Hi all. I'm new on the board, but here goes anyways.

I was an MPH student, and I am therefore automatically enroled in the AEP program. Let's see, so far, I've attended a session on time management (helpful), a session on test taking skills (helpful), and I attend 2 review groups every week (which half of the class attends anyways). Sounds like a whole lot of time, EH?... WRONG!. I spend two hours at the reviews (which I would attend even if I wasn't in AEP cause the guy is THAT GOOD) each week, which help a lot. Being in AEP doesn't mean you are stupid (like 1/3 of the class is AEP anyways), or you are going to have labels placed upon you. If there are, they will be quickly worn off, when you work your butt off and score high on the unifieds one month into term. *ahem* Besides, if that's what you're worried about, you shouldn't care what other people think. Do your own thing, and everything will be fine. AEP is a way for them to monitor your progress more closely than the other students, and thats about it. Don't voluntarily join AEP...you can do everything that the AEP students do anyways, there would be no advantage to 'joining'. In fact, I don't think you can join, can you? It's not a 'club' of sorts. You can, however, attend ANY of the AEP seminars and reviews.
IndianBabu: in response to 'being reported to the board of admissions', once you are accepted into the school, the board of admissions no longer 'admits' you, and therefore doesn't care if you are in the AEP. In fact, the only people who care if you are in the AEP, is the Department of Educational Services (DES).
In summary, then, I'd say don't worry about AEP. They are only there to help you, especially if you need help in a particular area. Their services are great, the people are friendly, and YOU WILL NOT BE LABELED.

Regards,

Matthew M.
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