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[thes_hunter]

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thes_hunter, i am 28, so i guess that places me as an older pre-med allo, but a youngin on the non-trads. needless to say i reeeeeeeeeeally don't want a lag year, but if that's what it takes so be it.

Nah, I think it's safe to say that you can be included into the ultra cool club of the non-traditionals. 😎



And waitlist movement did not happen at my school... so it's looking like I will be placing that deposit at the end of the week. And even though not going to Med school this year is disappointed, I am really excited about the program at Cincinni.

 

[lithele]

Hey guys!! I asked Dr. Banks (the director of the program) and he says that though we won't have grades to show for it, about 3/4 of the physiology and biochemistry will be done at the end of the Fall semester, and so this information will be available for any letters we may want them to write. So I guess that means even if we won't have grades, at least we'll have recommendation letters to vouch for our efforts. =)

 

[DrDork]

Hey guys!! I asked Dr. Banks (the director of the program) and he says that though we won't have grades to show for it, about 3/4 of the physiology and biochemistry will be done at the end of the Fall semester, and so this information will be available for any letters we may want them to write. So I guess that means even if we won't have grades, at least we'll have recommendation letters to vouch for our efforts. =)

Very interesting. Well, I guess thats better than nothing, yet I cant help but feel like they're assuming most of us will take a lag year. Bleh. And oh, btw medanthgirl, I'm 27 so I'm sort of in that gray limbo area in between as well. I don't really feel ultra-cool enough to be a non-trad, but I'm probably too old to be anything else 🙂 .

Anyway, the plot thickens for me as I just got an acceptance to Gtown's SMP today. I was feeling pretty set on UC, but now I'm sort of in the air again... not that I'm complaining, its a great problem to have, especially after 35 consecutive rejections from America's most mediocre medical schools. They both look like great programs, and I'm sure either would be good... hmmm... what to do, what to do...

 

[NRAI2001]

The tulane Pharma and ACP apps are open until June 9th and 10th. Georgetown is June 1st but it's online, and Drexel in July 1 I believe.

Cool thanks.

Do you happen to have a link to the tulane programs? Thanks.

 

[medanthgirl]

Anyway, the plot thickens for me as I just got an acceptance to Gtown's SMP today. I was feeling pretty set on UC, but now I'm sort of in the air again... not that I'm complaining, its a great problem to have, especially after 35 consecutive rejections from America's most mediocre medical schools. They both look like great programs, and I'm sure either would be good... hmmm... what to do, what to do...

oh wow - that's a tough choice, good luck! but it's a great sign!! 😀

thes_hunter, that's tough about the waitlist but girl you are close too!!!

 

[thes_hunter]

Cool thanks.

Do you happen to have a link to the tulane programs? Thanks.

Google is my friend: 😛

Pharmacology

ACP

oh wow - that's a tough choice, good luck! but it's a great sign!! 😀

thes_hunter, that's tough about the waitlist but girl you are close too!!!

Thanks! I was dreaming about interviewing after completing this program last night. 😉

And Dr. Dork, you have to come and hang with us! You don't have mountains in DC! You have traffic, and expensive rents, and sprawl! You don't want to go there. 😉

 

[Chelator]

... not that I'm complaining, its a great problem to have, especially after 35 consecutive rejections from America's most mediocre medical schools.



Oh man! I know exactly how you feel. 33 consecutive rejections from America's most mediocre medical school for me. I died laughin' when I read your post, because
we are in the same boat (as far as med schools aps are
concerned). So thanks for the humor, it makes me feel
less defeated.




They both look like great programs, and I'm sure either would be good... hmmm... what to do, what to do...[/QUOTE]

As far as your current welcomed dilema, I would go with what's tried and tested, Gtown! I think you would increase your options for matriculating into med schools across the country. Congratz, you are on your way, with whatever school you choose. 👍

 

[DrDork]

thes_hunter; that's a good point about the rent and urban sprawl, lol. Having lived in or near San Francisco for some years I'm sort of used to over-priced concrete jungles, however. Besides, DC has monuments and stuff, right? Even though I suspect the UC program will ultimately rock, and that you guys are cooler than the Gtown folks, I'm sort of leaning in the Gtown direction now... 🙁

Chelator; haha, glad I could lighten your mood a little. You have to have a sense of humor about all this or it'd be too much stress to be worth it. A little perspective helps me a lot as well when I'm stressing. When you consider that many people in the world are struggling just to exist right now, our situations are a lot easier to laugh at and not take so seriously. And thanks for the advice; I agree with your analyisis of my dilemma... the tried and tested program is probably the safest bet. They also seem more geared toward getting you in without a lag year at Gtown, which I think for me will be the real clincher.

 

[lithele]

thes_hunter; that's a good point about the rent and urban sprawl, lol. Having lived in or near San Francisco for some years I'm sort of used to over-priced concrete jungles, however.

the tried and tested program is probably the safest bet. They also seem more geared toward getting you in without a lag year at Gtown, which I think for me will be the real clincher.

Yeah, those are definitely important things to consider! I especially had a lot of thinking to do about the second point. For me, the big reasons for choosing Cincinnati were living cost (I popped into DC right after I graduated to visit my aunt and freaked over how expensive the area around Gtown looked) and getting Ohio residency status, since I'm a Californian. Ohio has pretty friendly requirements for gaining residency status, and since Ohio has more med school openings than qualified in-school applicants, they tend to accept a lot of California applicants, a state which has uh, the opposite problem. So the possibility of future in-state tuition is a big draw for me! =) And of course, claiming Cali residence won't help me chances anywhere. Doh! Everyone wants to go to California schools. )=

Also, the Cincinnati people have been pretty nice about responding to me quickly about any questions I have; perhaps a benefit of having a small class. I tend to like smaller classes versus large ones; less likely to get lost in the crowd.

Good luck wherever you go!! Gtown is definitely the safest bet. Cincinnati is still a bit of a gamble, being its first year. It's one I'm fine with taking; I figured they'll be more likely to try hard to make us successful so that they start off strong and build a good reputation as a program.

 

[naru]

Ohio has pretty friendly requirements for gaining residency status

all you gotta do is live in ohio for a year and then BAM, you're a resident.

and i'm not sure, but out-of-state tuition and in-state tuition doesn't really differ that much at uc. i don't find this hard to believe since uc is a "semi-state school"

 

[indynshrty]

all you gotta do is live in ohio for a year and then BAM, you're a resident.

and i'm not sure, but out-of-state tuition and in-state tuition doesn't really differ that much at uc. i don't find this hard to believe since uc is a "semi-state school"

I believe that's just for the program - looking at the costs for tuition for the med school, it looks to be about $13,000 difference.

 

[braluk]

Dear Brandon:
Our admissions committee is very impressed with your
credentials, and we believe that you are precisely the type of student
that can benefit from our program. I would like to offer you a position
in our masters program contingent on your scoring around a 30 on your
recent MCATs. It is my understanding that that information should
become available in a week or two. I will hold a position in our
program until those scores are released.
Please let me know if this is agreeable.
Sincerely,
--------------------------------------------------------
Robert O. Banks, Ph.D.

AHHH MCATS PLEASE BE GOOD, thats my first confirmation for summer security (i graduated already).

 

[medanthgirl]

hmmm, i wonder what percent of ohio applicants/residents get into ohio med schools.
quick, everybody marry an ohioian!!! (sp?)

 

[indynshrty]

hmmm, i wonder what percent of ohio applicants/residents get into ohio med schools.
quick, everybody marry an ohioian!!! (sp?)

I know that for many schools, they comprise about 70-80% (that's just a rough estimate) - it's nice being a resident of state with so many med schools 🙂

Good luck Brandon!

 

[naru]

hmmm, i wonder what percent of ohio applicants/residents get into ohio med schools.
quick, everybody marry an ohioian!!! (sp?)

it's ohioan

it's nice being a resident of state with so many med schools

except california =( 👎

 

[medanthgirl]

I know that for many schools, they comprise about 70-80% (that's just a rough estimate) - it's nice being a resident of state with so many med schools 🙂

does that mean that 70-80% of ohio applicants get into ohio schools? i think i might be misunderstanding.

 

[indynshrty]

Sorry...I definitely meant 70-80% of people who make up the class. oops.

 

[thes_hunter]

Ok, on my drive up to Michigan this weekend, it took me past Cincinnati. I stopped a bit just to check out the downtown.

and one salient feature struck me. It was clean and there weren't 50 billion migrant workers standing around getting drunk and trying to pick up or pick fights with tourists.

I think I have become inured to some of the conditions in New Orleans. Even though I had put down a deposit for Cincinni I was still waiting to hear back from Tulane.

Checking out the town has made me much more likely to take the Cincinni place even if I get into Tulane. 😎

 

[medanthgirl]

Ok, on my drive up to Michigan this weekend, it took me past Cincinnati. I stopped a bit just to check out the downtown.

i move up there in three weeks w/ my husband, wheeeee.. i hope we can get our student cards early their gym at UC looks niiiiiiiiiiiice

http://www.uc.edu/reccenter/Facilities_and_Schedules/

am running into some snafus with financial aid though, apparently UC maxes out at $18500 for everything on stafford loans. when i called and asked, hey, um, that doesn't cover our tuition costs or give us anything to live on, she (the lady at uc onestop that was helping me) said that b/c the program is so expensive and technically in the school of medicine, we should see if we should be applying through medonestop, not regular uc onestop, which is for arts and sci undergrad and grad. does anyone know about this, i also emailed karen today...

 

[hauck23]

I have run into the same financial aid problems, and was given even less information than you were. I would love to hear what solutions you come up with, especially if we are able to get more stafford loan money. I was told I would have to apply for an outside loan on the financial aid website.
https://alt.fastproducts.org/FastAlt/Welcome.do?schoolNr=00312500

 

[medanthgirl]

I have run into the same financial aid problems, and was given even less information than you were. I would love to hear what solutions you come up with, especially if we are able to get more stafford loan money. I was told I would have to apply for an outside loan on the financial aid website.
https://alt.fastproducts.org/FastAlt/Welcome.do?schoolNr=00312500

i emailed Dr. Banks today and he confirmed that we could not do financial aid through the medical school (that is just for med students) and that you had to go through the regular onestop website. he also said that beginning 7/1/06 there will be additional federal financial aid available called Grad Plus (at 8.5% interest rather than the 6.8% for the Stafford funds, lower than what the 'alternative educational loan would be, but i don't know if either or both of those options have deferred interest). i don't know yet if we able for that now or have to wait for july 1 to arrive. i was going to call about it this week.

he also said that the University financial office will provide a Cost-of-Attendance for us so we will know how much additional aid over and above the $18,500 we will need - i.e we'll know how much to ask for.

 

[thes_hunter]

Is anyone in this program looking for a roommate?


I am somewhat undecided on this. It would be great to have someone else around, who is also going through the same things I am going through. But I also have run into roommate horror stories.

 

[NRAI2001]

How nice is Cinncinnati as a city?

 

[medanthgirl]

How nice is Cinncinnati as a city?

ever since i have been telling people i'm moving there i have gotten all kinds of opinions. of the people that have chosen to put down cincinnati they have said (how true this is i don't know yet) a) it's going to be boring b)it's really conservative (which may be good or bad depending on your affiliation i guess) and c)it has some racial tension, including riots from a few years ago that involved a couple nights of curfew in some neighborhoods, but from my perspective that probably made it worse b/c they put curfew on some neigborhoods not b/c they were rioting but just because they were mostly black. so the city gvmt came off as racist i think. that was a while ago, the late 90s i think? people still say there's kind of a culture of mistrust, but i live in durham and think that is true here as well unfortunately. my sister-in-law has lived there for a while, so i remember her telling me about it.

good things i have heard/seen include that the neigborhood feeling that most of the city has, all the old buildings and parks are really cool, it's a scenic city w/ the river, and downtown, etc, lots of people run, it has one of the best children's hospitals in the country. when i visited i thought it was nice enough, especially the parks, i wasn't turned off....but my favorite city ever is seattle 😍 so i always have that as my 10 out of 10.

 

[thes_hunter]

Did anyone look over the schedule that Ms. Coleman sent over with the acceptance email?

It was a zip file of the 1st yr. med students courses. But is it me or will we be having Biochem and Physio at some what random times over the course of the 'semester'?


I am a very schedule orietated person, and I like routine... so this is weirding me out abit. 😉

 

[indynshrty]

I think a lot of med schools are like that...it should make for an interesting year to say the least.

thes_hunter: I also didn't get into the schools that I was waitlisted at (doesn't look like there's going to be any movement 🙁) so I guess it's pretty certain that I'll be going to UC. sigh.

Here's my question: does anyone know more details about the physiology seminar/book club, and doesn't it seem to interfere with the schedule?

 

[braluk]

U should be happy you're going to UC 🙂

I rejected all my SMP's (georgetown, drexel, etc) to go to UC. Im sure you read some fo my posts about UC, and plus you'll be hanging out with a cool select crowd of only 20 people! 🙂

 

[indynshrty]

U should be happy you're going to UC 🙂

I rejected all my SMP's (georgetown, drexel, etc) to go to UC. Im sure you read some fo my posts about UC, and plus you'll be hanging out with a cool select crowd of only 20 people! 🙂

I was waitlisted at 2 medical schools actually, so while UC is nice, getting into either of those would have been nicer 🙂

 

[dsahadevan]

First off, hi guys - I'm one of the 18 currently in the program. I'm psyched to start the program and meet everyone - should be a great year.

I didn't receive a schedule from Ms. Coleman - can you forward it to me? I'm not sure if you can attach files through this, so I'll try PM'ing you, thes_hunter...!

 

[dsahadevan]

never mind - I emailed Ms. Coleman, and she sent me everything!

 

[thes_hunter]

I think a lot of med schools are like that...it should make for an interesting year to say the least.

thes_hunter: I also didn't get into the schools that I was waitlisted at (doesn't look like there's going to be any movement 🙁) so I guess it's pretty certain that I'll be going to UC. sigh.

Here's my question: does anyone know more details about the physiology seminar/book club, and doesn't it seem to interfere with the schedule?

I'm sorry to hear that! But waitlist movement isn't done yet. However, I myself have made up my mind that I am not getting in. I think it's healthier that way. 😉

And this way, we get to hang out and rock this program together!

 

[medanthgirl]

i'm here i'm here!!! (in cincinnati 😀 )
i just sent an email to our uc email list, but just wanted to say if anybody wants to meet up or would like help getting settled just let me know...

wasn't able to check my email for like a week, but when i got my internet hooked up and checked my uc email, there were like 7 messages!! this is so great, everyone seems very helpful, and just super cool.

okay, off to explore the city some more....

 

[braluk]

hey i just emailed u back, im still in NY but flying out early august, lets all meet up sometime

 

[thes_hunter]

The time is ticking down. Is anyone else getting excited?

I will be heading to Cinci next week to finalize apartments. I am looking to move next weekend. I am really looking forward to this school year.

 

[medanthgirl]

The time is ticking down. Is anyone else getting excited?

I will be heading to Cinci next week to finalize apartments. I am looking to move next weekend. I am really looking forward to this school year.

yes!!! can't wait to meet everybody too at the breakfast. we should write our sdn name under our real name, would that be dorky?

 

[thes_hunter]

yes!!! can't wait to meet everybody too at the breakfast. we should write our sdn name under our real name, would that be dorky?

Part of my SDN name is already on my license plate. Is that dorky or what? 😀

 

[medanthgirl]

Part of my SDN name is already on my license plate. Is that dorky or what? 😀

that's too funny...

all the license plates here all say "birthplace of aviation'
now i am from NC which is "first in flight", so i'm all like whatever...
so my ohio plate will be NC1NFLT
will people get that? i haven't thought of anything clearer...just trying to keep it real....

thes_hunter, is that your picture as your avatar? i kind of look like my avatar, even though it's a cartoon

 

[whodey23]

Good luck to everyone

 

[braluk]

I believe its actually six open slots, and they do not plan on moving any waitlists until June. THe remaining applicant pool is extremely competitive