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Hey Dendrite.
What's up?
Did you finally get an interview at USF? Congrats and good luck!!!
Any news from UM?
Hey Dendrite.
What's up?
Did you finally get an interview at USF? Congrats and good luck!!!
Any news from UM?
Hey ankit.Hey ChePibe!
nice stats. do you know where you're going yet or at least who you're choosing from? You don't have to answer, im just curious. Thanks!

.Does anybody know the date for FSU's orientation?

I read on the USF Facebook site that our FAFSAs were due yesterday ! I didnt know that - I certainly didnt complete it. What are the consequences. I bet I am not the only one.
Is anyone going to apply for Scholarshps at USF ? I would love to have a discuss about finances at USF. Please post anything you know.
FAFSA was actually due early then that, more towards the beginning of the month. They were only due if you were applying for institutional loans/grants. The Federal ones you can still apply for by turning in your FAFSA at any time. USF just wants you to do it early enough so that way you get your money before school starts. There aren't any consequences as long as you fill it out in a timely manner. I have better do that as well 😉
Hey
Does anyone know when UF will start accepting people off the hold list. I know they stopped interviewing last Friday. So prob soon right?
I am having a really hard time with this decision. I graduated from UF, it is 2 hours away. USF is about 30-45 minutes away (with little traffic). I went on a mission trip with UF last week and if I went to school there, I would have the opportunity to go on the same trip for the next 4 years. On the other hand, if I go to USF, I have to find a trip and fight for a position on it.
I know that this discussion (UF vs. USF) has been brought up several times, but I really truly need help. I spent a week w/ UF med students and many of them were very negative about their school. (I don't want to go into the reasons on here) But, I know that is an amazing school that prepares you very well.
But, I was very impressed with USF.
Anyone have any opinions? 😕
I am having a really hard time with this decision. I graduated from UF, it is 2 hours away. USF is about 30-45 minutes away (with little traffic). I went on a mission trip with UF last week and if I went to school there, I would have the opportunity to go on the same trip for the next 4 years. On the other hand, if I go to USF, I have to find a trip and fight for a position on it.
I know that this discussion (UF vs. USF) has been brought up several times, but I really truly need help. I spent a week w/ UF med students and many of them were very negative about their school. (I don't want to go into the reasons on here) But, I know that is an amazing school that prepares you very well.
But, I was very impressed with USF.
Anyone have any opinions? 😕
Here are the reasons I chose USF:
1. Longitudinal Clinical Experience - I like the fact that you are having weekly patient contact in a true clinical setting from the time you get there. I'm not sure if UF has a comparable program, but it sounds like USF has developed a unique program.
2. Center of Advanced Clinical Learning - USFs standardized patient lab is amazing. Everything is recorded and available for watching at a later date. The director said that you can come back in your 4th year and watch videos of your exams in MSI. I feel much more comfortable knowing I will be practicing on actors before I have to go do the real thing. Also, Harvey and Stan (the simulators) are quite incredible. You can do everything to Stan - intubate, insert IVs, do CPR, make him cry, make him pee!
3. Scholarly Concentrations Program - If we aren't overachievers yet, we can sure become one by doing a scholarly concentration. I am interested in the public health concentration or even the international concentration. But they have several more like business and law. The way they were explained to me they are like minors in undergrad. You do them along with your regular med school curriculum. That means no extra year!
4. Location, location, location - Need I say more? No, but seriously the type of patients you will see at TGH will be different from the type seen at Shands. TGH is in the heart of big city and though Shands attracts attention it is not located in a busy metropolitan area. Also, USF has many affiliated hospitals and clinics. Here are the ones I know of - Moffitt cancer center, TGH, All Childrens, Shriners, the two VAs, Bay Front medical center, certain programs at University Community Hospital, Fairwinds psychiatric hospital, Judeo Christian Free Clinic, and the USF clinics.
5. The students - Overall, the student satisfaction at USF seems to be high. I have talked to only 2 students from UF, but they were unhappy (one had transferred from there). I am sure there are two sides to every story so its better to ask as many students as you can. The thing that impresses me at USF is how helpful the students are. There isn't a great sense of competition and it does not seem that some students are out to get their classmates. This is the case at some very competitive schools. I like the relaxed atmosphere and I appreciate the low amount of competition at USF. Additionally, the ranking is kept private. So unless you want to broadcast your rank no one else will know how you are doing.
6. Faculty - I have shadowed several doctors at USF and I loved their teaching style. They used a team based approach and they made the students feel like they were an important part of the treatment process. I got a feeling the faculty is focused on patient care and humanistic health care. I also got the feeling that the faculty and staff will work hard to ensure you succeed.
7. Admissions Staff - I have had a great experience with the admissions staff. They are so honest and upfront. No other school that I applied to has kept me as informed as USF. Luckily, I did not get waitlisted, but those that are on the waitlist know where they stand. I have a lot of respect for this policy. Also, the second look program was very beneficial. I think it spoke volumes that Dr. Koehler would open up her home to host the dinner. And Monday's clinical experience was a blast. We had the opportunity to do histories and physicals on several standardized patients as well as practice CPR on Stan.
8. International Opportunities - I picked up a brochure at the second look about travel opportunities. Some of the place USF healh students have traveled are Colombia, Dominican Republic, India, and Panama. They have a website for Travel Medicine and travel podcasts - http://health.usf.edu/intprog/resources.htm and http://health.usf.edu/medicine/ia. It also looks like some of the research opportunities overseas are funded.
9. BRIDGE Clinic and Judeo Christian Clinic - More patient contact opportunities. You can volunteer at the student run BRIDGE clinic and at the JC Clinic. Both work with underserved communities and students are responsible for doing h&ps or vitals. Shadowing at these clinics can also help you pick up some medical spanish - a necessity if you plan to practice in underserved areas in Florida.
I think its apparent that I am biased toward USF, but there are plenty of SDNers that know all about why UF is great. Maybe they will add their opinions as well.
Moffitt.

Mike, while I was on my trip, a UF student told me that Moffitt is not going to be affiliated with USF anymore, and that they are switching to UF. I don't understand this, since it is on the USF campus. Have you heard anything about this?
Also, to all USF students, I would really like to hear some of the negative aspects of school there. Believe me, I heard enough about UF this past week, and I would really like to hear about USF so that I can really make an informed decision.
Mike, while I was on my trip, a UF student told me that Moffitt is not going to be affiliated with USF anymore, and that they are switching to UF. I don't understand this, since it is on the USF campus. Have you heard anything about this?
Also, to all USF students, I would really like to hear some of the negative aspects of school there. Believe me, I heard enough about UF this past week, and I would really like to hear about USF so that I can really make an informed decision.
I think the consensus on this was that Moffitt is becoming affiliated with UF, but this does not affect USF's affiliation. UF gets mega research bucks so it can bring some much needed funds to Moffitt.
Congratulations on UF!!! And yes, this process seems completely random. Did anyone get interview invites at all the fl schools? Only UF and FSU here.
Interviews to all FL schools here, but FSU's invite just came a week ago b/c of some technical difficulties they are having. I will not be attending it, I already have a UM acceptance, but I am still waiting for UF and USF acceptances. I think this whole process is random too. I also think that undergrad institutions favor their own students...anyone agree?
Interviews to all FL schools here, but FSU's invite just came a week ago b/c of some technical difficulties they are having. I will not be attending it, I already have a UM acceptance, but I am still waiting for UF and USF acceptances. I think this whole process is random too. I also think that undergrad institutions favor their own students...anyone agree?
I can't speak for other schools, but I think UF tends to hold/waitlist a disproportionate ammount of its undergrads, unless you're an all-star. I'm not sure of the reason; possibly, because it likes the Ivy Leaguers, produces way too many pre-meds to accept them all, is just plain hard to get in to ...
I can't speak for other schools, but I think UF tends to hold/waitlist a disproportionate ammount of its undergrads, unless you're an all-star. I'm not sure of the reason; possibly, because it likes the Ivy Leaguers, produces way too many pre-meds to accept them all, is just plain hard to get in to ...
Interviews to all FL schools here, but FSU's invite just came a week ago b/c of some technical difficulties they are having. I will not be attending it, I already have a UM acceptance, but I am still waiting for UF and USF acceptances. I think this whole process is random too. I also think that undergrad institutions favor their own students...anyone agree?
I disagree, I have been accepted to Harvard, Yale, Princeton Review, Kaplan, and U.M. and I am not a citizen of any of these states.
LOL I think USF favors UF students actually. But in all seriousness, I don't think it is that any school favors their own, but by being at a particular school you get to interac t with adcom directors and people very easily in person enough that if you spend time doing what they advise and getting to know them by talking directly to their offices rather then premed advisors, it can help your favor if you also have the numbers.
This is sort of the same idea behind why people believe that it can help to be in a given city for med school or at a given school if that is where you are thinking about doing residency.
UF and Miami traditionally have some of the most competitive applicants of the state so we see a big percentage of people getting in from those schools if not from the out of state top tier schools. UF tends to have about 50% of their class made up of UF undergrads as was the case with the current MS I class. Only 4 were USF alumni. One of those 4 later transferred to Hopkins so he's not technically a USF alumni completely, and aother had gone to UCF as a transient student. The other 2 had a 4.0 from USF. The one who went to UCF for part of her undergrad career was waitlisted despite how strong of an applicant she is.
But when you think about it, UF has about 3 times as many undergrad premeds as USF so these numbers make more sense. Furthermore, UF produces more competitive applicants in terms of both numbers and ECs.
I can't speak for other schools, but I think UF tends to hold/waitlist a disproportionate ammount of its undergrads, unless you're an all-star. I'm not sure of the reason; possibly, because it likes the Ivy Leaguers, produces way too many pre-meds to accept them all, is just plain hard to get in to ...