I had two experiences before, I had to look for a hotel. Now tomorrow, I am supposed to go for a interview on Wedensday, I emailed one week ago and today, no response. frustrated.
how would you do if the student host assigned to you is not responsive
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I would get a hotel at this point or e-mail the coordinator.
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Hotel...there aren't many possible outcomes to this scenario.
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Doesn't make you a bad doctor.
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Cancel your interview.
Jk, yeah, you probably have to go to a hotel. Maybe the student forgot and has been too busy to check email?
Jk, yeah, you probably have to go to a hotel. Maybe the student forgot and has been too busy to check email?
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If the host coordinator provides you with the studen'ts number, you can try texting them. I've had a student host that read my email and forgot to reply to me until I texted her and asked about it.
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That sucks dude.. my student host programs have all been amazing so far. Saved me tons of $$ in hotel & cab fees. I definitely plan on returning the favor next year.
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From my albeit short experience with emailing my classmates/other med students for a student group function I was organizing, most med students don't read/respond to emails unless they involve free food of some sort. Also, I receive so many emails every day that important emails kind of get lost in the mess and I forget to respond. Not responding to emails doesn't make a bad medical student...in fact doctors are even harder to get a hold of.
Your solutions:
1) Call admissions or the student host coordinator and figure out what's going on
2) Email the host a 3rd time and offer to bring them a batch of freshly baked treats 👍
3) Get a hotel
No, only email. I am not sure whether it is appropiate to ask the coodinator the student's #.
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Are you serious? They are almost certainly doing it for free, at an inconvenience to them.
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They'll give it to you if they think its appropriate. Don't ask for it. The kid is doing you a favor.
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But they should not agree they will host me in the first place.
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Ok, and if they didn't you would have to get a hotel. Now you have to get a hotel.
Medical school can be very busy at times, maybe it is test week there.
OK, Apologize for my over-reaction. I will get a hotel, that is how I did before with this kind of situation.
Actually whenever I stayed with a student host, I treated him the dinner, and even offered to compensate, which was turned down.
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They may have been assigned to another student if the unresponsive one didn't volunteer their place with no real intention if honoring their promise...
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