Marian University (MU-COM) Discussion Thread 2012 - 2013

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Qhorin Halfhand said:
I'll be at Accepted Students Day next weekend! :banana:
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prindlks said:
It's been a while since I've been on here! I will def be there, and I really can't wait to meet everybody!
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Can't believe it's here already. Exciting! See ya there.


ergophys said:
Just saw this post... The kid will be there looking for Sherlock, a tall elf, a cat with a reflector, and more etc.; also, I know which droids to look for.
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HalfListic said:
haha 👍 what a motley crew!


I'll be there as well...really looking forward to it too!!
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:laugh::laugh: I knew I'd fit in at this school 😉
 
officially rejected by MUCOM today by e-mail. tough, bitter feeling, but congrats to all of you who are accepted and about to interview. you all deserve it more than me.
 
Mr Kenobi said:
So which SDN-ites will be attending the accepted student program next weekend?
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I've been delinquent on my SDN reading. I'll be there as well! I can't believe it's this weekend already 🙂. Can't wait to meet you all!
 
Two important notes, which were sent via email and to the FB group:

Due to the overwhelming response to this Open House, our location has changed. The entire program will be in the Mother Theresa Hackelmeier Memorial Library. The location of your Interview Day.

Also, the time of the Pre-Mixer on Friday at 45° restaurant and lounge has been moved to a new time: 5:30—7:30 PM.

Please travel safely,
MU-COM Admissions
 
MU COM said:
Two important notes, which were sent via email and to the FB group:

Due to the overwhelming response to this Open House, our location has changed. The entire program will be in the Mother Theresa Hackelmeier Memorial Library. The location of your Interview Day.

Also, the time of the Pre-Mixer on Friday at 45° restaurant and lounge has been moved to a new time: 5:30—7:30 PM.

Please travel safely,
MU-COM Admissions
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I'm so excited everybody is coming to the open house but a little sad the mixer got pushed up but I will see you guys around 630!!! Plenty of time to mingle 🙂
 
prindlks said:
I'm so excited everybody is coming to the open house but a little sad the mixer got pushed up but I will see you guys around 630!!! Plenty of time to mingle 🙂
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Seems to be a common theme among the few I've spoken with. Folks seem to be using Friday to look at housing and have viewings scheduled into the evening. But like you said, better late than not at all...and no one is forcing us to leave or turn in at 7:30, so I am sure some people will still be hanging out afterwards. All my viewings are really early, so I should be able to make it at 5:30!
 
prindlks said:
I'm so excited everybody is coming to the open house but a little sad the mixer got pushed up but I will see you guys around 630!!! Plenty of time to mingle 🙂
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Same! A little bummed to be finding out about this only 2 days in advance, but I understand the reasoning. I already have travel details established with the later time in mind.. 🙁
I hope to make it, just may be late to it.
Can't WAIT to meet everyone!! Especially you SDNers 😎 😉
 
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. In our wildest dreams, we never anticipated that 110 accepted students would RSVP to attend this program! And over 50 responded on Thursday and Friday of last week alone. We are doing our best--and appreciate everyone's patience and understanding.

MU-COM
 
MU COM said:
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. In our wildest dreams, we never anticipated that 110 accepted students would RSVP to attend this program! And over 50 responded on Thursday and Friday of last week alone. We are doing our best--and appreciate everyone's patience and understanding.

MU-COM
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Wow, now I'm really hoping to hear good news soon. I might actually be able to drive down on Saturday (if I get that good news), and it would be great to meet that many members of the class.
 
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hallowmann said:
Wow, now I'm really hoping to hear good news soon. I might actually be able to drive down on Saturday (if I get that good news), and it would be great to meet that many members of the class.
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I hope you hear some good news too! 🙂
 
MU COM said:
In our wildest dreams, we never anticipated that 110 accepted students would RSVP to attend this program!
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This just shows how many of us are excited about this school! I love it! :biglove:
 
MU COM said:
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. In our wildest dreams, we never anticipated that 110 accepted students would RSVP to attend this program! And over 50 responded on Thursday and Friday of last week alone. We are doing our best--and appreciate everyone's patience and understanding.

MU-COM
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No apology necessary. I'm excited to meet everybody!!!!!!!! I'm happy this is being hosted no matter the time, what a great way to come into our first year together 🙂
 
Anyone know how many people have been accepted so far/ how many spots are still available?
 
Congrats to all who have been accepted and will be attending the event this weekend. I didn't interview until Feb. 16 and have been placed on 1st Quartile waitlist. Enjoy and be safe!
 
Anyone get an acceptance call today? It would be nice to know if someone got in. I wonder if there weren't many SDNers interviewing last week. Either that or this late in the cycle means barely any acceptances.
 
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hallowmann said:
Anyone get an acceptance call today? It would be nice to know if someone got in. I wonder if there weren't many SDNers interviewing last week. Either that or this late in the cycle means barely any acceptances.
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Was glued to my phone yesterday. Interviewed on March 1st, haven't heard anything yet. Neither waitlisted nor rejected... nervous, but hoping to hear something good today. Will keep you posted!
 
osteopathy4life said:
Was glued to my phone yesterday. Interviewed on March 1st, haven't heard anything yet. Neither waitlisted nor rejected... nervous, but hoping to hear something good today. Will keep you posted!
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Pretty much the same, maybe they are running late because of accepted student day preparations? I can't help but worry that I'm just waiting for a rejection email 🙁. Prepping for the worst at this point.

EDIT: So I just got an email. I am officially waitlisted, 2nd quartile. Will definitely be sending updates and what not, but I feel so very neutral. Better than a rejection, but I liked Marian so much and probably got my hopes up higher than I should have... Time to prep for another interview.
 
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DrMeows said:
Thank you! 👍



This comment actually made me tear up a little bit 😳 I appreciate the kind words!! I truly believe this forum is meant to inform, inspire and support each other. I'd also like to mention that this is my THIRD YEAR applying to medical school. To all of those people who are getting frustrated this year, just keep working and improving the parts of your application that need improving. If you have the motivation and drive to get there, you will. I'm living proof!
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Dr. meow, i want to apply to marian as well but i live in toronto. i appreciate if you could help me with the supplementals and interview prep if i get one. thanks. my mail is [email protected]
 
pcat24 said:
Dr. meow, i want to apply to marian as well but i live in toronto. i appreciate if you could help me with the supplementals and interview prep if i get one. thanks. my mail is *****************
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You probably shouldn't include your email in a public forum post. You'd also probably be better off PMing DrMeows directly.
 
Incredible event, weekend and people. A massive thank you goes to MU-COM for your extrordinary hospitality! To say the weekend was a huge success would be an understatement (the iPad mini announcement sure didnt hurt either😉 ). It was great to finally meet some of my fellow SDNers/MU-COMers in person. Can't wait for August!
 
Mr Kenobi said:
Incredible event, weekend and people. A massive thank you goes to MU-COM for your extrordinary hospitality! To say the weekend was a huge success would be an understatement (the iPad mini announcement sure didnt hurt either😉 ). It was great to finally meet some of my fellow SDNers/MU-COMers in person. Can't wait for August!
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That's really great to hear. I'm glad you enjoyed it and am sure others did as well. For those of us who were not able to attend, would you mind sharing any information you feel we should know? Does the iPad mini announcement mean that is how lecture notes will be provided?
 
weezynation said:
That's really great to hear. I'm glad you enjoyed it and am sure others did as well. For those of us who were not able to attend, would you mind sharing any information you feel we should know? Does the iPad mini announcement mean that is how lecture notes will be provided?
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I'm sad you weren't able to make it this weekend! It definitely was nice to be able to meet people, but you will have the opportunity soon enough 🙂

The iPad mini announcement was a random short announcement in the midst of our presentations. Definitely exciting! But people didn't ask any questions about it. I've heard when they are given to other schools, books and lectures etc. will be put on them for students. While not verified that that will be the case for us, something like that would be preferable obviously!

My favorite parts were learning about the curriculum and rotations. We got a brief overview from each of the main course directors (foundations, anatomy, OMM, ICM) where they gave us an idea of what to expect in terms of class objectives, testing schedule, test answer review, etc. We learned about the 21 signed hospital affiliations they have around the state of Indiana, while they also have 13 pending sites.

We got a tour of the building which is nice but still has a long way to go. It looks like it'll be fab though! One thing I thought was cool was in the study rooms there's paint you are able to write on like a whiteboard. Each place in the lecture hall had a plug and internet hookup (though there is also still wireless in the building). There's going to be a cafe in our building too which is something I actually didn't know.

We had a financial aid presentation which was informative but if you know anything about the student loan process it pretty much told you what you should already know. If your FAFSA is completed you should receive an email in a few weeks with how much you will be allotted in federal loans. No scholarships are available at the time but I think they said in the fall they will be fundraising for some.

Overall I thought the entire weekend was amazing. I met a lot of really cool people on both Friday and Saturday (lots of SDNers too 🙂 ) which allowed me to really see myself fitting in at the school. There's definitely a diverse population of people so that's nice.

Another thing that was so nice about this school were the people that put it together. There were professors there who remembered interviewing me, the president who came around and talked to everyone during lunch, and even Bryan Moody who knew me by name even though he met me once over 5 months ago. It shows they really want their class to be successful and feel at home!

Also, if you interviewed last week and got waitlisted try not to feel bad because we were told they only accepted 2 people from last weekend. Looks like the class is pretty full but that doesn't mean there won't be turnover in the next 5 months!
 
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DrMeows said:
I'm sad you weren't able to make it this weekend! It definitely was nice to be able to meet people, but you will have the opportunity soon enough 🙂

The iPad mini announcement was a random short announcement in the midst of our presentations. Definitely exciting! But people didn't ask any questions about it. I've heard when they are given to other schools, books and lectures etc. will be put on them for students. While not verified that that will be the case for us, something like that would be preferable obviously!

My favorite parts were learning about the curriculum and rotations. We got a brief overview from each of the main course directors (foundations, anatomy, OMM, ICM) where they gave us an idea of what to expect in terms of class objectives, testing schedule, test answer review, etc. We learned about the 21 signed hospital affiliations they have around the state of Indiana, while they also have 13 pending sites.

We got a tour of the building which is nice but still has a long way to go. It looks like it'll be fab though! One thing I thought was cool was in the study rooms there's paint you are able to write on like a whiteboard. Each place in the lecture hall had a plug and internet hookup (though there is also still wireless in the building). There's going to be a cafe in our building too which is something I actually didn't know.

We had a financial aid presentation which was informative but if you know anything about the student loan process it pretty much told you what you should already know. If your FAFSA is completed you should receive an email in a few weeks with how much you will be allotted in federal loans. No scholarships are available at the time but I think they said in the fall they will be fundraising for some.

Overall I thought the entire weekend was amazing. I met a lot of really cool people on both Friday and Saturday (lots of SDNers too 🙂 ) which allowed me to really see myself fitting in at the school. There's definitely a diverse population of people so that's nice.

Also, if you interviewed last week and got waitlisted try not to feel bad because we were told they only accepted 2 people from last weekend. Looks like the class is pretty full but that doesn't mean there won't be turnover in the next 5 months!
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What hospitals are on board for clinical rotations?
 
GypsyHummus said:
What hospitals are on board for clinical rotations?
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Signed Hospitals: Community Johnson County in Franklin; Community East, West-Westview, North, and South in Indy; Deaconess in Evansville; Franciscan St. Francis in Indy; Good Samaritan in Vincennes; Hancock Regional in Greenfield; Health Center Madison County Community in Anderson; Hendricks Regional in Danville; Henry County in New Castle; Lutheran in Ft. Wayne; Margaret Mary in Batesville; Parkview in Ft. Wayne; Reid and Rush hospitals in Richmond; Scheck Medical Center in Seymour; St. Vincent in Indy; Union in Terre Haute; and Witham in Lebanon.

Pending Hospitals: Bloomington in Bloomington; Columbus Regional in Columbus; Floyd Memorial in New Albany; Howard Community in Kokomo; Johnson Memorial in Franklin; Methodist in Indianapolis; Monroe in Bloomington; Owensboro Medical Center in Kentucky; Riverview in Novblesville; St. Elizabeth in Lafeyette; St. Joseph in Mishawaka; St. Mary's in Evansville; and Terre Haute in Terre Haute.

God that took forever to type on my phone lol. Another thing I thought was cool was they are trying to set up a rotation with Eli Lilly (drug company) which in my opinion is super cool! Probably competitive I would think for people to want to do that, but I would love to!
 
DrMeows said:
I'm sad you weren't able to make it this weekend! It definitely was nice to be able to meet people, but you will have the opportunity soon enough 🙂

The iPad mini announcement was a random short announcement in the midst of our presentations. Definitely exciting! But people didn't ask any questions about it. I've heard when they are given to other schools, books and lectures etc. will be put on them for students. While not verified that that will be the case for us, something like that would be preferable obviously!

My favorite parts were learning about the curriculum and rotations. We got a brief overview from each of the main course directors (foundations, anatomy, OMM, ICM) where they gave us an idea of what to expect in terms of class objectives, testing schedule, test answer review, etc. We learned about the 21 signed hospital affiliations they have around the state of Indiana, while they also have 13 pending sites.

We got a tour of the building which is nice but still has a long way to go. It looks like it'll be fab though! One thing I thought was cool was in the study rooms there's paint you are able to write on like a whiteboard. Each place in the lecture hall had a plug and internet hookup (though there is also still wireless in the building). There's going to be a cafe in our building too which is something I actually didn't know.

We had a financial aid presentation which was informative but if you know anything about the student loan process it pretty much told you what you should already know. If your FAFSA is completed you should receive an email in a few weeks with how much you will be allotted in federal loans. No scholarships are available at the time but I think they said in the fall they will be fundraising for some.

Overall I thought the entire weekend was amazing. I met a lot of really cool people on both Friday and Saturday (lots of SDNers too 🙂 ) which allowed me to really see myself fitting in at the school. There's definitely a diverse population of people so that's nice.

Another thing that was so nice about this school were the people that put it together. There were professors there who remembered interviewing me, the president who came around and talked to everyone during lunch, and even Bryan Moody who knew me by name even though he met me once over 5 months ago. It shows they really want their class to be successful and feel at home!

Also, if you interviewed last week and got waitlisted try not to feel bad because we were told they only accepted 2 people from last weekend. Looks like the class is pretty full but that doesn't mean there won't be turnover in the next 5 months!
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Wow that all sounds really exciting. Thanks so much for sharing. 🙂
 
pcat24 said:
Dr. meow, i want to apply to marian as well but i live in toronto. i appreciate if you could help me with the supplementals and interview prep if i get one. thanks. my mail is
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Feel free to PM me whenever with any questions you have 🙂 I love talking to people on here and helping people!
 
DrMeows said:
Signed Hospitals: Community Johnson County in Franklin; Community East, West-Westview, North, and South in Indy; Deaconess in Evansville; Franciscan St. Francis in Indy; Good Samaritan in Vincennes; Hancock Regional in Greenfield; Health Center Madison County Community in Anderson; Hendricks Regional in Danville; Henry County in New Castle; Lutheran in Ft. Wayne; Margaret Mary in Batesville; Parkview in Ft. Wayne; Reid and Rush hospitals in Richmond; Scheck Medical Center in Seymour; St. Vincent in Indy; Union in Terre Haute; and Witham in Lebanon.

Pending Hospitals: Bloomington in Bloomington; Columbus Regional in Columbus; Floyd Memorial in New Albany; Howard Community in Kokomo; Johnson Memorial in Franklin; Methodist in Indianapolis; Monroe in Bloomington; Owensboro Medical Center in Kentucky; Riverview in Novblesville; St. Elizabeth in Lafeyette; St. Joseph in Mishawaka; St. Mary's in Evansville; and Terre Haute in Terre Haute.

God that took forever to type on my phone lol. Another thing I thought was cool was they are trying to set up a rotation with Eli Lilly (drug company) which in my opinion is super cool! Probably competitive I would think for people to want to do that, but I would love to!
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This is why I wish they wouldn't have canceled the open house in the fall. It would have been wonderful to have had any of this information (even if it was only pending) before I had to make my decision between several schools in December. Oh well.
 
BabyDoc86 said:
This is why I wish they wouldn't have canceled the open house in the fall. It would have been wonderful to have had any of this information (even if it was only pending) before I had to make my decision between several schools in December. Oh well.
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I never heard of a fall open house. When was that supposed to be??
 
You all seem like you have a great camaraderie! I hope that my class at CUSOM has the same community feel that you all seem to have.
 
FutureDO22 said:
You all seem like you have a great camaraderie! I hope that my class at CUSOM has the same community feel that you all seem to have.
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I hope you do too! I think having an accepted students day is a great way to allow students to get to know each other and become more excited about the school. Every school should do it! I don't follow CUSOM but I hope they do the same type of thing for you guys 🙂
 
DrMeows said:
I hope you do too! I think having an accepted students day is a great way to allow students to get to know each other and become more excited about the school. Every school should do it! I don't follow CUSOM but I hope they do the same type of thing for you guys 🙂
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Yes, they do have one actually! It is April 13th, and I am really excited about it!
 
DrMeows said:
I never heard of a fall open house. When was that supposed to be??
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It was supposed to be in November, I think. It was canceled and Mr. Moody said to just come to the Accepted Student Day. I didn't have the extra cash at the time to hold the seat.
 
DrMeows said:
Also, if you interviewed last week and got waitlisted try not to feel bad because we were told they only accepted 2 people from last weekend. Looks like the class is pretty full but that doesn't mean there won't be turnover in the next 5 months!
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Wow, 2 out of what I assume was 48 people (3 cohorts of 8 for 2 days), seems crazy small. I guess I feel better, but at the same time, I'm worried about there being enough movement, especially if its that full.
 
hallowmann said:
Wow, 2 out of what I assume was 48 people (3 cohorts of 8 for 2 days), seems crazy small. I guess I feel better, but at the same time, I'm worried about there being enough movement, especially if its that full.
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I'm sorry 🙁 You're the second person I seemed to freak out with that post. I thought it would ease the minds of recent waitlisters to let them know it was more of an availability issue than a problem with them. Don't give up hope at all! I'm sure interviews are wrapping up soon and it'll be waitlist pulling from then on out! 🙂
 
DrMeows said:
I'm sorry 🙁 You're the second person I seemed to freak out with that post. I thought it would ease the minds of recent waitlisters to let them know it was more of an availability issue than a problem with them. Don't give up hope at all! I'm sure interviews are wrapping up soon and it'll be waitlist pulling from then on out! 🙂
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No need to be sorry 🙂, you were super helpful and overall, I'd much rather know than not know. But maybe it didn't help that your whole post made me want to go there even more :laugh:. I was just getting comfortable with the idea of not getting accepted 😛. Whatever's meant to happen will happen, so no worries. Besides, I should go to sleep, I have another interview in the morning.
 
To echo everyone else, WOW! Had an amazing time this weekend. If its possible, I'm even more excited to start at MUCOM! I love that they're giving us mini iPads!!! Everyone seemed so nice and enthusiastic! Can't wait until fall!
 
BuddyTheElf said:
To echo everyone else, WOW! Had an amazing time this weekend. If its possible, I'm even more excited to start at MUCOM! I love that they're giving us mini iPads!!! Everyone seemed so nice and enthusiastic! Can't wait until fall!
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I know who all the major SDNers are on here and met them this weekend, but for the life of me couldn't figure out who you, BuddyTheElf, was. It's killing me! 😳
 
DrMeows said:
I know who all the major SDNers are on here and met them this weekend, but for the life of me couldn't figure out who you, BuddyTheElf, was. It's killing me! 😳
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HA! How could you miss him/her:naughty:...the complimentary candy cane after introducing them self was a dead give away.
 
Mr Kenobi said:
HA! How could you miss him/her:naughty:...the complimentary candy cane after introducing them self was a dead give away.
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Glad you enjoyed that 😉

DrMeows said:
I know who all the major SDNers are on here and met them this weekend, but for the life of me couldn't figure out who you, BuddyTheElf, was. It's killing me! 😳
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I just friended you on FB.... 🙂
 
This weekend was really informative. I'm really excited for the fall! I agree our class is awesome, I must have missed BuddyTheElf so you'll have to bring some candy canes to orientation!
 
BetaAlpha89 said:
This weekend was really informative. I'm really excited for the fall! I agree our class is awesome, I must have missed BuddyTheElf so you'll have to bring some candy canes to orientation!
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No problem there! :laugh: I'll bring the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup.
 
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