How long did it take for those people who were accepted to hear back about their application status?
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How long did it take for those people who were accepted to hear back about their application status?
Hello All, Please give your opinions on the Mississippi College "Higher One" Debit Card that they're trying to get us to use. Use it? Leave it? Pros? Cons? Bad experiences? Need some help on deciding whether its worth it.
Hi all,
So I've decided to come to MC for the masters of medical sciences program and I'm trying to figure out what I'd like to do as far as scheduling is concerned. With that being said, should I take the pre-reqs for pharmacology and take pharm. in the summer? What are your past experiences (or rumors ) about the Pharmacology course? Any ideas on how well this goes with impressing Med schools (around the area... I live in Louisiana so hopefully LSU Shreveport or N.O. or even Tulane... if I can wrap up this darn MCAT.... *sighs*
Please help! & THANKS!
Have you joined the FB group? There are many more current/former students that participate. https://www.facebook.com/groups/443196402436478/
There are a few options to your question. First, how long do you want to take? Are you looking at starting school in 2014 or 2015? Most people suggest that you take 18 months to complete the program. I don't think that's a bad option unless you have other obligations that make you need to finish in a year. I did the program in a calendar year: Summer-Summer. It was definitely an eye opener and I don't really recommend it. I took Neuro and Gross together. The test days were Monday for one and then Tuesday for the next. I was always sacrificing studying for one for the other.
If you want to take 3 semesters, start off easy in the fall. Start off with histology, cell phys and a 3 hour class. Then you have the basics and really learn how demanding the program is. Don't underestimate it--it will be your downfall. Expect to spend 10-12 hours a day studying to make an "A". It's the 5 hours that will get you. The 3 hour classes aren't hard but they do require work. They are considered the GPA boosters in the program. Remember you're here because your undergrad performance was less than spectacular. You're here to do well not do it quickly.
If you want to take pharm, you need MedPhys I & II. You do that in a semester. Pharm is a difficult course. Primarily because it is a 5 credit class that you complete in a month.
If you insist on doing the program in a calendar year, I would do Neuro and Histo together. It will be no walk in the park but is the most doable combo of bunch. Neuro, Histo, and Cell Phys and that is a full schedule. Nothing more. Then you can take Gross+3 hour or MedPhys I & II in the spring. Then you do grad seminar and 3- 3 hour classes in the summer. You finish in a calendar year. It's pretty difficult to do this program in only 2 semesters and do well.
Any thoughts on what town and campus environment are like? I know not a huge deal since most of time is spent studying but I'm a little concerned being a Yankee. I see one or two people commented on area being racist. Is that what others felt too? Were people otherwise mostly friendly in town/campus area
The students that attend the school are from a very diverse population. The area is relatively diverse as well. We have students from Michigan, California, New York, all over really. Most do come from the South though. Clinton is a small town. You can get what you need to live in Clinton. Jackson is about 30 min away. It has most of what I would go to a big city for. New Orleans is 3 hours. Can't comment on nightlife or anything because I've never been a participant in that kind of thing.
Is there racism? Yes. This is Mississippi.
Do I feel it permeates the school? No.
But I am a WASP raised in Louisiana so I may not be the best one to give an opinion on this.
Come down here with an open mind. If you come down here with the mindset that all white people hate anyone who is non-white, that is what you will see. Will you go into a dangerous area at night, regardless of the diversity of the area? Jackson is a major metropolitan area so that same things you see in Boston or New York you will see down here. Smaller scale but still present. If you have a superiority complex that all Southerners are stupid, illiterate and you are better than we are, you will get snubbed. Not because of race but because Yanks come down here thinking they are better than we are. I get talked down to all the time by non-Southerners when they hear me talk because I have a deep Southern accent and assume I'm stupid. YMMV.
Hey guys,
I've posted on this forum before in regarding to applying to the program and I'm back again with another burning question.
I applied to the program and got in touch with Baldwin as I was very concerned about my subpar GPA--2.7cumGPA; I was a business major at a top 50+ university and didn't take very many sciences courses beyond the pre med curriculum. I wrote him a detailed e-mail stating that I was dedicated to fixing all of my mistakes (I had a hell of a undergrad experience that was plagued with quite a few distractions) and that I knew the path to med school was going to be a long and arduous one. Anyways, he called me and said that my GPA wasn't an issue and depending on my GRE scores, I could gain admission into the program.
Well, I took the GRE and did fine (according to him). Baldwin e-mails me asking what classes I'd like to take and if I had submitted my tuition deposit..naturally, I take this as a good sign thinking that I'm on my way into getting accepted into the program until Mrs. Depriest tells me that I cant submit a deposit until my app has been reviewed. So, I'm kinda sweating bullets here right now..I thought I was ok to get into the program and turns out my app hasn't even been reviewed. Baldwin said he was going to review it today (8/8) but he didn't contact me with a response regarding if I was in or not.
If I don't get in for the fall semester, I guess I would be okay as long as I got to take some classes at MC (I know that any and all science courses will help my situation). Just looking for some advice from any of you who can help me out/know Baldwin better than I do.
Thanks!
I was accepted in the MS program. I am applying to other programs but haven't heard back. For now, I am focusing on this program since I am in. I would be an out of state student. To all the out of state students who are applying or who have applied to medical school from the program, how are getting into medical schools. I looked to where past students got in to, I see they got into out state schools. I just want to know where people got in. Have the medical schools heard of this program?
The program is known in the South. There are several people who have come from California to complete the program. The medical schools in the surrounding states know about the program and its quality.
Yeah the big concern is that UMMC only accepts in-state residents from what I understand. If you are an out-of-state student then you are just surrendering any possible chances of being accepted into the state school. I am from the west coast and I'll be starting the program in the fall.. I don't think you'll be at any disadvantage whatsoever. This is a great program and can really turn things around for any pre-medical student with a GPA discrepancy.
I recently graduated from the program and would suggest you take Medical Mycology during the maymester, it's a two week 3 credit course that is very easy to get an A in. Also take Food & Water microbiology during the 1st summer term, which starts sometime in June I believe.
I would suggest you apply to dental school this upcoming June, you can finish the program in a year. Only make sure you start out with one 5 hour your first semester, because as you have probably heard, the 5 hour classes are very very intense. Good luck, let me know if you have any questions.
I don't think the 2014 summer schedule is posted yet, but you could look at the 2013 schedule to get a better idea, it will pretty much be the same.
I was accepted for the Fall 2014 term and I plan to finish within 1.5 years (I'd rather slow it down and do well, just my take on it atleast). What do you guys/girls think about this schedule set up? Feel free to suggest any changes you would make!
Fall 2014 - 10 hours
- Gross Anatomy (8hrs)
- Graduate Seminar (2hrs)
Spring 2015 - 8 hours
- Medical Physiology I (5hrs)
- Biochemistry Metabolism (3hrs)
May 2015 - 3 hours
- Medical Mycology or Intro to Toxicology (3hrs)
Summer 2015 - 6 hours
- Food & Water Microbiology (3hrs)
- Cell Physiology (3hrs)
*** Apply to dental school ***
Fall 2015 - 8 hours
- Vertebrate Histology (5hrs)
- Biology of Cancer (3hrs)
PS: Looking for a roommate!
Last year, we had a rep from LSU-NO. There is definitely an in-state bias but they DO accept OOS applications. The OOS applicants they do interview have ties to the South including the Florida panhandle. They specifically recognized that attending school down here was a "tie" to the area. I don't know how many who have gotten an acceptance via this route but they do consider it. LSU-NO also has a method in which 32 post bacc science hours will substitute for your UG sGPA. So basically your MC program.
All I can tell you is what they told us at the info session. And the fact that they drove up to the out-of-state school to give a presentation that accepts a limited number of OOS students and told us that their preference for OOS students is for students from/with ties to the U.S. Gulf Coast.Hypothetically speaking,
Say one person lives on the Mississippi gulf coast and is really wanting to go to LSU-NO. Which would be better, Tulane or MC? I know Tulane is is closer and after all in the same city, but does LSU love MC's SMP that much?
Hypothetically speaking,
Say one person lives on the Mississippi gulf coast and is really wanting to go to LSU-NO. Which would be better, Tulane or MC? I know Tulane is is closer and after all in the same city, but does LSU love MC's SMP that much?
That should be as simple as a phone call to either the bio office or registrar or both.Hello,
I got accepted to the Fall 2014 term. However, due to some work issues I have to defer until Spring2015. Has anyone ever done that? And if so, is it a difficult process? Thanks!!!!