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i just got an interview from wayne state! So happy i really like this school. I am a OOS applicant, and i was wondering what the acceptance rate is for non-residents invited for an interview....
My interview is on December 18th! any advice on how to prepare for the Wayne interview??
1. Lock your car.
2. Buy a concealed weapon.
3. Make copies of your Credit Cards (to cancel when stolen).
1. Lock your car.
2. Buy a concealed weapon.
3. Make copies of your Credit Cards (to cancel when stolen).
Ha, ha! Two more:
1. Bring plenty of pocket change to pay the Detroit city tax.
2. Keep 9-1- dialed on your cell phone.
Screw pizza in Greektown. Eat some coney dogs at Lafayette Coney Island.
When's your interview? I just got invited for the 8th. I'm an OOS applicant too!
are you people kidding me or is it really that bad?
I interviewed back in November and was accepted at Wayne.
I wouldn't say Detroit is as bad as the other people suggest. I am big on architecture so I really liked the 1920's and 1930's style buildings which make up most of the downtown area. Many of these buildings are no longer occupied, but I have seen some revival. I stayed at the Holiday Inn Express on Washington Blvd and Michigan Avenue, and across the street they were renovating a building for a new hotel. There are boulevard style roads with lots of statues and historic markers. The roads are swept clean although pothole maintenance could do a little more work.
I come from a suburban city in Canada where there is high quality of life and low crime rate. Before visiting Detroit I had a very negative view of the city, as a "slum" with lots of "undesirable elements", but this experience changed my perspective. There are some homeless people on the streets, but not as much as you would think, and they keep to themselves. The working African Americans I encountered were generally friendly. I wasn't particularly fearful of being mugged or swindled.
I wouldn't mind living in Detroit while in medical school, but the tuition at Wayne is pretty expensive for OOS/International students and the curriculum is a bit old school. The academic building is a bit old, the class size is a bit excessive. There aren't innovative features with technology focus or clinical assessment centers. That being said, Wayne has plans to expand from its current physical limitations, and the Detroit Medical Center is quite an awesome place.
Hopefully I have more interviews and acceptances coming. I figure with a 35+ MCAT and 3.65+ GPA I could get into a cheaper place.
i concur everything he said. It's not bad. But I wont go around downtown detroit at night. I did that (Plane arived late, and I was really hungry) and was scared to death. So I took the taxi from one block to another. hahaha
but other than that the school was great! Loved the focus on the underserved.
and lets be honest... it's not like you never hear about break-ins or homeless people in more desireable locations such as ann arbor. We had a number of break-ins at my apartment complex about a block and a half from the Mich Union.
and to tinker about Flint... I went to Powers for HS (neighborhood from Bowling for Columbine for those of you not from around here) and its amazing the suprise that comes from people when I tell them I've never actually been shot.
Check it out...
http://www.forgottendetroit.com/index.html
When I was there I counted at least 30 blacks wandering the streets (and this is just from exiting the highway). People will tell you it's not that bad but if you're not used to it, it can be quite a shock.
The whole city is recovering from the problem with race relations and the white flight. The blacks in Detroit don't like whites too much and vice versa. There's been a turnaround from past years but yeah... It's the D.
BTW... Detroit roads are horrible.. so is traffic. Other than that, it's a great place to learn medicine.
and lets be honest... it's not like you never hear about break-ins or homeless people in more desireable locations such as ann arbor. We had a number of break-ins at my apartment complex about a block and a half from the Mich Union.
and to tinker about Flint... I went to Powers for HS (neighborhood from Bowling for Columbine for those of you not from around here) and its amazing the suprise that comes from people when I tell them I've never actually been shot.
are you people kidding me or is it really that bad?
The "9-1-1" bit in my last post was colored with hyperbole.
I grew up in Detroit. To me, the DMC/WSUSOM area does not feel like a particularly unsafe part of the city. You can probably best inform yourself by:
1. Going there for a visit,
2. talking to as many current students who are originally not from there as possible, and
3. looking at crime statistics (http://www.police.wayne.edu/crimestats2006.html).
I wouldn't mind living in Detroit while in medical school, but the tuition at Wayne is pretty expensive for OOS/International students and the curriculum is a bit old school. The academic building is a bit old, the class size is a bit excessive. There aren't innovative features with technology focus or clinical assessment centers.
Does anyone know how long they take?
I was complete only since mid November
Does anyone know how long they take?
I was complete only since mid November
A lot of you are so wrong about Wayne State. I don't go there, but many people I know do and I've been there a dozen of times.
1. They have police up the ass at all times.
2. The buildings are absolutely gorgeous, including the medical center and the new buildings.
3. The campus is really nice and safe.
4. Detroit and Wayne State are two seperate things. You cannot put both together.
5. The crime rates on the U-M Ann Arbor campus is higher than WSU (because WSU uses their $$$ on crime prevention).
6. The reputation is EXCELLENT.
Wayne State is my second choice. Michigan is my first.
If anyone has any questions about the area, let me know. But it is an overall exceptional place.
umm, most of what you say is true, but....
the buildings are gorgeous?! umm, I hope you're not an architechture major... and what new buildings? most of the DMC has been there since my parents went to school there... Recieving has to be one of the ugliest buildings ever constructed.
A lot of you are so wrong about Wayne State. I don't go there, but many people I know do and I've been there a dozen of times.
1. They have police up the ass at all times.
2. The buildings are absolutely gorgeous, including the medical center and the new buildings.
3. The campus is really nice and safe.
4. Detroit and Wayne State are two seperate things. You cannot put both together.
5. The crime rates on the U-M Ann Arbor campus is higher than WSU (because WSU uses their $$$ on crime prevention).
6. The reputation is EXCELLENT.
Wayne State is my second choice. Michigan is my first.
If anyone has any questions about the area, let me know. But it is an overall exceptional place.