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In too!!!!! Got the call at around 9:30, completely unexpected!!!!!!! What a great Thanksgiving
question - did they send correspondence to your home address or your preferred address? if i remember right, interview invites were to home address so wondering if its gonna be the same. thanks!
We have to respond in writing. Also check out your application homepage where you will confirm your acceptance and sign up for a background check. I'm pumped to see all of you at second look. Now I just have to maintain "grades of high quality."
I think you do both to reserve your spot, but I could be mistaken. On the website it says something about responding in writing within two weeks.
Vandy has its own finaid stuff right? I know all that stuff doesn't need to be dealt with until January, but should I even deal with FAFSA and whatever other form Vandy has before I've gotten my 2008 tax return stuff done, or as soon as I can in January? Are we going to receive info in the mail or should it all be online?
This is correct -- you can fill out the finaid stuff starting 1/1. As far as approximate numbers go, the FAFSA can be submitted with those. Once you have your official tax returns done, you can submit and amendment that will be processed very quickly. It's not likely to change though, everyone is eligible for the $40k in federal loans (if you're a US citizen). Don't forget to put your parents info in for Vandy -- it won't matter for federal loans, but it could for institutional finaid.Oh, and btw, here's the link to the SOM Financial Aid site: http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/medschool/finaid/howto_apply.php
We can submit Vandy's own Aid Application (on the website above) and FAFSA starting Jan. 1st.
Hope that helps!
When did you guys receive your acceptance package in the mail? I got the call from Dr. Zic two weeks ago. The reason I'm concerned (aside from imagining the whole phone call) is that apparently I'm supposed to write a letter to Dr. Zic to accept my spot and I imagine the instructions for that is in the acceptance package.
(I've already completed the stuff on the website)
Thanks
When did you guys receive your acceptance package in the mail? I got the call from Dr. Zic two weeks ago. The reason I'm concerned (aside from imagining the whole phone call) is that apparently I'm supposed to write a letter to Dr. Zic to accept my spot and I imagine the instructions for that is in the acceptance package.
(I've already completed the stuff on the website)
Thanks
On the Vandy secondary thread someone said that some scholarship offers have gone out. Has anyone heard anything?
Ugh..I wish I had.
AHHHHHHH!!!!!!! I just got the Canby Robinson scholarship!!!!! Dean Balser called me this morning! Whoa! I'm so excited!!!!!!
Hey, congrats Serikk, that's a sweet deal!
After you guys accepted the offer online / emailed Dr. Zic, you got two letters the mail, right? The wording of the letters makes it seem as if I have already planned to join the class of 2013..did everyone get this? From Dr. Zic "we look forward to seeing you in August", and from Dr. Rodgers: "we are delighted that you plan to become a member of the class of 2013".
I want to make sure that I still have my options open and that I did not inadvertedly make a decision already.
Hello Vandy acceptees! I am also applying to Vandy and I have an interview in mid-January. But I am so surprised to have an interview: I have only a 30 on the MCAT! Do any of you have lower than amazing 35+? Better yet, was any accepted with a 30 or below? I'd just like to know if I have a chance. Thanks!
Better? CONGRATS!!!!!!Uhmmmm full tuition scholarship. I'm gonna go vomit now.
Hi! I'm pretty new to SDN, and just found this thread 2 days ago! I'm accepted with below a 35... And very happy and excited about 2nd visit!Hello Vandy acceptees! I am also applying to Vandy and I have an interview in mid-January. But I am so surprised to have an interview: I have only a 30 on the MCAT! Do any of you have lower than amazing 35+? Better yet, was any accepted with a 30 or below? I'd just like to know if I have a chance. Thanks!
Hi! I'm pretty new to SDN, and just found this thread 2 days ago! I'm accepted with below a 35... And very happy and excited about 2nd visit!
Hey guys, I have a couple of questions for current students:
1) how often do you feel that you have to use a car? I don't have one and while I figured I'd have to get it eventually, I'm trying to gauge how much I'd use it. Is the "downtown" within walking-ish distance from campus? Do you feel that the area around campus is very safe to walk around in? Do you know people who walk to class (assuming they live pretty close to school)? Are there shuttles?
2) Computer-wise, I have a macbook pro. It's too heavy for me to bring to class anyway so I figured I'd have to get a smaller computer for notes and such, and I may as well get a PC since I hear those are the ones that give people the fewest problems, software-wise. How do people tend to feel about tablets? Have you found that they're useful? I'm used to taking handwritten notes and losing them so I feel like a tablet might come in handy, but I've never used one...
3) Thanks to the scholarship (yay!) I decided to buy a place instead of rent one. Anyone done that? I also discovered that there are no Ikeas (gasp!) in Nashville or thereabouts. What in the world did you people do for furniture? Are there cheap furniture places around?
...ok, I think that's it. Thanks for answering my many random questions!
I use my car a decent amount, and I walk to class from Acklen. The Vandy area is walkable, but most other places like downtown or Green Hills are not within driving distance. Harris Teeter is the only grocer I can think of, so if you make lots of trips/need cheap stuff, a car is really ideal. Shade Tree clinic, if you decide to volunteer there, is across the Cumberland (definitely not driveable, although people carpool). There are no shuttles, and public transit sucks. Ideally, I would get a car, but if you must go without, it is doable. You will be bumming rides and taking cabs, though. The area around campus is very safe as was mentioned, but you should still be careful at night and use common sense. West End and 21st have their share of homeless walking around, and people have been robbed on occasion.Hey guys, I have a couple of questions for current students:
1) how often do you feel that you have to use a car? I don't have one and while I figured I'd have to get it eventually, I'm trying to gauge how much I'd use it. Is the "downtown" within walking-ish distance from campus? Do you feel that the area around campus is very safe to walk around in? Do you know people who walk to class (assuming they live pretty close to school)? Are there shuttles?
I think your MBP is fine -- many people have them and bring them to class. You may occasionally find that something is less than ideal software-wise, but I can't think of anything that flat-out doesn't work. If there is something you need, there is always VMWare/Parallels or the lab computers. A significant number of second years have Macs, and the faculty are usually pretty mindful of that. If you do want to get another computer, tablets are fine. I know people that have them, but my n=1 sample size survey says they aren't really worth the extra money. You can just as easily use OneNote or Acrobat to type any notes you need. Personally, I never even take notes to begin with and am doing fine. 90+% of the info you need will be in handouts -- powerpoint slide handouts are the only thing I would consider taking notes for.2) Computer-wise, I have a macbook pro. It's too heavy for me to bring to class anyway so I figured I'd have to get a smaller computer for notes and such, and I may as well get a PC since I hear those are the ones that give people the fewest problems, software-wise. How do people tend to feel about tablets? Have you found that they're useful? I'm used to taking handwritten notes and losing them so I feel like a tablet might come in handy, but I've never used one...
I don't really have a lot of furniture, but the things I have are from Wal-mart, Target, Big Lots, and a bed from Macy's (I wanted something nice to sleep on). There are also a few discount stores that have things like sofas, recliners, dining tables, etc. that are actually pretty decent. You will need a car to get to any of them, but the actual furniture stores deliver.3) Thanks to the scholarship (yay!) I decided to buy a place instead of rent one. Anyone done that? I also discovered that there are no Ikeas (gasp!) in Nashville or thereabouts. What in the world did you people do for furniture? Are there cheap furniture places around?
Hope I helped...ok, I think that's it. Thanks for answering my many random questions!
Well, I asked Dr. Sagen and she told me what I posted in the other thread which was: they will pay for hotel and food, but not transportation.
That's interesting that Dr. Zic mentioned that in the phone call to you..can you email him to 'confirm what he said about paying for transportation'? (It will seem rather crass if I were to email Dr. Zic after getting Dr Sagen's response..so maybe someone else can do it?)
Thanks for your feedback guys!
The one thing that's bugging me about Vandy is the car thing. I've only ever lived in places where public transit + cabs are all you need. I understand Nashville is fairly suburban, but when you say PT sucks, do you mean there's no bus stops around Vandy/infrequent service, or is it just not particularly pleasant? I have a pretty high tolerance for transit shenanigans as long as it means I won't have to buy a car/pay for gas.