Thoughts on Loyola Stritch part 01

[ExtraAverage]

---

Members do not see this ad.

i'm adding to the cons: student diversity. man it's like the 16th worst in the nation. how does that happen?

i was wondering why you think block scheduling is a pro. i mean, i don't think it is a con...i just don't know what to think about block vs. no block. what makes one better than the other? i would love an explanation or just your point of view. i'm personally scared ****less about doing anatomy in 12 wks!

It really is a personal preference. My mind tends to go off on tangents and I end up studying more in depth on each subject than I should. Additionally, I find I study more efficiently when the number of subjects is less. It helps me to budget my time better (as there are less subjects) and so I don't worry if I'm spending too much time on one subject or another.

So, instead of taking biochem, anatomy, cell bio, genetics, and neuro all at the same time, I would prefer to concentrate on two or so classes. In undergrad I had the normal class schedule during the fall and spring, with 5 or so classes spread across several months. It wasn't until junior year that I discovered the contracted "intersession" classes that one can take and complete in a couple of weeks. I did considerably better in these and regret I didn't learn about them sooner. Thus, like I said at the beginning, I suppose it really is a matter of how my mind functions. Does this make any sense?

 

[SpeedRacer]

It really is a personal preference. My mind tends to go off on tangents and I end up studying more in depth on each subject than I should. Additionally, I find I study more efficiently when the number of subjects is less. It helps me to budget my time better (as there are less subjects) and so I don't worry if I'm spending too much time on one subject or another.

So, instead of taking biochem, anatomy, cell bio, genetics, and neuro all at the same time, I would prefer to concentrate on two or so classes. In undergrad I had the normal class schedule during the fall and spring, with 5 or so classes spread across several months. It wasn't until junior year that I discovered the contracted "intersession" classes that one can take and complete in a couple of weeks. I did considerably better in these and regret I didn't learn about them sooner. Thus, like I said at the beginning, I suppose it really is a matter of how my mind functions. Does this make any sense?

that's actually a really good way of looking at it. makes me feel better...studying one class at a time sounds much better than 5 at once.

i'm still scared though.

 

[brats800]

i'm adding to the cons: student diversity. man it's like the 16th worst in the nation. how does that happen?

i was wondering why you think block scheduling is a pro. i mean, i don't think it is a con...i just don't know what to think about block vs. no block. what makes one better than the other? i would love an explanation or just your point of view. i'm personally scared ****less about doing anatomy in 12 wks!

anatomy in 12 weeks can be rough at times, but its also great. its great to just do it and get it done. also, its much more manageable because you only have one class at a time, so you wouldn't be studying for other classes during those 12 already-busy weeks. we had our final yesterday and its done now! 😉 good class, but nice to be on christmas break now....

 

[Flopotomist]

My heat is included in my rent - you might want to look for a place like that to avoid surprises. In fact, the folks that live below me are probably moving out next year.

Laurie

Hmm.. tell us more Laurie! Oh, and can I borrow a cup of sugar?

 

[USArmyDoc]

I like having a block system much better. I much rather just study anatomy for 12 weeks straight than sutyd 5 subjects for 20 weeks. I think its preference. Man, I hope I get in.

 

[Flopotomist]

I like having a block system much better. I much rather just study anatomy for 12 weeks straight than sutyd 5 subjects for 20 weeks. I think its preference. Man, I hope I get in.

The block rocks.

 

[USArmyDoc]

The block rocks.

A 23 page thread.....not bad

 

[jrae]

Hey everyone, I wanted to wish you all a happy holiday season. 😀
For those of you waiting on info, hopefully there will be good news after the new year. I'm going on vacation so, alas, I won't be lurking around to hear what good news may pop up in the next two weeks. I hope to hear about lots of interview invites and acceptances in Jan..........

 

[cubs08]

Hey fellow loyola peeps,

how does loyola compare to its fellow jesuit brother georgetown - rankings-wise, reputation-wise, etc.? any input would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

[SpeedRacer]

Hey fellow loyola peeps,

how does loyola compare to its fellow jesuit brother georgetown - rankings-wise, reputation-wise, etc.? any input would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

georgetown sucks
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20006-2004Aug20.html

http://www.thegeorgetownindependent...s/Is.The.Hospital.Sucking.Us.Dry-639313.shtml

 

[ND2005]

I hope to hear about lots of interview invites and acceptances in Jan..........

I hope so too.

Specifically, my interview invite and acceptance.



😀

 

[bootz]

georgetown sucks
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20006-2004Aug20.html

http://www.thegeorgetownindependent...s/Is.The.Hospital.Sucking.Us.Dry-639313.shtml

no wonder they charge so much for secondaries!

 

[Shishka]

So the committee met on Monday to make their decisions for the latest batch of interviewees. Good luck to all who interviewed the past 2-3 weeks, they mail decisions today (Tuesday) 😳

 

[Flopotomist]

so on the "prospective" students section of the Loyola website, there is a link for "incoming students web forum" but it is password protected... anybody know what is behind that magic curtain, and how we get a password?

 

[SpeedRacer]

so on the "prospective" students section of the Loyola website, there is a link for "incoming students web forum" but it is password protected... anybody know what is behind that magic curtain, and how we get a password?

i think we get the password next semester so we can find roommates etc.

 

[Flopotomist]

i think we get the password next semester so we can find roommates etc.

I want it NOW... How else to stress out about stuff!

 

[SpeedRacer]

I want it NOW... How else to stress out about stuff!

flop!! check out my "i'm going to fail my exam tomorrow" thread i just started

 

[Flopotomist]

flop!! check out my "i'm going to fail my exam tomorrow" thread i just started

I hereby appoint myself the SpeedRacer anti-procrastination Captain... GO STUDY!!!

 

[SpeedRacer]

I hereby appoint myself the SpeedRacer anti-procrastination Captain... GO STUDY!!!

i honestly think i'm going to sleep. i have no motivation and can't even make up some motivation to get me going. how do you study for an exam in which the consequences of doing poorly don't even matter??

 

[jbrice1639]

i think we get the password next semester so we can find roommates etc.

yeah, it probably comes in the packet of stuff they give us with our financial aid forms in january...maybe, anyways.

i suppose they may hold out til closer to may when they have a more finalized class though

 

[USArmyDoc]

Guys,
I just spoke to Loyola. They said my application was reviewed and will be reviewed again sometime in January to February. I am assuming AT BEST I will interview for a waitlist spot (if I get an interview). Is this different from being put on HOLD?

 

[owenmichael]

Guys,
I just spoke to Loyola. They said my application was reviewed and will be reviewed again sometime in January to February. I am assuming AT BEST I will interview for a waitlist spot (if I get an interview). Is this different from being put on HOLD?

hey guys
any ideas on when loyolas secondary deadline is. I interviewed there a while ago but was an april mcatter, and have a friend who is an august one who still hasn't recieved a secondary?
Thanks

 

[ND2005]

hey guys
any ideas on when loyolas secondary deadline is. I interviewed there a while ago but was an april mcatter, and have a friend who is an august one who still hasn't recieved a secondary?
Thanks

I was august MCAT and received my secondary in early november. I would suggest that your friend contact Loyola ASAP

 

[TimmyTheWonderD]

Guys,
I just spoke to Loyola. They said my application was reviewed and will be reviewed again sometime in January to February. I am assuming AT BEST I will interview for a waitlist spot (if I get an interview). Is this different from being put on HOLD?

so you are in that boat too? well, don't feel alone armydoc, i am right there with you! this is exactly what i was told too. but, a friend of mine who is M1 at Loyola heard that they are not filling the class and then just handing out waitlists after Jan 1, they want to take more time so they don't have so many great applicants on the waitlist like they did in previous years. let's stay positive! i know it's hard, but hey, what could a little hope hurt this far into the game? 😉

 

[USArmyDoc]

so you are in that boat too? well, don't feel alone armydoc, i am right there with you! this is exactly what i was told too. but, a friend of mine who is M1 at Loyola heard that they are not filling the class and then just handing out waitlists after Jan 1, they want to take more time so they don't have so many great applicants on the waitlist like they did in previous years. let's stay positive! i know it's hard, but hey, what could a little hope hurt this far into the game? 😉

Wait, I wasn't told I was put on HOLD. If I remember correctly, they told you that you are on HOLD correct?

 

[Shishka]

So I was at an NYU interview this week and the student tour guides made a really big deal about Bellevue (of course). But what intrigued me was that the hospital is apparently staffed solely by NYU faculty/residents/students. The students emphasized that this is great for them because during clinical rotations they are a genuine part of the team involved in the provision of medical care, rather than just doing scut work as med students at non-university staffed hospitals usually end up doing.

So how does this pertain to Loyola? Well, I believe that the University owns the hospital rather than simply being affiliated with it, so does anyone know if it's also staffed solely by University faculty/residents/students? If so, it sounds like it would be a strong point, yet no one mentioned this while I interviewed at Loyola.

I guess I might as well also mention that the NYU students had a real hard on for the P/F grading, and it sounds like it really makes the first 2 years easier, which makes me kinda depressed that Loyola is honors / high pass / pass / fail 🙁

 

[TimmyTheWonderD]

Wait, I wasn't told I was put on HOLD. If I remember correctly, they told you that you are on HOLD correct?

Indeed, I was told that once when I called a while ago, but I have visited there and called there since then and now every time I inquire I am told I am due to go up for review again sometime between now and February 19th. I am confused.... when Matt told me I was on hold I asked him what that meant and he told me that my app had been looked at once, and put back into the pile to be considered again next round. Either way, I am still on pins and needles, waiting for them to call, hoping they will call anyway.

DREADING ANY PIECE OF MAIL FROM LOYOLA AT THIS POINT IN TIME!!!!

 

[Flopotomist]

So I was at an NYU interview this week and the student tour guides made a really big deal about Bellevue (of course). But what intrigued me was that the hospital is apparently staffed solely by NYU faculty/residents/students. The students emphasized that this is great for them because during clinical rotations they are a genuine part of the team involved in the provision of medical care, rather than just doing scut work as med students at non-university staffed hospitals usually end up doing.

So how does this pertain to Loyola? Well, I believe that the University owns the hospital rather than simply being affiliated with it, so does anyone know if it's also staffed solely by University faculty/residents/students? If so, it sounds like it would be a strong point, yet no one mentioned this while I interviewed at Loyola.

I guess I might as well also mention that the NYU students had a real hard on for the P/F grading, and it sounds like it really makes the first 2 years easier, which makes me kinda depressed that Loyola is honors / high pass / pass / fail 🙁

I think you will find that the work load and responsibilities during clinical rotations (ie level of scut) will be virtually the same at most schools if you average out all of the rotations.

The pass/fail thing has advantages and disadvantages. Yes, you don't have the "pressure" to get the honors in each individual class BUT... when you go to apply for residency, now you have HUGE pressure to perform on the boards because they will only have ONE number to see how you are differentiated from your peers as opposed to an entire transcript. I would rather spread the pressure out over a number of classes than have one giant all important number on the boards.

Just my $.02

 

[Shishka]

I think you will find that the work load and responsibilities during clinical rotations (ie level of scut) will be virtually the same at most schools if you average out all of the rotations.

The pass/fail thing has advantages and disadvantages. Yes, you don't have the "pressure" to get the honors in each individual class BUT... when you go to apply for residency, now you have HUGE pressure to perform on the boards because they will only have ONE number to see how you are differentiated from your peers as opposed to an entire transcript. I would rather spread the pressure out over a number of classes than have one giant all important number on the boards.

Just my $.02

Hmm, that's a good point which did not occur to me. Guess it's kinda like having med schools look at your GPA and MCAT instead of just the latter. In my case my GPA is much more impressive than my MCAT, which is just barely good enough, so I can appreciate class ranking factoring into your record instead of just USMLE.

But then again I worked ridiculously hard in college to be one of a handful in my class to graduate Suma Cum Laude and it would be really nice to have to study only enough to pass for a change.

 

[Flopotomist]

Hmm, that's a good point which did not occur to me. Guess it's kinda like having med schools look at your GPA and MCAT instead of just the latter. In my case my GPA is much more impressive than my MCAT, which is just barely good enough, so I can appreciate class ranking factoring into your record instead of just USMLE.

But then again I worked ridiculously hard in college to be one of a handful in my class to graduate Suma Cum Laude and it would be really nice to have to study only enough to pass for a change.

but if you studied only enough to pass - don't you think your board score would suffer a bit?

 

[Shishka]

but if you studied only enough to pass - don't you think your board score would suffer a bit?

true

 

[gdbaby]

so you are in that boat too? well, don't feel alone armydoc, i am right there with you! this is exactly what i was told too. but, a friend of mine who is M1 at Loyola heard that they are not filling the class and then just handing out waitlists after Jan 1, they want to take more time so they don't have so many great applicants on the waitlist like they did in previous years. let's stay positive! i know it's hard, but hey, what could a little hope hurt this far into the game? 😉

Ugh, the three of us are in the rereview pile!!! I haven't been checking this thread very often since my last status check a few weeks ago, but damn. Sorry guys! Maybe we will all be rereviewed on the same day, get interviews on the same day, and acceptances on the same day.

The moon was full and it was raining frogs, so I think it could happen.

 

[risnwb]

anyone who interviewed and was expecting to be reviewed on the 19th of december get a letter yet?? i'm goin crazy waiting.

 

[owenmichael]

anyone who interviewed and was expecting to be reviewed on the 19th of december get a letter yet?? i'm goin crazy waiting.

Hey I'm still waiting too!
I called rosemary and they had sent it to the wrong address so she just sent it out yesterday. She didn't sound too excited for me on the phone and didn't say I had gotten in so I'm not really expecting the best.
One of my interviews, with Dr. Pierre Levan went really poorly. He hadn't even read my application and just kept asking me specific questions about my research protocol. The other went very well.... oh well we'll see. I'm nervous too...
Anyone know howmany they interview, and out of those how many are waitlisted, put on hold, accepted etc... (which is better hold or waitlist?)
Thanks

 

[risnwb]

Hey I'm still waiting too!
I called rosemary and they had sent it to the wrong address so she just sent it out yesterday. She didn't sound too excited for me on the phone and didn't say I had gotten in so I'm not really expecting the best.
One of my interviews, with Dr. Pierre Levan went really poorly. He hadn't even read my application and just kept asking me specific questions about my research protocol. The other went very well.... oh well we'll see. I'm nervous too...
Anyone know howmany they interview, and out of those how many are waitlisted, put on hold, accepted etc... (which is better hold or waitlist?)
Thanks

maybe i better call too...

info i got on the day of the interview says :
completed applications- 4,413
applicants interviewed- 513
acceptances offered- 290

also about the hold/waitlist, i'm pretty sure that at loyola hold means that something is wrong with your file (like grades or scores missing), and people waitlisted are reviewed again at a later date

 

[USArmyDoc]

maybe i better call too...

info i got on the day of the interview says :
completed applications- 4,413
applicants interviewed- 513
acceptances offered- 290

also about the hold/waitlist, i'm pretty sure that at loyola hold means that something is wrong with your file (like grades or scores missing), and people waitlisted are reviewed again at a later date

Could you clarify that? Are you saying something is missing in our file (i.e. it is not complete) or that we have a weak part of our application?

 

[risnwb]

[/B]

Could you clarify that? Are you saying something is missing in our file (i.e. it is not complete) or that we have a weak part of our application?

honestly i'm not too sure, but when I interviewed i was the only one there and the dean of admissions told me that I would receive a letter with 1 of 4 possible outcomes-- rejection, acceptance, waitlist, or hold- (which she said means that there is a problem with the app... i figured that by "problem", she meant that something would have to be missing or confusing to the admissions committee) she also said that i was not very likely to get a hold so i didn't really pay much attention to what it meant... sorry thats sortof vague...

 

[ExtraAverage]

[/B]

Could you clarify that? Are you saying something is missing in our file (i.e. it is not complete) or that we have a weak part of our application?

There is a difference between the pre- and post- interview hold. The former means that you have been put back into the stack to be re-reviewed at a later date. The latter means they have decided to wait on something for your file (such as updated grades) before making a final decision.

 

[SpeedRacer]

i know i already said this and that it doesn't apply to those in the chicago area, but i called loyola telling them i was going to be in the chicago area around some certain dates, and the guy on the phone told me that apparently i had been put on hold (pre interview), but that he would make a note of it in my file. at the end of the week i had an interview! try it out.

 

[cubs08]

so when are we supposed to get this big packet in the mail (after sending back the acceptance hold) and what contents are in it

 

[Shishka]

Hey guys, if I got into Loyola do you think I should still go to my interview at Rosalind Franklin? I'm very inclined to choose Loyola over RF anyway, and it'd save me a plane flight to not go interview. I believe RF has a better match list, but is it so much better that it's worth going there over Loyola? Is it better than Loyola in any other aspects?

 

[USArmyDoc]

Hey guys, if I got into Loyola do you think I should still go to my interview at Rosalind Franklin? I'm very inclined to choose Loyola over RF anyway, and it'd save me a plane flight to not go interview. I believe RF has a better match list, but is it so much better that it's worth going there over Loyola? Is it better than Loyola in any other aspects?

Honestly, I believe in giving myself the most options possible. Who knows, you may like RFU a lot. If I were you, I would go on it. It can't hurt and worst thing is you lose a couple hundred bucks. In the long run, it may be worth it.

 

[Flopotomist]

Hey guys, if I got into Loyola do you think I should still go to my interview at Rosalind Franklin? I'm very inclined to choose Loyola over RF anyway, and it'd save me a plane flight to not go interview. I believe RF has a better match list, but is it so much better that it's worth going there over Loyola? Is it better than Loyola in any other aspects?

Frankly, I would not see any reason to interview at RF if you already held a spot at Loyola - would you want to live out in the total boonies where RF is for four years?

 

[TimmyTheWonderD]

would you want to live out in the total boonies where RF is for four years?

It is only 2 years that you spend in North Chicago, the last 2 are in spent in Chicago proper.... so, if Loyola (and Rush and UIC and USC) refuse to show me any love and RFU is the only acceptance I get, I will move to Evanston and be in a great town, right between Chicago and North Chicago!

If I were given a spot at Loyola and had to choose between RFU and Loyola I would indeed be a little torn, as I did like RFU and the feeling I got from a lot of the people there, but in the end I believe that Loyola would win as I would not have to move (which means selling my house which I do not owe any $ on), and I have friends at Loyola.

 

[Shishka]

Frankly, I would not see any reason to interview at RF if you already held a spot at Loyola - would you want to live out in the total boonies where RF is for four years?

Yea, that's what I'm thinking. I should find out any day now whether I got into Loyola.

 

[USArmyDoc]

Hey guys,
How did you find out about your Loyola interview. I know it is through the phone but is the number blocked or a 708 area code? Also, what time of day did they call? Who called? Thanks

 

[TimmyTheWonderD]

Hey guys,
How did you find out about your Loyola interview. I know it is through the phone but is the number blocked or a 708 area code? Also, what time of day did they call? Who called? Thanks

Wow, do you think you missed the call? I would think they would leave a message, and I believe that jbrice said they send an email too, just in case you missed the call.

I hope they are trying to contact you, that would be awesome, I will keep my fingers crossed for you!

 

[drmota]

Frankly, I would not see any reason to interview at RF if you already held a spot at Loyola - would you want to live out in the total boonies where RF is for four years?

flop you sound a little partial.
-mota

 

[Flopotomist]

flop you sound a little partial.
-mota

just a bit 😉

 

[USArmyDoc]

Wow, do you think you missed the call? I would think they would leave a message, and I believe that jbrice said they send an email too, just in case you missed the call.

I hope they are trying to contact you, that would be awesome, I will keep my fingers crossed for you!

Nope, no missed call. I am just curious.



Btw, anyone have the information I am looking for?