Wayne State University part 01

[Flobber]

Well, it is the last night of break. boo hoo. Now we start the wonderful world of neuro...yech! I got the atlas...wow, that is a lot of black and white. I just hope that it is more interesting than biochem was. Wait, anything would be more interesting than biochem...what was I thinking! See ya'll tomorrow. Well all of you who come to class. hehe.

Let me know how class goes. I was planning on going, but the fact that I'm still on a break-time sleep schedule combined with the fact that tomorrow's neuro lecture is by Crossland has led me to reconsider.

Pathetic that I can't even rouse myself to attend the FIRST lecture anymore.

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[Shangal]

yeah, I am not going too

 

[lj1230]

There wasn't a lot of people in neuro yesterday. Lecture for nutrition is pretty bad. But the way that they mix up the lectures now makes it hard to miss just one of the classes!!

2 more months!!!!

 

[katrinadams9]

Has anyone bought the 2005 Atlas of the Brain from Rafols? I tried to see if you could buy it cheaper from Amazon... it looks like Rafols actually wrote the book. Does that mean the book is a useless pice of *&%$#??? Let me know if you've spent the $45 on this book and think it'll be useful...

Also, upperclassmen: can you tell us if it's worth it to buy this book???

 

[oldjeeps]

Has anyone bought the 2005 Atlas of the Brain from Rafols? I tried to see if you could buy it cheaper from Amazon... it looks like Rafols actually wrote the book. Does that mean the book is a useless pice of *&%$#??? Let me know if you've spent the $45 on this book and think it'll be useful...

Also, upperclassmen: can you tell us if it's worth it to buy this book???

FWIW I spent some time speaking with the folks at the medical bookstore and they seemed to think that we could get by with a Rafols atlas and the BRS neuro text (or if you don't like BRS then a textbook and the Neuro High Yield, instead).
They also seemed to think that Rafols had improved his atlas this year.

 

[tigerlily23]

I don't know if things have changed much since last year but that atlas was definately a huge help. I'm not sure if you can even pass neuro without that thing. All of the little lab sessions focus on his atlas and point out all the tracts and nuclei and, this was key for me, reinforce the main points taught in class. I felt like I learned just as much during those sessions as I did with just the notes. You might get sick of the repetition and the length but you won't forget it...at least not for the exam. I'm praying for neuropath this year :-(

 

[Shangal]

Our sex doctor was getting a little too excited today. And does she really think that infants have orgasms? And kids doing things to themselves because of the pleasure responses triggered by dopamine, I never thought kids were this perverted before today.

 

[dancinjenn]

Well at least she was more interesting than the second Doc. I swear, the amount my bum has been in those chairs in Scott hall this week! My upper back is strained from bending over notes in the semi-darkness trying to read/take notes and my backside is numb from the 5+ hours of lecture a day.

 

[lotanna]

Just wanted to offer my condolences to y'all for the death of 1st yr Taniform Abongwa. I didnt know him personally, seen him like once or so, but he was good friends with some of my friends who knew him from Undergrad at U of M, and in med schl. Kinda sad how stuff like this puts things in perspective, now even my Neuro Lab exam I've 2morrow isnt that big of a deal anymore. I tried contacting people I knew who were friends with him, Emeka is a friend of mine, and I just found out and tried contacting him, wonder how he's handling it.

 

[CeLo]

I talked to Rafols today when I went to buy my atlas and he said it took him 4 years to compile it. But if we all buy one he will make about $12,000. Not bad!

I started going to class this week for the first time since anatomy. I am so burned out. You can only sit still for so long, and after 5 hours of neuro lecture I can't concentrate on the notes. I am NOT looking forward to the 3 hour labs! Just keep telling yourself, two more months...

 

[ddmo]

Just wanted to offer my condolences to y'all for the death of 1st yr Taniform Abongwa. I didnt know him personally, seen him like once or so, but he was good friends with some of my friends who knew him from Undergrad at U of M, and in med schl. Kinda sad how stuff like this puts things in perspective, now even my Neuro Lab exam I've 2morrow isnt that big of a deal anymore. I tried contacting people I knew who were friends with him, Emeka is a friend of mine, and I just found out and tried contacting him, wonder how he's handling it.

Yeah, it really is a shame. I have seen Emeka quite a bit, and even saw him tonight. You can tell he is visually down, but at this point his main goal is attempting to raise money to give to Taniform's family to help subsidize the cost of sending him back home and the funeral. He was at the fourth year party tonight without knowing anyone, with a bucket to collect money. If you want to help, try emailing him and donating some money.

 

[lotanna]

Yeah, it really is a shame. I have seen Emeka quite a bit, and even saw him tonight. You can tell he is visually down, but at this point his main goal is attempting to raise money to give to Taniform's family to help subsidize the cost of sending him back home and the funeral. He was at the fourth year party tonight without knowing anyone, with a bucket to collect money. If you want to help, try emailing him and donating some money.

yeah its sad, tried calling him tonight, still havent been able to get a hold of him. Spoke to another mutual friend, who is also at WSU and has also known him since undergrad and she had to move an exam cause she couldnt get herself to take it.
At this point any donation would help,w I'v so I knoe to give something

 

[nanosomic]

The guy who passed away, is his first name Desmond? I saw his name in one of those students host list. Really sad.

 

[ddmo]

No, his name was Taniform.

 

[Finally M3]

Has anyone bought the 2005 Atlas of the Brain from Rafols? I tried to see if you could buy it cheaper from Amazon... it looks like Rafols actually wrote the book. Does that mean the book is a useless pice of *&%$#??? Let me know if you've spent the $45 on this book and think it'll be useful...

Also, upperclassmen: can you tell us if it's worth it to buy this book???

I got by without it. To be honest, I got by without most of the textbooks they had for the different classes. The only exception to that was the Kumar & Robbins textbook for all of pathophys next year. That book was/is the bible.

I was back at G.Spot Hall on Thursday for my gf/fiance's match day. God that building brings back bad memories.

 

[MD'05]

I was back at G.Spot Hall on Thursday for my gf/fiance's match day. God that building brings back bad memories.

I hope that she matched well!

 

[Shangal]

any advice on how to study for nutritient.
I heard that there are alot of questions that come from the book and are not covered in lecture or the notes. is that true?

 

[MD'05]

any advice on how to study for nutritient.
I heard that there are alot of questions that come from the book and are not covered in lecture or the notes. is that true?

That is true. When I took the exam (2002), Sardesai designed test questions based on information from his book. Normally, the question would come from the material early in a chapter. Sometimes the first or second paragraph. His exam may have changed since 2002, however.

 

[Finally M3]

I hope that she matched well!

Yeah, she matched at her top choice, Oakwood for FP. Closest program to A2, and she loathed the idea of being a UMich resident

When I took nutrition in 2001, I found that you needed to be at or listen to the lecture to do really well on Sardesi's tests. Most of the questions I missed (I am one of those pathological people who will look up questions they don't know right after exams) weren't in his lecture notes, so I assume that he mentioned them during his lectures.

 

[fun8stuff]

so i was wondering if any of you wayne state students knew if it was common to live as far away as livonia... or somewhere half way in between detroit and ann arbor?

my problem is that my gf/fiance was accepted to UM's undergrad as a transfer student- but I am on hold at their medical school. however, i was accepted at wayne. I know wayne is pretty much a commuter campus, but was wondering how big of deal it would be for me to make that drive everyday... i think half way is about 20 miles- so does that mean 20 mins or would traffic make it longer? (we want to live together)

thanks

 

[AStudent]

Not so much traffic (although that is a factor), but construction, 1-94 has been invaded by the orange barrels for the next 8 months.

so i was wondering if any of you wayne state students knew if it was common to live as far away as livonia... or somewhere half way in between detroit and ann arbor?

my problem is that my gf/fiance was accepted to UM's undergrad as a transfer student- but I am on hold at their medical school. however, i was accepted at wayne. I know wayne is pretty much a commuter campus, but was wondering how big of deal it would be for me to make that drive everyday... i think half way is about 20 miles- so does that mean 20 mins or would traffic make it longer?

thanks

 

[artemis]

Yeah, it really is a shame. I have seen Emeka quite a bit, and even saw him tonight. You can tell he is visually down, but at this point his main goal is attempting to raise money to give to Taniform's family to help subsidize the cost of sending him back home and the funeral. He was at the fourth year party tonight without knowing anyone, with a bucket to collect money. If you want to help, try emailing him and donating some money.

Emeka has been amazing through all this, but i suppose no one knows how he really is doing but him. I think he is trying to stay active and busy, which probably helps, but it's gotta be rough on him.....thankfully, his friends and our class are unbelievably supportive. there are a lot of us who will be there for him and i hope he will be fine

 

[oldjeeps]

Traffic not an issue on I94?! Just when are you on it?
Fun8stuff, I would say to plan on spending at least 40 minutes to cover those 20 miles (but probably more with the current construction). There was someone at the lab where I used to work (in Detroit) that would drive in from Ypsi every day – so it is doable, but it would be painful with the current gas prices.

To answer the original question - I am sure that there are probably some WSUSOM students with at least that long of a commute (not that I would want it). Of course if you decide to be one of the students that stays home and watches the lectures online than it is mostly a non-issue.

Fun8stuff, if you end up at WSU I would personally suggest finding a place closer to school and visiting your woman on the weekends.

Not so much traffic (although that is a factor), but construction, 1-94 has been invaded by the orange barrels for the next 8 months.

 

[ddmo]

Fun,
What about Dearborn? I know a handful of students there.

 

[katrinadams9]

so i was wondering if any of you wayne state students knew if it was common to live as far away as livonia... or somewhere half way in between detroit and ann arbor?

my problem is that my gf/fiance was accepted to UM's undergrad as a transfer student- but I am on hold at their medical school. however, i was accepted at wayne. I know wayne is pretty much a commuter campus, but was wondering how big of deal it would be for me to make that drive everyday... i think half way is about 20 miles- so does that mean 20 mins or would traffic make it longer? (we want to live together)

thanks

I used to live in Livonia. While I've never made the trek to Wayne during rush hour, I'd say it'll take at least 30 min. You'd most likely be taking I-96 into school. You could also hop onto the Lodge Freeway as well. I'm not sure if it'd save you any time though. There's actually a chance I might be living in Livonia again next year, so I'd be in the same boat as you trying to figure out the fastest way into school from there. Keep in mind: they videotape lectures and put them online, so it's not totally necessary to get to school everyday.

I think most med students live at Wayne live at least 20 min from campus (a safe, respectable distance from the horrors of Detroit).

 

[ddmo]

(a safe, respectable distance from the horrors of Detroit).

I take offense to that statement.

I live downtown and have only been shot twice.

No seriously, many of our classmates live downtown and I have never heard of anyone having troubles with crime. One person had their car window smashed, but that is not all that uncommon in any city. It's misinformed attitudes like you have presented that only perpetuate the negative image of Detroit. Nothing blows me away more than people from Livonia or wherever in the Metro area that like to leave the state and bash Detroit to everyone they meet. Don't they realize that these people see no distinction between Livonia and Detroit, just like the national media failed to point out that the Palace Basketbrawl happened in Auburn Hills, 45 min away from Detroit. You'd be amazed how many people I get to come down to Detroit who have a great time and only later feel ashamed that their judgment of the city was completely misguided.

 

[ddmo]

Not to mention that the pseudo-"urban" experience of Royal Oak now only gets on my nerves. And the blandness of suburbia like Livonia makes me want to drive my car into a wall. Nothing like looking out my window at the river, walking to the bar, and peering up at skyscrapers when I leave.

 

[oldjeeps]

As long as the debate of the quickest route into downtown Detroit has been raised, I’ll point out the obvious…
The Super Bowl is going to be here next winter. In an attempt to give all of our visitors the nicest ride into downtown, ALL freeways into Detroit (M10, I94, I96, I75, etc.) are going to be a mess of construction until sometime in November or December.

Also, not to get into a flaming war with anyone, but I think that the breakdown for housing for the class of 2008 is something like (rough generalization to follow) 1/3 in Royal Oak, 1/3 in Detroit, 1/3 in other suburbs.

I used to live in Livonia. While I've never made the trek to Wayne during rush hour, I'd say it'll take at least 30 min. You'd most likely be taking I-96 into school. You could also hop onto the Lodge Freeway as well. I'm not sure if it'd save you any time though. There's actually a chance I might be living in Livonia again next year, so I'd be in the same boat as you trying to figure out the fastest way into school from there. Keep in mind: they videotape lectures and put them online, so it's not totally necessary to get to school everyday.

I think most med students live at Wayne live at least 20 min from campus (a safe, respectable distance from the horrors of Detroit).

 

[oldjeeps]

Can’t say that I am a fan of skyscrapers, but they are better than all of the urban sprawl, which is driven by the suburbs.
And there are also a lot of neat old buildings (houses, skyscrapers, commercial buildings) in Detroit – see them while you can, before they are all torn down (or deteriorate to the point where they should be)

Not to mention that the pseudo-"urban" experience of Royal Oak now only gets on my nerves. And the blandness of suburbia like Livonia makes me want to drive my car into a wall. Nothing like looking out my window at the river, walking to the bar, and peering up at skyscrapers when I leave.

 

[ddmo]

Also, not to get into a flaming war with anyone, but I think that the breakdown for housing for the class of 2008 is something like (rough generalization to follow) 1/3 in Royal Oak, 1/3 in Detroit, 1/3 in other suburbs.

I would agree with this.

"If we really want Detroit to be the place to be, then first we have to be in Detroit." -Edsel Ford

 

[katrinadams9]

I take offense to that statement.

I live downtown and have only been shot twice.

No seriously, many of our classmates live downtown and I have never heard of anyone having troubles with crime. One person had their car window smashed, but that is not all that uncommon in any city. It's misinformed attitudes like you have presented that only perpetuate the negative image of Detroit. Nothing blows me away more than people from Livonia or wherever in the Metro area that like to leave the state and bash Detroit to everyone they meet. Don't they realize that these people see no distinction between Livonia and Detroit, just like the national media failed to point out that the Palace Basketbrawl happened in Auburn Hills, 45 min away from Detroit. You'd be amazed how many people I get to come down to Detroit who have a great time and only later feel ashamed that their judgment of the city was completely misguided.

I agree that metro Detroit suburbs are nothing to brag about, but I'd still never live within the city limits of D-town. I get nervous just driving away from campus. I know a girl who was raped a few blocks from Wayne and my fiance knows someone who was shot in Detroit. The safety reports that Wayne's police department sends out doesn't really make me feel that safe either. I'm just glad I drive a Saturn that's not likely to be stolen because of it's lovely plastic doors!

I've been to some cool cities (Chicago, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Washington DC) and I have to say Detroit really is a craphole except for Greektown, the casinos, and the few block radius surrounding Comerica Park and Ford Field. Maybe if I hadn't been spoiled with the beautiful scenery of Michigan State's campus as an undergrad, I'd be able to appreciate boarded up buildings more.....

 

[AStudent]

I took classes at WSU in State Hall, and I was only mugged once.

I agree that metro Detroit suburbs are nothing to brag about, but I'd still never live within the city limits of D-town. I get nervous just driving away from campus. I know a girl who was raped a few blocks from Wayne and my fiance knows someone who was shot in Detroit. The safety reports that Wayne's police department sends out doesn't really make me feel that safe either. I'm just glad I drive a Saturn that's not likely to be stolen because of it's lovely plastic doors!

I've been to some cool cities (Chicago, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Washington DC) and I have to say Detroit really is a craphole except for Greektown, the casinos, and the few block radius surrounding Comerica Park and Ford Field. Maybe if I hadn't been spoiled with the beautiful scenery of Michigan State's campus as an undergrad, I'd be able to appreciate boarded up buildings more.....

 

[ddmo]

I agree that metro Detroit suburbs are nothing to brag about, but I'd still never live within the city limits of D-town. I get nervous just driving away from campus. I know a girl who was raped a few blocks from Wayne and my fiance knows someone who was shot in Detroit. The safety reports that Wayne's police department sends out doesn't really make me feel that safe either. I'm just glad I drive a Saturn that's not likely to be stolen because of it's lovely plastic doors!

I've been to some cool cities (Chicago, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Washington DC) and I have to say Detroit really is a craphole except for Greektown, the casinos, and the few block radius surrounding Comerica Park and Ford Field. Maybe if I hadn't been spoiled with the beautiful scenery of Michigan State's campus as an undergrad, I'd be able to appreciate boarded up buildings more.....

I know people who have been assaulted at places all throughout metro-Detroit, these are problems not limited to the city itself. Is there a higher incidence of crime, of course, but it's called being aware of your surroundings and being smart about where you go and why. Besides, much of the crime in Detroit is perpetrated in the outskirts and neighborhoods involving gangs and drugs, there is actually not that much crime in the Central Business District and Downtown. As for the safety reports, with the exception of the stolen cars, they are not that different than any campus with 30+thousand students. There was a serial raper up at MSU earlier this year, but funny how nobody seems worried about that. As for you car being stolen, don't park on surface streets and use a Club, simple.

The problem with Detroit is that it is a city that needs to be discovered. You don't drive down a single street and see a bunch of heavily advertised clubs/bars/restaurants, although woodward is getting that way. Detroit's attractions are relatively hidden and it takes either time or someone who knows where they are to show them to you. You would be amazed how many extremely nice places there are tucked into the corners of D-town. But, if you are so frozen with fear that you can't leave the car, which you shouldn't be, then you're never going to see what Detroit has to offer. As for the beautiful scenery of MSU, yes it does have nice green spaces, but those buildings are about as boring as you can get... and my grandpa built them. Huge square brick montrosities. When you say you don't appreciate boarded up buildings, you must not appreciate architecture. Even despite the fact that some of Detroit's beauties are boarded up, they are still magnificent gems dating back to the 20's and 30's. But maybe the reason I live in Detroit is the same reason I backpacked Egypt during the peak tension leading up to the Iraq war... because without that hint of unknown and slight danger, life just wouldn't be any fun.

 

[fun8stuff]

Fun,
What about Dearborn? I know a handful of students there.

The thing is, is that I will probably want to live with my gf/fiance. Isn't Dearborn ~40 mins away from ann arbor? We already spent 2 years apart and don't really want to live apart again. Plus, we might be married by then... we kind of plan things at the last minute.... she has 2 years left of school, and clearly UM would be best for her. I guess we could always both live 10 minutes away from school, then theoretically we would be 20 minutes apart... but i dunno.... this is going to be a last minute decision for me. I am going to quit rambling now.

 

[fun8stuff]

I used to live in Livonia. While I've never made the trek to Wayne during rush hour, I'd say it'll take at least 30 min. You'd most likely be taking I-96 into school. You could also hop onto the Lodge Freeway as well. I'm not sure if it'd save you any time though. There's actually a chance I might be living in Livonia again next year, so I'd be in the same boat as you trying to figure out the fastest way into school from there. Keep in mind: they videotape lectures and put them online, so it's not totally necessary to get to school everyday.

I think most med students live at Wayne live at least 20 min from campus (a safe, respectable distance from the horrors of Detroit).

Lol... I'm not so concerned about the "horrors of detroit", as I am with quality medical education. If so many people live that far away, do most people study at home? Is there a place at the school to study? About how many days a week do you think I would have to come to town during first and second year?

Another question off topic- do most profs give you any kind of list of topics that will be on the exams?

Thanks for your help!

 

[MD'05]

The thing is, is that I will probably want to live with my gf/fiance. Isn't Dearborn ~40 mins away from ann arbor? We already spent 2 years apart and don't really want to live apart again. Plus, we might be married by then... we kind of plan things at the last minute.... she has 2 years left of school, and clearly UM would be best for her. I guess we could always both live 10 minutes away from school, then theoretically we would be 20 minutes apart... but i dunno.... this is going to be a last minute decision for me. I am going to quit rambling now.

You are not going to have time for a girlfriend once you are in school. Live in Detroit and focus on your studies. If she is worth anything, she will wait for you another 2 years and can move in with you in Detroit.

 

[MD'05]

Lol... I'm not so concerned about the "horrors of detroit", as I am with quality medical education. If so many people live that far away, do most people study at home? Is there a place at the school to study? About how many days a week do you think I would have to come to town during first and second year?

Another question off topic- do most profs give you any kind of list of topics that will be on the exams?

Thanks for your help!

OMG ... Detroit is not as dangerous as Chicago. Give me a break. Just don't let anyone approach you on the street while walking and you will be good. During my first and second years, people mostly studied at the Law Library or the Undergraduate library (main campus) because both are new and the UG lib is next door to Starbucks and the Fitness Center. There is also Shiffman library (old and small, but quiet) and now they also keep the homeless bums out so you will not be molested.

You will love Detroit once you get here. Just hook up with a few natives and they will show you the gems as a previous poster stated.

 

[Finally M3]

I personally enjoy parking on Woodward outside of Magic Stick or Union St on the weekends and being accosted by bums who want money to 'watch' my car, with the implicit threat that something will happen to it if I don't fork over some paper.

Cars get broken into around that area all the time. Even with a police precinct two blocks away.

The difference between Detroit & Chicago is there are 'good' areas and 'bad areas' in Chicago...in Detroit, there aren't nearly as many delineating lines. One of my favorite clubs, X/S (and now Candy Bar) had a highly-publicized drive-by shooting with two dead, and a GSW body found behind it. And this is two blocks away from the stadiums...wtf?

 

[CeLo]

Fun8Stuff you would be fine living in Livonia. I lived there during undergrad and went to UM-Dearborn. It took me 20 min to get there. I live in Westland now and it takes me about 40 min to get to school. It's even faster when there's no construction. And like everyone said, it's not like you have to go to school everyday. You might want to look into Plymouth or Canton. Both are close to Ann Arbor (275 to M-14) and not a bad drive from Detroit (275 to 96). I live far right now from a freeway because nothing in Westland is close to one, but if you can find something close to one you'd be fine. I used to drive from Dearborn to Ann Arbor everyday to go to work when I was in undergrad and the drive is fine, about 30 min. This is normal to me because I never got "spoiled" living on campus where I could walk to class in 10 minutes. For people who lived on campus in college this sounds like a lot of driving, but it's really not. Most people commute to work from an hour away.

 

[oldjeeps]

Most people commute to work from an hour away.

And we thank them all for their contributions to urban sprawl, the continued deterioration of Detroit (due to the population exodus), traffic congestion, increased demand for gas (with its associated impact on price at the pump), etc.

 

[fun8stuff]

Fun8Stuff you would be fine living in Livonia. I lived there during undergrad and went to UM-Dearborn. It took me 20 min to get there. I live in Westland now and it takes me about 40 min to get to school. It's even faster when there's no construction. And like everyone said, it's not like you have to go to school everyday. You might want to look into Plymouth or Canton. Both are close to Ann Arbor (275 to M-14) and not a bad drive from Detroit (275 to 96). I live far right now from a freeway because nothing in Westland is close to one, but if you can find something close to one you'd be fine. I used to drive from Dearborn to Ann Arbor everyday to go to work when I was in undergrad and the drive is fine, about 30 min. This is normal to me because I never got "spoiled" living on campus where I could walk to class in 10 minutes. For people who lived on campus in college this sounds like a lot of driving, but it's really not. Most people commute to work from an hour away.

thanks for your advice! does anyone know about how many days a week (on average) first and second year students have to go to the university?

 

[ddmo]

thanks for your advice! does anyone know about how many days a week (on average) first and second year students have to go to the university?

It depends on what unit you are in. First year, you have to go pretty much everyday during anatomy and histology due to labs. For physio and biochem you could probably not go at all except for the exams. For neuro you would need to go about once a week.

I certainly don't advocate this, but it is possible. As for studying, I am the world's biggest procrastinator at home, so I study at Shiffman, but that's the benefit of being 4 min from school.

 

[lotanna]

Emeka has been amazing through all this, but i suppose no one knows how he really is doing but him. I think he is trying to stay active and busy, which probably helps, but it's gotta be rough on him.....thankfully, his friends and our class are unbelievably supportive. there are a lot of us who will be there for him and i hope he will be fine

I talked to him on a the phone yesterday because I was really concerned, and he was clearly not himself, this was Emeka b4 that we would trade our war stories from med schl a month prior to this incident, and he sounded ok, but clearly not himself. I know he's trying to stay active, he had to go out to Cali to see Taniform's family. He's totally against trying to reschedule any exam, even though I tried convincing him to.
Goodness they are right when they say life does happen whilt ur in med schl, one of my classmate's mother just got in a car accident and is in comatose.

 

[katrinadams9]

You are not going to have time for a girlfriend once you are in school. Live in Detroit and focus on your studies. If she is worth anything, she will wait for you another 2 years and can move in with you in Detroit.

Don't listen to him, if you want to spend time with your GF/fiance then you'll find it. I recently got engaged and my fiance lives in Lansing. I find time to visit him every weekend (or he comes here to see me). It's really all about prioritizing and making sure you get enough studying done during the week in order to have the weekends free. We're actually moving in together before I start year 2 because we're getting married in December and it'll be easier to not need to move during the school year. Though I don't have much experience in this area, I've been told that it's really nice to come home and have your significant other there. I'm sure it really helps having that kind of support and comfort.

 

[ddmo]

He's totally against trying to reschedule any exam, even though I tried convincing him to.

I have a lot of respect for this. I think taking exams on schedule is part of being a responsible adult and learning to adapt to the challenges that life presents. I dealt with my grandmother dying literally in my arms right before an exam last unit. I found that the exam actually helped because I didn't have the time to sit around and mourn or think.

 

[Shangal]

wow ddmoore, that had to be tough. But I think you should've got the extension if it was that bad, there should be accomadations to those with hardships

 

[fun8stuff]

It depends on what unit you are in. First year, you have to go pretty much everyday during anatomy and histology due to labs. For physio and biochem you could probably not go at all except for the exams. For neuro you would need to go about once a week.

I certainly don't advocate this, but it is possible. As for studying, I am the world's biggest procrastinator at home, so I study at Shiffman, but that's the benefit of being 4 min from school.

what's shiffman? why wouldn't you advocate only viewing the lectures online? Is there really a difference? In my upper level classes I really feel like I learn most of the material on my own... Although, where I am at now I am about a 3 minute walk from all of my classes and I love it. I find it hard to imagine having to drive. And- I have a hard time studying at home.

 

[AStudent]

How is the medical library??

They didn't take us there on tour, is there a reason?

 

[ddmo]

wow ddmoore, that had to be tough. But I think you should've got the extension if it was that bad, there should be accomadations to those with hardships

Life's about dealing with hardships in stride, so no big deal. I ended up doing pretty well in the end, so no worries there. Besides, I thought I would lead the make-up slots open for all the people feigning illness, haha.

 

[ddmo]

Fun,
Shiffman is the medical library. It's funny that you mention that AS because I had someone else mention that they heard from someone else that the library was avoided on the interviewee tour because it felt like something was being hidden. It was probably avoided because time is limited. A library is a library for the most part. It is just three floors of book stacks with a ton of desks and table in between and around the edges with a couple computer labs and a 24hr study room.

As for why I don't advocate just watching the lectures online everyday, well they get messed up sometimes. Also, I live by myself, so if I never left my apartment I would begin to feel like a hermit. It's nice to go spend some time with my friends at school.