Texas Tech (Lubbock) c/o 2013

[maggie08]

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When did they ask you for the check? I never got a request for the check or the CBC so I called the office and they said that they'd send out a letter asking for it at a later date... They also said they'll ask for the CBC later too. I'm confused.

hmmm, are you out of state?

all the in-state tech-matchers (at least "all" that are on sdn) recieved a short packet of info including our acceptance letters right after we matched there.

the packet had:

- info about the curriculum, and we had to sign a supporting page saying we understood the curriculum expectations

- our offer of acceptance letter, as well as a page we had to sign saying that we accept the offer (this included a note about the $100 fee to reserve the seat)

- brief info about the CBC saying that it had to be done... and then i went to the website (listed in an earlier post... scroll back a few pages to find it) and applied for the CBC and submit the payment for it (~$40)

 

[teacherman]

Have a great weekend everyone! I just wanted the tech thread to move up to the top!👍

 

[dazed1980]

I have to admit i'm a little disappointed because it seems like I won't have a shot at staying in Lubbock. I totally understand that it is important not to have to uproot spouses & children, but it is kind of a bummer. I think I might try for midland as my 2nd, I'm really considering OBGYN and they have the new Laura Bush Center for Women's health. My b/f's dad would be one of the people i could rotate with for endocrinology...not sure how i feel about that. He's literally a genius, but his people skills are...well... lacking. Not to mention there would probably be a conflict of interest there... plus... midland seems even more in the middle of no where... 🙁

I live in Midland now and i would not come back here for clinic years. I love the place but as far as clinical opportunities, ...🙄

It's really OK because u're still going to learn your stuff. The hospitals are just not that great.

 

[maggie08]

Hey all, just got this email from Linda Prado via Amy Doty...

Everyone seems to be confused as to what to send into Tech so maybe this will help... (hopefully, all of you got the email... but just incase)

Dear Incoming Student:

Welcome to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine! We are excited that you will be joining us this fall, and we look forward to seeing you again here at the medical school. You will be receiving information from the Office of Student Affairs in early March, but there are several items that, at this point in the process, need to be completed with the Admissions Office.

As we mentioned in our earlier correspondence there is a $100.00 Placement Guarantee Fee that reserves your space in the entering class. You should submit your check or money order payable to TTUHSC School of Admissions to the address listed below. This fee is due February 23rd, 2009.

TTUHSC School of Medicine
Office of Admissions-Stop: 6216
3601 4th Street
Lubbock, TX 79430-6216​

The second item that must be completed is your review of our Standards of Curricular Completion. If you have returned the signed acknowledgement please disregard this request. I f you have not returned the acknowledgement, please sign, print your name, date the last page and return to the Admissions Office at the address listed above. This page is due at your earliest convenience, but no later than February 23rd, 2009.

Some of you may have already begun the Criminal Background Check (CBC) application regarding the medical school’s requirement as set forth by our affiliated hospitals and clinics. Their website is www.TexasTechHSCBackground.com . The Offices of Admissions and Student Affairs will begin their review of these CBCs as soon as they are released to us by American DataBank. If you have any questions regarding the application or release form please contact Laura Pierce in the TTUHSC Registrar’s Office at (806)-743-2300 or American DataBank.

Lastly, we will need an official final transcript that shows your date of graduation and the degree conferred. If all coursework will be completed by the end of this spring semester, your transcript must be received by the Admissions Office no later than July 15th, 2009. An official final transcript should also be mailed to the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS). We understand that some of you may be taking summer classes to complete your degree plan or any remaining prerequisites. Therefore, we would like to apprise you that final transcripts must be submitted as quickly as possible following completion of all coursework to comply with the TTUHSC Admissions and Registrar’s Offices.

As a reminder, if you are holding a seat in more than one medical school, the school(s) from which you wish to withdraw must receive a signed letter from you withdrawing your application by May 15th after which you should be seated at only one medical school’s list. This is in compliance with the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) traffic rules and regulations.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to call or email me at [email protected]. Again, we congratulate you on your acceptance and look forward to seeing you in early August!

Sincerely,

Linda Prado
Director of Admissions

 

[Habeed]

Of course, I already sent in the check and the signed "Standards of Curricular Completion". But now I have to wonder if they lost it or something so that I miss the deadline...

 

[tigerLSU]

Has anybody's status changed on Merlin?

 

[teacherman]

Has anybody's status changed on Merlin?

Mine hasn't changed.

 

[aggie08]

My fiance got a job interview in Lubbock.

Turns out the job is "Programming Analyst III for the HSC SOM at TTU"

haha....wouldn't that be convenient for saving gas money. 😛

 

[xx216xx]

My fiance got a job interview in Lubbock.

Turns out the job is "Programming Analyst III for the HSC SOM at TTU"

haha....wouldn't that be convenient for saving gas money. 😛

sorry, in order to work at tech's IT dept you have to be very effeminate and incompetent...from the sounds of it he doesn't fit either category...i'm sure there are other jobs though

 

[teacherman]

My fiance got a job interview in Lubbock.

Turns out the job is "Programming Analyst III for the HSC SOM at TTU"

haha....wouldn't that be convenient for saving gas money. 😛

That would be great. Best of luck to him on the interview. My wife will probably be applying to work at Tech. She currently works in admissions at Rice University. Every bit of convenience helps!

 

[justdoit31]

Congrats Aggie! Hopefully he can get it! Maybe he could convince them to let us use Macs!

 

[gobaylor]

Has anybody's status changed on Merlin?

nope.

also got that email even though everything has been sent in.

 

[dazed1980]

Anybody taking classes in summer to fulfill degree requirements?

 

[tigerLSU]

My last class was in the 2007 spring semester!

Makes me worry about jumping back into it after so long though...

 

[justdoit31]

you will be fine tiger- if anything you can study longer without getting burnt out! I am graduating in 84 days!!! this summer is all about family vacations, the cross country move and sleeping and reading books (non-academic!)

 

[dazed1980]

My last classes are in Summer one, which means, degree won't be conferred untill August Ist week. I wonder how that works with matriculation into med school in August as well.

 

[tigerLSU]

My last classes are in Summer one, which means, degree won't be conferred untill August Ist week. I wonder how that works with matriculation into med school in August as well.

I would definitely speak with someone at the school to make sure you take care of everything properly.

 

[dazed1980]

I would definitely speak with someone at the school to make sure you take care of everything properly.

I'm afraid of what thy might tell me: "Sorry, we've got to have that hard copy diploma first, before we let you in"

I'll check with L.Prado, though. bite the bullet

 

[maggie08]

hey peeps, i know we're all premed-ers, but surely there's a math-buff in here somewhere...

anyone remember how to do this? (and/or can tell me how to put it into a Ti-83 or Ti89 )

i had this rediculously long equation with a trig function in the middle... i've done everything else around it, and am down to this and stuck:

3 cos^2 b-1 = 1.33854

b= beta

THAAAAANK YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[maggie08]

My last class was in the 2007 spring semester!

Makes me worry about jumping back into it after so long though...

nah, you'll be fine... i took a semester and a summer off (8 months total) and just started back in january finishing off my last semester.

i was worried about the transition as well, but it was seriously no problem at all. within a week, it just felt like old days, routine studyin.


HOWEVER- I was kinda shocked at how sloppy my hand writing had gotten and how slow my note taking was at first!!! haha, but that only took a few days to get those hand muscles going, haha!

 

[AgShan08]

hmm... maggie do you have access to matlab or maple on the school computers? I would use that. I don't think you can do cos^2(b-1) on a TI. I could be wrong though... perhaps you needed to use a trig identity earlier in the problem like cos^2 + sin^2 = 1 or something... best of luck.

 

[tigerLSU]

hey peeps, i know we're all premed-ers, but surely there's a math-buff in here somewhere...

anyone remember how to do this? (and/or can tell me how to put it into a Ti-83 or Ti89 )

i had this rediculously long equation with a trig function in the middle... i've done everything else around it, and am down to this and stuck:

3 cos^2 b-1 = 1.33854

b= beta

THAAAAANK YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not sure what the question is. Are you trying to find beta? Also, is the left side 3 cos^2(b-1)?

 

[maggie08]

hmm... maggie do you have access to matlab or maple on the school computers? I would use that. I don't think you can do cos^2(b-1) on a TI. I could be wrong though... perhaps you needed to use a trig identity earlier in the problem like cos^2 + sin^2 = 1 or something... best of luck.

nope, no matlab/maple... i did all my calc courses during summers at UTA.

 

[maggie08]

I'm not sure what the question is. Are you trying to find beta? Also, is the left side 3 cos^2(b-1)?

yes trying to find beta... yes, *i think* there should be parentheses around (b-1)... there aren't any in the manual i'm using but there are a ton of mistakes in it... the whole equation straight out of the manual is:

v = 3/2 (e^2EQ/h) Scd (3 cos^2 b-1)/2

and b is the angle i'm solving for...

i've done everything else around it, but get stuck on the trig function.

hopefully the answer in degrees will be somewhere between 0-90

[we're taking solidstate nmr of an oriented lipid bilayer, and trying to calculate the accuracy of our orienting... supposed to be close to perpendicular... so *maybe* close to 90? well, i can hope anyway...]

 

[tigerLSU]

Ahh, someone got it in the Texas thread.. Doesn't end up close to 90 though.. 🙁

 

[aggie08]

Anyone have any idea what our class schedule will be like??



**lurking med students - we'd like your advice, insight, etc.**

thanks. 😀

 

[AgShan08]

Aggie if you look back at post # 88 one of the med students broke it down (kinda)

 

[aggie08]

Aggie if you look back at post # 88 one of the med students broke it down (kinda)

Ah - thanks! That was before my time. 😛

 

[justdoit31]

how many people are planning on going to class??? I am considering it but I don't like class at UG and am not sure if I will go to all of the classes... I would imagine I would attend 2-3 days a week

 

[teacherman]

how many people are planning on going to class??? I am considering it but I don't like class at UG and am not sure if I will go to all of the classes... I would imagine I would attend 2-3 days a week

I'll probably go to the majority of classes. Usually gets me in the mental state of studying. Guess it will depend on the class tho.

 

[maggie08]

i'll go to all classes for the first week-ish of a block... and after that it'll depend on the prof.

 

[AgShan08]

I'll be attending almost all of the classes, I seem to be somewhat of an auditory learner and on tests it is like I "hear" the professor saying the answer.

 

[Habeed]

I want a scribe service so that I can avoid going to class. You only have so many hours in a day, and reading a transcript can get you ALL the benefits of going to class in half the time.

 

[AgShan08]

reading a transcript can get you ALL the benefits of going to class in half the time.

Unless of course you are an auditory learner...not to mention the networking, friends, and general support going to class gives.

 

[TexasPhysician]

I'd recommend attending the first lecture of every faculty before deciding on attending. Some of our faculty members are really good, and attending their lectures are definitely worth it. Other faculty members are poor (lack of English skills or teaching ability), and once you learn that you don't like their teaching, don't show up ever again.

Also, the scribe service in our class was a little hectic. Numerous times people forgot to scribe, dropped the service without telling anyone, or just do relatively poor jobs. So just be aware that it doesn't work 100%.

Last words of wisdom about this, I'd say that the top students in my class attended class 90%+ of the time.

 

[maggie08]

I'd recommend attending the first lecture of every faculty before deciding on attending. Some of our faculty members are really good, and attending their lectures are definitely worth it. Other faculty members are poor (lack of English skills or teaching ability), and once you learn that you don't like their teaching, don't show up ever again.

Also, the scribe service in our class was a little hectic. Numerous times people forgot to scribe, dropped the service without telling anyone, or just do relatively poor jobs. So just be aware that it doesn't work 100%.

Last words of wisdom about this, I'd say that the top students in my class attended class 90%+ of the time.

👍

 

[xx216xx]

I'd recommend attending the first lecture of every faculty before deciding on attending. Some of our faculty members are really good, and attending their lectures are definitely worth it. Other faculty members are poor (lack of English skills or teaching ability), and once you learn that you don't like their teaching, don't show up ever again.

Also, the scribe service in our class was a little hectic. Numerous times people forgot to scribe, dropped the service without telling anyone, or just do relatively poor jobs. So just be aware that it doesn't work 100%.

Last words of wisdom about this, I'd say that the top students in my class attended class 90%+ of the time.

true that, it's f'ing irritating

 

[justdoit31]

Do we get a list of which day which person in lecturing so we can know when the first day of a new lecturer is coming?

 

[xx216xx]

Do we get a list of which day which person in lecturing so we can know when the first day of a new lecturer is coming?

you'll have an hourly break down of each day and with the lecture title, ppt, and lecturer name(s).

Like this: i copy and pasted

Water & Electrolyte Disorders
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Lecturer: Dr. Aristimuno
Meet in ACB200

Renal failure
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Lecturer: Dr. Aristimuno
Meet in ACB200

Lecture Q&A: #5
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Presenter: Dr. Reuss
Meet in ACB200

 

[justdoit31]

you'll have an hourly break down of each day and with the lecture title, ppt, and lecturer name(s).

Like this: i copy and pasted

Water & Electrolyte Disorders
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Lecturer: Dr. Aristimuno
Meet in ACB200

Renal failure
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Lecturer: Dr. Aristimuno
Meet in ACB200

Lecture Q&A: #5
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Presenter: Dr. Reuss
Meet in ACB200

That rocks- thank you!

 

[teacherman]

We are looking to rent a house. Anyone know of any areas that would be ideal for med students (location, cost, decent area, etc.)? Also, are there any areas to avoid?

 

[maggie08]

We are looking to rent a house. Anyone know of any areas that would be ideal for med students (location, cost, decent area, etc.)? Also, are there any areas to avoid?

👍 also interested

 

[HerrTex]

the tech terrace area (between university and indiana) and just south of 19th have alot of houses that are nice and is a good neighborhood. Once you start going east of 19th it gets a little sketchier. That would be the closest or most convenient locale.

 

[xx216xx]

the tech terrace area (between university and indiana) and just south of 19th have alot of houses that are nice and is a good neighborhood. Once you start going east of 19th it gets a little sketchier. That would be the closest or most convenient locale.

if you like living next to a bunch of undergrads, then yea

 

[teacherman]

if you like living next to a bunch of undergrads, then yea

I have a family, so definitely looking for some distance from the undergrads. Any suggestions?

 

[xx216xx]

I have a family, so definitely looking for some distance from the undergrads. Any suggestions?

I was honestly trying to think of a good place for you but I'm just not that familiar with the housing locales around here, I always lived in apartments up until now. I do know that tech terrace is where all the undergrads and tech grad students live and that pretty much anything in east lubbock is not a good idea (besides it being far away). Plus I'm not too sure what your financial situation is, how important distance to the HSC is for you, which schools are better, and I'm sure your wife will have different opinions/preferences so I just figured you'd have more you would have to consider other than me just saying "over there is good." I mean I know of some good areas, some decent, and some bad but I'm not too sure what exactly you'd be looking for since they have their pros and cons.

 

[gobaylor]

Talking to some other people, Mcdougal companies (http://www.mcdougal.com/), seems to be the big realtor in town and would probably be the place to begin looking for real estate. Tech terrace was mentioned by a few people but the atmosphere being so close to the campus would be concerning without seeing it.

Two areas that were suggested to me specifically were west of campus outside the loop around 4th st. supposedly a lot of newer smaller homes. Also, 80th and quaker was brought up as a good area, though a little further from campus.

I'm probably just going to take some time and go up this spring and look around. No clue if I'm going to rent or buy, do house/apt/duplex/etc.

 

[maggie08]

just wanted to say we're currently only 22 posts behind A&M's class thread... i think this is the closest trail we've had since the threads were made!

keep it up peeps! we might soon be the happenin'-est place in TX 😎

 

[justdoit31]

just wanted to say we're currently only 22 posts behind A&M's class thread... i think this is the closest trail we've had since the threads were made!

keep it up peeps! we might soon be the happenin'-est place in TX 😎

nice lol! and their class is bigger too...

I am going to be in Lubbock in 2 weeks and plan on looking at a few apartments and pre-leasing so I will let you know what I think when I get back

 

[teacherman]

just wanted to say we're currently only 22 posts behind A&M's class thread... i think this is the closest trail we've had since the threads were made!

keep it up peeps! we might soon be the happenin'-est place in TX 😎

Other than El Paso, we have the smallest class right? I already know we have the best! Are we at page 10 yet?