UTMB Class of 2009!!!! part 01

[daysleeprx]

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Yeup, everyone else had a life this week.

Silly people.

And he's teaching me l33t, like "pmg". Now no member of the (teh) UTMB c/o 2009 will doubt my l33tness, thx to daysleeprx.

Oh yeah, and daysleeprx still sleeps with his teddy bear.

(pwned for facebook!). 😀

wtfux!

 

[fotolilith]

wtfux!

You better checkity check yourself, before you wreckedly wreck yourself!

 

[daysleeprx]

You better checkity check yourself, before you wreckedly wreck yourself!

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeahhhhhhhhhhhhh boyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[ScubaSteve2]

Hey everyone-
I'm a tad late to this sdn thing! Congrats to everyone. Has anyone made up their mind to do a frat? Also, does anyone know how many spots are available in frats? Should we all be scrambling to hand over a deposit? Enjoy the rest of the break!

 

[fotolilith]

Hey everyone-
I'm a tad late to this sdn thing! Congrats to everyone. Has anyone made up their mind to do a frat? Also, does anyone know how many spots are available in frats? Should we all be scrambling to hand over a deposit? Enjoy the rest of the break!

Hey, congrats ScubaSteve2!
I'm pretty set on a frat, for at least pre-matriculation. There's no pressure to sign up now, although other UTMBers found out that some of the nearby apartments have started waiting lists for this summer (so it can't hurt to find out more about your options right now).

 

[GutsyGal]

🙁 It's gonna be so quiet next week.

Awww....did y'all miss me? I'm baaaacccck--and with a tan!!!! 😛

 

[fotolilith]

Awww....did y'all miss me? I'm baaaacccck--and with a tan!!!! 😛

Good, I was wondering where we would get our first melanoma samples from.

/ I keed cuz I'm jealous. 😍

Did you like all the poking I gave you on your vacation?

 

[daysleeprx]

Good, I was wondering where we would get our first melanoma samples from.

/ I keed cuz I'm jealous. 😍

Did you like all the poking I gave you on your vacation?

I want to poke! Where do I sign up?

 

[fotolilith]

I want to poke! Where do I sign up?

Oh, you won't be left out - you've just been poked!

Anyone else?

 

[GutsyGal]

Hehe, I am the poking queen... float like a butterfly, poke like a bee! 😀

Hey, let's poke Gutsy! She's not even there to defend herself!

Hey! I'm ready and armed with my fingers in position!

*edit*

Did you like all the poking I gave you on your vacation?

I got them alright...I even found a computer with internet connection during my break. Just couldn't resist the lure...I'm addicted. My fingers feel a little stiff though--not used to typing anymore!

 

[GutsyGal]

I want to poke! Where do I sign up?

You SOOOO just got poked! 😀

 

[daysleeprx]

You SOOOO just got poked! 😀

What's your facebook link!? (Or PM me your AIM screenname so I can bother you like fotolilith)

 

[GutsyGal]

What's your facebook link!? (Or PM me your AIM screenname so I can bother you like fotolilith)

haha...wanna be my friend? 😉

 

[fotolilith]

haha...wanna be my friend? 😉

Did anyone else get a shiver down their back when reading that?


/ hehe, nah, Gutsy's cool.
// And she'll lay the smackdown on you if you don't agree.

 

[fotolilith]

What's your facebook link!? (Or PM me your AIM screenname so I can bother you like fotolilith)

Watch out, he likes to write incendiary things on your facebook board.

 

[GutsyGal]

Did anyone else get a shiver down their back when reading that?

What does that mean? I'm not a stalker or anything! 😎

/ hehe, nah, Gutsy's cool.
// And she'll lay the smackdown on you if you don't agree.

That's right...grrrrrr *flexes non-existent muscles*

 

[fotolilith]

What does that mean? I'm not a stalker or anything! 😎

That's right...grrrrrr *flexes non-existent muscles*

It just means you're gonna love us, and pet us, and call us "George."

 

[GutsyGal]

bump to get the day/afternoon started...

What's everyone doing?

 

[fotolilith]

bump to get the day/afternoon started...

What's everyone doing?

I lead such an exciting life that I'm doing SPRING CLEANING right now.

While practicing my ninja skillz.

What about you?

 

[UTKB]

I'm getting ancy waiting for some correspondence from UTMB. I emailed them about 2 wks ago asking when we would hear about financial aid, and they replied that the application would be on e-connect "soon." yeah, ok.

I bought a picture frame for my graduation photo. It looks so awesome 🙂! Just wish I had my honors cords. Damn.

 

[fotolilith]

I'm getting ancy waiting for some correspondence from UTMB. I emailed them about 2 wks ago asking when we would hear about financial aid, and they replied that the application would be on e-connect "soon." yeah, ok.

I bought a picture frame for my graduation photo. It looks so awesome 🙂! Just wish I had my honors cords. Damn.

Wow, you made me remember that my diploma is still in the cardboard mailer. Whoops.

Yeah, could you post when that e-connect thing gets "connected?" From the grapevine I hear that UTMB starts sorting out fin aid stuff this month, and sending info in April.

Also, you just filled out FAFSA and SAR, right? Anything beyond that?

And has anyone gotten a scholarship offer?

 

[fotolilith]

A friend of mine from UTMB matched out of Galveston, so she is selling her condo. I stayed there the night before my interview, and obviously I was rested enough to impress them. 🙂

She is selling a 2-bedroom, 2-bath condo, located in a gated/ safe area, close to UTMB's campus. The condo has new carpeting, paint, and faucets. Her family is asking around $80k, but considering all offers.

PM me if you would like her contact info to find out more about the condo.

 

[UTKB]

Yeah, could you post when that e-connect thing gets "connected?" From the grapevine I hear that UTMB starts sorting out fin aid stuff this month, and sending info in April.

Also, you just filled out FAFSA and SAR, right? Anything beyond that?

And has anyone gotten a scholarship offer?

They said we'll get emails when we can access the financial aid form on e-connect (let's hope).

All I've filled out is FAFSA. I think we get a SAR after UTMB calculates financial aid.

 

[GutsyGal]

*waves farewell* goodbye spring break! Hope to see you again sometime!!

Classes start again tomorrow 🙁 ...it's getting harder and harder to get up in the mornings with graduation looming head in two months!

 

[ScubaSteve2]

No kidding! Senioritis has definitely settled in. Spring break wasn't enough time away...

 

[UTKB]

I think we get a SAR after UTMB calculates financial aid.

Oops sorry, we get a FAN after UTMB calculates financial aid. Stupid acronyms. Yes, i got the SAR.

I originally thought we'd hear about financial aid in March, but I guess April it is. I need to calculate a budget so I can see how nice of an apartment I can afford. 😱

 

[kaleidoscope83]

Oops sorry, we get a FAN after UTMB calculates financial aid. Stupid acronyms. Yes, i got the SAR.

I originally thought we'd hear about financial aid in March, but I guess April it is. I need to calculate a budget so I can see how nice of an apartment I can afford. 😱

same here. I'm going to be completely relying on loans (maybe scholarships? ha, yeah right!) so I need to know a budget before I can even begin thinking about apartment hunting.

Btw, THANK YOU to all the people that have posted information about Galveston apartments. My plan is to print out all the info. I've seen here and take it with me when I go apartment hunting in April.

 

[GutsyGal]

Does UTMB have any events planned for us to get together before classes and the white coat ceremony?

 

[ScubaSteve2]

Does UTMB have any events planned for us to get together before classes and the white coat ceremony?

I think there is an orientation the week before classes start? I think all the events will be then. I don't know what the events are though.

 

[Doobiecow7]

Hello,
after a whole bunch of stupid errors, i finally registered on sdn. Anyways, i matched to UTMB and am looking forward to going there with the rest of you. I talked to the UTMB representative at the UT health professions fair a few weeks ago, and he gave me his card when i asked him about real estate agents in the area and housing info. Here's the info on the card:

Martin F. Crichlow, M.S.
Dir. of student support services
office of student affairs and admissions
409-772-3763
[email protected]

Being the lazy person i am, i havent gotten around to calling him so I dont know if he's of any help but i thought i would share his info with all of you.
just dont steal my housing before I can get it...or i'll beat you up.

 

[Barca]

UTMB has an official orientation for the schools the week before classes start. It's long, boring, and is somewhat a waste of time. The white coat ceremony is the first day of the orientation, so parents, wives, fiancess, whatever come to watch us put on the white coat. BTW, as med students, we get the short white coat that's more like a jacket. The MDs walk around with a long white coat with the UTMB patch on it. There are two orientations: one is the American Women Medical Association welcome weekend that is two weekends prior. It's good to go then because you'll get a chance to meet your classmates, the pre-matric ones that already know one another, and 2nd year med students. From what I remember, it's a Friday dinner at the Phi Chi house, and then TKY hosts the most awesome "shot party" that night. Lots of med students and allied health who are there come since it's easier to mingle when borracho. The next day, they have a lunch session where we can ask questions to some of the profs and students about UTMB academics, life, and anything in between. The gross anatomy profs are AWESOME: it may be ya'll's favorite class ever. I remembered playing volleyball with 2nd years in the afternoon that day, and then there was an AKK Graffiti party that night.

The following weekend is QWEST weekend that's organized by UTMB, where you can meet people from all different schools. If you're not into group games and just getting to know one another in small groups, then I wouldn't bother going. I had fun during that weekend, meeting many of my current friends there. You'll get more info about during the summer, as it's being planned right now. There's a TKY party thrown in there too. The bottom line is if you're willing to be social and meet other people and play corny group games and do a scavenger hunt around Galveston, then you'll have fun at QWEST. Oh, and older med students like to participate in it to take a look at what the incoming class is like. At least one guy I know met his now fiancee at QWEST initially. You'll never know what happens unless you go!

 

[LostDoktor]

Hmm... Just got an automated email from UTMB to fill out the rest of the financial aid application on e-connect... And I can't log on. 😎

 

[kaleidoscope83]

Hmm... Just got an automated email from UTMB to fill out the rest of the financial aid application on e-connect... And I can't log on. 😎

Did you enter your social security number with no dashes ( - ) as your student ID and the PIN as explained in the email?

I just logged in.

 

[LostDoktor]

You have exceeded the maximum number of login attempts. Please contact Enrollment Services at 409 772-1215 for assistance.​

ehhh. Got that on the first log-in try. Called and was told the lady that was in charge of this stuff left for the day.

 

[fotolilith]

Well, finally got UTMB's finaid info... and it's SLOW. They don't make any of this easy, do they?

Well, it's nice to be in that official website...instead of looking in from the outside. Makes me feel more like a real student. 😀

 

[wdarli]

Well, finally got UTMB's finaid info... and it's SLOW. They don't make any of this easy, do they?

Well, it's nice to be in that official website...instead of looking in from the outside. Makes me feel more like a real student. 😀

how slow was it for you??? I can't seem to get past the select the year box.......... I agree that it does make me feel a little more official now that I can log in somewhere 😀

 

[daysleeprx]

how slow was it for you??? I can't seem to get past the select the year box.......... I agree that it does make me feel a little more official now that I can log in somewhere 😀

It takes like 5 minutes to get past that select year box. I just left it there and came back and im on the next screen now

 

[fotolilith]

We finally got the finaid emails, but it ain't over yet.

You log in initially with your SSN student ID and YYMM (birthday) PIN - change it to something you will remember. After clicking on the financial aid link, it will ask for a school year (2005-2006), and then ask you to update your personal info (this page takes forever to load). Then you get the following page (assuming you arenot timed out a thousand times):

"Financial Aid Application
Student Certification
School * Medicine
Year * I
Level * Graduate
Number of Months * 8
Graduation Date * 05-30-2009
Enrollment Dates * 08-29-2005 * - * 04-28-2006
Budget and Award Information
(how much for tuition & books)

...then it asks:

"Please enter funding you expect to receive from external sources (DO NOT LIST STUDENT LOANS AND OTHER FINANCIAL AID AWARDED BY THIS OFFICE)
Loans$
Scholarships$
Grants$
Third Party Payment$

...then you are asked if you want $3000 for a computer

Then it asks if you want a primary care loan.
As this was explained to me, unless it's written in the stars/ a burning bush that you want to do primary care, don't apply for this loan.

They don't explain on this page, but other sources tell me that this loan is very cheap if you stay in primary, BUT if you change your mind the rates SKYROCKET!!

"In order to be awarded a primary care loan you must agree to practice primary health care according to the terms of the program. Primary health care as defined by the Department of Health and Human Services is family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, preventive medicine, and osteopathic general practice.
I am interested in practicing primary health care: Yes ** No"

So, like I said, say yes to that only after you've researched it extensively, and you are clairvoyant.

Next, they tell you: "Select the budget that represents the best estimate of what your monthly living expenses are for your period of enrollment. Financial Aid funding will not exceed the maximum (AVERAGE BUDGET LEVEL)

*If you need help selecting a monthly living expense, please go to http://www.utmb.edu/enrollmentservices/prospect/financial_aid/FinancialPlanning.htm. This will provide guidance in developing a budget."

*=> When picking a monthly budget, keep in mind this axiom: Live like a doctor when you're a student, and you will live like a student when you're a doctor." So choose the best fit for yourself.

Finally, they have another obtuse statement:

"Funding for Remaining Eligibility

*If after being packaged according to UTMB Policy my remaining eligibility is unmet, my remaining eligibility may be funded from one or more of the loan funds discussed in the Financial Assistance for Students at UTMB.

*I need to request financial aid resources to cover the entire budget amount (or) I would like to borrow a lesser amount of * $ "

The best interpretation of this is that if you don't get the money you're eligible for, do you want us to keep looking for more money for you?"

Remember: you do NOT have to take all of the money that you are eligible for, so don't fret about the exact amount you need now. You can pick the first choice, and just not take all of it later.

Then you confirm more stuff, and get a page saying you will get an award letter in a few days.

I hope this helps!

 

[sinephera]

Wow, thank you for the details.

I was wondering if anyone knows what is the consequence of stating that you are "interested in work-study"...?

Also, if you mark the "average" living expenses and then change your mind can't you reduce it?

This is one strange application...

 

[sinephera]

So I was able to find fotolilith and daysleeprx in the face-book. So I am the masked Eeyore that is requesting your friendship confirmation.

Anyone who wants to find me can just type in Sinephera for global search-NYU

 

[fotolilith]

So I was able to find fotolilith and daysleeprx in the face-book. So I am the masked Eeyore that is requesting your friendship confirmation.

Anyone who wants to find me can just type in Sinephera for global search-NYU

Hey Gutsy, we've got another stalker on board! Wahoo! This is gonna be a fun class next year. 🙂

 

[trauma_junky]

Is UTMB above 86% on USMLE step one yet? I remember they were having issues a couple of years ago.

 

[daysleeprx]

Is UTMB above 86% on USMLE step one yet? I remember they were having issues a couple of years ago.

Aren't they at like 90-something percent now? I remember that number from the presentation when I went to interview there.

 

[nobrainer]

Aren't they at like 90-something percent now? I remember that number from the presentation when I went to interview there.

Actually for 2006, it was above 95% with over half the class receiving over a 221 or above. UTMB is probably the best school in Texas for providing USMLE support for its students. Trust me- I'm a 2nd year and I'm getting ready for it now. And yes, you can always accept less money for your fin. aid. In fact, you can request the max amount and then when they offer you your award letter, you can specify exactly how much money you want and they will give that to you. If your not sure how much you will need right now, I would suggest you do that and just lower it later.

 

[GutsyGal]

Hey Gutsy, we've got another stalker on board! Wahoo! This is gonna be a fun class next year. 🙂

Yay! Join the club!

Anyone who wants to find me can just type in Sinephera for global search-NYU

*poke poke*

 

[plattinum9]

has there been any movement on the UTMB waitlist?

 

[kaleidoscope83]

I made an UTMB facebook group for the UT Austin students. I searched for one today, I can't believe one hasn't been created yet!

It's called "University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Class of 2009" - totally original name, I know.

Join so we can put faces to the names... 🙂

 

[GutsyGal]

I made an UTMB facebook group for the UT Austin students. I searched for one today, I can't believe one hasn't been created yet!

It's called "University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Class of 2009" - totally original name, I know.

Join so we can put faces to the names... 🙂

I wanna join! 🙁

Cute picture by the way...I hope you're not that hairy in real life. 😉

 

[arierty]

Did anyone else NOT get the finaid e-mail?

 

[superunknown]

Hi everyone! I finally got around to posting on here. Coming straigh outta Cali, here's one more for UTMB c/o 2009!