Greetings future MUO-ers! I have been MIA from SDN for a while but its exciting to see the new class getting ready to start med school.
I'm a first year here now, and hopefully I will be able to answer all of your questions. If you have any questions, concerns, anxieties, etc. PLEASE PM me!
-Regarding 2nd looks: I heard last week that there was supposed to be a 2nd look some time in the spring but I am not sure if it has happened yet. Camel (or anyone else) if you are making a trip to MUO you can definitely sit in on some classes and spend the day around campus; we just had someone last week who set up there own "2nd look" through the admissions office. Or just tell us when you will be here.
-You will get a note packet for each section of each block. They are very thorough for the most part, but going to class is still a good idea, especially in anatomy. They are a mix of lots of powerpoint with some written notes and pictures. If anyone would like to take a look at some notes/powerpoints from any section of 1st year please PM me--I can e-mail the files to you.
-We don't have a formal note service, but in just the last month our school started putting recordings of the lectures on the web. We also have a yahoo group going for our class which has been a HUGE success--there are transcripts, other peoples notes, charts, links, pictures, and lots of other stuff on there.
-My feeble attempts at words of wisdom: 1. Its TONS of work and can be tiring, but med school WILL BE DOABLE FOR YOU. Just try not to get behind if you can help it; after a certain point it is very difficult if not impossible to catch up and still know the info well enough. 2. You WILL have time to go out and have a life (which is absolutely necessary to maintain your sanity), even during anatomy (I promise). 3. Study really hard for that first test of the year in Biochem: if you do well, awsome; if not, then you will have time to do remediation, get a tutor, change your game plan, etc. 4. Be open to everyone in your class, you will be pleasantly surprised at how great your colleagues are! I absolutely LOVE my class and have had a chance to meet and hang out with lots of very different but all amazing and fun people. A bunch of us from all different classes were saying recently that we have become friends with people who we never assumed that we would when we first came here.
Once again, congrats, good luck, and I can't wait to meet everyone in August!