***Official Midwestern Inaugural C/O 2012 Thread***

[kdawg]

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Welcome future classmates! Looking forward to trailblazing the first of many outstanding classes to be graduated at MWU's College of Dental Medicine! Valley of the Sun...here we come!

 

[chipab]

nice, a brand new thread.

I guess I'll move the class list over to here as well.
I wonder if the mod can close our other one, so we dont' have two official threads going on at the same time.


MWU College of Dental Medicine c/o 2012 Class Roster
( Orientation Dates: August 27th - 29th )

1. cute_in_pink
2. plakmama
3. chipab
4. kdawg
5. drteeth
6. Acci-dental
7. mailis
8. composite A2
9. onamission
10. SOON2be
11. aseebing
12. Add yourself !

naz815 (waiting)
haisha ni narou (waiting)

 

[plakmama]

Hey kdawg. Thx for starting the thread again. Yay, we're official (again). 7 months and counting. Can't wait...

 

[cute_in_pink]

hehe ohh im #1!! lol

 

[SOON2be]

has anyone seen the student housing apartments? If so, how are the one bedrooms?

 

[thimsmits]

Congratulations guys! I'm on the alternate list. Hopefully I will be joining all of you!

 

[sarah_bellum]

Congratulations guys! I'm on the alternate list. Hopefully I will be joining all of you!

Word. I think it'd be cool to live in Glendale.

 

[plakmama]

Good luck to everyone on the alternate list. You guys sound sincerely enthusiastic about the MWU program and would definitely make a great addition to our incoming class.

 

[laugh]

Hello all- Im applying for the 2009 cycle. Do you mind sharing your stats. What was it about your application that make MWU accept you? Please respond. Thanks

 

[Composite A2]

Thanks Kdawg for the new thread. Valley of the sun, here we come!

 

[golfer]

Good luck to everyone on the alternate list. You guys sound sincerely enthusiastic about the MWU program and would definitely make a great addition to our incoming class.

Plakmama- I still laugh when I remember the guy at Louisville getting in your face when you told him about the high cost of tuition. good memories

 

[haisha ni narou]

Word. I think it'd be cool to live in Glendale.

Not in August. Here in AZ we put the autoclaves away in the summer and throw the instruments outside for about ten minutes. That's how we roll...😎

 

[plakmama]

Hey Golfer,

Can't believe you still remember that lol. Yeah, he was fun. He even told me later that he'd intentionally picked on me all day so he could listen to me speak. So embarassing.

So have you and your brother decided on which school(s) yet?

 

[kdawg]

OH NO........

plakmama, you didn't just change your avatar to THAT. We're going to have a problem.

 

[onamission]

OH NO........

plakmama, you didn't just change your avatar to THAT. We're going to have a problem.

Cheesehead alert!! Kdawg, I agree, we have some serious re-programming to do on plakmama!!

 

[plakmama]

Hehe. You guys are brutal!! Haven't I suffered enough this postseason?

In light of all this tough love, I have no choice but to sport my green packer scrubs for the next four years - in appreciation, haha

 

[Composite A2]

Hehe. You guys are brutal!! Haven't I suffered enough this postseason?

In light of all this tough love, I have no choice but to sport my green packer scrubs for the next four years - in appreciation, haha

Stay Strong!!

 

[onamission]

Stay Strong!!

Oh no! CompositeA2, you're not a Cheesehead too, are you??

 

[plakmama]

I believe pac-brat is the politically correct term now, haha.

 

[Composite A2]

Oh no! CompositeA2, you're not a Cheesehead too, are you??

No I actually hate the packers(soory plak!), but I felt bad. Its a rough

time to be a packers fan. It was a good game though!

 

[kdawg]

What up, classmates?

So I've been pouring through all of the financial aid information on the MWU Portal and read the Fin Aid Handbook. Scary stuff. I'll apply for all of that just as soon as my taxes are all filed.

On a separate note, though, I came across some very interesting information. When visiting the MWU CDM webpage in the past, I've always thought that it gave very limited information about the program compared to other schools...just figured that since they were new they were still in the process of figuring out the curriculum, etc. HOWEVER, I stumbled upon MWU's 2007-2008 catalog and they have included the CDM! I don't know if this has been done recently. Some of you may have already read this and I may be giving old news. But it's new news to me, so I was very interested to find a list of the 4 year curriculum (with course descriptions), list of faculty, grading specifics, policies, etc. This is info that I haven't yet seen on either the website, the MWU Portal, at the interview, or any other documents they've sent us. Check it out!

http://www.midwestern.edu/Arizona Catalog/

 

[Composite A2]

Hey Kdawg nice find, I have not seen all that stuff before, where in the portal did you find it from.

 

[chipab]

didn't see that yet, thanks for sharing with us

curriculum is looking great from what I see. Can't wait to start.

Orientation starts on the 27th of August, how early are you guys planning on moving to Glendale?

 

[Composite A2]

didn't see that yet, thanks for sharing with us

curriculum is looking great from what I see. Can't wait to start.

Orientation starts on the 27th of August, how early are you guys planning on moving to Glendale?

I don't know Chipab, I was thinking 20th, do you think thats too early or too late?

 

[kdawg]

All right, don't think I'm too big of a dork for doing this. I got to searching the internet and the MWU website for a good MWU logo and couldn't really find one in good quality (I just wanted one for my PC desktop). And, I don't think that the CDM has come up with one of their own yet. SO, I took the liberty of pulling the MWU logo off of an online pamphlet and modifying it a bit. I had to decrease resolution in order to attach it on SDN, but you'll get the idea. What do you think?

If somebody would like me to do one for you in a particular color, just PM me & I could send it to your personal email. Or you could tell me to find something better to do with my time, like maybe study for my upcoming Biochem test?

 

[shamee01]

Thank you Kdawg for sharing this information🙂

and add myself to this list

1. cute_in_pink
2. plakmama
3. chipab
4. kdawg
5. drteeth
6. Acci-dental
7. mailis
8. composite A2
9. onamission
10. SOON2be
11. aseebing
12. shamee01

 

[chipab]

I don't know Chipab, I was thinking 20th, do you think thats too early or too late?

I was thinking around then too, possibly a little earlier. We should organize a pre-orientation, before the actual orientation, since most people will be there I'm sure at least 1 week before. 👍

All right, don't think I'm too big of a dork for doing this. I got to searching the internet and the MWU website for a good MWU logo and couldn't really find one in good quality (I just wanted one for my PC desktop). And, I don't think that the CDM has come up with one of their own yet. SO, I took the liberty of pulling the MWU logo off of an online pamphlet and modifying it a bit. I had to decrease resolution in order to attach it on SDN, but you'll get the idea. What do you think?

If somebody would like me to do one for you in a particular color, just PM me & I could send it to your personal email. Or you could tell me to find something better to do with my time, like maybe study for my upcoming Biochem test?

good job kdawg on the logo! we can put it on our soon-to-be-made facebook group site, haha.

study for biochem test?? what is that?? hahaha, just kidding, best of lucks to you on that!

Thank you Kdawg for sharing this information🙂

and add myself to this list

1. cute_in_pink
2. plakmama
3. chipab
4. kdawg
5. drteeth
6. Acci-dental
7. mailis
8. composite A2
9. onamission
10. SOON2be
11. aseebing
12. shamee01

nice, see you in August shamee01.
btw when did you get your acceptance letter? was wondering if they sent out anymore recently.

 

[ating]

For those who said the are on the waitlist at MWU; how do you know? I interviewed on the 15th on january and haven't heard anything...... Does the school let you know if you have been waitlisted or rejected? I s no news good news or what should I be thinking here?

 

[sarah_bellum]

I got a letter in the mail telling me I was an alternate. Per their admissions office, the list is unranked and they have no idea when or if alternates will be offered spots.

 

[thimsmits]

For those who said the are on the waitlist at MWU; how do you know? I interviewed on the 15th on january and haven't heard anything...... Does the school let you know if you have been waitlisted or rejected? I s no news good news or what should I be thinking here?

I interviewed at Midwestern in November and received notice that I was on the alternate list by mail early December. I would think you should get notice of your status by mail soon (whether accepted, rejected, or alternate list), but you may also try calling.

Good luck!

 

[Plugger27]

1. cute_in_pink
2. plakmama
3. chipab
4. kdawg
5. drteeth
6. Acci-dental
7. mailis
8. composite A2
9. onamission
10. SOON2be
11. aseebing
12. shamee01
13. Plugger27

 

[Composite A2]

1. cute_in_pink
2. plakmama
3. chipab
4. kdawg
5. drteeth
6. Acci-dental
7. mailis
8. composite A2
9. onamission
10. SOON2be
11. aseebing
12. shamee01
13. Plugger27

Welcome newbees!!! Congratulation on your acceptance.

 

[chipab]

After browsing the " Which Schools do you have to collect teeth for? " does anyone know if MWU will require us to collect teeth? I hope they arn't going to inform us in July or something.

Also, does anyone know about the laptop issue? I'm planning on getting a new laptop soon, and I know some schools require us getting a specific laptop.

😎

 

[172322]

i know this is dorky to ask, but do you think it's required to take notes with a laptop? I've never done that before, and I bet changing my habits at the start of next year is not the greatest idea. let me know what you think

 

[kdawg]

Also, does anyone know about the laptop issue? I'm planning on getting a new laptop soon, and I know some schools require us getting a specific laptop.

i know this is dorky to ask, but do you think it's required to take notes with a laptop? I've never done that before, and I bet changing my habits at the start of next year is not the greatest idea. let me know what you think

I'm not exactly sure about this, so don't quote me. But I have a brother who is in MWU's Podiatric program and they are not required to have a laptop at all, let alone a specific kind. As aseebing mentioned, my brother also likes it this way because he's always been used to studying by paper method. I think that I will be the same way. In fact, I've spoken with dental students at schools that require laptops and some of them just end up printing off all of their notes anyways. I know that I hate staring and reading a computer screen for any kind of extended period of time, as evidenced by my DAT scores!

Good question, though. I'd like to know the answer for sure.

 

[chipab]

I didn't know how many of you look at the Dental Student forum, so I brought a recent post by a current DO student at MWU in here for our class to read. Pretty interesting. It was in the thread: Midwestern...advice please



medschoolsoon :

I'm a first year D.O. student at Midwestern and am on the committee overseeing our class size increase and addition of the dental school.

I wanted to say that I'm sure there will be some kinks, like with any program. However, when it comes to faculty, there is no equal. In all of my higher education I have not experinced anything close. I have had faculty meet with me on the weekends, at night and into their lunch breaks to help me out. I know they have done the same for other students. In this regard, a huge plus.

Second, you won't be in classes with med students or podiatry. We are large enough as is and are not going to make it any bigger. So you will be in class with only your class. Another plus as our class feels big.

The buildings will all be ready and are going up at a ridiculous rate. There will be enough space, cadavers, faculty, etc. to meet all your needs. On the other side, there are still issues being worked out. There will be a new "testing center" for all classes and it seems they are having a difficult time getting this going (don't know much else). Again, I'm sure there will be logistics to be smoothed out as well. Tuition I'm sure is high as it is high for us (you can thank us if/when you get here for paying for it).

Finally, the weather, women, and fun can't be beat (not that you'll have any time).

Best of luck to you in your decision and feel free to ask me any other questions.

 

[Composite A2]

I'm not exactly sure about this, so don't quote me. But I have a brother who is in MWU's Podiatric program and they are not required to have a laptop at all, let alone a specific kind. As aseebing mentioned, my brother also likes it this way because he's always been used to studying by paper method. I think that I will be the same way. In fact, I've spoken with dental students at schools that require laptops and some of them just end up printing off all of their notes anyways. I know that I hate staring and reading a computer screen for any kind of extended period of time, as evidenced by my DAT scores!

Good question, though. I'd like to know the answer for sure.

Although I have a hard time taking you seriously with that patriots avatar, kdawg, you brink up a good point. However i don't remember anything in the interview where the mentioned a laptop. And if you remember the DVD they gave no one in that was using a laptop in class. As for the teeth thing I read in an earlier post, I hope they tell us soon!!!

I would hate to have to collect those things last minute. If pressed I will pull my own and wear a full denture, thats my plan. All you guys are welcome to adopt it as your own.😀

 

[chipab]

Although I have a hard time taking you seriously with that patriots avatar, kdawg, you brink up a good point. However i don't remember anything in the interview where the mentioned a laptop. And if you remember the DVD they gave no one in that was using a laptop in class. As for the teeth thing I read in an earlier post, I hope they tell us soon!!!

I would hate to have to collect those things last minute. If pressed I will pull my own and wear a full denture, thats my plan. All you guys are welcome to adopt it as your own.😀

seriously, i hope they don't tell us last minute

I guess I could ask my friends to donate their teeth, and say I'll repay them back in 4 years by giving them free implants, haha.

 

[onamission]

After browsing the " Which Schools do you have to collect teeth for? " does anyone know if MWU will require us to collect teeth? I hope they arn't going to inform us in July or something.

I e-mailed Heather Kim about this issue last week, but I haven't heard back from her yet. I'll post her answer as soon as I get one.

Also, does anyone know about the laptop issue? I'm planning on getting a new laptop soon, and I know some schools require us getting a specific laptop. 😎

I e-mailed Dr. S on this issue and haven't heard back from him yet either. I know those guys are busy. I doubt that they will require a specific laptop because most of MWU uses PCs and Dr. S is a Mac user, so I'm sure everything will be compatible. But, since all our textbooks will be on DVD, I'm sure there will be some minimum system requirements. When I hear something I'll post it.

 

[onamission]

Although I have a hard time taking you seriously with that patriots avatar, kdawg, you brink up a good point.

Patriots? I thought that was the Denver Broncos!

 

[Plugger27]

Hello future classmates!

I am currently a MWU student in the MBS program and I thought I would let you know that we do not need laptops. If dental is like all the other programs, we will have mailboxes that are only for mail from our profs. Most every prof prints our notes off and puts them in our mailboxes (or hands them out in class) so we will have a packet of notes for every lecture or unit. Our notes are also posted on Blackboard for each class. The mail room is in the library building. We also receive our grade sheets that are printed off from scantrons (after they are posted on our student portal/website...the same site you went to to pay your deposit). If you don't have a laptop, that is fine. No one brings them to class. Once they finish the 2nd floor in the library, there are suppose to be more computers for student use. I don't know about the teeth so I will try to find that out.

 

[dentalstd2008]

COngratulate to all of you !
Is there anyone who is accepted into MWU but will not have completed all course requires of MWU before the class started this Aug?
I will be interviewed very soon, however, I will not have done Microbiology Lab & Anatomy with Lab before the class started. I am worry if the fact will hurt my chance to get in the school.

 

[Acci-Dental]

COngratulate to all of you !
Is there anyone who is accepted into MWU but will not have completed all course requires of MWU before the class started this Aug?
I will be interviewed very soon, however, I will not have done Microbiology Lab & Anatomy with Lab before the class started. I am worry if the fact will hurt my chance to get in the school.

I wouldn't worry too much about it. I am in the exact same situation and recieved an acceptance Nov 30. You just have to have the classes finished prior to matriculation. If you haven't already enrolled in these classes I would do so ASAP. I would not want to be taking Micro or Anatomy during a spring / summer semester.😱

 

[chipab]

COngratulate to all of you !
Is there anyone who is accepted into MWU but will not have completed all course requires of MWU before the class started this Aug?
I will be interviewed very soon, however, I will not have done Microbiology Lab & Anatomy with Lab before the class started. I am worry if the fact will hurt my chance to get in the school.

You don't have to finish the required courses before your interview.

However, if you do get accepted, you have to finish them before class starts in August. Remember the acceptance is a provisional acceptance.

I would sign up for those classes for spring semester now, unless you have other backup schools that do not require these courses.

 

[chipab]

Hello future classmates!

I am currently a MWU student in the MBS program and I thought I would let you know that we do not need laptops. If dental is like all the other programs, we will have mailboxes that are only for mail from our profs. Most every prof prints our notes off and puts them in our mailboxes (or hands them out in class) so we will have a packet of notes for every lecture or unit. Our notes are also posted on Blackboard for each class. The mail room is in the library building. We also receive our grade sheets that are printed off from scantrons (after they are posted on our student portal/website...the same site you went to to pay your deposit). If you don't have a laptop, that is fine. No one brings them to class. Once they finish the 2nd floor in the library, there are suppose to be more computers for student use. I don't know about the teeth so I will try to find that out.

thats sweet the profs will print our notes for us. 👍

I e-mailed Heather Kim about this issue last week, but I haven't heard back from her yet. I'll post her answer as soon as I get one.



I e-mailed Dr. S on this issue and haven't heard back from him yet either. I know those guys are busy. I doubt that they will require a specific laptop because most of MWU uses PCs and Dr. S is a Mac user, so I'm sure everything will be compatible. But, since all our textbooks will be on DVD, I'm sure there will be some minimum system requirements. When I hear something I'll post it.

textbooks on DVD, now thats something I'm going to have to get used to. I guess I wont be needing all my highlighters, haha.

 

[Composite A2]

Patriots? I thought that was the Denver Broncos!

Yeah your right, I am sorry I was watching a Tom Brady special on TV last night while I was checking out SDN and I guess the patriots seeped into my brain and I got confused. DAME YOU BRADY!!
It is a denver broncos avatar.

 

[chipab]

another post from the Dental forum. all this talk about MWU, its getting me quite excited to start.

I hope we will have a good class. From the looks of it, I think everyone is excited. I know I am!!

I can't wait to meet Dr. Simonsen again. 👍
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kato999:

As a graduate from the first class at ASDOH, I can agree with what has already been posted as far.

If you are a laid back person and things like constantly changing schedules and policies, uncertainty in grading, not having any upper classmen to show you the ropes won't bother you, you should be fine. Going in with a "go with the flow" attitude will take many points of your blood pressure.

Huge plusses, you will get more one on one attention from the faculty than any other class. The school will do whatever they can to help you succeed.
Unless you are caught doing coke off of a typodont mannequin or something, you are pretty much gauranteed you'll graduate.

Dr. Simonsen is good guy, and you will probably get to know him better than most other students at any other school would get to know their dean.
Hope this helps, Phoenix is a great town and you will have a good four years in the Valley.

 

[kdawg]

Yeah your right, I am sorry I was watching a Tom Brady special on TV last night while I was checking out SDN and I guess the patriots seeped into my brain and I got confused. DAME YOU BRADY!!
It is a denver broncos avatar.

I'm glad you guys figured that out before I had to same something I'd regret...it is borderline offensive to mistake a Broncos fan for a Pats fan!

My avatar is actually a crown that is in my mouth right now (#18). I used to work for a dental lab and last year I needed a crown. So, I went to my old boss and had him do the work. I was able to help in the making of the crown, including painting the Bronco logo entirely by hand. It took me a while, but is a really cool thing to show off! I'll have to show you all in person when the time comes.

 

[kdawg]

COngratulate to all of you !
Is there anyone who is accepted into MWU but will not have completed all course requires of MWU before the class started this Aug?
I will be interviewed very soon, however, I will not have done Microbiology Lab & Anatomy with Lab before the class started. I am worry if the fact will hurt my chance to get in the school.

Like previous posters have said, you are going to need for these classes to be COMPLETED by the time you would matriculate in August. In light of that, if you have not enrolled in these courses right now for the spring semester you may be in trouble since there may not be enough time to squeeze in a summer semester. This all depends on your university, but if you are serious about your interest in MWU I would start planning on taking these NOW! By the way, expect to be asked about these during your interview. I don't know if they'll ask or not, but you should be prepared to explain your situation in case they do ask.

 

[kdawg]

I didn't know how many of you look at the Dental Student forum, so I brought a recent post by a current DO student at MWU in here for our class to read. Pretty interesting. It was in the thread: Midwestern...advice please

another post from the Dental forum. all this talk about MWU, its getting me quite excited to start.

I hope we will have a good class. From the looks of it, I think everyone is excited. I know I am!!

I can't wait to meet Dr. Simonsen again.
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kato999:

As a graduate from the first class at ASDOH, I can agree with what has already been posted as far.

If you are a laid back person and things like constantly changing schedules and policies, uncertainty in grading, not having any upper classmen to show you the ropes won't bother you, you should be fine. Going in with a "go with the flow" attitude will take many points of your blood pressure.

Huge plusses, you will get more one on one attention from the faculty than any other class. The school will do whatever they can to help you succeed.
Unless you are caught doing coke off of a typodont mannequin or something, you are pretty much gauranteed you'll graduate.

Dr. Simonsen is good guy, and you will probably get to know him better than most other students at any other school would get to know their dean.
Hope this helps, Phoenix is a great town and you will have a good four years in the Valley.

medschoolsoon :

I'm a first year D.O. student at Midwestern and am on the committee overseeing our class size increase and addition of the dental school.

I wanted to say that I'm sure there will be some kinks, like with any program. However, when it comes to faculty, there is no equal. In all of my higher education I have not experinced anything close. I have had faculty meet with me on the weekends, at night and into their lunch breaks to help me out. I know they have done the same for other students. In this regard, a huge plus.

Second, you won't be in classes with med students or podiatry. We are large enough as is and are not going to make it any bigger. So you will be in class with only your class. Another plus as our class feels big.

The buildings will all be ready and are going up at a ridiculous rate. There will be enough space, cadavers, faculty, etc. to meet all your needs. On the other side, there are still issues being worked out. There will be a new "testing center" for all classes and it seems they are having a difficult time getting this going (don't know much else). Again, I'm sure there will be logistics to be smoothed out as well. Tuition I'm sure is high as it is high for us (you can thank us if/when you get here for paying for it).

Finally, the weather, women, and fun can't be beat (not that you'll have any time).

Best of luck to you in your decision and feel free to ask me any other questions.

Nice research there, chipab. This seems to be the general feeling about starting up a new dental program, whether you talk with ASDOH students or current MWU students in other programs.