So,
I'm actually looking into a bus pass (even though I will have a car).
http://www.riderta.com/fares/
It looks like the Student U-Pass is only for undergraduates? Is this true?
OK...
found the link to the grad info:
http://greenie.case.edu/upass.htm
Although it looks like the links are stale
You can buy one as a grad student. $75 per semester. The only bad thing is that you have to go to the student center and wait in line for them for like a hour. But such is the price you pay for a cheap bus pass.
I can handle dry heat, but heat in Kansas = not-quite-Florida-(or Virginia)-swamplike-but-ewww. By this conversation, looks like I'm in for not much of a change, except that less heat = less horrid humidity.
So since I'm currently fervently house/apt hunting I'm really curious about this conversation. I'm all for A/C, even if it's not as hot as here. But Im not sure about central vs window units, as I havent had a window unit since freshman year, circa 1929. (KC summer heat makes central A/C almost mandatory.) Do they do a decent job in Cleveland summer weather? Are they enough for all rooms, even upstairs? Are they all obnoxiously loud (like the lawnmower-motor one my dorm had in our window)?
I have a three room apartment and just one unit. I think it cools the whole place down just fine, but then again, my heat tolerance is higher than many other people's. One of my classmates starts using the AC when the temp gets above 65. I kid you not.
Just out of curiosity..how many extra years does it take to do a PhD for CCLCM? Can it be done in 2 extra years (7 years total)?
It would be up to the grad school department, not CCLCM, because you'd be taking time off from med school (or after med school) to complete the PhD. Unlike med school, PhDs aren't done on a lock-step time table. Average time to finish an MD/PhD combined program is around 8 years, so I think you should count on spending three extra years. But again, that's something you would need to ask about.
To CCLCMer or any current Clinic students:
Parking is free at the Clinic right?
Also, what books are absolutely essential besides the obvious (Dr. Drake's book)? Do we need that student consult thing?
Yes, parking is free for students, at CCF only. So if you park at Case, sorry, you have to pay unless you park way down one of the side streets.
For books, I would get the molecular bio book for the summer. You probably don't need the biochem book unless you just want it--they don't use it as much. The med genetics book is probably also optional. I got it and really liked it. I read most of the chapters, even the ones that weren't assigned.
For the fall, yes, I would get Drake's book. You will use that all year. I have no idea what the student consult thing is that you're talking about, so my guess is that you can probably live without it. Or maybe you're talking about the modules that go along with his book? He will give you a free subscription, so don't buy that. If you still start with cards/pulm block, I would get the respiratory phys book--the guy that wrote it physically went to Mt. Everest to do the experiments that he talks about. For cards, I really liked
this book by Klabunde. He also has some really useful free websites for cardiovascular
physiology and
pharmacology.
Good luck!
, so you're looking at $25,740 for everything else. Since they've allocated $2,300 for books, $10,450 for housing, $3,480 for food, and $3,950 for personal expenses, I think it's definitely possible to get away with spending less.
You had me for about ten seconds. nice. 
