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I don't know much about this school but I hear mixed reviews. Any current Med students care to talk about it and how life is in Erie, PA?
I will be applying here.
Don't choose the LDP pathway unless you're 100% sure that you're okay with sitting in a lecture hall for upwards of forty-hours some weeks AND that those forty-hours will be beneficial to your learning. ISP and PBL are definitely the way to go. The physiology instruction is terrible--BRS will be your friend. The microbiology instruction is superb. Dress code is annoying for guys, not really a problem for girls who have more options that aren't as strictly enforced (especially the pharm girls, they tend to dress a bit skanky.) Fly under the radar and you'll never have to deal with the administration who only really care about the school's best interests, not the students'. Tuition is dirt cheap. The gym is amazing. Very little interest in research. The coffee at the cafeteria and student center sucks. No water, coffee, or food anywhere in the building except the lecture hall. Sucks for LDP students stuck in lecture all day. It's supposedly for "cleanliness", but I think it's just to get us to spend more money in the cafeteria (what's dangerous about a bottle of water?!) Rotations always end up being a disaster. More thirteens were added this year (hospitals where you can do all of your core rotations in a single place), but also a lot of students had rotations dropped "mysteriously" and were then forced into rotations at a new hospital in New York.I don't know much about this school but I hear mixed reviews. Any current Med students care to talk about it and how life is in Erie, PA?
I will be applying here.
Don't choose the LDP pathway unless you're 100% sure that you're okay with sitting in a lecture hall for upwards of forty-hours some weeks AND that those forty-hours will be beneficial to your learning. ISP and PBL are definitely the way to go. The physiology instruction is terrible--BRS will be your friend. The microbiology instruction is superb. Dress code is annoying for guys, not really a problem for girls who have more options that aren't as strictly enforced (especially the pharm girls, they tend to dress a bit skanky.) Fly under the radar and you'll never have to deal with the administration who only really care about the school's best interests, not the students'. Tuition is dirt cheap. The gym is amazing. Very little interest in research. The coffee at the cafeteria and student center sucks. No water, coffee, or food anywhere in the building except the lecture hall. Sucks for LDP students stuck in lecture all day. It's supposedly for "cleanliness", but I think it's just to get us to spend more money in the cafeteria (what's dangerous about a bottle of water?!) Rotations always end up being a disaster. More thirteens were added this year (hospitals where you can do all of your core rotations in a single place), but also a lot of students had rotations dropped "mysteriously" and were then forced into rotations at a new hospital in New York.
Erie is a big, small town. Not a whole lot to do aside from the peninsula/beaches on the lake, a few minor sports teams (NBA D-league, farm team for the Detroit Tigers, CHL hockey team), and the bars downtown. Winters can be absolutely miserable (not blizzard type snow, at least not all the time--just constant snow every single day for weeks on end up through March or April usually.) About two hours from Buffalo (good mall), Cleveland (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), and Pittsburgh--but honestly not much time to go to any of them--convenient for flying out though to go home though (Erie airport flights are mainly prop planes that are scary as all get out, I think the Detroit connection is the only jet flight.) Cost of living is dirt cheap, except for the apartments right next to the school--the developers know they can charge a fortune and still have tenants and a waiting list.
That's all I can think of right now. Sorry if it's a little incoherent.
Guess it's DSP (directed-study) now and not ISP (independent-study), and yeah, you get to rank your preference of pathways when you interview. With DSP (after anatomy/embryo/histo that everyone takes together), you get "modules" to guide your studying. Modules are basically lists of questions/objectives that you should be able to answer for every chapter of assigned reading. It's really not difficult at all to knock through all of them for an exam in two or three days and then have two or three days to review them (I was PCSP last year, and we used the ISP modules.) You'll also have some meetings on campus with the faculty for Q&A on the objectives, microbiology labs, stuff like that. Exams are pretty much weekly for most systems.Wow so you get to pick your pathway? That is good to know.... So what is the difference between ISP and PBL? I know PBL is problem based learning but what is ISP?
Thanks for all the info so far by the way...
I'm getting my app in order and I have an issue with LORs. I am a nontrad a my last science class was some time back. I've been in the working force for som,e years now..
I can get 1 science LOR, job LOR, 1 non-science LOR and maybe another LOR from a postdoc i worked with.
LECOM requires 2 science LOR's i only have one. Is that 2 letter minimum enforced without attenuation due to circumstances?
Anyone know how a 3.74sci, 3.76cum, 25Q MCAT would do when applying to LECOM? I plan on applying to both Erie and Bradenton.
I got in with a 25O (ten verbal, eight bio, seven phys) and a 3.5ish sciGPA. I had extremely strong EC's though (hundreds of shadowing hours, EMT, tons of volunteering hours, mission trips, et cetera.) Apply early and I'd say you have a shot.Anyone know how a 3.74sci, 3.76cum, 25Q MCAT would do when applying to LECOM? I plan on applying to both Erie and Bradenton.
Don't choose the LDP pathway unless you're 100% sure that you're okay with sitting in a lecture hall for upwards of forty-hours some weeks AND that those forty-hours will be beneficial to your learning. ISP and PBL are definitely the way to go. The physiology instruction is terrible--BRS will be your friend. The microbiology instruction is superb. Dress code is annoying for guys, not really a problem for girls who have more options that aren't as strictly enforced (especially the pharm girls, they tend to dress a bit skanky.) Fly under the radar and you'll never have to deal with the administration who only really care about the school's best interests, not the students'. Tuition is dirt cheap. The gym is amazing. Very little interest in research. The coffee at the cafeteria and student center sucks. No water, coffee, or food anywhere in the building except the lecture hall. Sucks for LDP students stuck in lecture all day. It's supposedly for "cleanliness", but I think it's just to get us to spend more money in the cafeteria (what's dangerous about a bottle of water?!) Rotations always end up being a disaster. More thirteens were added this year (hospitals where you can do all of your core rotations in a single place), but also a lot of students had rotations dropped "mysteriously" and were then forced into rotations at a new hospital in New York.
Erie is a big, small town. Not a whole lot to do aside from the peninsula/beaches on the lake, a few minor sports teams (NBA D-league, farm team for the Detroit Tigers, CHL hockey team), and the bars downtown. Winters can be absolutely miserable (not blizzard type snow, at least not all the time--just constant snow every single day for weeks on end up through March or April usually.) About two hours from Buffalo (good mall), Cleveland (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), and Pittsburgh--but honestly not much time to go to any of them--convenient for flying out though to go home though (Erie airport flights are mainly prop planes that are scary as all get out, I think the Detroit connection is the only jet flight.) Cost of living is dirt cheap, except for the apartments right next to the school--the developers know they can charge a fortune and still have tenants and a waiting list.
That's all I can think of right now. Sorry if it's a little incoherent.
Oops, that was supposed to say cafeteria only. I'm in board-studying mode. Not really mentally composed by any means haha.So you can have coffee/water in the lecture hall?? I heard that was not the case but it would be fantastic as I have a caffeine addiction...
Oops, that was supposed to say cafeteria only. I'm in board-studying mode. Not really mentally composed by any means haha.
Anyone know how a 3.74sci, 3.76cum, 25Q MCAT would do when applying to LECOM? I plan on applying to both Erie and Bradenton.
You mentioned a dress code, what do they have us wear khakis and white polos like middle school?
Dressing professional is nice, but I bet it gets tiring after sometime. I cannot imagine sitting in the library for hours in a suit. Do the other LECOM branches enforce the same dress code?
As far as I know, yes. The dress code isn't a suit though. Just a shirt and tie. Dressing up everyday really isn't that bad once you get in the habit.
AACOMAS primary away.... ( 6/6)
Best of luck to everyone.
Congratz on your MCAT score! I will trade you two points in physical science for two points in verbal, deal?
Sounds like a fair trade.... Yeah consitering I had a 23M on the first one and a 26N on the second one getting a 32 Q was kind of like the AAMC telling me that I have paid my dues here is your score now go away.... That verbal score made no sense to me at all....
Lol, I hear ya! If you got accepted everywhere you applied (DO at least) what school would you pick?
Theoretically, yes, you could eat/drink in the restrooms, but at that point, you might as well just walk to the cafeteria and not look like a weirdo.I would think there wouldn't be any CCTV cameras in the restrooms, so couldn't a student drink inside the restroom? (Sounds weird, but at least you wouldn't get into trouble.)
Theoretically, yes, you could eat/drink in the restrooms, but at that point, you might as well just walk to the cafeteria and not look like a weirdo.
For dress code, they'll make you leave the premises until you're dressed appropriately. There are days when they'll sit at the entrance and make people turn right back around and leave, even if there's an exam about to start. There's no love for dress code violations.What actually happens when you're caught drinking water by the security?
This dress code/no food is reminding me of my high school...and the worst thing that happened was just a caution every time. It's not like they would kick you out...would they?
For dress code, they'll make you leave the premises until you're dressed appropriately. There are days when they'll sit at the entrance and make people turn right back around and leave, even if there's an exam about to start. There's no love for dress code violations.
For food/drink, they'll warn you and make you get rid of it (like, they'll actually watch you throw it away and not just trust you to do it.) Become a repeat offender, and you'll get tipped off to the administration for disciplinary action. That's one radar you *DON'T* want to get on. At LECOM, it's best if either the administration doesn't know who you are or knows who you are for the right reasons (SGA, class boards, clubs, et cetera.)
For dress code, they'll make you leave the premises until you're dressed appropriately. There are days when they'll sit at the entrance and make people turn right back around and leave, even if there's an exam about to start. There's no love for dress code violations.
For food/drink, they'll warn you and make you get rid of it (like, they'll actually watch you throw it away and not just trust you to do it.) Become a repeat offender, and you'll get tipped off to the administration for disciplinary action. That's one radar you *DON'T* want to get on. At LECOM, it's best if either the administration doesn't know who you are or knows who you are for the right reasons (SGA, class boards, clubs, et cetera.)
If I wasn't a florida resident I wouldn't have wasted my $64...
Oh snap. These are the security people that watch you like a hawk?
Oh come on guys, they have an image to protect. Geez... The Uniform code is the least of your worries, the price tag is a bit more of a concern.... Should just dress in money for what some of these programs cost.
haha, dress code is fine. It's just the fact that there are people watching to see if you make any mistakes...
Oh come on guys, they have an image to protect. Geez... The Uniform code is the least of your worries, the price tag is a bit more of a concern.... Should just dress in money for what some of these programs cost.
Pretty presumptuous though to think everyone likes fancy clothes. There are those of us who would gladly spend all day in a t shirt and loose under armor shorts. I personally find myself infinitely more productive when I am not stuffed into a tie.
The tuition argument doesn't hold water. I've had one suit since 2003 when I was in high school. Kept it in good condition and have worn it very few times. Have had to pay or everything myself so between food and fancy clothes I picked staying alive vs looking cool on a Friday evening. If finances pushes one towards lecom then one cannot make the case that one is saving money compared to other schools. Of course one is saving money but if 25k is a huge burden as it is for me, money for a new wardrobe is hard to come by. I have won 3 teacher of the year awards at the university level and insist on teaching in shorts and a t shirt as I find it most conducive to setting a comfortable environment for students even though I have been reprimanded a few times. sure, at lecom I won't be allowed to enter the building so I'll have to comply. But those who are already living close to the poverty line are not saving money by going to lecom. It's the same as saying (for someone who makes $16k/year like me) buying a BMW 760li is a great choice as opposed to a Ferrari Enzo bc I can save $200k. For someone who can't afford a car to begin with, kinda silly to make the saving claim.
LECOM-b is one of the least expensive medical schools that I have seen. It is even cheaper than in-state tuition at OHSU in Oregon. Maybe it has something to do with the prosection vs. dissection.
With the money that you save in tuition, you can buy a whole lot of shirts and ties to dress up in. It is not like you are not going to wear nice clothes once you graduate and are a doctor. Not all doctors get to wear scrubs all day long.
dsoz
Well it gives them a purpose and justifies why the tuition is soooo high. Apparently fashion police are very expensive, especially if they are trained ninjas....
Maybe we should look futher into this....
http://askaninja.com/
LECOM-b is one of the least expensive medical schools that I have seen. It is even cheaper than in-state tuition at OHSU in Oregon. Maybe it has something to do with the prosection vs. dissection.
With the money that you save in tuition, you can buy a whole lot of shirts and ties to dress up in. It is not like you are not going to wear nice clothes once you graduate and are a doctor. Not all doctors get to wear scrubs all day long.
dsoz
Pretty presumptuous though to think everyone likes fancy clothes. There are those of us who would gladly spend all day in a t shirt and loose under armor shorts. I personally find myself infinitely more productive when I am not stuffed into a tie.