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^ haha,...Yeah, needing size small was a bit emasculating, but I like a trim fit. Can't have extra fabric flailing all over the place when Im out there saving lives
Do most people at MCW use iPhones or Android-based phones? (I'm about to buy my first smartphone and I wanna be in the same tech ecosystem as most of my classmates.)
How long does it take to officially become a Wisconsin state resident in order to get the lower in-state tuition? And how hard is the process?
Lot's of people have iphones or blackberry's.
I know that some schools will allow students to have in-state tuition after the first year. MCW does not do that. I'm not sure how long it takes and if you can do it while being in school.
The bookstore actually has a pretty minimal markup, so the prices there are fine. The books are still not cheap though :/
Anatomy: Netter (or other anatomy atlas, the one I used was 30 years old) and the cadaver atlas is super helpful.
Biochem: none (i bought lippencott and never used it)
Devo/Genetics: none
Neuro: None. I bought Nolte and returned it 3 days later, just wasn't as helpful as I had hoped
Cell & Tissue: Wheater's (don't buy - wait for big sib info on that, hint hint)
Phys: Guyton & Hall (dont buy - wait for big sib info on that, hint hint)
Genetics: None.What books do MCWers think are must gets? Don't worry, they'll be paper weights until school starts. Just thought I'd search the internet for some cheap ones ahead of time. Plus, my parents might be willing to get them for me.
What books do MCWers think are must gets? Don't worry, they'll be paper weights until school starts. Just thought I'd search the internet for some cheap ones ahead of time. Plus, my parents might be willing to get them for me.
Thanks for all the advice. I think I'll probably hold off buying books except for Netter. Going to be dropping by soon to hunt for apartments. Is the school open to visitors? I might show my dad the school.
You don't necessarily have to buy Netter now. As I said above, the AMA will give you netter flash cards if you join for 4 years (as well as a whole bunch of other benefits... join the AMA!).Thanks for all the advice. I think I'll probably hold off buying books except for Netter. Going to be dropping by soon to hunt for apartments. Is the school open to visitors? I might show my dad the school.
Is easy to get around via public bus? The Milwaukee bus map looks like it covers a lot of area. Are the buses a reliable mode of transportation I can depend on? Do they arrive frequently? Are they acceptably frequent late at night? Is it reasonably fast to travel to most places by bus? Do you have to do a million transfers to get to most places I might want to go to?
i.e., Can I depend on the public busses to get me almost everywhere I need to go, when I need to go, and with reasonable speed and ease?
Winter break, your last final (anatomy/devo) will be on Thursday, Dec 16. Friday, Dec 17 is held in reserve in case they have to push any exams back due to snowstorms.Do classes/finals run the entire week before winter break or does it usually end a day or two early? I'm buying a round trip ticket for moving to Milwaukee from California and am trying to figure out when I should make my return date.
It's nice to know that we won't really need tonss of expensive books ($$$$$$$), especially after I've seen my financial aid packet! I knew I was going to have massive debts after med school but I guess it didn't really strike me until I'm actually signing things for loans. Sighhh, :\ haha.
Do you think you really need the allotment of money for book/supplies? It seems like we won't have to spent as much as MCW has given us for books, am I right...? What kinds of supplies have you guys purchased?
Oh, and by the way, what companies do people in Wauwatosa get their DSL/cable from? Do you guys find deals for DSL somewhere (ads/online)?
So where are you guys finding your new apartments? I'm on the corner of 66th&Clarke...psyched to have a garage this year!!! No more digging out my car in winter.
I'm trying to decide between two places right now (I'm in town apartment hunting), one super close to school and one almost 2 miles away. The one closer to school is more money (of course), but I've lived the last 2 and a half years with over an hour commute to work both ways so I feel pretty strongly about living near school! Just trying to convince myself its worth the extra $60 a month...
Both have other openings if people are still looking! I'll try to post links to the craigslist ads, but if it doesn't work send me a pm if you'd like more info. The closer place has a 1 br and the farther place has a 2 br and 1 br available. Both landlords seemed really cool, and both places take cats.
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/apa/1828361701.html (Lee's the landlord for the 2br and 1 br places)
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/apa/1812154735.html
I'm trying to decide between two places right now (I'm in town apartment hunting), one super close to school and one almost 2 miles away. The one closer to school is more money (of course), but I've lived the last 2 and a half years with over an hour commute to work both ways so I feel pretty strongly about living near school! Just trying to convince myself its worth the extra $60 a month...
Both have other openings if people are still looking! I'll try to post links to the craigslist ads, but if it doesn't work send me a pm if you'd like more info. The closer place has a 1 br and the farther place has a 2 br and 1 br available. Both landlords seemed really cool, and both places take cats.
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/apa/1828361701.html (Lee's the landlord for the 2br and 1 br places)
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/apa/1812154735.html
I'm trying to decide between two places right now (I'm in town apartment hunting), one super close to school and one almost 2 miles away. The one closer to school is more money (of course), but I've lived the last 2 and a half years with over an hour commute to work both ways so I feel pretty strongly about living near school! Just trying to convince myself its worth the extra $60 a month...
Both have other openings if people are still looking! I'll try to post links to the craigslist ads, but if it doesn't work send me a pm if you'd like more info. The closer place has a 1 br and the farther place has a 2 br and 1 br available. Both landlords seemed really cool, and both places take cats.
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/apa/1828361701.html (Lee's the landlord for the 2br and 1 br places)
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/apa/1812154735.html
I had a pretty similar decision to make when I was looking for an apartment. I choose the one that was further away (also slightly more expensive by ~50/month). I choose it because its in downtown Tosa, right next to grocery stores and the banks and the parking situation was better for me. During the spring/fall, I still walked to school (~35 minutes). It was a nice walk, but definitely doable on a daily basis.
I signed the lease on my new apartment yesterday, and I really like it. It's on N 72 between w lloyd and w garfield, so it's only about a 6 minute drive to school, and it's in a really quiet neighborhood.
Very nice. There are a few people in my class (including myself) who live in that general area. Being close to North St. is pretty useful. You're also decently close to downtown Tosa.
Thanks, yeah, I did a LOT of work looking around at different apartments to find this great place. I was a hair's breadth from signing the lease on a place on w wisconsin ave around the 60 something streets. But after the official showing in the afternoon I went back there again later to scope out the area, because I'm not from wisconsin, and boy am I glad I did! It's (relatively) so noisy! As it gets later in the day there are cars constantly driving down that street, some very loud, some blasting radios, some motor bikes growling, and noisy city busses going by frequently. And the only non-house things around there are car washes, McDonalds, and junk like that. I'm not moving out of a bad neighborhood in a big city all the way to suburbs in wisconsin just to be living again in an area with lots of street noise and junky stores! It's not terrible in that neighborhood, but I've been living in a crappy city neighborhood for a long time now, so if I'm moving all the way out to wisconsin then I'm definitely going to make sure I can enjoy the peace and quiet that I can get there.
That w wisconsin apartment was bigger and fancier than the apartment I chose, but location, location, location. The place I chose is in a MUCH quieter location, and the people there are so friendly, and it's closer to fancy shops, etc. On top of which, the place I chose also has a full-sized private deck, much better views out the windows, LOTS of light streaming in most of the day, and more. The w wisconsin ave apartment was really cool too, so part of me is still wondering "what if," but in truth I'm basically certain that I made the right choice.
When I moved in I signed up for a bank account at a bank that's right across the street from where I live. Only bonus I got was a duffle bag or something. There's places around here that will give you cash bonuses if you fulfill some conditions, but I don't know what they are.A couple other random questions for you all.
I'll be changing banks when I move, neither bank I have now will have branches anywhere near WI. I read on a thread for another school that local banks have "signing bonuses" during orientation for new accounts, does that happen here? Or should I just go ahead and set up accounts when I get in? Also, anyone have experience with the Credit Unions around town?
Not as important now, but just wondering, do we get bus passes as a part of student fees?
In line with the previous questions about Christmas break, what do we usually do the Monday through Wednesday before Thanksgiving? Exams and such or just classes? I think one of the emails said that Oasis would have the class schedule, but I didn't see it last week when I looked.
Thanks for all the help!
Does your mcw email only receive messages from other Angel users? Trying to get the Amazon Prime deal, but no messages are appearing. Tried a test message with my main email and no luck.
You're using the email client at https://owamail.mcw.edu/ right?Does your mcw email only receive messages from other Angel users? Trying to get the Amazon Prime deal, but no messages are appearing. Tried a test message with my main email and no luck.
You're using the email client at https://owamail.mcw.edu/ right?
The Angel client is only for people sending messages through Angel. The one at owamail is your actual school email (i.e. the address you've been using to log into Angel).Oh no. I was using the one on Angel. I don't think we've gotten any information about that client.
The Angel client is only for people sending messages through Angel. The one at owamail is your actual school email (i.e. the address you've been using to log into Angel).
You should have received information about it in the same email you received info about angel and oasis. At least we did last year...
They do have different passwords (or the same if you changed them to be the same)
Better to get into it now than in a month when you have 9000 emails from Schwabenlander to dig through.Just went through my emails and low and behold, I found the email about that. Thanks for the help.
Ugh. How did I get into medical school again
He does forward a lot of important ones though. I still read the majority because I want to know about the free food events.I'm pretty sure I stopped reading Schwabenlander's emails about two days into the school year.
He does forward a lot of important ones though. I still read the majority because I want to know about the free food events.