Official Thread: Ohio State Class of 2009

[Jadie515]

Wow, thanks for all the helpful info, deaftoan!

I moved in a lot of my stuff to Columbus yesterday, and will move in for good in about a week. When is everyone else moving in?

I'm moving in August 15th - the Monday before orientation starts. That might make things a little interesting but that way I can keep working until the very end and only pay half a month's rent. My husband is helping me move and then coming back to PA to finish his job for another month. He's a grad student and they don't start until the end of September. So, I'll be all by myself for a month and will be looking for people to have over for dinner. I like to cook but it isn't the same if it's just for me.

I'm getting pretty excited about the move and starting everything up with class. While packing this weekend, I realized that the anatomy book we will use is the same one that I used in anatomy in undergrad. One less book to buy! Yeah!!

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[Cholinergic]

The OSU embryo class is too easy to need a review guide.

I hope that I feel this way, too!

 

[Cholinergic]

As far as the review books go, I'll probably spend a few hours in the bookstore looking at the books before I buy anything else. I'd hate to buy anything that I didn't need.

 

[Jadie515]

As far as the review books go, I'll probably spend a few hours in the bookstore looking at the books before I buy anything else. I'd hate to buy anything that I didn't need.

I hate to buy unneccessary things too. In undergrad, I often just asked the professor for an old copy of the text book so that I wouldn't have to buy the books. The website says that they have copies of most of the books in the library, but I don't know how safe/efficient it would be to actually depend on them at test time. Hopefully the 2nd years will give some good advice on what books are actually necessary and what can be done without.

 

[Emergency!]

I wonder if there's any way to get the ID's done early, to avoid the lines during orientation. . .

Is everyone getting the student health insurance? Or is there a better deal out there (for single folks). I was on my parents' insurance until yesterday, so that's another expense that I have to worry about!

You can probably go get your Buck ID, but I imagine its easier to wait on the med center one. Lines at orientation shouldn't be THAT bad. I'm sure they have all of us professional folks staggered so that we're not all on the same day. I already have my Buck ID.

I had the student health insurance last year and I was very pleased with it. I was also sick a lot last year. I had pneumonia, an ED visit, a referral to a gasteroenterologist, and numerous related tests. With the student health center, you don't get charged a dime for office visits there (or labs, xrays, etc) and the pharmacy is right there. I didn't have any trouble with my bills from the specialist or ED getting paid. (Once the ED submitted the bill to the right insurance company, that is). As far as whether or not its a good value - I would say that it probably is, because you have no copay on Health Center Visits (other than meds).

 

[Bap2qwrq7]

I was wondering if anyone had any experience or input on my situation. Currently I have taken what I believe is the maximum in terms of subsidized and unsubsidized federal loans. So this barely covers the tuition costs and I would need more money to cover living costs.

I would prefer not taking out an extra loan to cover my living expenses but I was reading the residency requirements on the registrar webpage and I was a bit confused. I have a CA checking account with money in it from working this past year that would be sufficient in covering my living expenses without having to take out a loan.

Would this effect my ability to become an Ohio resident? Has anyone else done this or is going to do this?

 

[Shorty43]

I was wondering if anyone had any experience or input on my situation. Currently I have taken what I believe is the maximum in terms of subsidized and unsubsidized federal loans. So this barely covers the tuition costs and I would need more money to cover living costs.

I would prefer not taking out an extra loan to cover my living expenses but I was reading the residency requirements on the registrar webpage and I was a bit confused. I have a CA checking account with money in it from working this past year that would be sufficient in covering my living expenses without having to take out a loan.

Would this effect my ability to become an Ohio resident? Has anyone else done this or is going to do this?

First off, I've been MIA from this thread for the last week because I went to party it up one last time with all my college buds in NYC and WOW, this thread has moved a lot since.

Secondly, deftoan I must reiterate what everyone else has already said, but thanks a lot for all the help. I'm in Columbus for the second time in my life (first=my interview) and I'm figuring out housing which is totally stressing me out. So I appreciate your extra insight.

Lastly, for Vom, I've been dealing with the Residency department a lot lately and I think I undestand the process pretty well now. As for your question: they look at your bank statements for both your evaluation year (2005-2006) and the year prior to that evaluation year (2004-2005). The reason for this is because they want to avoid having parents dump money into our accounts right before school starts which we could then claim as "our own money" that we used to live independently of anyone. However, if you made money during your year before med school and have been saving that-- all you have to do is show them proof via your bank statements for this past year. So if you just wanted the short-cut answer, its yes, you can use that money you saved without worrying about how that would effect your residency placement.

Sorry for the long winded answer, but I like to always know details myself. Just a quick thought though, they do want to see you make permanent moves towards becoming a resident here, which would include opening a new bank account here, changing your license, registering to vote, etc.

Anyway, I'm here for two more days. I'm off to look for furniture now. Thanks for those tips btw to everyone else.

 

[Shorty43]

Oh I had two questions of my own:

1.
For some reason on my list of things to do I have "print out Fee Statement". Now I can't figure out A) what that is and B) once I print it out what should I do with it?

I'm not sure if I just meant my statement of account or if this Fee Statement is something completely different. Any ideas?


2.
For you locals: I'm trying to decide if I should live in Arlington right near Lane Ave and Riverside Dr. or if I should go with a place on Bethel Rd near the 315. Both seem to take equal amounts of time to get to school, but I'm not sure if I'm missing something since I'm not familiar with the area. If you have any input here, that would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Bap2qwrq7]

Lastly, for Vom, I've been dealing with the Residency department a lot lately and I think I undestand the process pretty well now. As for your question: they look at your bank statements for both your evaluation year (2005-2006) and the year prior to that evaluation year (2004-2005). The reason for this is because they want to avoid having parents dump money into our accounts right before school starts which we could then claim as "our own money" that we used to live independently of anyone. However, if you made money during your year before med school and have been saving that-- all you have to do is show them proof via your bank statements for this past year. So if you just wanted the short-cut answer, its yes, you can use that money you saved without worrying about how that would effect your residency placement.

Sorry for the long winded answer, but I like to always know details myself. Just a quick thought though, they do want to see you make permanent moves towards becoming a resident here, which would include opening a new bank account here, changing your license, registering to vote, etc.

Anyway, I'm here for two more days. I'm off to look for furniture now. Thanks for those tips btw to everyone else.

Thanks for the input shorty. The thing is that I was working for my dad at his business so I can get the pay stubs for it pretty easily. Would that be sufficient for evidence to the school that the money is mine? I'll probably have to call the registrar again and see them for sure when I get to Columbus. I just don't want to mess up and end up having to pay out of state tuition again.

Yeah, I just opened an OH checking account with Huntington and trasnferred some money already. Seemed to be a decent bank. Just got to wait until I get there to register to vote and register my car.

But I do have one complaint. The school requires that we put down parental information on our FAFSA to be eligible for school aid. But if your parents are have some money stashed away then OSU will limit the free aid they give expecting your parents to chip in. But in order to get OH residency you can't get parental money at all. What the hell?!!? It seems so contradictory. Like a way to force out of state students to rack up even more in loans.

Oh well.

And I think the fee statement is that same thing as the statement of account print out that you can access in a PDF form. If I'm wrong please correct me.

Later

 

[Tiddly of Winks]

But in order to get OH residency you can't get parental money at all. What the hell?!!? It seems so contradictory. Like a way to force out of state students to rack up even more in loans.

Oh well.

Hi everyone,

I've been away for awhile, and I've been catching up on this thread. I'll be coming into OSU as an M1 and I thought this would be a good time to introduce myself.

Having read the last few posts, I guess I'm a bit concerned about gaining in-state status by the second year. I have maxed out my federal loans, which pretty much sets me square for tuition, but I was going to borrow from my parents for living expenses (which, believe me, is a much better source of money than some private company). I guess my concern, based on vomitonme's comments, is that I won't be able to do this and gain in state status. Can anyone verify this for me. I was going to wait until orientation to get more info on this whole situation, but now I'm a little alarmed. If that's true, it seems pretty bogus, and I really don't see what the state gains from it. Maybe my folks can loan me money in small, unmarked bills (I kid).

If anyone could verify any of this, I would be much indebted to them.

Thanks.

 

[sandg]

2.
For you locals: I'm trying to decide if I should live in Arlington right near Lane Ave and Riverside Dr. or if I should go with a place on Bethel Rd near the 315. Both seem to take equal amounts of time to get to school, but I'm not sure if I'm missing something since I'm not familiar with the area. If you have any input here, that would be greatly appreciated.

In terms of neighborhood/safety, I think you would be fine with either one. 315 and Bethel is near a fair bit of restaurants and shopping plazas if you would like that convenience. The one thing I would be leary about is the driving time. Did you make the drive to OSU from each place? If so, what time of day? The reason I ask is, 315 gets notoriously busy during rush hour. So, travelling in from Bethel for 8:30 classes could be a bit of a chore, but probably not enough of a factor to deter you if you like that place better. If you have any more questions, fire away.

 

[Cholinergic]

You can probably go get your Buck ID, but I imagine its easier to wait on the med center one. Lines at orientation shouldn't be THAT bad. I'm sure they have all of us professional folks staggered so that we're not all on the same day. I already have my Buck ID.

I had the student health insurance last year and I was very pleased with it. I was also sick a lot last year. I had pneumonia, an ED visit, a referral to a gasteroenterologist, and numerous related tests. With the student health center, you don't get charged a dime for office visits there (or labs, xrays, etc) and the pharmacy is right there. I didn't have any trouble with my bills from the specialist or ED getting paid. (Once the ED submitted the bill to the right insurance company, that is). As far as whether or not its a good value - I would say that it probably is, because you have no copay on Health Center Visits (other than meds).

Thanks for your input.

 

[Cholinergic]

Hi everyone,

I've been away for awhile, and I've been catching up on this thread. I'll be coming into OSU as an M1 and I thought this would be a good time to introduce myself.

Having read the last few posts, I guess I'm a bit concerned about gaining in-state status by the second year. I have maxed out my federal loans, which pretty much sets me square for tuition, but I was going to borrow from my parents for living expenses (which, believe me, is a much better source of money than some private company). I guess my concern, based on vomitonme's comments, is that I won't be able to do this and gain in state status. Can anyone verify this for me. I was going to wait until orientation to get more info on this whole situation, but now I'm a little alarmed. If that's true, it seems pretty bogus, and I really don't see what the state gains from it. Maybe my folks can loan me money in small, unmarked bills (I kid).

If anyone could verify any of this, I would be much indebted to them.

Thanks.

You can get money from them to help you out. . .you just can't include it in you residency application. Basically, you have to fill out a form with income on one side, and expenses on the other. Both sides have to be about the same. Is there anyway for you to figure out your budget now, and borrow anything extra that you'd need to cover it? Then, maybe whatever your parents send you can go toward paying pack those loans. I know it's a round about way to do it, but it's what they want, I guess. . .

 

[Cholinergic]

I was wondering if anyone had any experience or input on my situation. Currently I have taken what I believe is the maximum in terms of subsidized and unsubsidized federal loans. So this barely covers the tuition costs and I would need more money to cover living costs.

I would prefer not taking out an extra loan to cover my living expenses but I was reading the residency requirements on the registrar webpage and I was a bit confused. I have a CA checking account with money in it from working this past year that would be sufficient in covering my living expenses without having to take out a loan.

Would this effect my ability to become an Ohio resident? Has anyone else done this or is going to do this?

As far as using money from a bank account, you can use it as long as the money has been in the account for 1 YEAR prior to the quarter for which you are starting your residence in Ohio. If you use it, you will have to prove that it's been in there for a year before you started using it.

 

[Tiddly of Winks]

You can get money from them to help you out. . .you just can't include it in you residency application. Basically, you have to fill out a form with income on one side, and expenses on the other. Both sides have to be about the same. Is there anyway for you to figure out your budget now, and borrow anything extra that you'd need to cover it? Then, maybe whatever your parents send you can go toward paying pack those loans. I know it's a round about way to do it, but it's what they want, I guess. . .

Thanks for the quick response, Cholinergic. I hear what you're telling me, I think. I guess I'll have to figure out about other loan sources then. Crap.

Many thanks, though.

 

[Shorty43]

In terms of neighborhood/safety, I think you would be fine with either one. 315 and Bethel is near a fair bit of restaurants and shopping plazas if you would like that convenience. The one thing I would be leary about is the driving time. Did you make the drive to OSU from each place? If so, what time of day? The reason I ask is, 315 gets notoriously busy during rush hour. So, travelling in from Bethel for 8:30 classes could be a bit of a chore, but probably not enough of a factor to deter you if you like that place better. If you have any more questions, fire away.

Thanks Sandg. I drove both around 3pm, but I'll take your advice and wake up early tomorrow to make the drive at 8am. I'm still really unsure of which location would be more convenient. Like you said though, the Bethel location is near a lot of daily necessities (i.e. grocery store, cleaners, etc), but it does require me to get on the 315 as opposed to the Arlington location wear I can take Lane Ave straight into OSU. <shrug>

 

[deaftoan]

Deaftoan:
Between your posts and the support group leaders' email, I get the impression we are going to have an opportunity to buy a lot of stuff during orientation. Is there anything, though, that won't be available and we should get on our own before arriving? Thanks.

i really can't think of anything that would be more beneficial to buy beforehand, sandg... they do a pretty good job of making sure you get all the equipment/material you need at a decent price. only thing i can think of is to bring some old sneakers for anatomy lab, i really don't know what else, maybe an ipod? ... if something pops up, i'll let you know

 

[deaftoan]

I hope that I feel this way, too!

most people do... the assigned reading is not required and for each set of lecture notes, there are a set of objectives; all the test questions come directly from these objectives (some answers can be found in the lecture notes, others by scanning the text). the answers are usually one or two words long rather than an essay, making them pretty easy to memorize

some people didn't even do all these objectives themselves...they just got into groups and split them up or got the answers from a generous med 2... there's even some website by some old osu med student with all the embyro objective answers posted...

definitely not a class to be worried about. anatomy will be the beast.

 

[Emergency!]

The Statement of Account and Fee Statement are the same thing. I'm not sure why you would need to print it out other than for your own records or if you will not be using loans to cover all of your costs.

As for the Bethel Road area - I commuted in from way out past that way last year. 315 around 8 am can be a beast, but there are ways around it from Bethel Road. You can take Kenny Road or Olentangy River Road down. Are you looking at Olentangy Commons? I have a friend who lives there. There are a lot of students who live there and it is a HUGE complex.

Hm - I just looked at my statement of account. EEEK!!! The good news is that they are apparently dividing the laptop cost over all three quarters (the fee for this quarter is $600). The bad news - - $42 a QUARTER for the student rec center (at least that's how it reads - maybe its for the whole year) and the fact that its showing anticipated loans on 9/11!!! For some reason, I thought the loans would be deposited somewhere around the 22nd. If they aren't deposited until the 11th of September, that is 3 weeks without income that I wasn't really planning on. I will have to e-mail financial aid about that tomorrow if I can't find the info online.

Those of you with residency issues - I wouldn't stress about it too much until you get there. Ohio medical schools use the ease of gaining residency as a big recruiting tool, so I am sure that they will work with you on gaining residency as soon as possible. Just be sure to get your address changed over, set up a local bank account, register to vote, and work on getting your Ohio driver's license and license plates.

 

[Emergency!]

Ok - back from surfing OSU's website. The Rec fee is $42 EACH QUARTER and the COTA fee is every quarter as well. For those of you new to Columbus - COTA is the the bus service. OSU students can ride COTA for free (well, sort of) with your student ID. Man - for $42 a quarter, I might actually have to go work out.

About refunds of loan monies: the College of Med Financial Aid webpage says:
Med 1 Students
Fee Payment Deadline Financial Aid Disbursement Date
AU 2005 8/17/05 8/10/05 - 8/12/05
WI 2006 1/3/06 12/28/05 -12/30/06
SP 2006 3/27/06 3/20/06 - 3/22/06

So - I am not sure where the 9/11 date comes from. I think I will still e-mail them and ask for clarification.

 

[logos]

Ok - back from surfing OSU's website. The Rec fee is $42 EACH QUARTER and the COTA fee is every quarter as well. For those of you new to Columbus - COTA is the the bus service. OSU students can ride COTA for free (well, sort of) with your student ID. Man - for $42 a quarter, I might actually have to go work out.

About refunds of loan monies: the College of Med Financial Aid webpage says:
Med 1 Students
Fee Payment Deadline Financial Aid Disbursement Date
AU 2005 8/17/05 8/10/05 - 8/12/05
WI 2006 1/3/06 12/28/05 -12/30/06
SP 2006 3/27/06 3/20/06 - 3/22/06

So - I am not sure where the 9/11 date comes from. I think I will still e-mail them and ask for clarification.

Yep, the Rec fee has gone up again because of the new rec. The old Larkins is no more (~1/2 knocked down I hear). I think they just started the rec fee this last year and it started at ~15 because the ARC opened. Now that new larkins opens it goes up again. The cota fee is a real waste, there was an article in the paper not long ago about how it is essentially just a subsidy for cota.


Rec Situation @ THE OSU

Jesse Owens Recs. - There are three (or 4?) of these. They look like airplane hangers and are pretty simple inside, some weights and a Bball court, I think. I've only ever been to one of them. There is one on North campus (lane ave, Jesse Owens North), one on South (11th, closest one to medcenter), and one on west campus (also lane ave ish). The one on W. campus is near a bunch of sports fields for intermurals and what not (fred beekman park).

Larkins - They just knocked down the old one and build a new one. It should be beautiful inside. I assume that it is open right now, but if not it should be before fall quarter starts (end of september). Weight rooms. Olympic swimming/diving etc bunch of gyms. Also close to the medcenter. This is where I plan to go, so long as it is not insanely crouded.

ARC- "Adventure Resource Center" This one is also on west campus (go down john herrick and turn left, dont know the name). Weight room. Bball court, two really cool fake grass indoor soccer fields and a really fancy rock climbing wall.

There are various basketball courts and at least one street hockey rink scattered around campus. There is a really nice artificial turf field near larkins, where the band practices. There are tennis courts on West campus and on olentangy river road slightly north of the schottenstein center (varsity bball/hockey games and usually a few big name concerts). They are right next to the Jack Niclaus (sp?) golf museum and the varsity football indoor practice facility (and also the indoor track for varsity track). I dont know if it is possible to get into those facilities. The river is right next to campus for crew. There are shooting ranges somewhere for archery and trap and rifle/pistol teams, although I have no idea where. There is another soccer field directly to the west of the medical center (unless they tore it down recently).

There is a really nice running/biking trail that runs through the OSU wetlands just North of campus (dodridge/ackerman rd). Those wetlands are really strange...just this little wetlands area they made circa 1990 right in the city.

There are a bunch of small parks everywhere in columbus, some of them quite nice.

Well, I probably missed some stuff, but I hope that covers most of the rec type stuff here.

 

[Jadie515]

Ok - back from surfing OSU's website. The Rec fee is $42 EACH QUARTER and the COTA fee is every quarter as well. For those of you new to Columbus - COTA is the the bus service. OSU students can ride COTA for free (well, sort of) with your student ID. Man - for $42 a quarter, I might actually have to go work out.

About refunds of loan monies: the College of Med Financial Aid webpage says:
Med 1 Students
Fee Payment Deadline Financial Aid Disbursement Date
AU 2005 8/17/05 8/10/05 - 8/12/05
WI 2006 1/3/06 12/28/05 -12/30/06
SP 2006 3/27/06 3/20/06 - 3/22/06

So - I am not sure where the 9/11 date comes from. I think I will still e-mail them and ask for clarification.

HMM . . . fee payment deadline of 8/17? My fee statment says that tuition isn't due until 9/21. I was confused about that since I thought it was due by at least the first day of class so I emailed the fees and deposits people. They emailed me back and said that the date on the form is correct and my payment isn't due until 9/21, a month after I thought it was due. What do your forms say? Is it more of the same? I am getting a bit confused with all the money issues, not to mention getting residency

 

[kornnata]

HMM . . . fee payment deadline of 8/17? My fee statment says that tuition isn't due until 9/21. I was confused about that since I thought it was due by at least the first day of class so I emailed the fees and deposits people. They emailed me back and said that the date on the form is correct and my payment isn't due until 9/21, a month after I thought it was due. What do your forms say? Is it more of the same? I am getting a bit confused with all the money issues, not to mention getting residency

Mine is 9/21 as well. I think that's our real due date.

Anybody here have the laptop approved by IT but still see the 600$ computer equipment fee on the statement? I am wondering how the computer cost is broken down. I hope it's not 600 over 3 quarters.

 

[Emergency!]

Mine is 9/21 as well. I think that's our real due date.

Anybody here have the laptop approved by IT but still see the 600$ computer equipment fee on the statement? I am wondering how the computer cost is broken down. I hope it's not 600 over 3 quarters.

The confusion comes from the fact that the med school and law school start classes on Aug 22, but that everyone else starts classes September 21.

I think the computer cost is $600 over three quarters. I can't find the breakdown right now, but the laptop cost itself was almost $1400 and that didn't include the "extras" :
- 4 Year Thinkpad Protection (Warranty)
- Carrying case
- Wireless card
- USB key
- Rapid backup
- Windows XP Professional
- McAfee Anti-Virus software

All of which carry an additional cost. Someone had posted awhile back on this thread that they had added the total cost up to be around ~$1800.

 

[shiraz84]

OK, I'm getting worried about establishing residency. My lease started on August 1st, but none of my loans had beed disbursed. So, for the first month's rent and the security deposit, I had to use money from my in-state bank account (which includes money I have earned from working over the summer, as well as money that was in there before from my parents (which is less than one year old)) - Does anyone know if/how this is going to affect my residency application?

Also, I don't have my own car, the one I drive is under my parents' name - do I have to get the license plates changed to Ohio for that? Or am I OK since it is not registered under my name?

Thanks again for everyone who has contributed to this thread. T-minus 2 weeks until orientation!

 

[Cholinergic]

OK, I'm getting worried about establishing residency. My lease started on August 1st, but none of my loans had beed disbursed. So, for the first month's rent and the security deposit, I had to use money from my in-state bank account (which includes money I have earned from working over the summer, as well as money that was in there before from my parents (which is less than one year old)) - Does anyone know if/how this is going to affect my residency application?

Also, I don't have my own car, the one I drive is under my parents' name - do I have to get the license plates changed to Ohio for that? Or am I OK since it is not registered under my name?

Thanks again for everyone who has contributed to this thread. T-minus 2 weeks until orientation! :nervous:

I think if the car is not in your name, you don't have to change the title and registration over. But you will need to get an ohio license, and you have to account for gas, upkeep, car insurance, etc.

As far as the rent for the first month, they're not going to be that picky. They don't want itemized lists of what you spent and where the money came from. They're basically going to look at those two columns on the application--income and expenses--and see if they add up. When you turn it in, they'll ask you about anything that sounds odd (i.e. only $500 spent on food for the year).

Obtaining residency sounds way complicated, but it's not too bad.

 

[Cholinergic]

I think the computer cost is $600 over three quarters. I can't find the breakdown right now, but the laptop cost itself was almost $1400 and that didn't include the "extras" :
- 4 Year Thinkpad Protection (Warranty)
- Carrying case
- Wireless card
- USB key
- Rapid backup
- Windows XP Professional
- McAfee Anti-Virus software

All of which carry an additional cost. Someone had posted awhile back on this thread that they had added the total cost up to be around ~$1800.

I was looking at the computer cost as well. At first I was like Only $600? Then I realized that it was probably 600 x 3. I can deal with that.

It's too bad we can't opt out of the gym fee. I specifically bought exercise equipment so I could save time commuting back and forth to the gym. But I guess its good for the pool and rock climbing.

 

[kornnata]

I was looking at the computer cost as well. At first I was like Only $600? Then I realized that it was probably 600 x 3. I can deal with that.

It's too bad we can't opt out of the gym fee. I specifically bought exercise equipment so I could save time commuting back and forth to the gym. But I guess its good for the pool and rock climbing.

I thought the laptop only cost around 1400$ myself, 1800 is a little steep. I guess I will use my laptop instead then. They already approved the spec via email (1.5Ghz CPU laptop), but I have to bring it in for final evaluation.

 

[sandg]

Thanks Sandg. I drove both around 3pm, but I'll take your advice and wake up early tomorrow to make the drive at 8am. I'm still really unsure of which location would be more convenient. Like you said though, the Bethel location is near a lot of daily necessities (i.e. grocery store, cleaners, etc), but it does require me to get on the 315 as opposed to the Arlington location wear I can take Lane Ave straight into OSU. <shrug>

Let us know how it goes today and what you decide, Shorty. See you in two weeks!

 

[sandg]

i really can't think of anything that would be more beneficial to buy beforehand, sandg... they do a pretty good job of making sure you get all the equipment/material you need at a decent price. only thing i can think of is to bring some old sneakers for anatomy lab, i really don't know what else, maybe an ipod? ... if something pops up, i'll let you know

Thanks for the answer, deaftoan. All of your contributions are much appreicated.

This thread has been blowing up the past week or so. I step away for 2/3 a day or so, and there are 20 posts I haven't seen. If our class ends up being even half as social in person as they are in cyberspace, it should be a heck of a year.

 

[sandg]

One more thing to add. I can't speak about the specific steps some of you guys need to take to establish residency, but I wouldn't stress out. The school is quite helpful in this area, and each year at least 99% of the class graduates as Ohio residents. In other words, the OSU financial aid office isn't looking to deny your residency request on some small technicality. Good luck to all of you trying to figure this stuff out.

 

[Shorty43]

Let us know how it goes today and what you decide, Shorty. See you in two weeks!

Hey everyone,

So I'm not sure what you locals call "traffic", but for a person coming from LA.... lol... this is unbelievable. I woke up at 8am to make the drive from both Bethel and Arlington and they both took approx 10 min (granted I drive like 75-80 on the fwy though). Then I drove on the fwy at like 4:30 today and I was still was able to drive at 80mph! This is great.

I did end up deciding on the Bethel location but I'm not certain I'll get it (just faxed in an offer today). No matter where I end up though, you all can plan on having some fun times at my place.

PS Thanks for the response Amy. I'm sure I'll figure out some backroads if the 315 really does turn into a parking lot in the morning (and I happened to catch it on a rare exception of a day today)

 

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Hey everyone,

So I'm not sure what you locals call "traffic", but for a person coming from LA.... lol... this is unbelievable. I woke up at 8am to make the drive from both Bethel and Arlington and they both took approx 10 min (granted I drive like 75-80 on the fwy though). Then I drove on the fwy at like 4:30 today and I was still was able to drive at 80mph! This is great.

I did end up deciding on the Bethel location but I'm not certain I'll get it (just faxed in an offer today). No matter where I end up though, you all can plan on having some fun times at my place.

PS Thanks for the response Amy. I'm sure I'll figure out some backroads if the 315 really does turn into a parking lot in the morning (and I happened to catch it on a rare exception of a day today)

I can't imagine that 315 will ever be completely stopped, barring a large accident. However, when there are a lot of cars it will run slower. Going 35 or 45 on a highway that is supposed to be 65 is frustrating as hell. I'm sure it'll be nothing like LA. The traffic around here isnt usually really terrible, only on a rare occasion.

 

[Emergency!]

I can't imagine that 315 will ever be completely stopped, barring a large accident. However, when there are a lot of cars it will run slower. Going 35 or 45 on a highway that is supposed to be 65 is frustrating as hell. I'm sure it'll be nothing like LA. The traffic around here isnt usually really terrible, only on a rare occasion.

True - we Ohioians are kind of spoiled when it comes to traffic. As logos said, 315 rarely comes to a complete standstill, but it often slows down into the 30's during rush hour. Even taking the side streets from Bethel road, its only about a 15 minute commute.

I got my e-mail back from financial aid - she said refund disbursements will happen around 8/16 and that the reason the statement of account shows 9/11 is because that's when it will take place for everyone else. I didn't ask her about when fees are due (8/17 vs. 9/21) because I don't have a balance due after loans are credited. If you are concerned, e-mail or call Beth in the Med School financial aid office. She can also probably answer any questions you guys have about residency issues.

 

[gunit07]

slow down! ohio cops are notorious for ticketing! i got two tickets w/in two months when I moved here! I got a ticket for 77 mph if you can believe it!!! how ridiculous is that?! oh, and crying? it doesnt help! being pretty? it doesnt help either!!
now i drive like an old lady...:-/ but i dont get tickets - knock on wood!!

Hey everyone,

So I'm not sure what you locals call "traffic", but for a person coming from LA.... lol... this is unbelievable. I woke up at 8am to make the drive from both Bethel and Arlington and they both took approx 10 min (granted I drive like 75-80 on the fwy though). Then I drove on the fwy at like 4:30 today and I was still was able to drive at 80mph! This is great.

I did end up deciding on the Bethel location but I'm not certain I'll get it (just faxed in an offer today). No matter where I end up though, you all can plan on having some fun times at my place.

PS Thanks for the response Amy. I'm sure I'll figure out some backroads if the 315 really does turn into a parking lot in the morning (and I happened to catch it on a rare exception of a day today)

 

[Emergency!]

slow down! ohio cops are notorious for ticketing! i got two tickets w/in two months when I moved here! I got a ticket for 77 mph if you can believe it!!! how ridiculous is that?! oh, and crying? it doesnt help! being pretty? it doesnt help either!!
now i drive like an old lady...:-/ but i dont get tickets - knock on wood!!

I read somewhere that Ohio writes more tickets per mile of highway than any other state. They ESPECIALLY like to ticket out-of-state vehicles (yet another reason to change your registration over ). Generally speaking, if you go with the flow of traffic, you will be fine. Somedays it seems to be poking along well under the speed limit and other days you can be driving 10 mph over and still get passed like you are standing still. The cops DO like to run speed traps on 315 on a regular basis.

Oh yeah - SHP generally won't pull you over to write a ticket unless you are going > 10 over. All bets are off on deputies and local cops. General rule - if the trucks are going >70 mph (when their speed limit is 55) there are no cops to be found.

Amy

PS - A pet peeve of mine - Do NOT try and get away with speeding by tailgating a speeding ambulance. Please remember that we have radios and are more than happy to call your vehicle description into the cops if you tick us off. (had a couple of people do this to me last week - really irritating)

 

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315 is especially bad with the cops right around where it crosses 270. A couple of months ago they even had a blinking lights sign up that said something like "slow down ... 65 speed limit strictly enforced". Low and behold, 100yrds or so down the road from the sign they ran a speed trap for the entire time the sign was there. I think it was probably a little bit of a joke.

My rule of thumb is ~5mph over the limit, although I have a tendancy to break that rule. My 1 ticket in ohio was for 7 over. My other ticket was in georgia, which was great because i'm told they have the most speeder friendly laws out there...

Like most other states (I think) the state highway patrol is completely without mercy and will ticket everyone. The columbus city cops actually are pretty good in my experience. When I first came here I was a bit freaked out because there are cops everywhere, especially High St. A lot of them drive around in big "patty wagons", actually big vans. Eventually I figured out that they'll pretty much leave you alone on high street. If you get pulled over on high there is a good chance it is more because they want to see inside your car than because they care about the traffic violation. That being said, I still dont like cops and try to avoid them.


I think i'm going to go today and see if I can get my laptop ok'ed by the tech people at teh school. Then i'm off to NYC for a few days!

 

[logos]

The student health insurance was added back onto my bill. Just something to check, as it was waived as of when I registered for classes. I think this is because the waiver from last year was still in effect (osu undergrad) when I registered, but has since expired. Just something to look out for.

Are you all aware of the student activity fee? Its the extra $15 on your bill. Because of it OSU gets a number (2 or 3) of bigname concerts that are free to students, and you can get free or cheap tickets to a bunch of different events. The website for the program is www.explorecolumbus.com

 

[Jadie515]

I got my e-mail back from financial aid - she said refund disbursements will happen around 8/16 and that the reason the statement of account shows 9/11 is because that's when it will take place for everyone else. I didn't ask her about when fees are due (8/17 vs. 9/21) because I don't have a balance due after loans are credited. If you are concerned, e-mail or call Beth in the Med School financial aid office. She can also probably answer any questions you guys have about residency issues.

I have been in contact with the fees and deposits people about the conflicting information regarding when our tuition is due. This is the second response that I recieved (after the first which said my tuition is definitely due on 9/21). "The Med School does want your fees to be paid by the start of classes. This is their rule, and if you have problems with it, you need to talk to them. As far as Fees and Deposits is concerned, your due date is 9/21/05, the first day of regular Autumn Quarter. That's all that we look at. If you don't pay your fees till August 23, the second day of med school classes, at least you won't get a late fee! My understanding is that if you are not paid on the first day of Med School classes, the Med School may not allow you to use their facilities or attend classes. This is their rule, not ours. All we look at is our regular terms for all students, but in your case you have to deal with the rules that the Med School applies also."

So, in spite of what the bill says, we are supposed to be paid up by the start of our classes 8/22.

 

[TripleDegree]

shameless bump

11 days and counting to WC-day


Deaftoan or gunit - i was trying to explain the ISP program to some of my doctor buddies, and they were curious that there was no lab with biochemistry or physiology labs etc - stuff that they had to go through during their medical educations. my impression of the ISP was that you needed to be on campus for the exams, but for everything else, you could be at home. any insights?

 

[TripleDegree]

hey guys

help me out here - i was looking through the statement of account, and under credits, i have the fed stafford loans listed - however, i also have another line item that starts off with my social sec number and a big U05 number thing after it... what is this?

 

[Bap2qwrq7]

Hmm, Im checking out the statement of accounts.

For my statement, the line that has my social security number on it, followed by U06 is for the Federal Additional Unsubsidized Loan. The subsidized loan is named correctly as well as the other unsubsidized stafford loan.

I think that's what they mean.

So for the fee statement, it says next to the loans that the date 9/11/05. DOes this mean that's when the money will be given to the schools from the gov. to pay for our tuition and other fees?

Any other out of staters getting a whopping $43 back. I can die a rich man.

Random side note: I'm moving to Columbus from CA on Wed. Im getting a little nervous, but mostly excited. Anyone gonna be in town then?

 

[TripleDegree]

hi v - thanks for the info

about the 9/11 date, i have that too. i've seen various views about this expressed on this thread, but I don't know if we reached a definite consensus about what this meant - are we going to get saddled with a late fee, or worse still, expected to pay the fees out of pocket while the funds are pending?

any ms2s, if you have insights on this, would be much appreciated.

 

[t33sg1rl]

When I viewed my account online today, everything was marked as paid, no balance due.

 

[Cholinergic]

Did anyone else get the AMSA e-mail? Basically, the e-mail talked about the benefits of joining AMSA (including getting a FREE Netter's Atlas) and talked about the instrument sale that they will have on Aug 25. There was also an attached price list for the instruments, but unfortunately, I can't open it on this computer.

 

[Jadie515]

Did anyone else get the AMSA e-mail? Basically, the e-mail talked about the benefits of joining AMSA (including getting a FREE Netter's Atlas) and talked about the instrument sale that they will have on Aug 25. There was also an attached price list for the instruments, but unfortunately, I can't open it on this computer.

I was able to open both of the attachments no problem. There are all kinds of instruments to buy, that's for sure. I would like to actually talk to some students and find out what we really need. No point in paying an arm and a leg for stuff I'll never actually use.

 

[Bap2qwrq7]

Yeah, just some lists and stuff. Nothing too crazy. I can upload here if anyone really needs em, but I figure a lot of MS2s and MS3s will be giving out advice of what to buy and not to buy. Might as well wait.

 

[Cholinergic]

I was able to open both of the attachments no problem. There are all kinds of instruments to buy, that's for sure. I would like to actually talk to some students and find out what we really need. No point in paying an arm and a leg for stuff I'll never actually use.

According to the webpage for PD, we need:
-Oto-opthalmoscope
-reflex hammers
-stethoscope
-256 and 512 HZ tuning forks
-penlight
-ruler
-tape measure
-Rosenbaum Pocket eye chart

I think there's extra stuff in those $400 diagnostic kits that we don't need, so I'll only be buying the basics. I think the stethoscope and oto-op. will probably be the most expensive instruments we purchase.

 

[TripleDegree]

What about scrubs, lab coats etc?

 

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A stethescope I can understand the necessity of. But i'm hoping that it will be possible to get away with not buying the oto/optho scope. Seems like they should have it on the wall anywhere you would need it? I'm sure once school starts we'll get the straight story about what we actually need. So far every there seems to have been very straight forward.