Yea everybody is going to receive a packet in the mail with a bunch of instructions and even an awesome book to read before orientation. The packet will have everything you need to do prior to orientation. I received mine today but I already live here in RVA, so if you haven't received yours yet it should be there shortly.
Good to know, thanks!
You're correct. Spring of D2.
You know at least a few people will only buy one set! 😱
As far as I remember, we had to do it in person. There should be a website the school provides for you that has a ton of locations for you to take it.
Loan money was dispersed after classes began, and this wasn't a problem for students as far as a I know. Other expenses: none directly school related that I can remember other than textbooks. But really, besides Gross, don't waste money buying textbooks. You don't need them and you won't have the time to look at them anyways.
Yeah but NYU's cafeteria was BOMB!
Yes. There are students who are on 100% loan. If you feel uncomfortable taking out that much loan, you can take out a smaller loan and always request for more later throughout the semester. Requesting for more is actually really easy. All you have to do is submit a form and that's it! I would recommend you talk to the school's financial aid coordinator; she's very helpful.
do the gross scrubs have to be maroon?? I already have a couple old pairs of scrubs... but they're black and blue :/
Nope. You can wear any scrub color/design you want for gross.
My walk to school is about 15 minutes. I also have a parking pass too. The downside is that as you probably are aware by now, the closest parking deck is already sold out. This means the next closest parking lot is I Lot. I lot is a good 10-15 minute walk to the school, so it's pretty pointless for rainy days. I haven't had any trouble yet though due to rain. Just make sure you have an umbrella!
It would be great to have all the required immunizations done prior to orientation. Last year however I remember we had a designated time during orientation for immunizations to be done, but most everyone had already completed theirs.
Once spring semester officially ends (usually around 2nd week of May), you will have about 4 days off. The following week, you all will be taking general pathology for 6 weeks. Pathology is the only class you will be taking in the morning. Some days however, you will have your clinical rotations during the afternoon.
So does this mean we won't really have the six weeks of Summer free to work? I was hoping to earn some money then. But obviously the boards are more important. Do most people spend that time studying? It's only six weeks. I did eight weeks 24/7 on the DAT and assume the boards are even harder.
I'd definitely be interested in hearing if anyone has a reply to this. Very curious about how much extra time (if any) there truly will be in the next four years.
In my experience "Professional" means collared shirt tucked in, belt, loafers. A suit only if you're trying to land a job or a client -- WE'VE LANDED THIS JOB! 🙂 (now comes all the WORK)
