Random non-MCAT and only peripherally related to the MCAT thread - Part XXII

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OK, I tossed Cornell, too, because I realized they require 2 science letters, and I don't think I can get a good 2nd letter at this point - too few science classes as of right now.
 
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It's not top-tier but University of South Alabama is a very research-oriented program. Smaller class sizes, but the Md-PhD program takes a considerable # of OOS students.

Another bonus - the school lets you qualify for in-state tuition and establish residency quickly (they did when i was working on my PhD there). And it's in a great area.

Like I said, it's not top-tier, but it's still a good program and worth considering if you're interested in research.
 
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megboo said:
It's not top-tier but University of South Alabama is a very research-oriented program. Smaller class sizes, but the Md-PhD program takes a considerable # of OOS students.

Another bonus - the school lets you qualify for in-state tuition and establish residency quickly (they did when i was working on my PhD there). And it's in a great area.

Like I said, it's not top-tier, but it's still a good program and worth considering if you're interested in research.
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USA or UAB? UAB is the very research oriented one.
 
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PBandJ said:
docfunk, i'm too lazy to find your post replying to mine yesterday, but when i was in nyc on saturday/sunday, i pretty much walked around, sweated my butt off, and also (randomly) took the free ferry over to staten island and right back again.
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walking around is what I do all the time because I'm too cheap to spend 2 bucks on public transportation sometimes. I've never taken the ferry before but all my SI friends take it all the time.
 
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Does anyone know if any other schools on my list absolutely require 2 science letters? I've gone through about 2/3 of the list (in alphabetical order), but it'd save time if someone here knew right off the bat.
 
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lilithny said:
i thought they all required 2 science letters
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No, these schools are actually in the minority, esp. if you did not major in science or have graduated already - you have more leeway with letters. I think Albany is 2 sciences for science majors, but 1 science and 1 letter in the major for non-science majors, for example.
 
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lilithny said:
albany med really?

GAH! and i ran all over trying to get that second science letter! 😡
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I'm pretty sure it's Albany - I remember it was one of the less competitive NY schools.


The only ones I've seen so far that absolutely required 2 science letters have been Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and Emory.
 
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darnit. now i have two science and a pending non-science (procrastination lost that one i'm afraid)
 
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lilithny said:
darnit. now i have two science and a pending non-science (procrastination lost that one i'm afraid)
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I got 1 science, 1 former prof in humanities (he's not a prof anymore), and 1 coming up from a friend/former employer. I'm trying to get my old major prof's e-mail address to request one from her - she left my school the same year I graduated to go pursue a PhD elsewhere, and I never got her e-mail address back then.

To my knowledge, not a single one of my letters has been finished.🙄
 
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BTW, I don't know what the hell I was thinking - I made a friend do some calculations for me yesterday, and given my current average in Orgo, I could've gotten 80.1% on the final and STILL ended up with an A. Should've just written on Wednesday....oh well. That figure suggested I get 75% on the lab reports, which I'm sure I will, but still, better be safe than sorry.

The good thing about Canadian grading schemes is that it's much easier to get an A - 85% or more is an A.
 
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jochi1543 said:
BTW, I don't know what the hell I was thinking - I made a friend do some calculations for me yesterday, and given my current average in Orgo, I could've gotten 80.1% on the final and STILL ended up with an A. Should've just written on Wednesday....oh well. That figure suggested I get 75% on the lab reports, which I'm sure I will, but still, better be safe than sorry.

The good thing about Canadian grading schemes is that it's much easier to get an A - 85% or more is an A.
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I took a brutal orgo class where an 80 got you an A.
 
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Anastasis said:
Hey Randomites in or through med school: What lender did you use?

I'm leaning towards THE because it seems like they have better customer service and Sallie Mae is the devil incarnate here to suck the souls out of innocent med students (or at least what was left after the MCAT).
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Ugh, I think I'm going to use Medloans as THE isn't on our approved lender list. It's the least evil of my options.

BTW, I found a cool link to compare discounts. Hope it helps!
http://www.finaid.org/calculators/loandiscountanalyzer.phtml
 
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DocFunk said:
I took a brutal orgo class where an 80 got you an A.
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Yeah, that's not a curve thing though, that's the actual university grading scheme around here.

Born and raised Canadians talk about how the difficulty of the coursework compensates for it, but having completed my undergrad in the US, I beg to differ.:laugh: Don't tell them I said that.:hardy:
 
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OK, I figured I'd post a question about the 2 science letters in the general pre-allo, since this thread only attracts like 10 people.:laugh:
 
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lilithny said:
tell me how that goes... PA scares me
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Already got some useless advice about how I should've had enough science professors to have 2 letters and how I should "go to their office" to ask for one (yeah, I've graduated already and live halfway across the continent, lol). Ahhhh, SDN.:hardy:
 
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Alright, lost another pound today! Brings my total weightloss since last August to 33 lbs!:hardy: Trying to lose 10, ideally 15 more now. I see abs!:meanie:
 
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OK guys, I'm gonna have to fulfill my promise regarding locking myself up in the library and working on orgo lab reports now.:laugh: Gonna head to campus, write 2 reports, then check in on here again before I go and write 2 more.
 
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WTG! I'm getting back on track starting tomorrow. I knew trying to eat well and work out during the MCAT period was going to be trouble, so I decided to wait.

So, I've got a regmine all lined up and ready to start tomorrow. I literally have 65 pounds to lose to get back to my weight when I started dating my husband, and would ideally like to lose about 80 pounds. This sounds like a lot, but to be honest with myself, I really porked up these first 2 years of marriage due to both stress and just having too much fun and not working out 😉

*sigh* it always catches up to you!
 
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Finished my EK q's for today. 👍

When I finally get done with this thing in Aug, I'm going to rock it. And I'm going to never have to take it again (we hope). And if those things happen, I will find the first person I know that still has to take it and give them a HUGE box of review materials.

I will probably hate Jordan and Jon and EK in general in a couple weeks. But come Sep 9, I will hopefully be singing their praises! 👍
 
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jochi1543 said:
Already got some useless advice about how I should've had enough science professors to have 2 letters and how I should "go to their office" to ask for one (yeah, I've graduated already and live halfway across the continent, lol). Ahhhh, SDN.:hardy:
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PA = :scared:
Think I'll just go from here to A 🙂
 
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About to actually get out and enjoy the sunshine for a little while. Yay!!

Think I'll watch my FL's, and if my PS scores aren't much better in about a month, I'll order NOVA Physics and supplement the rest of this mess with it. I really think this TPR Science workbook might do the trick for me though.. 👍 I can't wait til it gets here!
 
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megboo said:
WTG! I'm getting back on track starting tomorrow. I knew trying to eat well and work out during the MCAT period was going to be trouble, so I decided to wait.

So, I've got a regmine all lined up and ready to start tomorrow. I literally have 65 pounds to lose to get back to my weight when I started dating my husband, and would ideally like to lose about 80 pounds. This sounds like a lot, but to be honest with myself, I really porked up these first 2 years of marriage due to both stress and just having too much fun and not working out 😉

*sigh* it always catches up to you!
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This sounds like me Meg. Ugh. Problem is, I HAVE been working out and it has done nothing but negative things to me. I HATE THE SCALE. It is a joke now. WTF?? Are my clothes fitting better? 75% of the time, yes. The other 25...WTF? AGGH!
 
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TypeA said:
This sounds like me Meg. Ugh. Problem is, I HAVE been working out and it has done nothing but negative things to me. I HATE THE SCALE. It is a joke now. WTF?? Are my clothes fitting better? 75% of the time, yes. The other 25...WTF? AGGH!
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Just don't get on the scale if you are relatively new to workouts. You're gonna be gaining lots of muscle. At a certain point, I found myself 20 lbs heavier, but still the same size, because I had been lifting weights so much and loading up on protein. People FLIP when I tell them how much I weigh - they always underestimate me by 25-30 lbs. At this point, my muscle gain has stabilized enough for me to be able to refer to the scale again, but that's only because I started eating less protein and more carbs and because I've cut down on my weight workouts - I'm just maintaining the muscle mass now. If you're just starting, the scale can be a source of frustration.
 
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