Haha no I should have specificed, Pomona.
Isn't WesternU the place you go to send cash to friends or relatives that are far away? I mean .... I use PayPal and Venmo now though. But I guess I could ask a question:
How is it at WesternU?
It's good! Southern California definitely makes it more exciting since you're near a lot of places to go if you have the free time in between studying and lab.
How are the relationships between students in your class and among other classes?
Do you feel like you have much free time?
How is the course load? (I was told most people get A's and B's, is this true?)
How is living in Pomona?
Feel free to tell me anything you like or dislike about the program!
Our relationship with other classes is good. Some of the upperclassmen love coming to check on how we are doing. They are also relatively involved in giving us events and lunch & learns to go to. In the end, it is also in how much effort you put into meeting the upperclassmen as well.
The courseload is normal I'd say. Definitely a lot of work but the way our curriculum works at least we don't get loaded with a lot of finals by the end of the semester. That being said your typical day with the courseload is 8-5 with at least a few hours a day devoted to studying depending on how well you want to do. If you just want to pass, you don't have to devote too many hours per day.
I live north of Pomona in Claremont which is a nicer area. Pomona itself doesn't have too much. Students tend to live in Chino Hills (lots of asian food) or Claremont (college town feel, great place to walk around). BOth places are only about 10-15 minutes from school.
I love the block curriculum in particular especially when I see my friends from other schools complain that they have 10 finals while I have only 1 towards the end of the semester!
Is WesternU on the block/modular system? I don't think so but for some reason I thought I heard that
Grades or pass/no pass
It is a block system, we take typically 2 big courses at a time (one didactic and the other is our sim course with some small 1 unit courses sprinkled in between). Grades are letter grades but there are no +/-.
I heard at WesternU, you are required to dress semi-formal everyday to school instead of scrubs. Is this true? and if so how is it?
Yes this is true. Scrubs are only allowed for off-site rotations. Even when you get to clinic, you don't wear scrubs. I like the dress code, it makes you look good and feel professional although yes it is a pain to think about how to dress and preparing to dress each day. But after a while I can't even imagine not wearing this dress code, I see some of the DO's in scrubs and sure they're comfy but I like that we look good! Depends on whether you prioritize comfiness or aesthetics haha.
On days where we are in sim or clinic, we have to wear our white coats and have a tie with a button up. If we just have didactics and do not go into sim or clinic, we can wear polos and we don't have to wear a tie. And of course slacks and dress shoes.
