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Pretty sure that would cause many many many people to get pissed. Myself included. 😉
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Pretty sure that would cause many many many people to get pissed. Myself included. 😉
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Well, that's just like... your opinion, man.
It saddens me that you probably haven't heard that quote in its originating context. I'm telling you, man... watch The Big Lebowski.
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I wish I could watch it and enjoy it but the 281 f bombs (or it's variant) would ruin it for me. Not a fan of gratuitous swearing.
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I don't remember there being that many f bombs, but then again I haven't seen it in a few years.
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That's just what I read on some website when I googled it.
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goodluck with the interview. r u flying in early so you can tour the school?
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Sounds just like me. If an interviewer asks me where I see myself in 4-5 years I'm giving them your phone number.
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That could be...dangerous. Mwahahahaha!
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How did you like the interview/tour otherwise?
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You get used to it. It's not even that bad right now.
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Meh. You'll spend most of the day inside. And Floridian evenings are quite nice.
Does it suck? Sure. But it's hardly a deal breaker.
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I know I don't get used to it... I definitely hate humidity but I can put up with it for the sake of living someplace so awesome! I'm a desert boy so even after living in southern France for 2 years, I still hated humidity and was not used to it. But I do think that humidity is not SOO bad when you're in a great place because you kind of just accept it as part of life. Far from a deal breaker.
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I wouldn't compare southern France to South Florida- more tropical, of course. Where were you living? I've been to France twice and am dying to go back!
I've lived in north central Florida, west central Florida, and now South Florida. They all have times of the year that are more humid than others, but it's pretty similar. I've lived in FL for 24 years, though, so maybe I am just incredibly acclimated to the region. 😎
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Ha ha ha! For some reason it doesn't surprise me that you are the kind to go to France. Take that as you like. 😉
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France is awesome. I would move there or Germany in Europe. England would be third, but their weather and food suck.
I speak terrible French now. Used to be a lot better when I was in high school and first couple years of college, before I started forgetting everything. I want to re-learn it and start learning Spanish. I should speak Spanish already, given my family background. Oh well... that's one of the reasons why I chose Nova. We have modules on Blackboard, but there's no formal class, so I can't imagine everyone being able to speak it very well. We shall see. I joined HOMSA to get more clinical exposure with Spanish speaking patients.
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I was all around the south of France, i.e. Pau, Albi, Perpignan, Montpellier, and Marseille. Albi was the most humid and I was there 7 months (hated the humidity every day haha) and Albi wasn't near as humid as Virginia Beach (spent 2 months there a couple summers back).
Hey if you just swing down to Hollywood, you can practice your French (if you want to call the quebecois French) to get it back! I was there in December and I swear I heard more French while walking the boardwalk than I heard any other language!
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I had no idea that any part of Florida had a decent French-speaking population. I'll have to keep that in mind. Actually, I think my IGC preceptorship is in Hollywood, FL. 👍
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Yeah there are TONS of people from QC that bring their RV's down for 6 months of the year. So every winter after hurricane season passes. This is just what my friend living there told me. She then sent me to the beach to see for myself. I was pleasantly surprised!
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Just walk to University near the mall area. There are a TON of places to eat around the mall on University. Smokey Bones, Carrabba's, Duffy's, Chili's... take your pick.
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Yes. Less than a 10 minute walk. Theres a cafe in the parking lot too but it closes at 7.
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Definitely worth watching The Big Lebowski, nice avatar btw. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_that_most_frequently_use_the_word_"****"
260 f**ks, I didn't even notice really.
@MedPR I used the shuttle and they depart at 8am. All four of us arrived early and without any issues. I'd save the cash on the rent-a-car unless you want to do a good deal of exploring. If you aren't going to be here too long (a night) then it's not worth it and the construction makes first time driving around here a pain.
260 f**ks, I didn't even notice really.
@MedPR I used the shuttle and they depart at 8am. All four of us arrived early and without any issues. I'd save the cash on the rent-a-car unless you want to do a good deal of exploring. If you aren't going to be here too long (a night) then it's not worth it and the construction makes first time driving around here a pain.
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I alreasy interviewed. I wasnt asking about a rental car.
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Reservoir Dogs... frack that movie is good. F count = 269
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I wonder how many are in all the seasons of Dexter...
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My bad, it was MedMike.
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and Eastbound & Down.
beautiful campus. they like community service a lot with their students and it is apparent in how much they pride their school culture and atmosphere. i liked that the school had so many students of different health disciplines together it made it seem more lively compared to the tiny LECOMs.
interview was difficult. can give details if anybody wants.
towards the end of the day we did some basic vital sign stuff. in my opinion total waste of time and seemed completely pointless. i was not at all interested but i pretended i was because what the hell else am i going to do.
overall good impression of the school.
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What was difficult about the interview?
It was (i think intentionally) stressful. I was interrupted mid response sometimes. They asked me about bad grades. They asked some questions which made me a bit defensive and so it became difficult to get back into a joyous cheerful mood that a good interviewer ought to be in.
Please give details. What did they ask that made it difficult?
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It was good to meet you Chiddler. I hope everything works out great for you!
I thought that the sim lab was a little fun. Getting to touch the sim patients was different. Now if we got to practice intubating them it would have been better. I agree, though with the taking a pulse and BP. I already know how to do all of that, but I paid attention because there was nothing else to do. Also, there was a chance to learn something.
The only difficult part of the actual interview for me was when they asked about a class that I had difficulty with. I am so far removed from my undergrad that I have suppressed all the bad memories and only remember the good. I did have a history class that was totally essay mid-terms that I failed both midterms before the drop date so I withdrew from the class. So they asked me about a challenging class that I was able to succeed in and what strategies I learned to succeed. Other than that one question I thought that I did fairly well with all the others.
Overall, not a bad school. I am more of a country boy and did not like the traffic. I could learn to live with it, but it was a real negative in my book. Even with a GPS, I got lost on the way to the interview. Just getting to the hotel was an adventure because I watched the van in front of me as it was side-swiped by a car as we were getting off the freeway. Our tourguide said that the traffic at starting time is always bad, and that it takes him about 30 min to drive the 4 miles from his house to the campus every day. YUCK!
dsoz
Called this morning because I want some peace of mind about when to expect a decision, and the lady said they told her end of October (but she said that is subject to change). The M1s said 2-3 weeks last year and the admissions office during interviews said 4-6 weeks. I just want to know lol.
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I enjoyed the basic vital sign stuff. Granted I've done that on real patients under my care before, but it's still cool to see the robotics in action, but hey to each his own I suppose.
The one negative that stuck out for me was making all of the interviewees sit and watch a dvd intro about the school for the first 15 minutes to "pump us up". That, to me, is insulting to the candidate.
A dvd in the package for later viewing, ok.
A dvd for a high school kid interested in the medical school, ok.
A dvd for an undergrad or someone requesting information about the school, ok.
A dvd for someone who applied to the school, has been sent an interview invite, and is now already at the school for the interview, NOT ok.
I feel that if I paid money, took time off, and traveled to the school to see it in person, I should be given the courtesy of having the school sold to me in person. I understand that some of the faculty was out of town, but I would have been fine if just a faculty came and gave us a speech. Call me old fashion, but showing me the dvd as the first thing did not give me a good vibe with the school right off the bat.
Although the tour, getting to see all their equipment, as well as the INCREDIBLE helpfulness of the tour guide, and the support system of the students made the school much, much more appealing to me.
Last thing, forgetting the day was 9/11... Has to be the most awkward welcoming I've ever experienced.
Edit: I wanted to say that the only thing really negative for me was the dvd thing. It was just a weird way to me to start off the interview day. The rest of the ~5 hours interview I really enjoyed and made me quite excited about Nova. I also wanted to add that the students and faculty in the halls didn't treat us like awkward interviewers wandering their school, but were very friendly and welcoming. I've been to interviews in the past where you get this feeling that you're intruding in their space. At Nova it really seemed like everyone is friendly and love being there.
The one negative that stuck out for me was making all of the interviewees sit and watch a dvd intro about the school for the first 15 minutes to "pump us up". That, to me, is insulting to the candidate.
A dvd in the package for later viewing, ok.
A dvd for a high school kid interested in the medical school, ok.
A dvd for an undergrad or someone requesting information about the school, ok.
A dvd for someone who applied to the school, has been sent an interview invite, and is now already at the school for the interview, NOT ok.
I feel that if I paid money, took time off, and traveled to the school to see it in person, I should be given the courtesy of having the school sold to me in person. I understand that some of the faculty was out of town, but I would have been fine if just a faculty came and gave us a speech. Call me old fashion, but showing me the dvd as the first thing did not give me a good vibe with the school right off the bat.
Although the tour, getting to see all their equipment, as well as the INCREDIBLE helpfulness of the tour guide, and the support system of the students made the school much, much more appealing to me.
Last thing, forgetting the day was 9/11... Has to be the most awkward welcoming I've ever experienced.
Edit: I wanted to say that the only thing really negative for me was the dvd thing. It was just a weird way to me to start off the interview day. The rest of the ~5 hours interview I really enjoyed and made me quite excited about Nova. I also wanted to add that the students and faculty in the halls didn't treat us like awkward interviewers wandering their school, but were very friendly and welcoming. I've been to interviews in the past where you get this feeling that you're intruding in their space. At Nova it really seemed like everyone is friendly and love being there.
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Yup 3 weeks. The adcom apparently met yesterday to make their decision. Just need to wait for the Dean to okay them.
Yea, that's why I called because I heard or read something saying he was out of town, so it would delay decisions on the first few interview dates. I think I read it hear actually (sooo tired). Anyway, I mentioned that to the admissions lady this morning and she said as far as she knows he's there. I'm hoping next Tuesday too. Good luck to everyone!
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Interesting. I enjoyed the intro video. It was a nice relaxing start to the interview day, and gave me some stuff to talk about during the interview itself.
Plus the dean was out of town so it was good seeing him and his mustache on video at least.
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Yea I really wanted to see the dean too. A man that can pull off that epic mustache has to be super interesting.
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I can assure you he doesn't disappoint. Very interesting, very receptive, and super friendly.
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