Is Mid year worth it?
Started by pharmstud
Get help with your application
Use all the free resources available to you from SDN: articles, guides, expert advising, forums discussions, and school research.
Do you love to gamble A LOT? If you do many hotels will love to offer you free rooms. LOL
D
deleted205891
Oh? This is where I'm staying, as that is what the governemt will reimburse for. Is it really that bad?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
Not as dumpy as Excalibur, but there's a reason that's what the gov't will pay for.
Given how cheap vegas has been now is the time to splurge and go for higher end properties. Next time Midyear is back in LV prices will be back to normal.
Didn't want to start a whole new thread, but how important is midyear for 4th year students. I heard some people say they felt it was wasted money and other people got residencies without going to midyear.
I only ask because I know it's going to cost me at least $1000 with plane tickets and everything else, which for me isn't easy to come by. My state has an annual pharmacy convention and they do a residency showcase there. If I'm planning to stay in state and just attend this, will that be enough? I know if I want to do programs out of my state, I will for sure go to midyear. I'm just wondering if it's necessary if I plan to just apply instate?
I only ask because I know it's going to cost me at least $1000 with plane tickets and everything else, which for me isn't easy to come by. My state has an annual pharmacy convention and they do a residency showcase there. If I'm planning to stay in state and just attend this, will that be enough? I know if I want to do programs out of my state, I will for sure go to midyear. I'm just wondering if it's necessary if I plan to just apply instate?
Now one thing I hated about Midyear last year was how much walking was involved. I walk into the place from the beginning of the convention hall (like near the place where you pick up the your credentials), and it is a ****ing long ass walk all the way to the residency showcase.
Wanna leave the residency showcase and grab some food from the food court, sure, just gotta walk like 800 feet first.
Maybe its just me and my deteriorating physical condition (increase in weight) since I've gotten so dependent on my car the last few years. If I go to school, I park right in front of the entrance. Go to a restaurant, park right in front of the place. Go to work, park near the entrance. Not to mention taking the elevator for anything.
Wanna leave the residency showcase and grab some food from the food court, sure, just gotta walk like 800 feet first.
Maybe its just me and my deteriorating physical condition (increase in weight) since I've gotten so dependent on my car the last few years. If I go to school, I park right in front of the entrance. Go to a restaurant, park right in front of the place. Go to work, park near the entrance. Not to mention taking the elevator for anything.
Don't be ridiculous, walking 800 feet is not a big deal. That's a sign to you you should exercise more.
Don't be ridiculous, walking 800 feet is not a big deal. That's a sign to you you should exercise more.
It's about 15% of a mile. And its not a one way trip, its a lot of back and forth. Considering that the walk from the French Quarter to the convention center was like 2 miles, it is kinda a lot. Especially when your knee cartilage is non-existent, like me.
Don't be a pansy and pull the knee cartilage excuse. I haven't had meniscus since I was 14, and have had 4 knee surgeries. I run at least 3 miles a day. Excuse fail.
shot for every pansy moment
Yesssss
Sparda please come to Midyear so we can have an excuse to play your drinking game.
You don't need to go to Midyear. There were several people in my class who got residencies on the other side of the country and did not bother with Midyear, though it's possible that they had some other contact with the programs that they were interested in.
Midyear is just another way to gather information on the residencies, so it may be to your benefit to attend but it isn't 100% necessary.
You can find me at the poker tables after the convention.
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
Aria spots are back open for monday...👍
What is your fetish with Aria dood? OK its nice....and all
Why don't people stay at Mandalay?
Obnoxious people stay at Mandalay.
Rude.
Two of the places I've worked have each had a pharmacist that goes to Vegas 4+ /yr at least. Both said Aria was super nice and the best out of the options through ashp.
aria is nice. Never stayed at Mandalay....also Mandalay is $189 vs. $119 Aria? Anyone wanna share a room?
I'd share one, but sharing a room with someone over the internet sounds like the beginning of a dateline-this-person-ended-up-in-a-body-bag sort of thing
I'd share one, but sharing a room with someone over the internet sounds like the beginning of a dateline-this-person-ended-up-in-a-body-bag sort of thing
With Keith Morrison narrating......awesome.
Not anymore. Just a regular deluxe room.
I'd share one, but sharing a room with someone over the internet sounds like the beginning of a dateline-this-person-ended-up-in-a-body-bag sort of thing
Well we can meet for a cup of coffee....then we wont be strangers...
?
Thanks for the information! 🙂
I decided I'm just going to go. I figure it's better to try to do everything I possibly can at this point to increase my chances of getting a residency. It's expensive, but ah well. I guess I need to really pinch my pennies.
You can room with Z!! I bet he'll even spoon with you at night.
I still demand he drink coffee with me to get to know each other before we room.
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
Fixed.
What...are you guys organizing a tryst now?
I'm down for spooning coffee but I have standards.
I'm down for spooning coffee but I have standards.
Mmmmm, I just had taro froyo for dinner. My fave!
Dinner? No wonder you're so skinny.
Come to Vegas, we'll have Z pay for a steak for you.
Aria's nice...I stayed in a suite at the Cosmopolitan a while back, now *that* place is nice.
Oh wait a min....did Cyclops just pimp me out???
Dinner? No wonder you're so skinny.
Come to Vegas, we'll have Z pay for a steak for you.
I think spiri is a vegan.
What did the lettuce say to the celery?
Are you stalking me?
Why did the Tomato go out with a prune?
Because he couldn't find a date!
What did one vegetarian spy say to the other vegetarian spy?
We have to stop meating like this.
What do you call a vegetarian who goes back to eating meat?
Someone who lost their veginity!
Dinner? No wonder you're so skinny.
Come to Vegas, we'll have Z pay for a steak for you.
Skinny? Italians don't do skinny 😛
I better get my cut of your earnings on Wednesday.
Yup, and I hear they have an awesome pizza place too. But the cosmo is not through ashp discount and out of budget.
Where's the cappuccino from? Always been meaning to ask...
I forget. It might be a stock photo, but i think its from a national barista free pour contest in Chicago last year with the drink by a barista that works down the street from my house. I wish my pours were that good.
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
Helps to know people
Hell yeah the secret pizza hallway is awesome...Holstein's downstairs is a good burger joint too.
I'm gonna go hang out in their lounge and post it on SDN. Catch me if you can, haha.
I felt I should edit it this to say that there are some PGY-1 residencies that use PPS. So if you are interested in any of these residencies, it's probably a good idea to go to Midyear for the face-to-face.
Helps to know people
Hell yeah the secret pizza hallway is awesome...Holstein's downstairs is a good burger joint too.
I'm gonna go hang out in their lounge and post it on SDN. Catch me if you can, haha.
I'm down for good pizza one night! We need to get rxlea to break her paleo ways for the trip and get pizza as well 👍
Thought you'd like this one! Small hole in the wall place this summer. And best part is it tasted better than it looks.
Thought you'd like this one! Small hole in the wall place this summer. And best part is it tasted better than it looks.
How do you make those avatars? I want one for kickoff.
