rs_braves said:
Glad to hear everyone had a great time at the meeting. I thought the school had a very professional attitude and I looking forward to August. Brian brought up a good point about attendance policy. I don't think anyone wanted to ask that question to Dr. Evans. I wonder if anyone could find out from a current PCOM student if they have to attend class. Obviously all labs will be mandatory and most everyone will attend lecture, but I hope they don't have a sort of mandatory policy where you fail automatically if you don't attend everyday. Mercer med school has this but their lecture time is far less 9-12, three times a week.
Other than that, I thought the meeting was very informative and I like the make up of the class. It seemed very diverse in terms of age, ethnicity, and geographical distribution. I didn't get to meet all you SDNers but everyone else I met seemed nice. I did a little apartment shopping afterwards. I went up to Sterling Side and the 1 bedrooms seem adequate for me. However, if anyone knows of better in close proximity to the school, please let me know. I will check out the reserve as well as the sugarloaf place. I am trying to find a pretty cheap one bedroom since we will still have our house in Macon.
I posted this list earlier of apartments and proximity to the school. If I missed any nearby, please add them. The time and distances are from mapquest - I didn't validate them
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Also, I can get an employee discount on IBM laptops if anyone is looking to buy one. The T series is great. Disclaimer: I don't know anything about laptop hardware/servicing/etc, but have never had any trouble with mine. PM me if interested.
Apartment Guide
Name Time Distance
5375 Sugarloaf 6 3.64
Gables Sugarloaf 6 3.73
Palisades Club 6 3.49
The Reserve at Sugarloaf 7 3.84
The Merritt at Satellite Place 8 4.97
Walden Trace 8 5.33
Autumn Village 9 4.99
AMLI at McGinnis Ferry (Caswyck McGinnis) - 9 5.64
AMLI at McGinnis Ferry (Caswyck Olde Town) 9 5.66
Colonial Grand at McGinnis Ferry 9 5.62
Colonial Grand at Sugarloaf 9 5.3
Idlewylde 9 5.18
Charleston At Sweetwater -optional den 10 5.75
Holland Park 10 4.48
The Madison At River Sound 10 4.64
Summer Ridge 11 6.67
The Arbors At Breckinridge 11 5.84
The Prescott 11 6.95
Tree Creek 11 4.92
ALARA Pleasant Hill 12 7.15
Camelot on Sweetwater 12 7.32
Grande Club 12 7.5
Herrington Woods 12 6.21
The Columns At Club Drive 12 7.84
Wesley St. Claire 12 7.32
Bridgewater 13 8.12
Carlyle Club 13 7.87
Dunleaf 13 9.72
Durant At Sugarloaf 13 8.36
Muirfield 13 9.61
Greens At Hillcrest 14 8.32
Paces Commons 14 7.7
Wesley Plantation 15 8.82
Colonial Grand at Berkeley Lake 16 9.03
Colonial Grand at River Oaks 16 8.89
Colonial Grand at River Plantation 16 8.76
Carrington Place 17 10.51
Tree Summit 17 9.55
Ashton Creek 18 10.06
Summit On The River 20 10.39