- Joined
- Jan 6, 2006
- Messages
- 527
- Reaction score
- 1
Anyone else considering NYU next year? I'm pretty sure that's where I'm going to end up
Who's going to second look weekend?
Who's going to second look weekend?
Hi! I saw tch001's post in pre-allo and thought I would give this thread some love.
I really loved my interview experience at NYU, and I could definitely see myself at this school (Manhattan + Bellevue = awesome!)--- still trying to make some decisions though. I was hoping to go to second look, but unfortunately, it might be too difficult to miss class. Anybody planning on going to 2nd look?
Congrats everyone on your acceptances to NYU. I really like it here, but if you have any questions I'll try my best to give non-biased responses.
P.S. Go to the 2nd look if you can, that was what sealed the deal for me last year. I seriously considered several other schools, but ultimately believe I made the best choice for me. Good luck!
thanks dakota! mind giving us a synopsis of what other schools you were considering and why you ultimately chose NYU?
So, who all is attending second look weekend
I'll be there
bump, second look next weekend!
I think I'm going up thursday night and staying for the events saturday night too. Will I see any other SDNers at the optional thursday night check in thing?
does anyone know if there is a dress code for the revisit weekend?
I wasn't able to make it to 2nd look -- can someone fill me in with their thoughts about the day?
I wasn't able to make it to 2nd look -- can someone fill me in with their thoughts about the day?
I really enjoyed the second look. The students were amazing, both the fellow applicants and the current NYU medical students. They really stressed that this is a place where you can both learn a lot, get great clinical skills, and have fun (something I really didn't think would happen a lot in medical school!) The tour of Bellvue was great (besides for the prisoner that tried to vomit on me in the ER, talk about real patient contact), but what really convinced me was talking to the 3rd and 4th years in small groups and then the 1st and 2nd years at the muesum reception. The things you get to do on the wards are incredible!! One girl told us about how she had to cut into somone's leg in the trauma center one night to relieve pressure (like Cali from Grey's anatomy!) At Bellevue, we'll see everything and participate in (almost) everything procedure wise too. Also, I was really impressed on how much the school encourages the students to have fun and experience everything the city has to offer. I'm about 99% after revisit weekend that NYU is where I'm going to end up Anyone else here going to be my future classmate?
hello all! although NYU was not my absolute first choice, I still majorly love it and am delighted to be starting in fall for the class of 2011! ( unless my first choice takes me off waitlist but I will be stoked to attend either one) ...I could not make second look due to a conference conflict, how did everything go? my only major reservation with NYU was the first year living situation...were the dorms as bad/small as it seemed on interview day? I think I would have to sell/store about half my stuff to fit into one of those boxes they call rooms but the location is unbeatable and the price is amazing for murray hill...anywho second look feedback would be greatly appreciated...thanks!
The dorms didn't seem that bad, although I have to admit that is definitely my biggest negative about NYU. The dorm rooms on the first floor seem the nicest, because they have lofted beds so there is more floor space. Also, I heard the higher you go up, the less the water pressure in the showers. I'm crossing my fingers for a room on the first floor (think if I call and beg it will help?)
My impressions from second look weekend
Dorms: Obviously, this is the weakest link at NYU. Even though many consider it a negative it is easy to turn into a positive. Dorm life is great as a first year because you have the opportunity to meet and get involved with 90% of your first year class (and a lot of second years). It can really be an icebreaker for the shy ones. The rooms are big enough to live in, but the bathrooms can be cramped. Like tch said the first floor rooms are larger.
Student Life: NYC and all the opportunities it provides as a city - need I say more? Students are on the younger side and there is a work hard/play hard atmosphere. However, the class is large enough that you can find your niche group and hang out with them.
Academics/Research: The professors are very accessible. NYU provides great research opportunities in vary degrees of commitment. You have the option of getting into MD/PhD after your first year, taking a year off to be an HHMI fellow, or doing research in the summers (Honors program). Students are encouraged to pursue any of these paths and there seems to be plenty of positions available. Bottom line: If you want to go into a specific specialty and are motivated to do so NYU will help you and you will match well.
Clinical: Tisch, Bellevue, and the VA combine to provide unbeatable clinical experiences. Tisch is a private hospital - learn good bedside manners and use high end equipment. At Bellevue the first years have the opportunity to get their hands dirty and participate in many surgical procedures many students don't get to do until their clinical rotations. Not to mention the patient diversity (you can look up these stats yourself). At the VA you can spend hours practicing your H&Ps and reap all the other benefits a VA hospital has to offer.
I'm sure I've missed plenty of things, I hope others feel free to add and comment as necessary.
That is great to hear about the NYU research opportunities during medical school.. I am also a SURP alum and can attest that the PIs at NYU are very accessible and open to having medical students get some lab experience and the skirball institute is an AMAZING facility..also sloan-kettering and rockefeller are just down the road and also have summer research experiences for medical students...i just wish they would show their med students the same love they show their grad students with the living situation...the grad student living we saw during SURP was high-rise apartment style living with sweeping window views of the river..ho-hum I guess the dorm thing is really only for one year and with classes/studying and the city life, I don't foresee really being in the room all that much so I think can deal with it, I will just have to get rid of half of my stuff after 4 years of apartment living....anyone else out there who hasn't lived in a dorm in about ohhh 4 years or more?
Hey Husky what SURP year were you? I was there in '05. I've met a few others along the interview circuit...
hey wait a minute, I must have missed it when you said you were '05, but yeah I was also 2005...drunken times with crazy eddie as our leader haha..hmm and considering I think we only had one SURP who was married, I think i have deciphered your secret SDN identity haha, so yeah it is looking more and more like NYU will be my home for the next 4 years which I can't complain about, that summer rocked..I am guessing the whole med school thing might be a bit more intense though..any other former SURPies out there heading to NYU come fall?
yooooo, someone said somethin bout research before first year, would be lookin forward to tha, any idea how to get into tha? who to contact?
I was wondering how difficult it would be to start a family while at NYU medical school as opposed to a more family-friendly school in a smaller town. I know it's going to be hard anywhere, clearly, but does NYU have any resources for students with families or are students discriminated against (explicitly or implicitly) for starting a family? NYU's class is generally very young and I wanted to see if anyone had started a family while in school there or how students who were a little older at the beginning of medical school (25-27) feel about NYU's young atmosphere. Thank you.
thanks a ton, seems like it is set up for people once they get set up already at nyu and are a semester or so in, but can't hurt to contact, thanks a ton for the info!
No prob. Also, if you do decide to go the Honors Program route, a lot of students actually do start the program the summer before starting their first year so don't feel weird about getting into contact with people before you arrive next year.
Thanks for getting the info on the honors program -- I defintely plan to do that after the first year of med school if I go to NYU. Has anyone heard anything further about financial aid from NYU? I know they said we probably wouldn't receive our financial aid stuff until April, but I just thought I'd check. I'm praying that they will feel generous this year!
I got financial aid info from them quite a while ago. Basically you just submit FAFSA and your taxes / parent taxes...however, they process your aid even w/o the taxes -- they are just for verification. Talking to the director of FinAid, although their grad debt isn't high, the amount of $$$ they give out isn't extremely high either...hmm.
Unless, of course, you mean have I heard anything BACK from them, in which case the answer is no
Sorry, should have specified. I was wondering if anyone heard anything back from them after sending in their finaid info. I'd love to be in NYC (and I <3 NYU), but it's going to come down to a financial decision I think.
anybody have the match list for nyu? specifically, where are they going for radiology??
I would also very much like to see NYU's match list in all fields if possible...any current NYU students out there with access to this??