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I'll start:

I'm from NY (Manhattan and Mt. Kisco), went to College in Maine, work in Boston at a Harvard hospital. I want to do surgery of some sort (I think...).
 
Bobcat 05 said:
I'll start:

I'm from NY (Manhattan and Mt. Kisco), went to College in Maine, work in Boston at a Harvard hospital. I want to do surgery of some sort (I think...).
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I'm from NY (Queens), finishing up my undergrad at Boston University, and am looking into Ortho, PM&R, and currently gettin pretty interested in Anesthesiology too.
 
I'm sure come May 15th or so this thread will finally get jumpstarted. I can't believe how many pages the MCW 2011 page has.
 
Hi! It's my first time posting in this class thread. Robizzle told me to so I'm doing as he says. 😉

Anyways, I'm from California (Berkeley), went to UCLA as an undergrad, and am working at a children's hospital. What do I want I want to do? Well, that remains a huge ?
 
I'm from The Twin Cities area in MN. I went to college at Wheaton College near Chicago and majored in Old Testament Archaeology. Currently, I work as a phlebotomist at a large clinic. I would love to do something with peds. I know I don't want to do normal pediatrics in a clinic. I'm not so big on all the well visits or the sore throat/ear aches that they so often see. I want to work with the really sick kids.

Can someone tell me more about the curriculum? I know it's pretty traditional. How often are exams? Is PBL a large portion (I don't really want it to be).
Also how is the area to live in? I'm trying to decide between MCW and here. MCW would feel more like home in the midwest but it would be really new and interesting to live out on the east coast.
 
Allerian1004 said:
Can someone tell me more about the curriculum? I know it's pretty traditional. How often are exams? Is PBL a large portion (I don't really want it to be).
Also how is the area to live in? I'm trying to decide between MCW and here. MCW would feel more like home in the midwest but it would be really new and interesting to live out on the east coast.
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The curriculum is pretty standard, with basic science classes (anatomy, biochem...) first year, systems (cardio, resp) second year, clinical 3rd and 4th years. The clincal sites are good (Westchester Med is a level I trauma center, burn center, transplant center, and has a brand new pedes hospital; St. Vincent's sees some good "city medicine). Valhallah is far enough from NYC that you won't be tempted to go every weekend, but close enought that you can easily have a fully day in the city when you need to blow off steam. I'm from Mt. Kisco (~20 min north), feel free to ask any specific questions if you have them. Also, Universe Explorer (I think that is his name) has posted several quite long and detailed descriptions of the school, the sites, and all that stuff, so those will I'm sure be helpful.
 
C.P. Jones said:
when did you get your fin aid final packet? since we have to make a decision by may 15th......i'd like to know what each school will give me instead of taking one and rejecting the other that for all I know was actually going to help me out financially.
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I can't say I recall when I got my finaid info, but my parents are kings of the tax extension, so it was probably late. They don't ask for much other than the FAFSA, hard copies of you and your parents tax returns, and another form I think. If you fill it out promptly you should have everything back. In addition, they mail you a timeline of when they will be processing fin aid for each class. If for some reason they aren't processing your class until after May 15th, I'd encourage you to give them a call and speak directly to Tony Sozzo (DON'T try talking to anyone else!!!) about it once you have all the paperwork in.

Overall, I'd encourage you to relax a little bit - this whole process is stressful and you are through the stressful part so enjoy it, because you are about to redefine stress in the fall!
 
Bobcat 05 said:
The curriculum is pretty standard, with basic science classes (anatomy, biochem...) first year, systems (cardio, resp) second year, clinical 3rd and 4th years. The clincal sites are good (Westchester Med is a level I trauma center, burn center, transplant center, and has a brand new pedes hospital; St. Vincent's sees some good "city medicine). Valhallah is far enough from NYC that you won't be tempted to go every weekend, but close enought that you can easily have a fully day in the city when you need to blow off steam. I'm from Mt. Kisco (~20 min north), feel free to ask any specific questions if you have them. Also, Universe Explorer (I think that is his name) has posted several quite long and detailed descriptions of the school, the sites, and all that stuff, so those will I'm sure be helpful.
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I actually wanted to add a little bit to this. Our 2nd year curriculum is a full year of path, a semester of microbiology, and a semester of pharmacology. Pathology is done by system. Microbiology is covered by type of bug (virus, bacteria, fungus, parasite, etc.). Pharmacology is covered by system but is not really integrated with path (since it's only a semester).
 
:laugh: yea, i definitely should just relax now.

is there anything in the curriculum that you really like or anything you think should be changed? what types of clinical experience do you get in the 1st 2 years? (including in the form of class on taking histories, etc.) Finally, is there a good opportunity to do clinical work abroad b/w first and second year? what do most NYMCers do during this time? I would really really like to do something clinical in Sicily.
 
Clinical exposure in the first two years is similar to most other schools. To be honest, it seems like all of the schools try to advertise "early clinical experience" these days, but there is only so much you can do without a drastic change in curriculum (a few schools essentially start 3rd year clerkships in second year, but they are few and far between). At NYMC, during first year you take a class about history-taking, then practice in small groups, then begin going to a preceptor once a week and practing on patients (usually at a private doctor's office). Preceptors may be internist or pediatricians. During the behavioral science course in the spring, you will attend one of the psych hospitals and participate by interviewing psych patients with residents. Second year, you will have similar small group sessions and classes on physical exam skills, and then again will go to preceptor once a week to do full history and physicals (these preceptors can be in offices, the hospitals, or even the prison - which is a great experience). In the middle of second year you'll take a standardized patient exam that is graded and video recorded. There are also two additional sessions where you will learn and practice pelvic and rectal exams on female and male standardized patients...Many students go abroad btw first and second year - there are tons of opportunities for more clinical experience as well as medical spanish courses, etc. Many other students do research, either through NYMC or a different institution. There are lots of "research fellowships" through different departments at NYMC that are essentially clinical fellowships - for example, working with plastic surgery over the summer usually means scrubbing in on cases and following the team while trying to help them with research...
 
hey guys,

i'm planning my trip to valhalla from nyc for my interview. i'd like to take public transportation... any suggestions/tips? thanks in advance
 
Just FYI, I called NYMC today and they said that all the info (starting with the all important financial aid) will be getting sent starting in the end of March.
 
Hey can any of you answer these questions?
1. What is the social life like? Do the students go to thirsty turtle or black bear or another white plains bar one night a week to relax, or is it more of study study study?

2. To change pace, does anyone once in a while take the train to the city on a saturday morning and study at the public library or say bryant park, then take a break doing nyc stuff, shopping etc, then study more, then take train back? Seems like something i would do once in a while to change up the study location.

3. Are there hot girls that matriculate, or will we have to put on a pair of "NYMC goggles"?
 
Enwysefinest said:
Hey can any of you answer these questions?
1. What is the social life like? Do the students go to thirsty turtle or black bear or another white plains bar one night a week to relax, or is it more of study study study?

2. To change pace, does anyone once in a while take the train to the city on a saturday morning and study at the public library or say bryant park, then take a break doing nyc stuff, shopping etc, then study more, then take train back? Seems like something i would do once in a while to change up the study location.

3. Are there hot girls that matriculate, or will we have to put on a pair of "NYMC goggles"?
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1.) The social life is really dependent on the type of person you are, and where in the academic year you are. First year I'd say I went out at least 2x a week, thirsty turtle a lot, and great american pub. I also went to the city a bunch. Second year is a bit more scattered since you have 6 weeks between exams. During the first 3 weeks I go out a bunch, but the next 3 im pretty intense. Some people try to go out an even amount each week, but whatever works for you. Near the end of 2nd year, like I'm in currently, we dont get ot go out as much, just because the work really starts to pile on with board prep and stuff. But compared to my other friends, I say we go out a bit more. It's a very work hard party hard atmosphere

2.) Some people do go to the city and study. I personally enjoy studying at school, but I know a lot of kids who go to the city and study. For some reason, a lot of kids I know study at Columbia.

3.) Surprisingly, at least the second year class has a lot of good looking girls. I wasnt expecting much, being medical school and all, but I'd say my class in general is pretty good looking overall.

If you have any other questions feel free to PM me.
 
Not even joking, that video make me like NYMC a lot more...I'm a lot closer to going than I was 30 min ago.
 
That is the best video ever! I love the gunner shirt!
 
Robizzle said:
Hey congrats on your acceptance to SLU. I think it's really tough to compare these 2 schools, like many other NYMC vs. ____ decisions, it comes down to more than just the education in my opinion because they're probably similar.

As far as matchlists go, here's SLU's: http://medschool.slu.edu/matchlist/index.phtml?page=matchlist_2006

and here's NYMC's:
http://nymc.edu/admit/Medical/info/Match2006.asp

Sometime's it's good to compare how many people matched into competitive specialties (although this will depend on several factors, e.g. what students actually wanted to specialize in) But it's a good start...

Neurosurgery: 4-NYMC, 0-SLU
Dermatology: 1-NYMC, 0-SLU
Ophtalmology: 4-NYMC, 3-SLU
Orthopedic Surgery: 8-NYMC, 4-SLU
Rad-Onc: 0-NYMC, 2-SLU
Anesthesiology: 23-NYMC, 9-SLU

So NYMC's got SLU beat in most of these... but it's tough to say that that actually makes it a better program. It also depends on class size (I'm pretty sure NYMC's is bigger) and what people were actually more interested in.

Where did you feel most comfortable? What kind of city are you looking for? Are you more of a southern hospitality type person??
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I'm a cali girl, no matter where i go i'll FREEZE! anyways i guess this is a bit premature, b/c i thought my interview went well but that was 13 weeks ago and it's starting to look like NYMC is not gonna come through for me +pity+
 
Has anyone gotten any scholarships to NYMC so far? Also... is anyone go to bring their car? I'm from MN and calculated 19 hours from my door to NYMC. It's a long way but I could do it if someone helped me. Also, does anyone know about NYMC's health insurance policy? I ask because I have Lupus and need access to a couple different specialists. I would assume that we would atleast get access to NYMC physicians but I might go down to Columbia. We'll see. (My current Rheumatologist was trained there and probably knows good rheumies there).
Weird question... I never saw the library. What kind of facilities does it have? Computer lab?
 
Allerian1004 said:
Has anyone gotten any scholarships to NYMC so far? Also... is anyone go to bring their car? I'm from MN and calculated 19 hours from my door to NYMC. It's a long way but I could do it if someone helped me. Also, does anyone know about NYMC's health insurance policy? I ask because I have Lupus and need access to a couple different specialists. I would assume that we would atleast get access to NYMC physicians but I might go down to Columbia. We'll see. (My current Rheumatologist was trained there and probably knows good rheumies there).
Weird question... I never saw the library. What kind of facilities does it have? Computer lab?
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The only question I can answer: Yes, i'm bringing my car if I go...and living an hour away makes that a pretty easy choice for me 🙄 Even if I went far away (say Creighton), I would still bring my car.
 
Allerian1004 said:
Has anyone gotten any scholarships to NYMC so far? Also... is anyone go to bring their car? I'm from MN and calculated 19 hours from my door to NYMC. It's a long way but I could do it if someone helped me. Also, does anyone know about NYMC's health insurance policy? I ask because I have Lupus and need access to a couple different specialists. I would assume that we would atleast get access to NYMC physicians but I might go down to Columbia. We'll see. (My current Rheumatologist was trained there and probably knows good rheumies there).
Weird question... I never saw the library. What kind of facilities does it have? Computer lab?
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The admissions office is useless when it comes to telling me when I'll get stuff, they keep saying "in a couple weeks".

Bring your car, it is hard to get anywhere in Westchester without it.

I would think WMC would have all the specalists you need for Lupus, but then again I could be totally wrong. I only mention this because I think it would be more convienient to walk to your doc than drive/Metro North.

I actually didn't see the library either...weird.
 
Allerian1004 said:
Has anyone gotten any scholarships to NYMC so far? Also... is anyone go to bring their car? I'm from MN and calculated 19 hours from my door to NYMC. It's a long way but I could do it if someone helped me. Also, does anyone know about NYMC's health insurance policy? I ask because I have Lupus and need access to a couple different specialists. I would assume that we would atleast get access to NYMC physicians but I might go down to Columbia. We'll see. (My current Rheumatologist was trained there and probably knows good rheumies there).
Weird question... I never saw the library. What kind of facilities does it have? Computer lab?
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You will want your car during the first two years.

NYMCs health insurance policy is GREAT. It's not cheap (2000/yr, I think) but it's a PPO. You should have NO problem seeing all the specialists you could ever need at NYMC or Columbia.

As far as the library, it's actually in the main academic building, so you probably did see it you just didn't notice it. There is a small computer lab (most people just use their laptops) and good study space. Plus, the mods are good study space as well - and add up to MUCH more space than the library.
 
Good health insurance is definately a plus! It would be easier to go to WMC. In Chicago I was seen at Northwestern which was over an hour away. Rheumatology there was amazing. I wonder if NYMC has a pediatric rheumatology program. That would be really neat to work with some of those docs.
Has anyone looked at some of the clinical rotations you do? I saw the Chronic Care for Pediatrics and I thought that was so awesome. I volunteered at a small hospital in Chicago just for kids with Chronic Illnesses and I loved it. Is the children's hospital good even though it's only a few years old?
 
Allerian1004 said:
Is the children's hospital good even though it's only a few years old?
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I don't know personally, but I think so. I grew up in Westchester, and I remember as a little kid for some reason knowing that WMC was a useless hospital. However, over the last 10+ years, it has really turned around. They have a deal with local hospitals so that they won't steal the routine (boring) cases, so all of their patients (pedes or big people) are sick. They are a level I trauma center, a burn center, a transplant center, have a good (I think) cardio-thorasic program, and a level 4 (I think) neonatal unit (and I don't know if level 4 is high or low). So, with all that stuff I would assume the pedes hospital is the major pedes hospital north of NYC.
 
Could I do rotations and Westchester Children's hospital and do an elective away rotation at another children's hospital? Second, how did people match this year? I was just looking through 2006 last night and saw that 28 matched to Peds which interests me. However, they had other competitive matches like radiology, derm, path and quite a few ortho. Finally, what is the average debt for a student attending NYMC?
 
How many of you are going to stay in the apartments? This was a big thing for me when I saw the school. At my undergrad school you were required to live on campus and it created an awesome community enviroment. From what I saw during my interview, there was a pretty friendly community enviroment among the 1st and 2nd years. Can you have pets in the apartments? Particularly cats?
 
Allerian1004 said:
How many of you are going to stay in the apartments? This was a big thing for me when I saw the school. At my undergrad school you were required to live on campus and it created an awesome community enviroment. From what I saw during my interview, there was a pretty friendly community enviroment among the 1st and 2nd years. Can you have pets in the apartments? Particularly cats?
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From last years NYMC thread:

"on-campus housing does not allow ANY pets (other than fish or birds)."

Its one of the things I don't like about it either as I really want to get a kitten.
 
Hey Kids,
I'm a first year at NYMC and the technical chair of the Scribes committee of our. Feel free to PM me with questions about whatever.

Pros for me: Close to NYC, great facilities, great mix of students, relatively small, cohesive and only mildly competitive class, approachable and supportive faculty, great match list and board preparation, on-campus housing, free parking, and early clinical exposure (we learn the patient interview first year, clinical skills second year).

Cons: Amount of class time, yankees fans, gas prices (about 30 cents higher than out of state, about 50 cents higher than NJ), comparative cost to other schools, yankees fans, the geese, and yankees fans.

Look at the 2007 match list (should be on the main website)...that should say worlds about our little school. We may not have the SDN reputation (based on pre-med hallucinations/here-say/US News rankings...which mean nothing in terms of eduation), or the world-renown reputation of other schools, but every year we match 20-30 kids into Rads and 10-15 into the highly competitive specialties (ORL, Neurosurgery, Urology, Ophthamology, etc). Personally, I think we're one of the best kept secrets in medicine, but shhhh dont tell the rest of SDN.
 
alwaysaangel said:
From last years NYMC thread:

"on-campus housing does not allow ANY pets (other than fish or birds)."

Its one of the things I don't like about it either as I really want to get a kitten.
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If a kitten is your major deciding factor on which medical school you're going to...we need to have a serious talk. We aren't technically "allowed" to have animals on campus, but there are a few folks in married housing that have cats anyway. Or you can live off campus.
 
Allerian1004 said:
Could I do rotations and Westchester Children's hospital and do an elective away rotation at another children's hospital? Second, how did people match this year? I was just looking through 2006 last night and saw that 28 matched to Peds which interests me. However, they had other competitive matches like radiology, derm, path and quite a few ortho. Finally, what is the average debt for a student attending NYMC?
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Peds question: Yes you can do a rotation at WMC and then do an away rotation somewhere else. Just be forewarned: our rotations are done on a lottery system and EVERYONE wants to do peds at WMC...you might not end up there.

Competitive matches: Answered above...you'll change what you're interested in once a month until you're actually filling out the NRMP forms.

Average Debt: unless your parents are going to help you out, you're independantly wealthy or you're exceptionally brilliant (receive a merit based scholarship) you're looking at 60k/yr. It's is a little on the high side compared to other places...but what's another 20k when you're 200k in the hole already.
 
LJDHC05 said:
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If a kitten is your major deciding factor on which medical school you're going to...we need to have a serious talk. We aren't technically "allowed" to have animals on campus, but there are a few folks in married housing that have cats anyway. Or you can live off campus.
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Wow.

Well NYMC just dropped down another notch as not going to a school with jerks or people who can't read is also a major deciding factor for me.

I said its one of the things I don't like about ON-CAMPUS HOUSING. Yes, I want a kitten, and yes that wouldn't be possible if I lived in on-campus housing at NYMC. So it becomes a factor along with a million other things. And actually yes, since its one of the few differences between my three choices - it is fairly major.

Geez.
 
how does the rotation lottery system work? If i really want to go to NYC, what are my real chances of that happening?

will wearing my red sox shirt ensure that 80 percent of the class will no longer talk to me? i'll do it anyway 😀

the debt does suck a lot, but compared to the other schools i'm looking at, it's actually about the same (diff. living expenses) or even less (like Tufts). UConn being the only one i'm waiting for which would be a real difference.
 
C.P. Jones said:
will wearing my red sox shirt ensure that 80 percent of the class will no longer talk to me? i'll do it anyway 😀
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me and my red sox hat will still talk to you.
 
no, no! don't let that drop NYMC! I love kitties myself, so we can all share in our not being able to have kitties. During college, my roommate and I would discuss how it would be possible for us to have a cat without anyone knowing, mwahahahahaha.

speaking of kitties, have you seen the "toyger"? if you haven't, look it up. It's bred to look like a tiger, and i always wanted a cat that looked like this, but no breeds were ever really close. Closest was always just an Amer. Shorthair.

alwaysaangel said:
Wow.

Well NYMC just dropped down another notch as not going to a school with jerks or people who can't read is also a major deciding factor for me.

I said its one of the things I don't like about ON-CAMPUS HOUSING. Yes, I want a kitten, and yes that wouldn't be possible if I lived in on-campus housing at NYMC. So it becomes a factor along with a million other things.

Geez.
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C.P. Jones said:
speaking of kitties, have you seen the "toyger"? if you haven't, look it up. It's bred to look like a tiger, and i always wanted a cat that looked like this, but no breeds were ever really close. Closest was always just an Amer. Shorthair.
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OMG! I WANT ONE!
 
alwaysaangel said:
OMG! I WANT ONE!
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bring one to student affairs and just say "how can you say no to this face"
 
alwaysaangel said:
Wow.

Well NYMC just dropped down another notch as not going to a school with jerks or people who can't read is also a major deciding factor for me.

I said its one of the things I don't like about ON-CAMPUS HOUSING. Yes, I want a kitten, and yes that wouldn't be possible if I lived in on-campus housing at NYMC. So it becomes a factor along with a million other things. And actually yes, since its one of the few differences between my three choices - it is fairly major.

Geez.
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I was kidding around, I guess my sarcastic wit didn't come across well on SDN. Sorry about that. There are jerks at every medical school who cant read very well...

Like I said, there are folks that do have kitties on campus despite the "housing policy" and to my knowledge they only do
"pest check" in apartments on the first tuesday of the month.
 
C.P. Jones said:
how does the rotation lottery system work? If i really want to go to NYC, what are my real chances of that happening?

will wearing my red sox shirt ensure that 80 percent of the class will no longer talk to me?
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There's a three tiered lottery system. The first two lotteries determine the order of your rotations (Block and sequence respectively), the second one determines where you're going for them. Right after the lottery is finished, most people switch their assigments around to their liking, so there's alot of wiggle room for you to get down to Manhattan if you want, but you're most likely going to have to move once or twice. The better clinical sites tend to be in Westchester, especially for surgery and peds/ We also have clinical sites in Danbury, CT and on Statton Island that have housing and food provided (Ob/Gyn, IM and a couple others).

Seeing that about half the class is from the West Coast, you're pretty safe. I've been told that I'm a "brave soul" for wearing my sox gear out in public.
 
LJDHC05 said:
I was kidding around, I guess my sarcastic wit didn't come across well on SDN. Sorry about that. There are jerks at every medical school who cant read very well...

Like I said, there are folks that do have kitties on campus despite the "housing policy" and to my knowledge they only do
"pest check" in apartments on the first tuesday of the month.
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No harm, sarcasm is hard on the internet.

I doubt I would break the rules - I want a kitten, but if I have to wait I will.
 
Do not fear the lottery system. Many schools do this to distribute students to multiple clinical sites, and although it is stressful at the time, almost everyone I know ended up getting mostly what they wanted. If you want to move the the city, chances are you'll get most of your rotations there. Also, students are allowed to switch right up until a few days before the clerkship starts. While I do know plenty of people who ended up doing a month or two in a place they didn't initially want (oddly enough, most of those same people really enjoyed these rotations by the end), I don't know anyone who wasn't able to move to the area that they were hoping to spend the majority of their time....Cats are not allowed on campus housing, although there were at least 2 people in my class who had them in the "married" housing. The super knew about them, everyone just pretended to ignore it. Of course, you can always live off campus. If you want to move to the city for clinical years, keep in mind that it is more difficult and expensive to find an apt down here that allows pets at all (some of my classmates had to send their dogs home to their parents after sencond year)....All allopathic schools will require a peds rotation and also allow you to do electives in whatever you want at any other accredited school. In fact, in addition to the 2mo 3rd year clerkship, you can do a peds SubI as a fourth year (instead of a medicine SubI) and Chonic Care Peds elective that you can take 4th year instead of Geriatrics, so there's plenty of opportunity to work at the Children's Hospital...For more info about the school check out the first couple pages of this thread - there are a couple of us who have been posting info about housing, debt, location, clerkships, social life, etc...please post any other questions about NYMC - I'll try to help out if I can. Also, if there are threads in pre-allo with questions about the school, feel free post a link to this thread (I'm not really down with posting in pre-allo, and I'd rather have people who are really interested in the school or really go here to dispense information, rather than the hearsay that seems to get thrown around there)...good luck with your choices
 
how many of your classmates got in with a march/april interview?
 
Enwysefinest said:
how many of your classmates got in with a march/april interview?
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Not sure exactly, I do know that one of my roommates interviewed late and was accepted off the waitlist in May. Historically, they interview about 1000 kids and accept like 600 out of about 10,000 that apply...so your odds are pretty good if you get an interview.
 
are there computer reqs?

I have a desktop that I used in college, but it's more of the "home" computer now, so I'll get a new one. I think I'll just go for the laptop now.

Here's the thing, I'm a windows person, and never liked apple, but that was just due to closed-mindedness. My friends got macbooks and love them, and they are really cool. So through work I can get a discounted macbook or mackbook pro. And they are really nice discounts....about 1650 for a macbook pro from 2000. Or I can get really good laptop for probably around 1K. But w/ the opportunity to get such a discount off a macbook pro, i think i should do it.

I am afraid of going to school (NYMC or otherwise) and finding out that I have to get another computer, or that they will force it to be windows based. If i go apple, i'm getting OS X....so any problems w/ nymc?
 
^ while we're on the topic of technology, anybody have any recommendations for a palm pilot? I understand many have suggested to wait until after 2nd year since it will be outdated by then, but I also have heard that it's good to get familiar with it for a while so I know all the cool features by heart come 3rd yr. Any thoughts? I just want AIM, e-mail, and facebook in the palm of my hands already damnit.
 
Robizzle said:
^ while we're on the topic of technology, anybody have any recommendations for a palm pilot? I understand many have suggested to wait until after 2nd year since it will be outdated by then, but I also have heard that it's good to get familiar with it for a while so I know all the cool features by heart come 3rd yr. Any thoughts? I just want AIM, e-mail, and facebook in the palm of my hands already damnit.
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i researched this a lot since my new every 2 discount came up (today actually), and i decided i will just wait on it. i'm not going to pay for a data plan of at least 45 dollars in addition to my phone plan...that's w/ verizon. if you have the money, maybe, but i would still wait. how long can it seriously take to learn? i'm assuming you're not a 70 yr old man, and will probably learn it very quickly. i had hoped it would work w/ wifi, but verizon makes it so that they don't come w/ wifi....maybe the pilot does, that would be awesome. i say get it if money's not an issue, but if it is at all, then i wouldn't bother. i've heard many stories of ppl that don't even end up using them, even in 3rd year, but talking to a doc in my lab, he really likes using it for clinical work. i think i will get one, but during 3rd year. i also heard the same thing about technology on these changing all the time.
 
Compy recommendations:
Anything that runs...period. Everything runs equally well on Mac/PC so it doesn't really make a difference. Whatever you get, make it on the smaller side because lugging that 17 inch laptop 25 pound around is a pain.

Palm/PocketPC recommendations:
There really isn't too much of a need, unless you're an obsessive-compulsive organizer/email checker. I've got a Treo 650 and use it as an organizer and phone. It's great to only carry one device around, but it's not cheap. I think one the newer versions have WiFi built in so you don't have to pay for a data plan.

I echo people's recommendations to wait until 3rd year so that you can get up-to-date clinical software.
 
i priced a dell to be around 1250 w/ about the same specs as the 2.16 ghz macbook, and it's 1250 compared to 1650...and that's the dell WITH office, which i already have, so it would be 1100 w/o office. so basically 550 extra to make it an apple instead of dell.....hmmmmmm....and i do want the mac (rob, get the palm so that i'll go buy the mac 😀 )
 
C.P. Jones said:
i priced a dell to be around 1250 w/ about the same specs as the 2.16 ghz macbook, and it's 1250 compared to 1650...and that's the dell WITH office, which i already have, so it would be 1100 w/o office. so basically 550 extra to make it an apple instead of dell.....hmmmmmm....and i do want the mac (rob, get the palm so that i'll go buy the mac 😀 )
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haha sounds good to me!

the funniest part about this is i really want the palm to check my email and go online. im not even thinking about 3rd year yet 😀.

shouldn't there be some companies/plans where you can buy 1 originally and then upgrade to a higher tech one later one if one comes out?? i would assume that's a pretty good idea.. keep your customers coming back for more for a discounted price so they don't switch to another company..
 
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