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[Robizzle]

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And on another note, anyone know when the 2007 match list will be available? Have you current students seen it yet? Just curious how it's looking this year.

 

[boyz of 4d]

I saw the match list and it deviates a little bit from the last year. To me, I felt the strongest matches were in internal med. We had large increases in people going into ER medicine (14 this year), and Ob/GYN (15 this year). I guess those trends are going to occur based on what individuals want to do year by year. The increase in ER and ob/gyn obviously took away matches in other specialities, most notably from Orthopedics (only 3 matches, but were at U chicago, Yale, and WMC). In addition there were 19 matches into radio, and 11 into gas. There was also a match into derm, and a match into rad onc, 2 into neurosurg, 3 into optho, and 2 (i think) into Urology. In addition there was a bunch into peds (about 20), mostly going to the cali area, a bunch into UCLA affiliated hospitals and USC hospitals.

In general, I was pretty pleased by the match, especially the IM since thats the field i'm considering. Keeping things in perspective, remember working hard anywhere, and getting good board scores will let you do what you want, regardless of your school.

 

[Robizzle]

Looks good to me, thanks again!

 

[Allerian1004]

What is the daily schedule of a M1 or M2 like?

 

[Allerian1004]

How many matched into peds? Looks like the 2007 haven't been posted yet.

 

[Robizzle]

How many matched into peds? Looks like the 2007 haven't been posted yet.

Boyzof4d said above that 20 matched peds

 

[LJDHC05]

Here's a quick summary:
FP= 7
Peds=24
IM= 42
Derm=1
Neuro=8
Ophthmo=3
Ob/Gyn=14
Gen Surg=14
Neuro Surg=2
Uro=1
Ortho= 3
ORL= 3
Path=2
EM=14
Anest=11
PM&R=1
Rad-diag= 21
Rad-Onc=1
Med-Peds=1
Child Psych=1

 

[boyz of 4d]

Heres the List: Sorry in advance for the formatting it was a pain

Family Practice (7):
Contra Costa County-CA
Memorial Hosp. of Rhode Island Brown - RI
Montefiore/Einstein Affil. Hosps Einstein - (Yeshiva)
Shadyside Hospital Pittsburgh, Univ. - PA
Swedish Hosp. Med. Ctr. Washington - Seattle
UVM/Fletcher Allen Vermont - Burlington
White Memorial Med Ctr Loma Linda - CA

Pediatrics (24):
Children's Hosp. of Orange Co. (2) California - L.A.
Childrens Hosp. Natl. Med. Ctr. George Washington - DC
Childrens Hospital Oakland (2) California, S.F.
Childrens Memorial Hospital Northwestern - Chicago
Cincinnati Childrens Hosp MC-OH Cincinnati - OH
Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami - FL
Loma Linda Univ. Med. Center Loma Linda - CA
Montefiore/Einstein Affil. Hosps (2) Einstein - (Yeshiva)
New England Medical Ctr. Hosp. Tufts - Boston
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY (3) Einstein
NY Med. Coll. - West. Co. Med. C (2) New York Med. Coll.
NYP Hosp-Colum Presby-NY Columbia P&S - NY
Stony Brook Teaching Hosps. S.U.N.Y. - Stony Brook SUNY at Buffalo Grad. Med./Dent. S.U.N.Y. - Buffalo
U.C.L.A. Medical Center California - L.A.
U.C.L.A. Medical Center California - L.A.
Univ. of CA-Irvine Medical Cente California - Irvine
USC Med Center Southern California

Internal Medicine (42):
Albany Medical College Albany - NY
Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr Harvard - MA
Beth Israel Medical Center Einstein │
Emory Univ. School of Medicine Emory - GA
Georgetown University Hospital Georgetown - DC
Georgetown University Hospital Georgetown - DC
Greenwich Hospital Yale - CT
Harbor-UCLA Med Ctr California - L.A.
Hennepin County Medical Ctr. Minnesota - Minneapoli
Kaiser Perman. Med. Ctr. LA/CA
Kaiser Perman. Med. Ctr. LA/CA
Long Island Jewish Med. Ctr. Einstein
Long Island Jewish Med. Ctr. Einstein
Maine Medical Center Vermont - Burlington
Mayo Graduate School of Med. Mayo Medical - MN
Montefiore/Einstein Affil. Hosps Einstein - (Yeshiva)
Montefiore/Einstein Affil. Hosps Einstein - (Yeshiva)
North Shore University Hosp. New York University
North Shore University Hosp. New York University
NY Med. Coll. - West. Co. Med. C New York Med. Coll.
Olive View Medical Center California - L.A.
Olive View Medical Center California - L.A.
Oregon Health & Science Univ. Oregon - Portland
Oregon Health & Science Univ. Oregon - Portland
Santa Clara Valley Med. Ctr. Stanford, CA
St. Vincents Hosp - Manh New York Med. Coll.
St. Vincents Hosp - Manh New York Med. Coll.
St. Vincents Hosp - Manh New York Med. Coll.
Stony Brook Teaching Hosps. S.U.N.Y. - Stony Brook
The Mount Sinai Hospital Mount Sinai - NY
The Mount Sinai Hospital Mount Sinai - NY
The New York Hosp. Cornell Cornell - NY
The New York Hosp. Cornell Cornell - NY
The Staten Island U Hospital S.U.N.Y. - H.S.C. at B
U Rochester/Strong Memorial Rochester - NY
U.C.L.A. Medical Center California - L.A.
U.W. Hospital and Clinics Wisconsin - Madison
Univ North Carolina Sch of Med North Carolina - Chape
Univ of Hawaii Hawaii - Honolulu
Univ. of Michigan Hosps. Michigan - Ann Arbor
USC Med Center Southern California -
Yale Univ Sch of Med Yale - CT

Dermatology (1):
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-N

Neurology (8):
Kaiser Perman. Med. Ctr. LA/CA
New England Med Ctr-MA
Westchester Med Ctr-NY
B I Deaconess Med Ctr-MA
UMDNJ-New Jersey Med-Newark
Univ North Carolina Hospitals
UC Irvine Med Ctr-CA
U Maryland Med Ctr

Opthomology (3):
Univ of California - San Diego
NYMC Brooklyn & Queens
U Miami/Bascom Palmer

Psych (3):
Montefiore/Einstein Affil. Hosps Einstein - (Yeshiva)
Naval Medical Center
St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hosp. Ctr. Columbia P&S - NY

Ob/Gyn (14):
Long Island College Hospital Einstein - (Yeshiva)
Long Island Jewish Med. Ctr. Einstein
Long Island Jewish Med. Ctr. Einstein
Mercy Hospital & Med. Ctr. Illinois - Chicago │
San Diego Naval Med Center California, S.D.
St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hosp. Ctr. Columbia P&S - NY
Stony Brook Teaching Hosps. S.U.N.Y. - Stony Brook
The Mount Sinai Hospital Mount Sinai - NY
UC San Francisco-Fresno California, S.F.
Univ of Hawaii Hawaii - Honolulu
Univ. of Chicago Hospitals Chicago-Pritzker - IL
Univ. of Colorado Sch. of Med. Colorado - Denver
Univ. of Washington Med Ctr Washington - Seattle
White Memorial Med Ctr Loma Linda - CA

General Surgery (14):
Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr Harvard - MA
Good Samaritan Medical Ctr. Arizona - Tuscon
Harbor-UCLA Med Ctr California - L.A.
New England Medical Ctr. Hosp. Tufts - Boston
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Einstein
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Einstein
Oregon Health & Science Univ. Oregon - Portland
St. Vincents Hosp - Manh New York Med. Coll. -
St. Vincents Hosp - Manh New York Med. Coll. -
The New York Hosp. Cornell Cornell - NY
Tripler Army Medical Center Hawaii - Honolulu
Tripler Army Medical Center Hawaii - Honolulu
UMDNJ-Robert W. Johnson Med. Sch UMDNJ, R.W.Johnson
Virginia Mason Hosp. Washington - Seattle

Neurosurgery (2):
Loyola University Med. Center Stritch - Loyola - IL
Univ. Hosp. of Cleveland Case Western Reserve

Orthopedics (3):
NY Med. Coll. - West. Co. Med. C New York Med. Coll.
Univ. of Chicago Hospitals Chicago-Pritzker - IL
Yale Univ Sch of Med Yale - CT

ENT (3):
Montefiore/Einstein Affil. Hosps Einstein - (Yeshiva) │
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary New York Med. Coll.
SUNY HSC Brooklyn-NY S.U.N.Y. - H.S.C.

Urology (1):
Univ. of CA-Irvine Medical Cente California - Irvine

Pathology (2):
NYP Hosp-Colum Presby-NY Columbia P&S - NY
New York Hosp. Cornell Cornell - NY

ER (14):
Beth Israel Medical Center Einstein
Lincoln Medical Ctr-NY
Loma Linda Univ. Med. Center Loma Linda - CA
Loma Linda Univ. Med. Center Loma Linda - CA
Long Island Jewish Med. Ctr. Einstein
Morristown Memorial Hosp. Columbia P&S - NY
North Shore University Hosp. New York University
North Shore University Hosp. New York University
SUNY at Buffalo Grad. Med./Dent. S.U.N.Y. - Buffalo
SUNY HSC Brooklyn-NY S.U.N.Y. - H.S.C. at B
The Methodist Hospital S.U.N.Y. - H.S.C. at B
UF Coll of Med-Jacksonville Florida - Gainsville Emergency Univ. of CA-Davis Med. Ctr. California - Davis
Washington Hospital Center George Washington - DC

Gas (11):
UC San Francisco-CA
Mt Sinai Hospital-NY
SUNY HSC Brooklyn-NY
U Washington Affil Hosps
Brigham & Womens Hosp-MA
Westchester Med Ctr-NY
Stanford Univ Progs-CA
UMDNJ, New Jersey Med. Anesthesiology
U Maryland Med Ctr
U Southern California
Wayne State Univ./Detroit Med. C

PMR (1):
Stanford

 

[Robizzle]

That's a pretty match list.

 

[Allerian1004]

This may sound strange.... are the roommates for the apartments all male or all female? With the exception of married and family housing of course.

 

[Zweihander]

The rest of the list:

Diagnostic Radiology - 21
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Ctr-N
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY
Maricopa Med Ctr-AZ
Beth Israel Med Ctr-NY
Westchester Med Ctr-NY
UC Davis Med Ctr-Sac-CA
U Southern California
N Shore U-Manhasset-NY
Harlem Hospital Ctr-NY
Westchester Med Ctr-NY
Long Island Coll Hosp-NY
Santa Barbara Cottage Hosp-CA
U Washington Affil Hosps
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
U Southern California
Westchester Med Ctr-NY
U Michigan Hosps-Ann Arbor
Norwalk Hospital-CT
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY
Albany Med Ctr Hosp-NY


Radiation Oncology - 1
Loyola Univ Med Ctr-IL


Medicine-Pediatrics - 1
Georgetown University Hospital Georgetown - DC


Child Neurology - 1
Albert Einstein Coll. Med.

 

[Allerian1004]

After reading the article about MCW and animal labs, I wonder does NYMC have an animal lab they use for physiology?

 

[C.P. Jones]

what are the chances of getting a scholarship/grant (need or academic-based)?

I got my fin aid package from Creighton, and it's all loans, as expected, and probably about the same as NYMC's. But I have heard of plenty of ppl getting random scholarships, and am hoping some schools are kind enough to give some sort of grant.

 

[LJDHC05]

After reading the article about MCW and animal labs, I wonder does NYMC have an animal lab they use for physiology?

Yep, we do have an animal based cardio lab.

On one hand, it was mildly disturbing as someone who is an animal lover. On the other hand, it was an excellent way to see the cardiovascular reflexes happening in real time. Plus how many times are you going to see and be able to touch a beating heart in your career (cardio-thoracic surgeons excluded)? It's not mandatory, but it was extremely instructive.

 

[LJDHC05]

what are the chances of getting a scholarship/grant (need or academic-based)?

Unless you are exceptionally in need or exceptionally brilliant, you probably wont get a scholarship or a grant. In need is defined by the US Department of Education's guidelines, mainly your parent's income. Overall, you just have to get comfortable with the fact that you're going to be deeeeeeeply in debt for a long time.

 

[alwaysaangel]

Unless you are exceptionally in need or exceptionally brilliant, you probably wont get a scholarship or a grant. In need is defined by the US Department of Education's guidelines, mainly your parent's income. Overall, you just have to get comfortable with the fact that you're going to be deeeeeeeply in debt for a long time.

So for the few people who are lucky enough to get a scholarship. When would they hear? This month? April?

 

[alwaysaangel]

Yep, we do have an animal based cardio lab.

On one hand, it was mildly disturbing as someone who is an animal lover. On the other hand, it was an excellent way to see the cardiovascular reflexes happening in real time. Plus how many times are you going to see and be able to touch a beating heart in your career (cardio-thoracic surgeons excluded)? It's not mandatory, but it was extremely instructive.

Yeah but saying its not mandatory is one thing but how necessary is it to do well in the course?

How many people would you say opt out of it? There is no way I could kill a dog just to see its heart.

 

[C.P. Jones]

Yeah but saying its not mandatory is one thing but how necessary is it to do well in the course?

How many people would you say opt out of it? There is no way I could kill a dog just to see its heart.

if it's something you can opt out of, it seems more like a class meant for the "experience" and i would hope would have no effect on your grade. at least that's what i say as someone who knows less about it than you 🙂 I just felt like saying something 🙄

 

[alwaysaangel]

if it's something you can opt out of, it seems more like a class meant for the "experience" and i would hope would have no effect on your grade. at least that's what i say as someone who knows less about it than you 🙂 I just felt like saying something 🙄

Haha yeah thats what I was thinking but I want to be sure. Because if its gonna hurt my grade not to do it then that will be another thing to add to my pros/cons list. I can't hurt a puppy - there's just no way.

 

[ms1finally]

And on another note, anyone know when the 2007 match list will be available? Have you current students seen it yet? Just curious how it's looking this year.

I saw the match list and it deviates a little bit from the last year. To me, I felt the strongest matches were in internal med. We had large increases in people going into ER medicine (14 this year), and Ob/GYN (15 this year). I guess those trends are going to occur based on what individuals want to do year by year. The increase in ER and ob/gyn obviously took away matches in other specialities, most notably from Orthopedics (only 3 matches, but were at U chicago, Yale, and WMC). In addition there were 19 matches into radio, and 11 into gas. There was also a match into derm, and a match into rad onc, 2 into neurosurg, 3 into optho, and 2 (i think) into Urology. In addition there was a bunch into peds (about 20), mostly going to the cali area, a bunch into UCLA affiliated hospitals and USC hospitals.

In general, I was pretty pleased by the match, especially the IM since thats the field i'm considering. Keeping things in perspective, remember working hard anywhere, and getting good board scores will let you do what you want, regardless of your school.

Just so you know, EM experienced a HUGE jump in competitiveness this year - there were only 6 spots nationwide in the scramble. I have some friends (at other schools!) who were excellent candidates who got left out in the cold as far as EM went, so although there were more into EM this year, it's probably a positive reflection on the overall competitiveness of our students.

 

[ms1finally]

Yeah but saying its not mandatory is one thing but how necessary is it to do well in the course?

How many people would you say opt out of it? There is no way I could kill a dog just to see its heart.

Attending is not mandatory, and diligent study would probably give you all you could ever need in terms of knowledge from the lab. On the other hand, I felt it was a very valuable experience. We weren't "killing a dog just to see its heart" but rather saw firsthand the effects of various substances (epinephrine, norepinephrine, phenylephrine) and physiologic maneuvers (Valsalva is all that is coming to mind right now, but there was a lot more) on the dog. Only at the end of the lab did they actually open the thoracic cage (of one dog) so that we could see arrhythmias and discuss a few other topics.

I had a REALLY hard time at the lab. I felt like I had been hit by a train when I got home that night and actually had a long talk about it with a friend at another school. Would I do it again? Absolutely - it helped cement some very important concepts in my mind that I feel I will use over and over again in my career. Knowing those concepts like I do now could potentially help me save not just one, but multiple lives some day. (I'd be happy to elaborate on that statement, but not until after March 30th since I have exams that day)

 

[C.P. Jones]

where do these dogs come from....were they going to be euthanized anyway?

And asking again what percent matched if anyone knows since i'd really like to know!

and any idea what tuition is next year?

 

[LJDHC05]

Attending is not mandatory, and diligent study would probably give you all you could ever need in terms of knowledge from the lab. On the other hand, I felt it was a very valuable experience. We weren't "killing a dog just to see its heart" but rather saw firsthand the effects of various substances (epinephrine, norepinephrine, phenylephrine) and physiologic maneuvers (Valsalva is all that is coming to mind right now, but there was a lot more) on the dog. Only at the end of the lab did they actually open the thoracic cage (of one dog) so that we could see arrhythmias and discuss a few other topics.

I had a REALLY hard time at the lab. I felt like I had been hit by a train when I got home that night and actually had a long talk about it with a friend at another school. Would I do it again? Absolutely - it helped cement some very important concepts in my mind that I feel I will use over and over again in my career. Knowing those concepts like I do now could potentially help me save not just one, but multiple lives some day. (I'd be happy to elaborate on that statement, but not until after March 30th since I have exams that day)

My roomate skipped the lab and did perfectly fine on the cardio exam. You're not graded for your time there, and they do not take attendance. By the time you get to the lab, you've already covered all of the relevant material in lecture, so you should be able to do just as well, in theory. For me, seeing the reflexes and the changes to the EKG readings happening in real time brought it all together like no lecture could. For example, I thought I had a decent grasp on the concepts of supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrilation but seeing an actual heart stuck in these arrhythmias completely cemented how inefficient and futile the arrhythmias are compared to a normal rhythm. It was one of maybe 3 moments where something was made so incredibly cement that I haven't forgotten it within 3 minutes of an exam.

Personally, the lab was draining. I had a lot of trouble convincing myself to go to the lab in the first place because I've had a dog all my life and I could never imagine harming one. Seeing (and smelling) the dog reminded me of all the dogs I've ever owned and I had a lump in my throat at a couple different points in the lab. When they put the dog down, it reminded me of having to put my own dog down a couple years ago. But I compartmentalized and learned as much as I could. After the lab, I was emotionally and mentally exhausted and I tried to take a nap but kept thinking about putting my dog down and I had some trouble sleeping that night.

However, I think it was one of the most interesting things we've done so far in medical school. I think it really brought home the message that physiology is unlike any of the other basic sciences in that you are learning the dynamic processes of the body and the interplay of different regulatory systems that govern them. It is worlds away from anatomy and histology, which are static and can be learned as such from a book. Trust me, I tried to learn cardio from a book, and it was difficult to wrap my brain around. For what it's worth, I would do it again without hesitation.

 

[Robizzle]

I love animals, and I hope I don't sound insensitive, but I must say this discussion has gotten me really excited about med school.

 

[Universe_Explorer]

Comments about posts and PMs I've had:

Animal Lab: There is a dog lab in Physiology, and it's excellent. It's completely not mandatory, and every year people do not go and still do just fine on the exams (sheesh! You guys worry too much - the faculty at medical schools are on your team, they Want everyone to pass. I promise). In addition, there is always an open debate with faculty and students on both sides to discuss the worth of the dog lab prior to when it happens. The dogs are usually animals used for other experiments (there is a lot of cardio research at NYMC), that were going to be euthanized either way. They are treated very respectfully, and you will not take part in either the prep work or the actual euthanization. When you get to the room they are already asleep, and when you leave they are still breathing. It's hard for a lot of people - one of the prof's admited to us that he cried the first time he worked the lab - but remember, medicine isn't easy on your emotions. I can promise you, unfortunately, that you'll see things a lot more terrible than this before you graduate...

Scholarships: Very, very difficult to obtain from NYMC. If you don't already know about it, you almost certainly haven't gotten one (the only 2 people I know that have them were essentially offered them with their acceptance). There are other little ones, but only a couple grand. As I've mentioned earlier in the thread - one of the bigs drawbacks of NYMC is cost. We don't come cheap!

Test Schedule: Exams become less and less frequent as time goes on. First block of first year, they occur every 3-4wks. Then you start to fall into a 6wk cycle for the most part. Almost all of the courses 1st and 2nd year have 3 exams and a miniboard (shelf). All third year clerkships have a miniboard at the end (except family medicine, which has an in-house final).

Roomates: All one gender unless you're married or can present a special case to the housing folks. Obviously all of the buildings are coed.

PDA: Completely unnecessary until clinical years, but more and more people have them anyway. Even in the hospital, they certainly aren't a required item. Mac vs PC actually is important. Although it has gotten a lot better I guess (based on a previous poster who seems to still live on campus), people with Mac's used to have some trouble with NYMC's network. There is a Mac interest group on campus that always figured out the problem and fixed it for those apple-loving fools though...

Match: Haven't gotten the official number of people who had to scramble yet (I should know in a couple of days), but I know of one. Everyone seemed pleased - there were the usual number of Rads. and Anesth., and more who went into EM than last year (lots of people from my class are going for EM as well, so lets hope the trend continues). As usual, most folks stayed in NYC or went to Cali. The only person who applied for Derm got it, which was nice. Catagorical surgery was also very tough this year, and we did well there, too.

Grades/AOA: NYMC is H/HP/P/F throughout school (though 4th year there are a lot of P/F courses). It's a thinly veiled A/B/C/F system. First and 2nd year, honors are very tough to get (top10-15%), third year it becomes easier to achieve (top 20-25%). I never felt like our school was very "competitive" in the way that some people describe at other schools on SDN (people purposely leading others astray, etc - probably all SDN folklore). To be honest, this grading system works to your advantage at a place like NYMC. Obviously, we don't have the name recognition of some schools in this part of the country, but doing very well in your classes will show up on your transcript. A "P" from NYMC may not look like a "P" from Harvard, but a lot of H's can't be ignored no matter where you go. AOA is given out to the top 10% (grades only) at a little past the halfway point (junior AOA), and then extended out by another few % at the end of 3rd year...

hope it helps!

 

[LJDHC05]

where do these dogs come from....were they going to be euthanized anyway?

And asking again what percent matched if anyone knows since i'd really like to know!

and any idea what tuition is next year?

Dogs come from a research supply company, and they are raised for the express purpose of research and not as pets.

They only post the match list, and they don't tell us who had to scramble. Usually there's only 1-2 that don't match and take a "transitional year". If you poke around the web site you should be able to find it.

Overall tuition+on-campus housing+living expenses+health insurance was ~$60k and it should be around that next year as well. Need based aid will come with your financial aid package. I assume that merit based aid would come with the acceptance letter or shortly thereafter to improve the chances of you coming to NYMC. I'll ask about it let you know (I'm too dumb for merit based aid)

 

[C.P. Jones]

you guys are awesome, thanks for all the info!

what do you think of the class schedule? do you just go to class all day, go home, and study? (i hope not!)

 

[Universe_Explorer]

They only post the match list, and they don't tell us who had to scramble. Usually there's only 1-2 that don't match and take a "transitional year". If you poke around the web site you should be able to find it.

Actually, transitional years are difficult to obtain, and are usually awarded to competitive candidiates that need an internship preliminary year (harder year, so easier to match into) or transitional year (typically easier year, so harder to match into) prior to residency that begins post-graduate year 2 (such as radiology, gas, derm). People who had to scramble and succeeded in doing so will appear on the list like a regular match. The deans usually report the number of those who matched and didn't at senate meetings, and the minutes from these meetings are sent to the whole school...

There's much more than class and studying at NYMC, read the earlier posts by myslef, LJDHC05 and ms1finally for more info...

 

[Universe_Explorer]

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[C.P. Jones]

There's much more than class and studying at NYMC, read the earlier posts by myslef, LJDHC05 and ms1finally for more info...

yea, i'm going to have to go back and reread this entire thread...maybe tomorrow afternoon when i get home from work. sorry for not checking...i probably asked it myself already as well 🙄 thanks again!

 

[LJDHC05]

you guys are awesome, thanks for all the info!

what do you think of the class schedule? do you just go to class all day, go home, and study? (i hope not!)

We've got a bit more class than most places...but they're implementing more self study time each year. Whether that's a good thing or not is debatable. During first block you'll have 3-4 classes and then anatomy lab for a few hours and generally we were out by 3-4. For second block we were out by 2 most afternoons (3-4 classes) plus weekly biochem conference. For third block we're out by 2 most days but we have ethics or primary care or neuro lab scattered through out the week.

As far as spare time, we've got plenty to do whatever you want to do. Intermurals are popular: lots of basketball in the winter, football in the fall, softball in the spring. There's a crapload of clubs for just about anything ballroom dancing to AMSA to the wine and spirits club. If there's not a club for what you like, you can make one. We have exams every 3-4 weeks, so there's usually a cycle 2 weeks of goofing off and 2 weeks of more focused studying. First year is what you make of it. Might as well enjoy life now before you're studying for boards 2nd year or locked up on the wards 3rd year.

Just as a disclaimer: I'm not AOA material, so don't take me as an example of how to excel at NYMC...I'm just giving you non-gunnerific advice. You'll figure it all out when you get here.

My bad on the transitional year...I haven't quite gotten that whole process straight in my head yet.

 

[boyz of 4d]

Just some info on scholarship, they're not as competitive as you're making them seem. I work for tours so we're given the numbers, there were a total of 54, 15,000 scholarships given out to the class of 2010. They are given out primarily on need, but merit is taken into account (especially in the cases of multiple acceptances). From what I've been told there is also some academic cutoff, but what it is I have no idea. I would imagine that there will be >50 given out this year as well.

As a word of advice, I was not given my scholarship when I was first accepted (I had 4 other acceptances at the time). In the middle of the summer, I received an acceptance to a state school, upon which I called NYMC to say I'd prefer to attend NYMC over the state school, but I didn't know if I could justify the cost. They said they would look into it, and within 2 days I got a scholarship. Unfortunately it was before they upped the scholarships to 15k, but I believer the majority of scholarships given to my class (c/o 2009) were 10k, although I wouldn't be surprised if some were more/less.

PM if you have more questions and i'll try to go talk to Laurie and see if I can get some answers.

 

[alwaysaangel]

PM if you have more questions and i'll try to go talk to Laurie and see if I can get some answers.

Do they only start offering scholarships in summer? Or do some people get offered scholarships before the 5/15 deadline to decide.

Also, any idea when we'll start getting paperwork to fill out in hopes of getting these scholarships?

 

[IceIt91]

Hey guys. I was accepted to NYMC a few months ago...thought I'd jump in on this thread. I really liked NYMC a lot, but it looks like it will cost significantly more money than the other schools I'm considering.
Do any of the current NYMC students have any data what the student budget is in years 3 and 4 for the students who do their clinicals in NYC? I *know* that I'd want to move to Manhatten for my clinical years, but I'm a little worried about getting even more in debt than what's necessary, and I haven't been able to find any info on it on the NYMC website.
Thanks!

 

[LJDHC05]

Hey guys. I was accepted to NYMC a few months ago...thought I'd jump in on this thread. I really liked NYMC a lot, but it looks like it will cost significantly more money than the other schools I'm considering.
Do any of the current NYMC students have any data what the student budget is in years 3 and 4 for the students who do their clinicals in NYC? I *know* that I'd want to move to Manhatten for my clinical years, but I'm a little worried about getting even more in debt than what's necessary, and I haven't been able to find any info on it on the NYMC website.
Thanks!

http://www.nymc.edu/studentlife/finplan/index7.htm
Click on budgets.

I'd assume that you'll be on an off-campus budget for years 3 and 4 and your housing situation will be funky because you'll be subletting/for rotations outside of the city.

 

[Allerian1004]

I have multiple acceptances and really want to attend NYMC. I sent them a couple letters letting them know I want to go there but MCW is one of my other choices and significantly cheaper. I'm hoping I'll get on get one of those scholarships.... Do you think calling would help or will they get annoyed of me and then not want to give one period?
Thanks.

 

[boyz of 4d]

Might as well call, worst case is they say no right?

 

[RhythmMD]

As a perspective NYMC-er, I was wondering...how great is the cell phone reception with particular providers. Can anyone vouch for Verizon? Cingular? I'm currently on V, but going to switch to C when I get the iPhone. And it'd help if Valhalla has a decent Cingular network. (Yes, I am one of those Apple-loving-fools...) 😍

 

[ms1finally]

As a perspective NYMC-er, I was wondering...how great is the cell phone reception with particular providers. Can anyone vouch for Verizon? Cingular? I'm currently on V, but going to switch to C when I get the iPhone. And it'd help if Valhalla has a decent Cingular network. (Yes, I am one of those Apple-loving-fools...) 😍

I have Verizon and am VERY happy with it. My friend who has Cingular had some problems but hasn't since she got a new phone.

Valhalla isn't as boonie-like as it seems, so I think any major provider will be just fine!

 

[ms1finally]

We've got a bit more class than most places...but they're implementing more self study time each year. Whether that's a good thing or not is debatable. During first block you'll have 3-4 classes and then anatomy lab for a few hours and generally we were out by 3-4. For second block we were out by 2 most afternoons (3-4 classes) plus weekly biochem conference. For third block we're out by 2 most days but we have ethics or primary care or neuro lab scattered through out the week.

As far as spare time, we've got plenty to do whatever you want to do. Intermurals are popular: lots of basketball in the winter, football in the fall, softball in the spring. There's a crapload of clubs for just about anything ballroom dancing to AMSA to the wine and spirits club. If there's not a club for what you like, you can make one. We have exams every 3-4 weeks, so there's usually a cycle 2 weeks of goofing off and 2 weeks of more focused studying. First year is what you make of it. Might as well enjoy life now before you're studying for boards 2nd year or locked up on the wards 3rd year.

Just as a disclaimer: I'm not AOA material, so don't take me as an example of how to excel at NYMC...I'm just giving you non-gunnerific advice. You'll figure it all out when you get here.

My bad on the transitional year...I haven't quite gotten that whole process straight in my head yet.

Just thought I'd add a little bit about self-study. I'm a 2nd year and we have TONS of it. Apparently when it began the pathology course director was a bit skeptical as to whether it would work. They found that the school's average board scores actually went UP when they implemented 2nd year pathology self-study, so they've kept it that way for a long time.

I 😍 home school med school 😉
-ms(2)finally
-Chair of the unofficial, un-approved home school med school committee!

 

[Robizzle]

Just wanna take this time to give a big thanks to all the current students for answering all our pesky questions so promptly and thoroughly, I think it says a lot about NYMC and its students 👍. K that's all the sappiness you'll ever get out of me.

 

[LJDHC05]

Just wanna take this time to give a big thanks to all the current students for answering all our pesky questions so promptly and thoroughly, I think it says a lot about NYMC and its students 👍. K that's all the sappiness you'll ever get out of me.

They'll drag more out of you...just wait until ethics and IPC...

 

[ms1finally]

They'll drag more out of you...just wait until ethics and IPC...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

So true...

 

[IceIt91]

http://www.nymc.edu/studentlife/finplan/index7.htm
Click on budgets.

I'd assume that you'll be on an off-campus budget for years 3 and 4 and your housing situation will be funky because you'll be subletting/for rotations outside of the city.

Thanks. That's exactly what I was looking for🙂

 

[JulioFly]

I have multiple acceptances and really want to attend NYMC. I sent them a couple letters letting them know I want to go there but MCW is one of my other choices and significantly cheaper. I'm hoping I'll get on get one of those scholarships.... Do you think calling would help or will they get annoyed of me and then not want to give one period?
Thanks.

Have you tried sending a letter of interest with updates?

 

[Robizzle]

Have you tried sending a letter of interest with updates?

She's been accepted already. (I think you think that she's still waiting on 'em?)

Damn I reply fast.

 

[JulioFly]

Within your apartment, it will be females only or males only. Unless you are married. It's a catholic school, go figure.

 

[Robizzle]

Within your apartment, it will be females only or males only. Unless you are married. It's a catholic school, go figure.

Are they all 4 person suites? I think that's the kind I stepped into during my tour... And is it randomized for the first years? I assume the 2nd years will get the choose?

 

[Allerian1004]

She's been accepted already. (I think you think that she's still waiting on 'em?)

Damn I reply fast.

Yeah, I was accepted in early december. It was really nice to be done with the whole proccess so early. I didn't expect that. But again, I applied as soon as AMCAS came out even thought I was studying in Israel. Yeah for internet cafes. So... what kind of loans are you guys taking out? My parents don't want to help since they paid all of my undergrad for which I am very thankful. I'm trying to talk them into paying my living expenses. Especially since I have huge medical costs that won't fit in the budget (i.e 200 or more a month for drug co pays). The more I think on it, the more I want to go to NYMC. It's just hard when I got accepted to U of MN TC and MCW. Both of which are significantly cheaper. I know that I would ultimately rather be happy where I am for four years than go somewhere cheaper and be miserable.

 

[ds776]

I was wondering about the average debt that is reported for schools- To me, it seems to be very low, usually 140k or so.... That has started to get me nervous, because I plan on doubling that. I would have assumed that most people would be in my position, having to borrow enough money to pay full tuition. Am I wrong about that? Do a lot of students have enough money saved so that they can pay for nearly half of tuition? Or is that number somehow skewed in some way that I am not realizing?