University of Louisville students

[peach4me]

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Anyone attend U of L? What is your typical classtime (8-12 or 9 -5), What are the plus and minuses of the city? and What do you do to relieve stress?

Thanks

 

[kam730]

I do not actually attend UL yet, but will begin next fall. I will fill you in on what I know, esp. regarding the city itself since I am from there, but keep in mind that whatever I say about classes is probably not completely accurate, and only what I have heard from other people. First, UK is on the 8-12 schedule everyday (but I have been told they have to stay late for labs a couple days a week), and UL is technically on the traditional 8-4 schedule. But I have been told by current students that a couple days a week they dont go in until 12 and still leave at 4 and other times they go in at 8 but are finished at 12, so it is my understanding that about half the days are "full" days and the other half (maybe a little less than half) are not full days. As for the city, I have to admit my bias, as I was born and raised in Louisville, but I absolutely love it here. I have been in Lexington, KY for four years doing undergrad at UK, and def. cant wait to be back home next year. Louisville has a lot to offer for a city its size. The arts are a really big deal, with lots of concerts and plays and musicals. Of course there is UL basketball as well as the minor league RiverBats baseball team for sports. I am not particularly into the bar scene although I know Bardstown Rd. is a mecca of bars. In addition to bars Bardstown Rd has really neat coffee shops and thrift stores and unique restaurants. Hmmm...what else...there are plenty of nice, safe, affordable apts. within 5-10 mins. of campus. Oh, Louisville is also known for its parks system, esp. Cherokee and Sceneca which are both 10 mins from campus. Basically I think Louisville has a big city feel but is still a typical friendly southern town, the best of both worlds. Hope that helps, sorry if I was a little random, if you have any more questions just ask!

 

[peach4me]

Thanks. I'm going to U of L this fall. . . did you attend Pre-Orientation last month? I missed it . . .
Also, is the area around the medical school relatively safe? Is there high crime rate? when I interviewed, I noticed the area looks a bit slummy.

thanks

 

[kam730]

Sorry I realized I didnt really give any minuses about Louisville and since you wanted both pluses and minuses it is only fair for me to give both. One minus is since Louisville is in KY afterall, there tend to be a good number of "rednecks." I hate to steroetype, and I hope I havent affended anyone, but the fact is some people in Louisville can be a tad on the racist side. You just have to learn the places to avoid, and you wont really notice it that much. I think Louisville has made great strides in this area and it is a large enough city that there are people from all walks of life, and I dont think anyone, no matter what race, religion, whatever you are, would feel uncomfortable living here. Another drawback is that even though Louisville is a good sized city, it is not yet a "metropolis" so to speak, so if you are from a larger city you may find that the shopping is not as good (we dont have sacs, macy's, or nordstroms, or any of the upscale stores, pretty much just gap, express, limited, lazarus, etc.), but cincy and indy are both not too far and offer better shopping if thats your thing. OK sorry to be long winded, but I hope that gives you an idea of the city.

 

[neilc]

i did my undergrad at u of l and i loved it! it was a killer place. i am from cali, and i expected to hate it, but i loved it. i did miss the ocean and the mountains. but, day to day life was very nice. good weather, great people, tons of great, cheap golf. it was a safe city, with a decent bar scene (bardstown)...really, the only negatives were the lack of beaches and mountains. but still plenty to do, with the lakes for skiing, golf all that fun stuff.

oh yeah....the derby. simply fantastic. a week of great parties and good times. i miss louisville...hopefully the gen surg program will stoop to accept an IMG when i get around to application time.😉 i would love to get back...

enjoy it and good luck!

 

[kam730]

By the way, peach4me, i sent you a private message so check your box.

 

[peach4me]

Anyone else who can provide insight?

 

[droliver]

I think Louisville has been a wondeful place to live for the last 5 years. Beautiful city. Minimal traffic for a 1,000,000 person metro area. Great public park system. Affordable housing. Many good schools (both catholic & public). Incredible restaurants for a city this size (better then Charlotte, Nashville, or Birmingham which are it's peer cities in this region). This is truly a great place to live, work, & raise a family. It also happens to be hotbed for state of the art surgical & medical care (the hand transplant, the ABIOCORE artificial heart), with a very large medical community.

As for being a rascist city or even region, I'm taken aback by that statement. Those issues are minimal here compared to other cities. Now Cinncinnatti, 75 miles north of here is the real powderkeg around here for race relations in the region and let's not forget that the most ugly racial incidents of the past 30 years have all been for the most part in large urban areas of the northeast (Boston,New York) & L.A., NOT in the South & Midwestern states

 

[swapang]

I will also be starting at UofL this fall and also went there for part of my undergrad. I completely agree with kam730 about Louisville. I have lived in Louisville for nearly half my life and right now I am very happy with it. The med school can have some sketchy people walking around its property...there are some public housing facilities just across the street from it. Most of them will leave you alone, some will ask for money. Some will even hit on you. One time this homeless guy asked me if I had money, so I gave him a dollar. Then he asked me if I wanted to go drink champage with him. It was 3:30 in the afternoon.

Other than that it is mostly a really nice place to go to school. There are lots of things to do besides the drinking scene. You just have to look around and find what interests you. Louisville has made a lot of significant changes to the downtown area within the last few years. It actually looks a lot better now than it used to. They are currently building million dollar apartments on the waterfront and expanding the existing park there.

I'm not sure if you are bringing your family (husband, kids, etc.) but this city is a great place to raise a family. Especially in the suburbs which the school is about 20-30 minutes away from.

I did go to pre-orientation. It was somewhat interesting. I guess I could say that you didn't miss much. Just a general introduction to the dean and his associates and a financial aid summary. There were a lot of future students there, I guess that the class is pretty much full at this point.

I hope this helps. I'll check back to see if maybe there are any other questions I might be able to answer.

 

[peach4me]

swapang, I sent you a pm.

 

[swapang]

http://www.louisville.edu/medschool/curr/cgi-bin/calendar/calendar1.cgi

this web site will help you about the class timings for atleast the current first years.

 

[J-Mo]

Would all those going to Louisville in August refer to this thread?:

U of L Stethoscope

Thanks.

 

[Dr. J?]

Let's hear it for the L-ville SDN'ers!

Peach4me, J-mo, swapang, kam730 -- I'll be joining you Aug 18th in the 'ville.

I just finished up my MS here at the HSC so if y'all have any questions send me a PM.

Until then, enjoy the summer.

 

[J-Mo]

Originally posted by Dr. J?
Let's hear it for the L-ville SDN'ers!

Peach4me, J-mo, swapang, kam730 -- I'll be joining you Aug 18th in the 'ville.

Why won't we see you on Aug. 10th?

 

[Dr. J?]

Actually, I'll be there on the 11th for orientation, but I might be skipping the white coat ceremony -- going home to chill out that weekend.

Just curious, where are all the UofL SDNer's originally from???

 

[J-Mo]

Originally posted by Dr. J?
Actually, I'll be there on the 11th for orientation, but I might be skipping the white coat ceremony -- going home to chill out that weekend.

Just curious, where are all the UofL SDNer's originally from???

Dr. J and others going to U of L in a couple of days,

What is the typical dress for the white coat ceremony? Since I'm a guy, should I wear a shirt and tie with khaki pants or a shirt and tie with black pants (same as interview pants). Should I bring the black coat that goes with the suit just in case?

Anybody else have any questions? Did you all get your unit lab assignments yet?

By the way, Dr. J, I'm from Kentucky.

 

[KyGrlDr2B]

Do not wear your suit jacket. You will already be putting a white coat on over top of your shirt so a suit jacket will be in the way. At UK, I'd say about half of the guys wore a tie and the other half did not. Personally, I think a tie looks more polished once you put that coat on, but do whatever is comfortable (or what everyone else is planning to do 😉 ). Also, I'd say most of the guys wore khakis. Too many had on the blue shirt/khaki pant combo which makes me want to vomit.

I hope this helps you a little even if it is a different school.