St. Louis is a beautiful city. I learned a little bit about the area around the med school when I went out there, but have been to STL numerous times. The campus is gorgeous. I don't know if you've ever been to STL but its a small "big city" with a nice feel...everything is relatively close, not a lot of traffic, you can find empty parking meters by the Blues hockey games. There are some trendy areas...Soulard, etc...but that would require a commute. Lots of young professionals, and bars, restaurants, nightlife.
I was looking into the MHA program housed under the medical school, and I know the recommendations from past students I met there, and the directors of the program, were to live at the Central West End. A trendy neigborhood with bars, restaurants, and nice atmosphere. A friend of mine who is familiar with STL told me that Central West End is a predominantly gay neighborhood, very diverse in that sense.
Gee thanks for all the advice, that is very very helpful, especially since i know nothing about the area. I applied to sooo many post-bac programs, i can't even count them... The programs i remember that i applied to are.. Boston (which i heard they needed my DAT scores after i already sent it to them).. then i hadn't heard from them since.. I applied to Hampton University.. <-- they took the check and haven't responded.. umm.. Crieghton University.. <-- just got a rejection letter, VCU <-- said there were more qualified applicants... uhh.. who else... so then i was reading about where other people applied and U. of Wash. came up, person said they had a great experience and it help her to get into dental school. So i applied to this school last month and received a package saying i got in last week. So to sum up the story, this is the only place i got accepted to, and i'm tired of filling out numerous applications. The more I learn about this school, the more I'm liking the place. I'm from VA, and this seems like it is a similar type of place.. not too big.. and small town city living, which i like. I'm deciding now if i'm going to have to move all my stuff to an apartment.. or if I'm going to move just the essentials.. The thing about this school that i love already is the staff. I spoke to Dean Ehrlich and he is very nice and willing to help, Unlike VCU.. where you can't get a live person to save your life.
Thanks for all your help SDN, if anyone has anymore info. to add about Washington University in St. Louis post-bac program, please feel free to comment, also if you have anything to share about where to live.. that would be much appreciated!!!
Caroline
