Recent content by osckey

What a rollercoaster of emotions. I went from being a non-trad applicant for med school to matching into GI. Life is incredible.

It's highly variable. What I've gathered is that some of the higher tier programs I applied to have given me heads up that there application review process might not even be done until mid-august and to expect news around Aug. 15.

I've exercised more in med school than ever. Believe me, you'll find time if you use exercise as your getaway from work instead of netflix.

Waitlist movement is heaviest after the decision date

I'm not sure what the protocol is there, but I haven't heard of graduate certificate program offers based upon your place on the waiting list.

I had the same thing happen when I interviewed a couple years back. Sometimes, the security guards don't remember the requests from the school. Just tell OSA (Office of Student Affairs) and they'll take care of it for you.

You should expect a lot more contact from administration after the decision day this year. Typically, administrations won't make you go through all the paperwork until they know you're coming. If you must, get started on being up to date on your immunizations and TB screenings. Aside from that...

The bridge is actually within 100 yards of the main M1 classroom building. Us M2's were in class at another building when the collapse happened. Oddly, we neither felt nor heard anything. However, many of our faculty preceptors and actual M2's who had been outside when it happened ran to the...

Seriously, it's a lot less of a mystery than most people think. Do X,Y,Z, rank your spots well (as in don't be an idiot and rank impossible programs), and you'll get in somewhere.

Curving is done primarily in the first year, from what I've experienced. We have a z-score for the class. If you don't pass the class by the numbers (above 75), as long as you are within a certain z-score deviation (usually above -1.7) you'll be fine and you can ride the curve to pass. This...

You'll get the paperwork some time after the decision day. That's when they typically begin to send out matriculation paperwork. The school is graded with alphanumeric grading. For those most part, you can consider anything above an 80% as a pass and not worry about a thing. Between 75-80% is...

For those accepted: don't forget your matriculation paperwork when the time comes. Aside from that, enjoy enjoy enjoy this summer. Go out and have some fun, or sleep in all day (although that seems like a giant waste). Come ready, med school is a crazy experience. Thankfully, there are some...

Complete your medical education and fulfill your desire to be a physician, join the service and fulfill your desire to be in the Air Force, have a private pilot's license to fulfill your desire to be a pilot and fly as a hobby. You can't have multiple careers, it just doesn't work. Make one of...

Steps to ortho: get some kind of research anywhere, pass your pre-clinical courses, nail Step, grab some beneficial away rotations/electives, profit

Be patient, you'll receive the packet soon enough. Just enjoy that you're in and prepare to start!