. I believe we are the first school to provide this to students, and so far it's been interesting to be able to see the internal structures before we dissect. We can also import the data into OsiriX (only for Macintosh, unfortunately) and generate 3D views of the surface and internal structures. Kinda interesting additional study information since we will be viewing anatomy in cross section (and 3D views) anyways during our careers.
No way; Wash U by far wins the award for best interview day food. 😛 Gotta agree with you about Miami being an awesome school though. 🙂I could not agree with you more. I interviewed there today and I could not have been more impressed. I can't think of one negative thing to say. Btw I think they have the best interview day food.
Very cool; that will come in helpful. How are you liking med school so far?
😛 Gotta agree with you about Miami being an awesome school though. 🙂
Thank you so much! That really is a lot of information about all of the schools.
I agree (from what I've seen) with the writer about UF as being more of a traditional school. At my interview, they did sell their board scores, but it wasn't talked about nearly as much as I though it would be. Actually, they just give you some powerpoint slides in a packet and tell you to read them and don't really go over them that much (maybe for five minutes or so).
At my interview all of the students seemed friendly and approachable (and they had just gotten out of a test, too).
One thing I didn't like about UF was the fact that their lectures aren't video recorded, which can be helpful if you're sick and can't attend class or if you need clarification through hearing it again. I am a pretty self-taught learner as I learn better from reading textbooks and looking at powerpoint slides, so I don't think it will be an issue for me.
in at miami!!!
in at miami!!!