Originally posted by spumoni620
oh and gleevec, good luck at vandy. it's super non-stressful (i posted on interview feedback) and i was very impressed by the school overall. patti is very nice and will even schedule the shuttle back to the airport at whatever time you choose. good luck!
Hi spumoni,
Glad to hear your interviews went well. I didnt really have any doubts =). Dont worry too much about missing o-chem, just get the notes and maybe go to office hours and yall be just fine. If ya have a lot of problems I TAed the class for almost 2 years, but I doubt someone like you would have any
🙂 . Glad to hear about Vandy being nice, Im sorta worried about having UM and Vandy within 4 days of each other (they are seperated by 1 day in terms of travelling), but hey, gotta make some sacrifices.
Baylor and UTSW are my top choices too, and I was extremely impressed with UTH. For Baylor, Ive been looking at interview feedback and the AMCAS/secondary I wrote for it. The NYtimes health section is pretty good about current events, such as the new restructrucing of ERs in relation to medicaid. The latest scientific american is pretty interesting too, the new issue (ive only seen it online) is about neuroscience and ways of altering consciousness and intelligence. I think that stuff is pretty cool, and your interviewer might too =).
And about Houston, Ive lived there all my life except for undergrad. Its a pretty nice city. It has a bad reputation even though its pretty good, and I'm fairly well-travelled. I think it has the same image issues that cities like LA, DC, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh has, but all of these cities, and Houston, have some really nice areas. The TMC area, also called Rice Village/West University, is extremely nice. Westheimer and downtown both offer fantastic night life. The only piece of advice I can give you about Houston, or any city for that matter, is to try and dissolve your preconceptions. I thought I would hate the Research Triangle because it doesnt involve a major cosmopolitan city, but I came to love it pretty quickly once I threw away my preconceptions. Each city has something unique to offer I firmly believe-- and there is something for everyone just about anywhere. I hope you find that something in h-town!
Good to hear you have a break, definitely a nice time to get caught up on work and to take a deep breath. Good luck with Baylor, Im sure yall do great!
--Gleevec
