sounds good. indeed, many students who have taken some time off before school(w/c i highly recommend), or post-bacc students, or really anyone who has been on their own for awhile usually feels the same. have you been in the sinai "dorms" though? they might be different than you think, they are apartments, often 4 students 2 bathrooms, nice living area/kitchen, some are duplexes, some have more than 4 students, some have roof/patio etc. granted, its hard living with other people, and being around stressed out med students all the time was something i was not too excited about, but really, i havent encountered many people, _really_ stressed out here. the main factor in the dorms, i think, is your roomates(obviously), some people get along well and make the place a nice living space, and some people stay in their rooms and the common area is a dump, etc. people tend to make friends and move around w/in the dorms by the end of 1st year. also, if you get put with students who are 3rd and 4th yrs, not uncommon, you may rarely see them + feel like you have the place to yourself anyway. feel free to ask any additional questions, i have a physio final to procrastinate for....also, social stuff, really its not what you think, i had assumed people would always be in and out of each others apartments, hanging out etc, much like frosh year of college, however this is not really the case, i would say the dorm stuff really only makes a difference for the first few weeks of school, it makes is easier to get to know people, but if you make an extra effort, the difference is negligible...if you dont live in the dorms, and live off campus, you'll just need to make a slight effort to be more social w/sinai people, if you want to hang out w/people here etc(if youve been in the city for awhile, im assuming you have other friends you'd like to hang out w/as well)......
