National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine

[silver_eyess]

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Hi guys,
I need some feedback on this. My former Science teacher and now head of the Medical Magnet program nominated me for the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine at my school. The application was due on Jan. 15, 2001. It goes by a first come first serve basis, so I turned it on November 26, 2000. Does anybody know how long or when do you start received acceptance letters? And anything about the program itself like the lifestyle, roommates, food (lol?you gotta have good food), showers, field trips? The social formal etc. In addition, I picked Los Angeles as my destination and my second choice is Chicago. Please give my info about the locations as well like what did you do there, where did you stay, etc. Thanks!

 

[Cordoba]

Don't worry about being accepted to the youth forum on medicine. They are a business that exposes high school kids to the medical community, and they want your money. I went to the forum in Boston a couple years ago. It was a wonderfull experience that solidified my desire to pursue medicine. I Hope it does the same for you. Have fun!

 

[silver_eyess]

thanks. you seem like it is a bad thing, by saying "they just want your money" but then you say that you "had a great experience." Also, do alot of people get accepted...i mean it isn't competitive right? Thanks.

 

[AUDREYHEPBURNFAN]

My brother attended the Los Angeles one last summer and he came home with countless stories to share. According to him, it affirmed his desire to pursue a career in medicine. He toured a few hospitals and listened to some interesting speakers. I don't really think the program is that competitive. It served as an opportunity to meet high school students from various states, who had the same interest: to pursue a career in medicine. However, as mentioned before, it is very expensive and I thought it was a waste of money because there are other ways to explore whether or not medicine interest you. I was pissed at my brother for wasting a sum of money that great. Those two weeks could have funded two MCAT Kaplan prep courses: one for my younger brother and one for me. Yes he did talk about those two weeks immediately after he came home, but he never mentioned it again. Unless your parents have money to throw around, find other ways to see if medicine interests you. I suggest exposing yourself to medicine through volunteering.....it is a lot more economical. I don't recall how much my parents paid for the convention, but it was a hefty sum. Keep in mind that this convention is a capitalistic scheme and the major aim is to generate revenue from naive high school students. This is just my two cents worth.

 

[silver_eyess]

yeah, it costs $1875.00. My parents payed the full amount. I hope i go to my first choice, UCLA. I returned the application on november 26th. Do you think that turning your application early, you will have a good chance of attending your first choice destination? Thanks.

 

[imtiaz]

I think I remember this. They kept sending me letters, kind of like that "Who's who" book that sends you letters. It sounds ok, but way too expensive. I don't think it's competetive, whoever pays gets to go. They try to make it sound competetive by saying there's limited space, but it really isn't. They just want you to send in your money as fast as you can. I think other people are right in saying that you should just volunteer if you want to know if medicine is right for you. But if you can afford this, then go for it. I doubt it'll be centered around you as an individual though. There's lots of people going and you won't get the level of attention or involvement that you can get in volunteering, plus volunteering is free. They even give you free lunch! This thing isn't competetive at all, that answers your major question. You will get to go if your check clears.

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