Anyone know if AZCOM gives their new students free laptops?
They wouldn't be FREE. They would be included... sorry, pet peeve.
It's better that they're not included bc you get to pick the laptop then..
yea, lol, the "free" is completely inappropriate. The title should read " Does AZCOM screw its students by making them buy the laptop the school chooses?"
Doesn't being provided a laptop just make it easier? If you're on a wireless campus with streamed lectures or MP3 lectures it definitely makes sense to have one. Being provided one (I know the ones DMU provides are good too) just takes one more headache away from making the transition to med school. Also, because everybody has the same thing you will not run into any problems sharing software, documents, notes, etc.We know DCOM, DMU, and PCSOM screw their students ...
definitely no such thing as a "free" laptop, you are paying for it.
Doesn't being provided a laptop just make it easier? If you're on a wireless campus with streamed lectures or MP3 lectures it definitely makes sense to have one. Being provided one (I know the ones DMU provides are good too) just takes one more headache away from making the transition to med school. Also, because everybody has the same thing you will not run into any problems sharing software, documents, notes, etc.
Get rid of all the kiddie porn on your hard drive and I'll be happy to buy your laptop off of you.No, it just means I have to go through the hassle of ebaying my current laptop just to turn around and pay for the one the school forces me to use.
Get rid of all the kiddie porn on your hard drive and I'll be happy to buy your laptop off of you.![]()
Let's just hope DCOM doesn't find out about you having to, um, "register".haha, i'm sorry, I only go for the real stuff
my PC is in excellent condition with the exception that it heats up at times. It is STD free.![]()
my PC is in excellent condition with the exception that it heats up at times. It is STD free.![]()
Let's just hope DCOM doesn't find out about you having to, um, "register".![]()
Anyone know if AZCOM gives their new students free laptops?
"Hi, I'm Inviz, one of the MS1's and I am obligated due to Megan's Law to inform you that......"Register for what? Classes? Yeah, let's hope so too ...![]()
Let's just hope DCOM doesn't find out about you having to, um, "register".
But it has enough of your DNA dried on it to make it a blood relative.![]()
The only way you can pay for the laptop the school gives you is to ebay your other one? You're already shelling out 30K+, if you're already eyeball deep in debt, 2 more won't break you.No, it just means I have to go through the hassle of ebaying my current laptop just to turn around and pay for the one the school forces me to use.
"Hi, I'm Inviz, one of the MS1's and I am obligated due to Megan's Law to inform you that......"
The only way you can pay for the laptop the school gives you is to ebay your other one? You're already shelling out 30K+, if you're already eyeball deep in debt, 2 more won't break you.
DrInviz said:Screw Megan's Law ... I have the right to plead the FIF!
True.Paying for it is no problem. However, it would be pointless to have 2 laptops, especially when my current one is in great condition. Hence, I would sell it ... make some bling off it .. ya know ....
FIF? Fornicating In the First (grade)?![]()
Thank you Red Balls!Never seen Chappelle's Show huh ... you need to get out more!![]()
"I plead the FIF!!!" ... aka, "I plead the Fifth" ....![]()
Sounds like the first class of DCOM is actually getting "free laptops"...but from then on, it will be "provided".
I'd prefer everyone have the same thing...that way if it's screwed up, they will support it, etc..
I'll keep my personal laptop at home.
Whatever you say, Dr. I.
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Sounds like the first class of DCOM is actually getting "free laptops"...but from then on, it will be "provided".
I'd prefer everyone have the same thing...that way if it's screwed up, they will support it, etc..
I'll keep my personal laptop at home.
They apparently got a grant to provide each student with a new tablet.
This is what I was told during my interview at DCOM. The school got a grant for their inaugural students only, where each student gets a tablet laptop for free and thus can use the money otherwise designated for a computer in the Fin Aid for other uses. We would still be charged some kind of fee for an I.T. Dept. for repairs, etc. (i think). All other students after us will have a portion of their Fin Aid designated for a laptop.
You can get a good basic laptop (wifi, 14", CD/DVD, 512 RAM, 40G disk) for about $500. Since AZCOM doesn't require laptops, nor do they hand them out, you are free to buy whatever you want, or not, as suits your needs.
Frankly I'd be worried that a laptop would melt in that hot Arizona weather. Maybe best to invest the rest of your $3000 in a portable cooling system.
I'm thinking the same thing.....the whole Vista thing is just too much of a PITA to make me choose a Windows based OS again.The next computer I purchase for myself or the wife unit will very likely be all white and say "Mac" on it somewhere.
I'm thinking the same thing.....the whole Vista thing is just too much of a PITA to make me choose a Windows based OS again.
Point taken, but I do make serious posts from time to time. The sarcasm that normally tinges my posts is just my sense of humor shining through.I think this is the first 'serious' post I've ever seen you make!
or, at least it didn't seem sarcastic.
We just really like the iMac.
They wouldn't be FREE. They would be included... sorry, pet peeve.
It's better that they're not included bc you get to pick the laptop then..
You kinda threw me off there DKM!
Now, where is the real DKM and what have you done with him!![]()
We know DCOM, DMU, and PCSOM screw their students ...
definitely no such thing as a "free" laptop, you are paying for it.
lol...this would be true if DMU was increasing it's tuition because of it. But it doesn't, it's the second cheapest private DO school out there. With or without the laptop. Oh and the free customer service and replacement service for all four years=priceless. So they "screw" us how?? Do tell.....![]()
Basically on the level of sweetness. The sweeter the school, the lower the tuition. Several schools have also managed to be incredibly sweet and still offer a damn good education.I was just going to attribute low tuition at DMU to the low cost of living in DSM...then I remembered that ATSU is in Kirksville, MO and tuition is higher there. So at the risk of hijacking this thread, what accounts for this apparent disparity? How do schools come up with their tuition figures?
Basically on the level of sweetness. The sweeter the school, the lower the tuition. Several schools have also managed to be incredibly sweet and still offer a damn good education.
Haha, nope, just had no idea what the answer to your question was.Sounds like someone was an undergrad econ major.![]()
lol...this would be true if DMU was increasing it's tuition because of it. But it doesn't, it's the second cheapest private DO school out there. With or without the laptop. Oh and the free customer service and replacement service for all four years=priceless. So they "screw" us how?? Do tell.....![]()