August 2005 Newbie Class

[Cultural Infidel]

I guess I'll be the first to kick this one off

24/Male/Savannah, GA/ ** Biology GA St U

took a year off after college to work and have a little fun. Currently work in a bar in Atlanta if anyone is in town between now and august I'll hook you up, PM me. Went through the US application process once and didn't get in, was told to get a masters and retake the MCAT for a 3rd time and uhhhh...nope, not gonna do it. See ya'll in August

Stats Overall GPA = 3.49, MCAT = 24 (9 BIO, 8 VER, 7 PHYS)
(worked 2 jobs throughout college...so sue me...and those are pretty good stats for 2 jobs thank you very much. Sorry that was a little venting)

Can a moderator please sticky this for the Newbies!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[Yossarian]

I think someone already started a thread for Aug. 2005. You might want to do a search.

[blueoval]

27/M Houston B.S. Biology 3.53 UTSA, B.S. Cytotechnology 4.0 M.D. Anderson School of Health Sciences.

Work at M.D. Anderson right now and biding my time til Aug.

Did the U.S. medical app. process many times now. Got fed up enough to finally do something about it.

[Cultural Infidel]

I think the august and the may got combined so I started a new one. Could someone sticky it

[AUCMD2006]

"nope, not gonna do it." you forgot to write in the GH Bush voice....."no...not gonna do it, read my lips.

have fun on sxm. i have said i hated that wretched rock for twenty months and would never go back but right now a pis poor excuse for a beer called presidente at sunset sounds mighty nice with a swordfish sandwich. its 40 in chicago.....

[RonyBologna]

Male/24/BA Anthropology/ Wayne State Univ.

3.55/32(10V,11BS,11PS)

really looking forward to studying at AUC (little bit nervous but i'll get over it)

anyone need anything feel free to PM me, but I think all I can help with in regards to AUC is some info on the application process, anyways see everyody in august :)

[jgilbert63]

Male/41/St Louis/** Zoology Louisiana Tech/MA Management Univ of Phoenix

Eleven years flying for the USAF, two years as an analyst for General Electric and a dotcom, and currently do advance work for a senior government official.

Looking forward to a new challenge. :D

[dc79md]

"nope, not gonna do it." you forgot to write in the GH Bush voice....."no...not gonna do it, read my lips.

have fun on sxm. i have said i hated that wretched rock for twenty months and would never go back but right now a pis poor excuse for a beer called presidente at sunset sounds mighty nice with a swordfish sandwich. its 40 in chicago.....

No rrod! check vitals and call me STAT! Do you have nuchal rigidity? Have you had a Mini Mental exam lately?

Sorry Newbies.... Not trying to discourage you from SXM. AUC is great and the scores I've just read are solid. Go get em' Newbies. Dan

[MIJodi]

Female/24/BA Bio/ University of Michigan

Hi guys I'm looking forward to meeting you all in the fall. Untill then I will be working my tail off to earn as much money as I can before I leave. :)

Enjoy your summers! ;)

[MIJodi]

Aren't there any ohter girls coming???? I need someone to share a tub of double fudge icecream with on those long study nights... :lol:

[docbee]

24/female/willing to share chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream/** Biology (monor in chem and psych) from University of New Orleans... starting AUC in August.

Can't wait to land back on the rock!!!! :banana:

[blueoval]

Did someone say chocolate chip cookies?

[docbee]

Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.... BIG difference!!! Very yummy!!!! :-sunny

[blueoval]

Anything with chocolate chips in it is ok by me.

[onamission]

ANYTHING WITH CHOLOLATE IS COOL WITH ME :D

[AUCMD2006]

" I need someone to share a tub...."


lost me here

[cangrad]

Dear all,

I'm truly a Newbie - both at AUC in Aug and on this forum - I cannot believe it's taken me this long to discover this site! My specs:

26 / Female / would love to share choc ice cream with docbee and MIJodi / HonBSc and MSc from Univ of Toronto

Are there any other Canadians attending AUC in Aug? :D And may I request an addition of home-made brownies to the late night snacks?

Looking forward to meeting everyone!

[stateofequilibrium]

75/Female/Associate Degree/University of Americas

GPA - 5.2 / MCAT - A+ / Willing to settle for anyone

[jgilbert63]

75/Female/Associate Degree/University of Americas

GPA - 5.2 / MCAT - A+ / Willing to settle for anyone

"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."

[stateofequilibrium]

Play it again Sam

[Niko2]

Male/31/Mcat 24/B.S. Biological Sciences 3.4 Rutgers University. Can't wait to get down there.

[jtrbaco1369]

23/BA bio+psych/boston college

ummmm, 3.1 gpa, 30Q mcat

didn't get into any us schools with a 3.1 so here i am.

looking forward to not seeing any snow for a few years

im taking a year off after school and living in cincinnati with some BC roomates, but im from arkansas, grew up in ct, college in boston...

yeah, thats it for now, hopefully some of you guys are social enough to hang out every now and then. ill need some sort of non-intellectual company every once in a while...

then again, if you were nerdy losers, you'd probably be going to school in the states, so i might be in luck!

-jeff

:drinkbud:

[mandeey]

Hi!!!!! I'm 21/female/** in psychology from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (I feel like I'm on the dating game show)
Anyway, my stats are 3.8 GPA/ 22MCAT <--(why I am here)

Then, I took more classes at University of Central Florida for a semester, and I'm currently living here in Florida until I get to SxM in August!! I can't wait to meet everyone!!

Oh yeah and for the ice cream, it's gotta be chocolate chip mint!! I hope they have Edy's down there!!! Anyone know??? See everyone soon!!
Mandy

[YODA]

23/BA bio+psych/boston college

ummmm, 3.1 gpa, 30Q mcat

didn't get into any us schools with a 3.1 so here i am.

looking forward to not seeing any snow for a few years

im taking a year off after school and living in cincinnati with some BC roomates, but im from arkansas, grew up in ct, college in boston...

yeah, thats it for now, hopefully some of you guys are social enough to hang out every now and then. ill need some sort of non-intellectual company every once in a while...

then again, if you were nerdy losers, you'd probably be going to school in the states, so i might be in luck!

-jeff

:drinkbud:

Lord knows that i am about as un-intellectual as you can get. And being that your roots are in Ark. can you hook me up with some hunting in Stugart.

Later
YODA (unfrozen caveman medical student)

[grace]

I hope they have Edy's down there!!!

Sorry, I've never seen Edy's in St. Maarten.

Has anyone else?

[swimguy23]

Lord knows that i am about as un-intellectual as you can get. And being that your roots are in Ark.


no one can ever blame yoda for not being honest :lol:

[mandeey]

No Edy's!!! :( That's it! I may have to rethink this whole medical school thing.

[druhxk2]

Hey to everyone....Canadian number two and counting? Studied Science in New Brunswick, Engineering in Calgary, and finally acting, also in Calgary....now its back to a serious degree for a change!! Also looking forward to leaving the chilly weather of the mountains in exchange for a little dose of the tropics! Cheers, and see you all in Aug!

[grace]

No Edy's!!! :( That's it! I may have to rethink this whole medical school thing.


Well, there's always Haagen Daz and Ben & Jerry's (if you can find it at Maho Express)!!!

[stateofequilibrium]

They have some good ice cream at Grande Marche, if you can prevent it from melting in your car on the drive back.

[blueoval]

There is nothing better than vanilla Blue Bell ice cream on a hot sunny day. Except if maybe you throw in some fresh strawberries.

[ShockTherepy]

Hi everyone

22/female/Lafayette College (Easton, PA)/BA Biology and Art History/ from Connecticut
GPA- 3.1

straight out of college.

I am very excited to meet all of you. Looks like I am the baby of the group (only 22). You better all be FUN. hehe

Charlotte

[swimguy23]

Hi everyone

22/female/Lafayette College (PA)/ from Connecticut
GPA- 3.1

straight out of college.

I am very excited to meet all of you. Looks like I am the baby of the group (only 22). You better all be FUN. hehe

Charlotte

woohoo where from in CT?

[ShockTherepy]

Middlebury, CT. I went to Pomperaug High School. Swam there. Distance freestyle.

where are you from??

[mandeey]

ShockTherepy Posted:
"Looks like I am the baby of the group (only 22). You better all be FUN. hehe "


21....Got ya beat...lol!!! But don't worry, I'm still fun! :lol:

[stateofequilibrium]

I'm not very fun. I'm a stodgy old man.

[grace]

They have some good ice cream at Grande Marche, if you can prevent it from melting in your car on the drive back.

Have you tried those Hot/Cold bags that they sell at Cost-U-Less and Gran Marche? Granted, they don't work 100%, but I noticed a big difference in the rate at which the frozen items melted.

[Sakuger]

I'm not very fun. I'm a stodgy old man.

so true..

[stateofequilibrium]

They have some good ice cream at Grande Marche, if you can prevent it from melting in your car on the drive back.

Have you tried those Hot/Cold bags that they sell at Cost-U-Less and Gran Marche? Granted, they don't work 100%, but I noticed a big difference in the rate at which the frozen items melted.

Too bad they don't sell those instant cold packs they have in the hospitals.

[Cultural Infidel]

here's all the Newbies so far:

Cultural Infidel: 24/M/** BIO GA St U

blueoval: 27/M/** BIO Houston

RonyBologna: 24/M/BA Anthropology Wayne St

jgilbert63: 41/M/** Zoology Louisiana Tech, MA Management U of Phoenix

MIJodi: 24/F/BA BIO U of Michigan

docbee: 24/F/** BIO U of New Orleans

cangrad: 26/F/Hon BSc and MSc U of Toronto

StateOfEquilibrium: 75/F/AD U of Americas

Niko2: 31/M/** BIO Rutgers

jtrbaco1369: 23/M/BA BIO, PSYC Boston College

Mandeey: 21/F/** PSYC Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

druhxk2: ?/?/Science New Brunswick, Engineering + Acting Calgary

ShockTherapy: 22/F/PA Lafayette College

[Cultural Infidel]

I'm not going to live in the dorms at all and will be looking for a roommate to start the Aug semester. Anyone interested PM me

[skeleton83]

hi all,

21(22 in july)/M/** Biochem and ** Economics - U of Michigan

[msu_theta]

22/F Michigan State University, ** in Physiology 3.3-GPA, 24-MCAT (just had too much fun at MSU)! I can't wait to meet everyone!

[jtrbaco1369]

hey all,
i was just wondering if you guys have flight plans yet.

i think that the website says that orientation starts aug 28 so i was thinking of going down a day or two beforehand, but really have no idea whats going on.
i applied for on campus housing (dont want to have to deal with finding a place on top of everything else right away) but it seems like the may '05 class didnt get their room info and stuff until the week of...

so, yeah, i was just curious to see what you guys were planning on.

see y'all in 117 days!

[Cultural Infidel]

I'm actually on the phone with AA right now. I'm trying to find out how much it costs to change flights since I will be staying the whole time and you have to have a return ticket. I'll be coming down on the 3rd of August to scout out a place to live. I'm just not a dorms kind of guy. I like my space, but would be willing to have a roommate.

[druhxk2]

I have checked out many options...so far the best is a combination of US Air and AA...cost is 1400 dollars!! But I am flying from Canada. Anyone at AUC that has any suggestions, please let me know. What airlines fly from Puerto Rico to SXM? Also, does anyone have info on when you can move into the campus residence for the August start??

[Cultural Infidel]

american eagle and caribbean sun fly to SXM from SJU. I've got my flight down to about $470.00 sorry about yours :shock:

[ShockTherepy]

Hi everyone.

I am heading down to St. Maarten tomorrow for a few days just to see the campus. I will let you all know what it is like. Ill be sure to try and post photos online.

I am planning on living in the dorms.

Charlotte

[docbee]

I think the later you wait to book your flight, the more expensive it is (not that mush though -- like 30-50 dollars). I have my flight booked from new orleans to sxm, about $800/adult and my son's ticket was about $630. -- If some of you are lacking in a plpace to stay -- maybe search this forum for good places to live -- call the place and see if they have vacancies, and the minimum month lease you can do -- better to have a temp. place secured than no place at all.

[Cultural Infidel]

I'm just going to wing it when I get down. I've heard there should be plenty of places available.

[grace]

We did that and found a place quickly.

[bcpfh7]

Hey whats going on. I'm 22/male/University of Missouri with ** in Biology
I will be going to AUC in August as well. I was wondering if any of you upperclassmen can tell me how nice the dorms really are. I'm a little weary of living in the dorms and I'm wondering if I shouldn't just try to find a place myself. Any info would be helpful. Thanks.

Braden

[stateofequilibrium]

Hey whats going on. I'm 22/male/University of Missouri with ** in Biology
I will be going to AUC in August as well. I was wondering if any of you upperclassmen can tell me how nice the dorms really are. I'm a little weary of living in the dorms and I'm wondering if I shouldn't just try to find a place myself. Any info would be helpful. Thanks.

Braden

The dorms are fairly nice. They're really small apartments, each with its own bathroom, kitchen and living room. Actually, they're fairly sizable apartments. The walls are thin, so be very very wary.

[grace]

Hey whats going on. I'm 22/male/University of Missouri with ** in Biology
I will be going to AUC in August as well. I was wondering if any of you upperclassmen can tell me how nice the dorms really are. I'm a little weary of living in the dorms and I'm wondering if I shouldn't just try to find a place myself. Any info would be helpful. Thanks.

Braden

The dorms are nicer than most apartments you'll find in the area.

[druhxk2]

Are there any other Canadians starting AUC in August?

[CarpetRyd]

Hey whats going on. I'm 22/male/University of Missouri with ** in Biology
I will be going to AUC in August as well. I was wondering if any of you upperclassmen can tell me how nice the dorms really are. I'm a little weary of living in the dorms and I'm wondering if I shouldn't just try to find a place myself. Any info would be helpful. Thanks.

Braden

im a U of Kansas grad im a 1st semester now, glad to see so another true midwestern coming down... the dorms are decent, if you get a double and tough out a roomie you get a nice view of the lagoon, but if you get a single you get a spectacular view of the parking lot... but from what i understand the dorms are the cheapest place to stay on the island... you get everything for 1000 i believe... other places are a 1000 and then you have to pay utilities on top of that... i cant say that i have looked yet myself, but thats what i gathered from this forum when i was in your position (which feels so long ago, but was like last month... haha)

enjoy your free time, dont freak out the first week come down early if you can, and dont drink everything the upperclass men give you (i found that out yesterday at BLISS... def fun though and now everyone seems to know me as the guy w/ the pink shirt)

everyone here is awesome... you guys will love it and i cant wait to meet most of you

[grace]

but from what i understand the dorms are the cheapest place to stay on the island... you get everything for 1000 i believe... other places are a 1000 and then you have to pay utilities on top of that... i cant say that i have looked yet myself, but thats what i gathered from this forum when i was in your position (which feels so long ago, but was like last month... haha)

Actually, there are several places you can get for less than $1000; however, many are studios. You can look in Cote d'Azur, Cote d'Azur Marina (we paid $800 for a 1-bedroom), Tradewinds, and Cupecoy Beach Club, to name a few. You definitely need to take utilities into account. We paid, on average, $80-120/month, but it still made rent less than the dorms. Anyway, married couples aren't allowed in the dorms so that was never an option for us.

What's nice about staying in the dorms, at least for first semester, is that you are right on campus and might not need a car. You will also meet a ton of new first semester students before school even starts.

For any of you looking for housing, besides the dorms, you should e-mail the housing office at AUC and they can send you a list of available places.

[YODA]

the futher you move from campus the cheaper it is, a buddy and myself got a house in beacon hill on the water, with our own pool 2br 1bath for 1200 + utillities.

so i pay about 700-800 a month for a great house on the water with my own pool and a great view of the sunset.

Mind you that with living this far off campus you need to own a car, but i owned a car while i lived on campus as well.

Later
YODA

[stateofequilibrium]

But remember, the further you move away from campus, the more you're going to have to deal with traffic. Sure, the islands really small, but boy, can traffic become a real hassle on the island. Bridges go up twice a day, people stop on the road at any time, some stretches of road are really dark, drivers are crazier than crazy New Yorkers.

[Cultural Infidel]

here's all the Newbies so far:

Cultural Infidel: 24/M/** BIO GA St U

blueoval: 27/M/** BIO Houston

RonyBologna: 24/M/BA Anthropology Wayne St

jgilbert63: 41/M/** Zoology Louisiana Tech, MA Management U of Phoenix

MIJodi: 24/F/BA BIO U of Michigan

docbee: 24/F/** BIO U of New Orleans

cangrad: 26/F/Hon BSc and MSc U of Toronto

StateOfEquilibrium: 75/F/AD U of Americas

Niko2: 31/M/** BIO Rutgers

jtrbaco1369: 23/M/BA BIO, PSYC Boston College

Mandeey: 21/F/** PSYC Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

druhxk2: ?/?/Science New Brunswick, Engineering + Acting Calgary

ShockTherapy: 22/F/PA Lafayette College

skeleton83: 22/M/** Biochem + ** Economics U of Michigan

msu_theta: 22/F/** Psych Michigan St.

bcpfh7: 22/M/** Bio U of Missouri

[Tommy314]

Hi bcpfh7,
Which U of MO are you from? KC, Columbia, St. Louis or Rolla?

[bcpfh7]

I go to the University of Missouri-Columbia, but I am originally from Joplin, MO.

[Niko2]

Has anyone in the August 2005 class recieved any info other than tha financial aid application?

[jgilbert63]

I've only received the financial aid paperwork. I called earlier this week regarding housing for the Fall semester and was told they'd start working the assignments in June. Would be nice to get a booklist and some info on their healthcare policy, etc.

[Cultural Infidel]

I have been approved for financial aid but have heard nothing else. I am living off campus so I am not worried about the housing dept. I haven't gotten an oreientation packet or booklist or anything of that nature either

[Jmed]

Hi all,

I'm not a newbie to the forum (have been reading from it for a while), but first time sending out messages. I'm 27 (Jees... time flies) /M/MCAT VR7 ** 13 PS 10/GPA3.82 out of 4.0/ BSc. specialization in Psyc and minor in Biol, Concordia University, Montreal. I will start my first term in Aug. Hope to see everyone of you then. Will there be a party at sunset beach bar for us newbies to meet? For some reason, I have a feeling that we are all contestants of "Survivors" who will soon meet on a deserted island....

Hi cangrad, I've lived in Toronto for a while too, so glad that there will be someone from one of my hometowns. I may go to Toronto in mid July. When will you move to SXM?

Hi druhxk2, with regards to ticket, I have the same predicament (high price). But if you check expedia.ca you can find something as low as 500$ cad (from Montreal though, one way). You may get a similar price if you depart from Calgary. Check it out!

I plan to live off-campus from my first term (so that I can avoid moving again if I choose on-campus housing now). Has anyone received an updated off-campus housing list from the housing office?

[druhxk2]

Hi Jmed. I am actually driving to the east coast from Calgary in late July, and will be leaving from Fredericton, NB. Travelocity dot ca has round trip for around 1250 to SXM. Best I can find so far, and actually cheaper than a similar flight from Montreal and Toronto, amazingly enough. What do you do in Montreal? Have you checked the price for your flight from an American city close by? Might be a lot cheaper...Burlington maybe? Also, have you checked out Canhelp for funding? How are you going about paying for this tropical endeavour? Talk soon...

[Jmed]

Hi druhxk2, I never consider buying a round trip ticket back to Montreal, 'cause I don't plan to come back here in the 20-month basic science period. So I do what most people do: Just buy a one way ticket from where I am, then a ticket from SXM to San Juan for the sake of getting the VISA. And I guess 500 is already as cheap as it can get (driving to a nearby American city may cost at least 100 already). With regards to Canhelp, it seems that it doesn't give us as much $ as Stanford loan or other American loan programs do. It's only 20kUS anually w/o cosigner and 45k w/ cosigner. Try something else, like Royal Bank.

[Cultural Infidel]

Hi all,

I'm not a newbie to the forum (have been reading from it for a while), but first time sending out messages. I'm 27 (Jees... time flies) /M/MCAT VR7 ** 13 PS 10/GPA3.82 out of 4.0/ BSc. specialization in Psyc and minor in Biol, Concordia University, Montreal. I will start my first term in Aug. Hope to see everyone of you then. Will there be a party at sunset beach bar for us newbies to meet? For some reason, I have a feeling that we are all contestants of "Survivors" who will soon meet on a deserted island....

Hi cangrad, I've lived in Toronto for a while too, so glad that there will be someone from one of my hometowns. I may go to Toronto in mid July. When will you move to SXM?

Hi druhxk2, with regards to ticket, I have the same predicament (high price). But if you check <a target=new href=http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=26917872&siteid=40341277&bfpage=air_fl y_234x60>Expedia</a>.ca you can find something as low as 500$ cad (from Montreal though, one way). You may get a similar price if you depart from Calgary. Check it out!

I plan to live off-campus from my first term (so that I can avoid moving again if I choose on-campus housing now). Has anyone received an updated off-campus housing list from the housing office?

I hope this is a joke! there will most definately be a party with the newbies. It's tradition bro.

[kindalchi]

23/Male/ Biochemistry/ Univ. CA San Diego

GPA 3.47, MCAT 26 (11PHY, 9BIO, 6VER)

Anyone traveling from southern cal? we can "planpool" together....^^

[Cultural Infidel]

here's all the Newbies so far:

Cultural Infidel: 24/M/** BIO GA St U

blueoval: 27/M/** BIO Houston

RonyBologna: 24/M/BA Anthropology Wayne St

jgilbert63: 41/M/** Zoology Louisiana Tech, MA Management U of Phoenix

MIJodi: 24/F/BA BIO U of Michigan

docbee: 24/F/** BIO U of New Orleans

cangrad: 26/F/Hon BSc and MSc U of Toronto

StateOfEquilibrium: 75/F/AD U of Americas

Niko2: 31/M/** BIO Rutgers

jtrbaco1369: 23/M/BA BIO, PSYC Boston College

Mandeey: 21/F/** PSYC Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

druhxk2: ?/?/Science New Brunswick, Engineering + Acting Calgary

ShockTherapy: 22/F/PA Lafayette College

skeleton83: 22/M/** Biochem + ** Economics U of Michigan

msu_theta: 22/F/** Psych Michigan St.

bcpfh7: 22/M/** Bio U of Missouri

kindalchi: 23/M/Biochem UC San Diego

Jmed: 27/M/BSc Psych Concordia, Montreal

[mconant]

I am also starting in August.
22/F/** Biology Missouri Western

I am from St. Joseph, MO. It is about an hour from Kansas City.

[george4482]

Hey there!!! (long time reader, few posts, SUPER excited for August).

My name's George, 23 from Baltimore Maryland. Im looking for some fellow mid-atlantic folks that are planning on attending AUC in the Fall. I would love to meet up, and possibly discuss possible roomates, etc. I would love to establish some new friendships aswell!

I am VERY psyched about beginning my career path, esp. because its in the CARIB!!!! I am visiting the island On Jun 6th for a week... I would love to meet some folks that currently attend! Hope to hear some replies! see you all soon!!!

G

[LouieD]

25 year old from upstate New York.. Just graduated chiropractic college and was accepted for august 2005. Have a ** in environmental science and biology and a doctorate in chiropractic.. Are people buying books down there or in the states ..what sort of things are u guys bringing down there.?

[stateofequilibrium]

Hi Louie, if you're an attractive hot girl, you can crack my back.

If not, the two books I would INSIST.. ABSOLUTELY INSIST that you make sure you bring with you are Netters for anatomy and Lippincott for biochemistry.

[microphage]

Hi Louie, if you're an attractive hot girl, you can crack my back.

If not, the two books I would INSIST.. ABSOLUTELY INSIST that you make sure you bring with you are <a target=new href=http://www.Amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1929007213/valuetheplace-20>Netters</a> for anatomy and <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=valuetheplace-20&keyword=Lippincott%27s&mode=books>Lippincott</A> for biochemistry.

I think you'll be hearing from the honor council very soon.... :roll:

[just in time]

30/M/** Business Purdue
GPA 3.98, MCAT 29 (8PHY, 11BIO, 10VER)

I am from Indiana originally, but live in SoCal.

[stateofequilibrium]

30/M/** Business Purdue
GPA 3.98, MCAT 29 (8PHY, 11BIO, 10VER)

I am from Indiana originally, but live in SoCal.

WHOA.. with those stats.. did you apply US?

[kul420]

Hello to Everyone on this great site. I'm a newbe to both the site as well as to the family of AUC. Seems like its definately going to be a very "intersting" time down there when it comes to both school and fun. Well looking forward to meeting everyone in august. Have a good summer.
Well i'm 22/male/ ** in BioEngineering (hopefully i'm not the only odd one with the engineering background)

[Terry1o8]

22/ Female/ New York, NY/ BA in Biology at Hunter College
GPA = 3.5, MCAT = 25

Hi! Looking forward to meeting everyone in August. i'll post more msgs when finals are finally over (2 more days of college! 8) )

[Wes]

29/M/** Information Technology

I live in Tulsa, OK.

[Cultural Infidel]

here's all the Newbies so far:

Cultural Infidel: 24/M/** BIO GA St U

blueoval: 27/M/** BIO Houston

RonyBologna: 24/M/BA Anthropology Wayne St

jgilbert63: 41/M/** Zoology Louisiana Tech, MA Management U of Phoenix

MIJodi: 24/F/BA BIO U of Michigan

docbee: 24/F/** BIO U of New Orleans

cangrad: 26/F/Hon BSc and MSc U of Toronto

StateOfEquilibrium: 75/F/AD U of Americas

Niko2: 31/M/** BIO Rutgers

jtrbaco1369: 23/M/BA BIO, PSYC Boston College

Mandeey: 21/F/** PSYC Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

druhxk2: ?/?/Science New Brunswick, Engineering + Acting Calgary

ShockTherapy: 22/F/PA Lafayette College

skeleton83: 22/M/** Biochem + ** Economics U of Michigan

msu_theta: 22/F/** Psych Michigan St.

bcpfh7: 22/M/** Bio U of Missouri

kindalchi: 23/M/Biochem UC San Diego

Jmed: 27/M/BSc Psych Concordia, Montreal

mconant: 22/F/** Bio Missouri Western

george4482: 23/M/Baltimore

LouieD: 25/M/** environmental Sciences + Bio, Dr of Chiropractic

just in time: 30/M/** business Perdue

Kul420: 22/M/** Bioengineering

Terry1o8: BA Bio Hunter College

wes: 29/M/** IT Tulsa

[007]

This is my first time posting on valuemd. Jst wanna say hello to the comming August, 05 class. :)

[aoliver0]

21/F/BIOLOGY/SUNY BINGHAMTON (NY)

im another young one... anyone else from the tri-state area???

[george4482]

aolivero,

Hey, I grew up in upstate NY, Watertown to be exact ad spent alot of time at our cottage on the beautiful St. Lawrence... Im in MD now... (kicks NY's ***!!!) see ya in aug!.


G

[aoliver0]

george,

watertown??? sounds familiar... maybe i passed by there on my drives up to college. I went to college at SUNY Binghamton.... so anywhere near there? The most upstate ive ever been was Syracuse, Albany, and wherever Turning Stone casino is (gotta love black jack!)

[grace]

(gotta love black jack!)

Oh, you'll have plenty of opportunities to play Black Jack in St. Maarten, if you so choose. There are a ton of casinos on the Dutch side.

[stateofequilibrium]

Screw blackjack. It's all about 3 card poker! Much better payouts!

[soums5384]

Hey Everyone! Hope you're all having a great summer. Looking forward to meeting all of you in the fall. I'm 21/F/ ** in Biochemistry, see you all soon.

[aychamo]

So what day are all of you people getting here to the island? School starts Aug 29

[Cultural Infidel]

August 3rd

[aychamo]

Dang you are getting there quite a bit early!

[Cultural Infidel]

I need a vacation

[druhxk2]

Probably the 22 or 23rd. Not really sure yet, have not booked tickets. Depends on if I get a spot in Res I guess, otherwise earlier.

[george4482]

Good question, i would like to know when folks are getting to the island too!
I also wanted to know the earliest we could get down there and move into our rooms.... I guess if you live in an apt, you could come down whenever your rents starts... that would be nice, a little pre-hell vacation 8) ??

-G

[druhxk2]

I have been told that new students can't move into residence until the 25th of August at the earliest.

[stateofequilibrium]

What're you talking about? :-D First semester IS a vaction!

[SUNNYKHEM]

I was told by my admissions advisor that if you come down before the 25th they might be able to get you in the dorms a few days earlier. just a few days not a week or so and only if you are promised a room.

I plan on leaving cali around aug.19.

has anyone finished their financial aid yet??


-SK-

[star604]

Hi! Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Looking forward to meeting everyone in August.

20 (turning 21 this saturday!)/ Female/ NJ/ ** in Biology at George Washington University

[aychamo]

Happy soon-to-be Birthday!

[stateofequilibrium]

Hi! Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Looking forward to meeting everyone in August.

20 (turning 21 this saturday!)/ Female/ NJ/ ** in Biology at George Washington University

Happy pre-birthday!

[11]

21/F/BIOLOGY/SUNY BINGHAMTON (NY)

im another young one... anyone else from the tri-state area???

There are many students from upstate NY at AUC currently, you'll be surprised!

[grace]

Hi! Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Looking forward to meeting everyone in August.

20 (turning 21 this saturday!)/ Female/ NJ/ ** in Biology at George Washington University

Happy pre-birthday!

A very, merry unbirthday to you...well until Saturday! :lol:

[star604]

has anyone finished their financial aid yet??

Thanks for all the birthday wishes 8) I finished my financial aid packet a while ago, but still haven't heard anything back.

[Cultural Infidel]

probably the same process as admission , meaning hit and miss on when they reply to you. I sent in my packet on a monday and was approved with a letter by that friday (4 days is pretty darn quick)

[Scott1981]

my name is scott
im 17 with MS in nuclear physics
yale university

[11]

my name is scott
im 17 with MS in nuclear physics
yale university

ha ha ha ::spank::

[mandeey]

wow that scared me before I read who posted it!!!! lol!!I'm nervous already, stuff like that doesn't help make it any better!!

[YODA]

there actually is a guy in my class who worked as a section head for NASA, he worked on developing the fuel cells that they use in the shuttle.

Smart guy, but he does not like to be called a rockety scientist, he said that the guys who worked on the rockets did not have to be that smart.

Later
YODA

[stateofequilibrium]

there actually is a guy in my class who worked as a section head for NASA, he worked on developing the fuel cells that they use in the shuttle.

Smart guy, but he does not like to be called a rockety scientist, he said that the guys who worked on the rockets did not have to be that smart.

Later
YODA

You know, the same could be said about doctors.

[stateofequilibrium]

my name is scott
im 17 with MS in nuclear physics
yale university

You forgot to mention you're female as well.

[SUNNYKHEM]

Well I finally pirchased my tickets online

I will be leaving LAX on Aug.19 and arriving on SXM on AUg.20
for the round trip situation all I did was buy a refundable ticket from SXM to SJU and set it around dec. 18.

I got everything for $525.00 plus taxes from AA
My sister is comming with me and she got her round trip ticket for $599.00 plus tax. When i saw these prices I reserved it right away.

Cant wait till August....see you guys soon

-SK-

[jtrbaco1369]

got my tickets over the weekend. flying down on aug 25 with the return flight set for dec 17. getting excited!!

got it for around $650 (thankfully was able to yoink the bradley-san juan flight out of my parents frequent flier miles and only had to pay 250 or something like that)

one question. and hopefully some non aug '05-ers are reading this...thanksgiving. now im assuming that dutch people dont celebrate thanksgiving for obvious reasons, am i also correct in assuming that auc has no days off and a regular 5 day week/ 2 day weekend? just wondering....

-jeff

[stateofequilibrium]

Yeah, pretty much JTR. The only break we get is like St. Maarten day, though for Thanksgiving they do give you a free dinner at the school cafeteria!

Oh, wait.. you also get a day off if they think a hurricane is going to strike.

[jtrbaco1369]

just to let you guys (and girls) know, i just got my financial aid stuff back all approved and ready to go. it only took them like a week to do, which was surprising to say the least.

money...check
plane tickets...check

2 down, countless to go...

less than 3 months until some beach action...
:-rainbow


...or at least some looking out the window at the beach while studying my brains out...same thing right?

[microphage]

...or at least some looking out the window at the beach while studying my brains out...same thing right?

you can do what I did... I rented an apartment right on the beach. Open the window and there's the ocean!

[FOID]

Yeah, pretty much JTR. The only break we get is like St. Maarten day, though for Thanksgiving they do give you a free dinner at the school cafeteria!

Oh, wait.. you also get a day off if they think a hurricane is going to strike.

i hate to say it, but we're doomed. hurricanes, earthquakes... destroyed the school before. i wonder what's next... i think a tsunami. do we get a day off if a tsunami hits?

[stateofequilibrium]

I think they might allow us TWO days if a tsumanmi hit. Man, weather forecasts predict an active hurricane season.

[FOID]

yeah, more in the atlantic. we're just catching the tail end of arlene. not good.

[stateofequilibrium]

yeah, more in the atlantic. we're just catching the tail end of arlene. not good.

Yeah, the first one is far away from us. But a lot more. I think the prediction said until Janurary was still open season.

[aoliver0]

u see the academic calender for Spring 06... classes start Jan 2nd.... sounds like new years eve is gonna be a bust :cry:

[stateofequilibrium]

u see the academic calender for Spring 06... classes start Jan 2nd.... sounds like new years eve is gonna be a bust :cry:

Not true, get drunk on the airplane then we can read about you on CNN that a plane got diverted due to a drunk med student.

[lizajane78]

Hello all!

name is Liza
26, female
B.S. in Biology ~ Carlow College
Pittsburgh, PA

See you all soon! 8)

[docbee]

Look forward to meeting you in the fall Liza!!!!!

Bonnie -24- from New Orleans

[KarTY]

Hi! I'm Karin, coming at ya from Southern CA. F/22/** in Bio from UC Irvine. New to the site...looking forward to meeting everyone :D

[aoliver0]

Anybody from NY or NJ?????

[druhxk2]

Anyone from Western Canada, or am I the only one?

[Donno70]

34M

** - Nova Southeastern University 2004

Previously scheduled for SMU in fall. In the end, this was the best fit. Hello fellow AUCers!!! See ya in August.

DM

[Boiner12]

22/female
Suny New Paltz 2005/ Cell Molecular Bio & Chem
Tappan (Rockland), NY

Nice to meet everyone!

[aychamo]

I don't know why, but it's surprising to see so many females. Is the class sex ratios usually split 50/50?

[aoliver0]

22/female
Suny New Paltz 2005/ Cell Molecular Bio & Chem
Tappan (Rockland), NY

Nice to meet everyone!

heyie! im from rockland too
21/f SUNY Binghamton 2005/Bio
chestnut ridge, ny

[Boiner12]

22/female
Suny New Paltz 2005/ Cell Molecular Bio & Chem
Tappan (Rockland), NY

Nice to meet everyone!

heyie! im from rockland too
21/f SUNY Binghamton 2005/Bio
chestnut ridge, ny

Hey! nice to meet you!
AUC will feel a little like home cuz i got a fellow Rockland-er :)

[docbee]

Let me just say to the incoming class -- I am really excited that we have so many females coming in. On another thread I posted that I have the opportunity to establish a new Women in Surgery Chapter -- I am a member of the Association of Women Surgeons, and sit on the chapter development committee -- I look forward to meeting all of you - and am wondering how many of you (women) feel that you are interested in surgery as your future specialty --- PM me or post -- I'd like to know who would be interested. THANKS!!!

[YODA]

I'd like to join, sounds like a good place to meet rich hot chicks

Later
YODA

[docbee]

I know the force is with you -- you'd still have to be a chick though!!

[Cultural Infidel]

seems pretty easy as Robin Williams and the Wayons brothers pulled it off

[Cultural Infidel]

[quote=Cultural Infidel]here's all the Newbies so far:

Cultural Infidel: 24/M/** BIO GA St U

blueoval: 27/M/** BIO Houston

RonyBologna: 24/M/BA Anthropology Wayne St

jgilbert63: 41/M/** Zoology Louisiana Tech, MA Management U of Phoenix

MIJodi: 24/F/BA BIO U of Michigan

docbee: 24/F/** BIO U of New Orleans

cangrad: 26/F/Hon BSc and MSc U of Toronto

StateOfEquilibrium: 75/F/AD U of Americas

Niko2: 31/M/** BIO Rutgers

jtrbaco1369: 23/M/BA BIO, PSYC Boston College

Mandeey: 21/F/** PSYC Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

druhxk2: ?/?/Science New Brunswick, Engineering + Acting Calgary

ShockTherapy: 22/F/PA Lafayette College

skeleton83: 22/M/** Biochem + ** Economics U of Michigan

msu_theta: 22/F/** Psych Michigan St.

bcpfh7: 22/M/** Bio U of Missouri

kindalchi: 23/M/Biochem UC San Diego

Jmed: 27/M/BSc Psych Concordia, Montreal

mconant: 22/F/** Bio Missouri Western

george4482: 23/M/Baltimore

LouieD: 25/M/** environmental Sciences + Bio, Dr of Chiropractic

just in time: 30/M/** business Perdue

Kul420: 22/M/** Bioengineering

Terry1o8: BA Bio Hunter College

wes: 29/M/** IT Tulsa

007: ?/?/?

aoliver0: 21/F/ Bio Suny Binghamton (NY)

Soums5384: 21/F/Biochem

Star604: 21/F/Bio George Washington U

Lizajane78: 26/F/Bio Carlow College

KarTY: 22/F/Bio UC Irvine

Donno70: 34/M/Nova SE U

Boiner12: 22/F/ cell Molecular Bio + Chem Suny New PaltZ

[aoliver0]

you think if i get down there Aug 23rd, that they'll let me move into the dorms early???? if not.. whatz the best hotel to stay at in the mean time??? When is everybody going down anyway??? Im probably leaving JFK to SJU through jetblue.. then probably air caribbean to SXM

[george4482]

Ok, so i just got back from St. Maarten...

First of all... its paradise. (aside from the developing country part of it).
I could not imagine a more beautiful place to study.
everyone I met was far nicer and more personable than I am used to.
I was impressed by the labs and the availability of cadavers.
As for the hotel question just above, there is a place by bamboo burnie's and sunset bar (like 5 min away from AUC). That from what I understood from an upperclassmen, has specific roomrates for AUC students around $50/night... a bargain around there. I wish I could remeber the name...

I am so excited to finally get started!!!

[YODA]

the reason we were all so nice is that you only talked to the southern students,

we are the pride of the school

Later
YODA

[george4482]

i suppose then, by being a resident south of the mason dixon, I should feel honored...
:D

[microphage]

the reason we were all so nice is that you only talked to the southern students,

we are the pride of the school


You guys belong right up there with the gold painting

[yichafa]

I just wanted to say 'hello' and I am looking forward to meeting all of you in August. I am 25, a Bio major with a Chem minor from Oregon. I am most excited about the diving and snorkeling down there. I was wondering if anyone else is coming from the northwest, or if there are any other divers on the way...

[microphage]

I just wanted to say 'hello' and I am looking forward to meeting all of you in August. I am 25, a Bio major with a Chem minor from Oregon. I am most excited about the diving and snorkeling down there. I was wondering if anyone else is coming from the northwest, or if there are any other divers on the way...

Another NW person...

Cool. too bad I'm no longer on SXM. I'm from Seattle but just finished basic sciences and passed step 1 and already got a clinical assignment for Cali next month.

Let me know if you have any questions... and no, there is no Starbucks on SXM. Good luck with that one.

:wink:

[yudel2000]

Hi everyone! Here are my stats!

Male

22

Boston University

Boston resident

B.S. Biomedical Engineering

Asian-American (just to see if there are any other Asians down there. I am not racist, but wanted to see if I can share a rice-cooker, or throw a sushi party, or a Pho party, or sake party, or have some homemade Vietnamese/Chinese food party at the dorm)

Christian (just to see if there are fellowships and churchs I can join)

VOLLEYBALL!!! (anybody up for some competitive volleyballing?!?!)

Classical and improvision Violinist (anybody wanna jam?)

Planning to be a pediatrician, or pediatric surgeon, or neonatologist, or anything that deals with kids

[yichafa]

so, I forgot to say, my name is Aja, pronounced like the continent, I am female, not Asian, but would love to share sushi or sake parties... I would most likely want to share a car with someone if anyone is interested, and would definitely want to share tubs of ice cream. We can combine our brilliant scientific minds and apply them to the problem of the melting...

[aoliver0]

Hi everyone! Here are my stats!

Male

22

Boston University

Boston resident

B.S. Biomedical Engineering

Asian-American (just to see if there are any other Asians down there. I am not racist, but wanted to see if I can share a rice-cooker, or throw a sushi party, or a Pho party, or sake party, or have some homemade Vietnamese/Chinese food party at the dorm)

Christian (just to see if there are fellowships and churchs I can join)

VOLLEYBALL!!! (anybody up for some competitive volleyballing?!?!)

Classical and improvision Violinist (anybody wanna jam?)

Planning to be a pediatrician, or pediatric surgeon, or neonatologist, or anything that deals with kids


filipino here!!! I'm down for competitive volleyball... Intramural ***** Fall 2004!!!!! woohoo!!



oh, by the way to everyone.... anybody know if the May 2005 books are going to be the same for our class? If not.. when will we find out what books we need...

[MIJodi]

Hi everyone! Here are my stats!

Male

22

Boston University

Boston resident

B.S. Biomedical Engineering

Asian-American (just to see if there are any other Asians down there. I am not racist, but wanted to see if I can share a rice-cooker, or throw a sushi party, or a Pho party, or sake party, or have some homemade Vietnamese/Chinese food party at the dorm)

Christian (just to see if there are fellowships and churchs I can join)

VOLLEYBALL!!! (anybody up for some competitive volleyballing?!?!)

Classical and improvision Violinist (anybody wanna jam?)

Planning to be a pediatrician, or pediatric surgeon, or neonatologist, or anything that deals with kids

I'm not Asian but my Finacee is Chinese and my Aunt is Korean so I know I am going to be looking for some good Asian food while I'm there. Count Me In!!! :)

[wifeofDr2b]

Edy's can be found at Grande Marche.

[microphage]

I'm not Asian but my Finacee is Chinese and my Aunt is Korean so I know I am going to be looking for some good Asian food while I'm there. Count Me In!!! :)

Don't expect any good REAL chinese food on the island. There are some bad imitations that can't even hold a candle too Panda Express...

[MIJodi]

Don't expect any good REAL chinese food on the island. There are some bad imitations that can't even hold a candle too Panda Express...


Maybe I can fit my hot pot into my suitcase and whip something up myself :) If yudel2000 brings his rice cooker then we will be in business.

[KarTY]

so, I forgot to say, my name is Aja, pronounced like the continent, I am female, not Asian, but would love to share sushi or sake parties... I would most likely want to share a car with someone if anyone is interested, and would definitely want to share tubs of ice cream. We can combine our brilliant scientific minds and apply them to the problem of the melting...


Hey Aja...I'm also starting this August and I might be interested in sharing a car. And I'd definately love some ice cream :) PM if you want to talk more about the car situation. Thanks!

-Karin

[MDXRS22]

I will surely bargain for a 75...can I be back-she-l'or? or a free loader?

[Cultural Infidel]

What? no low country boil fans out there. come on people.

[stateofequilibrium]

Maybe I can fit my hot pot into my suitcase and whip something up myself :) If yudel2000 brings his rice cooker then we will be in business.

Well, we do have a good thai place on the island. And the grocery stores sell pot stickers, mmmm.

[aoliver0]

the wierdest thing..... MEAS hasnt received my technical standards form..... probably got lost in the mail, ugh! oy vey... they can send me another one for me to sign right? oy.. what a pain

[Mohitemup]

22/m/ ** Cellular Molecular Biology/ University of Michigan.


Cant wait to get down there and get started!

[aoliver0]

Hey is there a piano anywhere on campus that is open to the students?

[swimguy23]

the wierdest thing..... MEAS hasnt received my technical standards form..... probably got lost in the mail, ugh! oy vey... they can send me another one for me to sign right? oy.. what a pain

MEAS would consistently lose paperwork that was sent certified all together in a manilla envelope or which i would have copies of at home.....somehow something always got lost

[stateofequilibrium]

Hey is there a piano anywhere on campus that is open to the students?

Nope, a gold piano costs too much.

[swimguy23]

22/female
Suny New Paltz 2005/ Cell Molecular Bio & Chem
Tappan (Rockland), NY

Nice to meet everyone!

you and your swim team had that crazy clapping cheer.....of course im bitter bc you always beat us

[aoliver0]

got the orientation guide email..... wasnt as helpful as i thought... at least i thought it would give a booklist or something...

[SUNNYKHEM]

got the orientation guide email..... wasnt as helpful as i thought... at least i thought it would give a booklist or something...

just wondering has anyone else recieved the email for the oreintation packet? i checked my email and didnt see it.


-SK-

[aoliver0]

MEAS would consistently lose paperwork that was sent certified all together in a manilla envelope or which i would have copies of at home.....somehow something always got lost

she called me back saying they did have it.... geez

[aoliver0]

just wondering has anyone else recieved the email for the oreintation packet? i checked my email and didnt see it.


-SK-

u should call your advisor and make sure they have ure email down correctly....

[swimguy23]

always verify what you send to MEAS, its easier to send an email than get an email during exams saying theyre missing stuff you know you sent in

[yichafa]

isn't anyone else going down there a diver? I'll need a buddy...

[blueoval]

isn't anyone else going down there a diver? I'll need a buddy...


Yep, I dive. Could use a buddy too.

[docbee]

Has anyone recieved the password for the orientation link??

Can you PM me with it?? I haven't gotten it yet -- getting anxious though.

THANKS!

[Cultural Infidel]

Yep, I dive. Could use a buddy too.

I'm going down on August 3rd because, among other things, I wanted to get certified. so I should have several dives under my belt to at least hold my own. looking forward to it

[soums5384]

hey sunnykhem, i found my orientation guide in my spam folder. check yours, it should be there.

[SUNNYKHEM]

hey sunnykhem, i found my orientation guide in my spam folder. check yours, it should be there.

I finally recieved an email a day after I posted. It contained the password and the link to the orientation guide. thanks for the info though.

-SK-

[yichafa]

Looks like I'll be looking for a roomate for Fall term as well. I am 25, female, a diver, want to be near the beach if possible, will want high speed internet, need a furnished place, want my own bedroom but am happy to share a bathroom, very clean but not necessarily very neat, quiet, have no pets but love them if you have them...

Let me know if you want to live with me *grins*,,

Aja

[aoliver0]

hey, do my parents are coming down w/ me to help me get settled in or whatever. do they have to have the temp residency documents too?

[Cultural Infidel]

nope. they just need passports. the only reason that we need temp visa's is because we are staying there for 3 months or more. anybody staying for under 3 months does not need a temp visa. talked with them today about visa's so this is not a rumor.

[stateofequilibrium]

hey, do my parents are coming down w/ me to help me get settled in or whatever. do they have to have the temp residency documents too?

Hell, even YOU don't need residency documents.

[skeleton83]

I thought only need your passport and a return ticket. And I have heard that you don't get your temp visa until after the 1st semester due to slow government process.

[stateofequilibrium]

I thought only need your passport and a return ticket. And I have heard that you don't get your temp visa until after the 1st semester due to slow government process.


..government?

[skeleton83]

or whoever issues temp. visa.

[Cultural Infidel]

maybe I should have elaborated a little more. You send in everything on that green sheet of paper that they say is necessary for a temp. visa, i.e., 3 passport sized photo's, health forms etc. Once you get on the island (all you need to get on is a passport and your acceptance letter) you go through registration, etc. Once registration is over, the school sends all of the new students documents together to the "government". they get the visa's back to the school anywhere from 2-3 months.

[aoliver0]

k thankz! second question, when do we get the booklist? I got a friend who works at barnes and noble and can get 36% off books in-store and online orders.... i wanna put in an order before she leaves to go back to school in the fall.

[stateofequilibrium]

k thankz! second question, when do we get the booklist? I got a friend who works at barnes and noble and can get 36% off books in-store and online orders.... i wanna put in an order before she leaves to go back to school in the fall.


Dunno when you should get the booklist, but if you do a little searching, you should find the books you need for first semester here.

[aoliver0]

are the books for the may class same for august?

[stateofequilibrium]

are the books for the may class same for august?

Unless they changed it to like physio and genetics.

[bcpfh7]

as it turns out, i'm an idiot and didn't get my housing deposit in on time so now i am forced to find someplace off campus to live. if anyone knows of any good apartments or houses to rent please let me know. also if anyone else is living off campus and would be interested in together let me know. I am 22, male from missouri and relatively laid back and easy to get along with, so if you think you might be interested pm me. thanks

[swimguy23]

campusvillage03@yahoo.com

email them.....they kinda have a monopoly on housing near the school now. Campus village is nice.....the other ones around the school are ok.....its my opinion tho

[stateofequilibrium]

campusvillage03@yahoo.com

email them.....they kinda have a monopoly on housing near the school now. Campus village is nice.....the other ones around the school are ok.....its my opinion tho

Just be prepared to spend $$$$

[star604]

I just got an e-mail with the book/equipment list. I couldn't open the equipment list. If anyone was able to, could you post up what is on there. Thanks! Enjoy the 4th of July weekend.

[stateofequilibrium]

Probably telling you you'll need a dissection kit, a white coat and a happy face. Though I'm not sure about the dissection kit anymore, not sure what the status is for anatomy next semester.

[colinschmolin]

Just got my acceptance letter today. Here are the facts:

Male, 33 years old, B.S. in Psych from the Claremont Colleges, post-Bacc UF in Gainesville, Florida, where I now live. GPA: 3.5 MCAT: 28N

[stateofequilibrium]

Just got my acceptance letter today. Here are the facts:

Male, 33 years old, B.S. in Psych from the Claremont Colleges, post-Bacc UF in Gainesville, Florida, where I now live. GPA: 3.5 MCAT: 28N

Welcome to AUC 33 year old male. Good of you to stay in the Hurricane belt :-D

[skeleton83]

I just got an e-mail with the book/equipment list. I couldn't open the equipment list. If anyone was able to, could you post up what is on there. Thanks! Enjoy the 4th of July weekend.

I am only going to post the first semester list. let me know if you want the entire list.

SEMESTER I
Short white student lab coat for the White Coat Ceremony (now available from Note Service on campus)

LAPTOP REQUIREMENT:
It is required to have a laptop with the following recommended specifications: Intel® pentium® M Processor 715 (1.50GHz) w/ 15.0 XGA
Display, Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, SP1, with media, 512MB, Shared, DDR SDRAM, 2 DIMMs, 40GB Hard Drive 9.5MM,
Wireless 1450 Dual Band WLAN (802.11a/b/g, 54Mbps) miniPCI Card, Internal 56K Modem, 8-24-24-24X SWDVD/CDRW Combo Drive,
65W A/C Adapter, Microsoft ™ Office ® 2003, Norton Antivirus® 2004. It is also advised that you have a 256 MB Memory Key or higher.

GROSS ANATOMY:
Plan to dissect the first day of class. You should have the Laboratory Guide and Benchmarks (available at Note Service), dissection kit,
Anatomy Atlas and appropriate attire. Suitable dissection kits are available at Note Service (on campus) at a cost of $32.00. Your kit
should include:
Dissection Kit:
1 No. 4 metal scalpel handle + box of #20 or 21 blades
1 No. 3 or No. 7 metal scalpel handle + box of # 10 blades
1 Blunt-tipped dressing (thumb) forceps
1 Dressing forceps with teeth (2 X 1)
Small iris scissors
Larger (7") scissors blunt/sharp tips

Latex Gloves:
Approximately 6 pairs/week. If you are sensitive to latex, hypoallergenic gloves should be purchased in the U.S. as they are not available in
St. Maarten.

Appropriate Lab Wear:
Students should have at least two lab coats and multiple sets of scrubs, so that a clean set is always available. Some students prefer to
wear a combination of scrubs and lab coat. Sandals are not allowed in the lab, to avoid injury to the feet. Bring a pair of tennis shoes or
rubber soled shoes. Lab coats must be purchased from Note Service on campus. Scrubs are now available from Note Service as well.

Respiratory Problems:
If you are sensitive to chemical vapors, especially formaldehyde or phenol, you may wish to purchase a respirator filter mask (in the U.S.)
Most people do not have a problem, but if you know you are prone to asthma or chemical sensitivity, plan ahead. You may also wish to use
safety glasses. Do not plan on wearing soft contact lenses in the laboratory, they may absorb chemical vapors.

Pregnancy:
Women who know, or suspect, that they are pregnant should discuss this with their obstetrician before taking Medical Gross Anatomy.
Although there is no substantial proof that lab vapors can result in congenital malformations, it is well not to take the risk.

[stateofequilibrium]

Real med students don't need scalpels. They use their hands!

[mandeey]

So are you guys planning on buying all of the optional books for August? I know that we may not use them, but I might get them just to be safe!!!

[microphage]

So are you guys planning on buying all of the optional books for August? I know that we may not use them, but I might get them just to be safe!!!

Optional means just that... optional. It accumulates dust.. wastes money you could have spend on a killer set of headphones and takes up luggage space.

Oh well, its not like I'm bitter...

[yichafa]

There are a couple of threads about this in the forums already. What seems to be recommended are the imaging atlas, Rohen's color atlas, and BRS Anatomy. I don't think Rohen's atlas and BRS anatomy are in the list from note service, though. I'm not sure what I'm going to get. I want to do well, but I have met me before and don't think the likelihood of me reading optional texts is all that high. I hope this helps.

Aja

[stateofequilibrium]

Optional means just that... optional. It accumulates dust.. wastes money you could have spend on a killer set of headphones and takes up luggage space.

Oh well, its not like I'm bitter...

Yeah, but looks impressive when you're trying to impress a chick from the humanities.

[jtrbaco1369]

hey buckeye, where in ohio?

im in cincy for the next 3 weeks, before i start a month long farewell tour through the east coast.

tropical island, casinos, beaches, strip clubs, and oh yes...school

[testingtesting]

Born and raised in Kent, Ohio and I don't think I've ever actually been to Cincy...

[aoliver0]

anybody hear from their financial aid yet? Its already july... should i be worried that i didnt hear anything yet?

[mandeey]

did you fill out all of your paperwork yet? Did you hear from the loan companies?

[anencephalic]

anybody hear from their financial aid yet? Its already july... should i be worried that i didnt hear anything yet?


Just follow up with them to ensure that everything will go through...after all...it's your money.

Aloha,

[docbee]

I rec'd all of my financial aid, packets, etc.

Call them and ask if you're missing something...
B.

[aoliver0]

I rec'd all of my financial aid, packets, etc.

Call them and ask if you're missing something...
B.

how long after u sent in your financial aid stuff did u hear from MEAS?

[mandeey]

well, maybe 3 weeks, I did my fasfa months ago, so I only had to send in the financial aid forms to MEAS. After I was approved from the banks, I received letters from each one, then I received a letter from MEAS basically summarizing what the other letters said. But, that is the last that I have heard from them.

[docbee]

Well -- I called for my private loan and was pre-qualified in the same day -- I mailed my financial aid packet off that day too. The hold up was my transcripts getting to th eoffice (they were delayed from undergrad school) -- anyhow, once they rec'd everything - they sent me a letter within, I'd say 7-days, saying that my gov't and private loans had been approved and certified.

Just call them -- they might not be so helpful tomorrow -- I'm sure they are preparing for the hurricane - but you can try.

Just ask them if you're lacking anything, and if not, tell them you didn't get your paperwork yet.

B.

[SUNNYKHEM]

anybody hear from their financial aid yet? Its already july... should i be worried that i didnt hear anything yet?

Im in the same situation as you are. Except I was on hold awaiting my final transcripts from my undergraduate college. I recently just called my advisor and she said the transcript has been processed and I should recieve word from the financial aid office in a week or so. I am however going to call the f. aid office tomm. and make sure they have everything they need to process my information. I advise you call them as well and see whats going on with your paperwork.

-SK-

[mconant]

I'm sure this has already been covered, but which private loans are the best to get. Are most people doing the nellie mae or something else?

Thanks,
Marjie

[jgilbert63]

For me, Xpress had better rates and terms than Sallie Mae. I did not check into Nellie Mae. Your credit rating and history will drive your rate and the points you pay.

[stateofequilibrium]

For me, Xpress had better rates and terms than Sallie Mae. I did not check into Nellie Mae. Your credit rating and history will drive your rate and the points you pay.

My credit history was ravaged by one SINGLE late payment by 3 days due to me being in the Caribbean, Sallie Mae did not want to give me a loan without a cosigner. But luckily the creditors were nice to erase that payment and Sallie Mae no longer required me to have a cosigner, but my rate still jumped. Sucked.

[Cultural Infidel]

For me, Xpress had better rates and terms than Sallie Mae. I did not check into Nellie Mae. Your credit rating and history will drive your rate and the points you pay.

yep, my dad is a financial advisor and a VP for wachovia investments. So when he says health xpress is the best, it's the best. My credit is perfect though so that might have something to do with it.

[lexsah]

You might wanna give them a call. Went through the whole process in two weeks.

[DH123]

is admission practicaly over for september. I have an application on file and i am waiting for a decision

[aoliver0]

im pretty sure they finished looking over applications for this sepetember's class. So you can call MEAS to ask about your application... or just sit and wait. u should hear from them....... eventually.

[aoliver0]

yep, my dad is a financial advisor and a VP for wachovia investments. So when he says health xpress is the best, it's the best. My credit is perfect though so that might have something to do with it.


for the school certification part, do the health xpress people get that dealt with... or do i have to send it to the AUC financial aid office and they forward it to health xpress?

[jgilbert63]

for the school certification part, do the health xpress people get that dealt with... or do i have to send it to the AUC financial aid office and they forward it to health xpress?

Once Xpress approves you for your loan and gets their promissory note, they send the paperwork to the school. I gave them about a week before calling back to confirm the school had certified me. I got a letter in the mail from Xpress a few days later confirming everything.

Xpress allows you to borrow for three semesters, but AUC would only certify two semesters.

[aoliver0]

Once Xpress approves you for your loan and gets their promissory note, they send the paperwork to the school. I gave them about a week before calling back to confirm the school had certified me. I got a letter in the mail from Xpress a few days later confirming everything.

Xpress allows you to borrow for three semesters, but AUC would only certify two semesters.

Thanks! very helpful. I was just concerned because I had to send my undergrad loan deferment request crap to MEAS.. then MEAS forward it to wherever... blah blah...

[Cultural Infidel]

Originally Posted by Cultural Infidel
[quote=Cultural Infidel]here's all the Newbies so far:

Cultural Infidel: 24/M/** BIO GA St U

blueoval: 27/M/** BIO Houston

RonyBologna: 24/M/BA Anthropology Wayne St

jgilbert63: 41/M/** Zoology Louisiana Tech, MA Management U of Phoenix

MIJodi: 24/F/BA BIO U of Michigan

docbee: 24/F/** BIO U of New Orleans

cangrad: 26/F/Hon BSc and MSc U of Toronto

StateOfEquilibrium: 75/F/AD U of Americas

Niko2: 31/M/** BIO Rutgers

jtrbaco1369: 23/M/BA BIO, PSYC Boston College

Mandeey: 21/F/** PSYC Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

druhxk2: ?/?/Science New Brunswick, Engineering + Acting Calgary

ShockTherapy: 22/F/PA Lafayette College

skeleton83: 22/M/** Biochem + ** Economics U of Michigan

msu_theta: 22/F/** Psych Michigan St.

bcpfh7: 22/M/** Bio U of Missouri

kindalchi: 23/M/Biochem UC San Diego

Jmed: 27/M/BSc Psych Concordia, Montreal

mconant: 22/F/** Bio Missouri Western

george4482: 23/M/Baltimore

LouieD: 25/M/** environmental Sciences + Bio, Dr of Chiropractic

just in time: 30/M/** business Perdue

Kul420: 22/M/** Bioengineering

Terry1o8: BA Bio Hunter College

wes: 29/M/** IT Tulsa


007: ?/?/?

aoliver0: 21/F/ Bio Suny Binghamton (NY)

Soums5384: 21/F/Biochem

Star604: 21/F/Bio George Washington U

Lizajane78: 26/F/Bio Carlow College

KarTY: 22/F/Bio UC Irvine

Donno70: 34/M/Nova SE U

Boiner12: 22/F/ cell Molecular Bio + Chem Suny New PaltZ

yichafa: 25/F/Bio Oregon

yudel2000: 22/M/** Biomedical Engineering Boston U

mohitemup: 22/M/** Cellular Molecular Biology University of Michigan

colinschmolin: 33/M/** Psych Claremont/UF

This is the updated list of newbies. To make this a little bit easier, from now on if you are a newbie for the august '05 class just simply reply to this list and that way it will add you to the bottom of the list without me having to type all of the newbies. I do not mind writing everyone's name down, it would just save me a little time if you would reply instead. thanks guys and gals. See you soon

[aychamo]

You guys wanna start a photo journal thread?

[aoliver0]

go for it! although i wont have any pics to put up till the semester starts of course...

[Scott1981]

when filling out federal loans, the following is all you need to know:

$18500

that magic number can answer any question you have about fafsa. :lol:

[pwiley1]

M/BA Biology U. of Montana

[aoliver0]

is it essential to have a car??? I wasn't planning on getting one....but then thinking about going to places for grocery shopping or whatever.. that id probably need one...... how is the bus, or cab situation down there? how much?

[stateofequilibrium]

is it essential to have a car??? I wasn't planning on getting one....but then thinking about going to places for grocery shopping or whatever.. that id probably need one...... how is the bus, or cab situation down there? how much?

C'mon, you ain't a noob anymore, the car and grocery situation has been addressed many times.

There are many ways to buy a car down here. The bus and cab situation, not many people I know use the "bus" system down here though some people use cabs for groceries. But do remember, this is a TOURIST island, meaning lots of CHEAP rental cars you can rent to play with, like go out, shop, eat, etc.

[aoliver0]

C'mon, you ain't a noob anymore, the car and grocery situation has been addressed many times.

There are many ways to buy a car down here. The bus and cab situation, not many people I know use the "bus" system down here though some people use cabs for groceries. But do remember, this is a TOURIST island, meaning lots of CHEAP rental cars you can rent to play with, like go out, shop, eat, etc.

sorry SOE for not doin the search.... thankz for giving me a break ;)
you were very helpful

[shakpa]

congratulations to everyone

[chchen79]

How did all of you find this site. . .

M/25/Vanderbilt- Economics and Finance- 3.5, 28. . .MCAT score didnt help me get in anywhere. I work in an OR in Atlanta. Anyone living here want to grab a drink before we go?

Also- I am about to sign a lease at Cupecoy Arbor Estates- a one bedroom. I have found some excellent 2 Bedrooms- anyone still need a roomate? If so- try me on my email. . .

Looking forward to the island.

-Thomas
triddel25@yahoo.com

[aoliver0]

How did all of you find this site. . .


don't get mad at me guys.... but i found out about this site through an SGU August Newbie......:eek:

[stateofequilibrium]

I found it written in my small 8x6 jail cell.

[mconant]

Do I really need to go by the AUC laptop requirements? I am looking at a compaq with an AMD athlon processor instead of a pentium. Does anyone know if that will not work as well down there?

Thanks,
Marjie

[stateofequilibrium]

Do I really need to go by the AUC laptop requirements? I am looking at a compaq with an AMD athlon processor instead of a pentium. Does anyone know if that will not work as well down there?

Thanks,
Marjie

No, I don't BELIEVE you need to go with AUC's laptop requirements, but let me give you two reasons why you should reconsider your laptop choice: Not Intel, and it's a freaking Compaq.

[microphage]

No, I don't BELIEVE you need to go with AUC's laptop requirements, but let me give you two reasons why you should reconsider your laptop choice: Not Intel, and it's a freaking Compaq.

just buy whatever u want. Just as long as it has wi-fi(802.11 b or g, doesn't matter). Don't spend too much on it. (and don't get an HP or a Compaq)

[aoliver0]

Dell 700m!! wooohooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[microphage]

Dell 700m!! wooohooooooooooooooooooooooooo

u'll see u won't be the only one to have it on the island... u ain't unique my friend. :congrats:

[stateofequilibrium]

just buy whatever u want. Just as long as it has wi-fi(802.11 b or g, doesn't matter). Don't spend too much on it. (and don't get an HP or a Compaq)


Compaqs are the most worthless computers.

[aoliver0]

u'll see u won't be the only one to have it on the island... u ain't unique my friend. :congrats:


i wasnt aiming to be unique.... but, im glad to be in good company
gotta love dell and their $750 coupons

[mconant]

just buy whatever u want. Just as long as it has wi-fi(802.11 b or g, doesn't matter). Don't spend too much on it. (and don't get an HP or a Compaq)




why not an HP

[microphage]

why not an HP


check ur PM

[soums5384]

hey guys i was thinking about getting an hp too... mind filling me in on the cons? I know compaqs are horrible (personal experience), but the ones I dealt with were AMD processors. The HPs im looking into are all intel centrion processors. let me know what you guys think. thanks

[YODA]

I love my HP, i just got it ths term. It has the new AMD 64 desktop chip in it, the thing is blazing fast, dual layer burner so i dont have to shirk the dvd i'm copying.

Later
YODA

[Skipper]

hey guys i was thinking about getting an hp too... mind filling me in on the cons? I know compaqs are horrible (personal experience), but the ones I dealt with were AMD processors. The HPs im looking into are all intel centrion processors. let me know what you guys think. thanks
just a reminder--compaq and HP are one company--one bought the other out

i had a compaq and it blew

i had a HP and it fell apart

now with a sony and very happy

skipper

[SUNNYKHEM]

I bought a Toshiba laptop and my experience so far has been satisfying. I feel they give you the more for your buck.

From personal experience and comments from others, I would stick with brands such as Toshiba, Dell, Sony, or Apple for laptops. Those are the ones that last the longest.

-SK-

[microphage]

I bought a Toshiba laptop and my experience so far has been satisfying. I feel they give you the more for your buck.

From personal experience and comments from others, I would stick with brands such as Toshiba, Dell, Sony, or Apple for laptops. Those are the ones that last the longest.

-SK-

Also, remember that St. Maarten now has some sort of Dell service site. So if your dell breaks, u can still get it fixed without having to send it back to the good ol' USA.

[aoliver0]

oooo didnt know that! excellent!

[stateofequilibrium]

oooo didnt know that! excellent!

gnarly dude!

[aoliver0]

gnarly dude!

i didnt say it like that

[microphage]

oooo didnt know that! excellent!

that was something that was in the works when I left. I could be wrong and it might have not gone through....Any of the current rock residents wanna confirm this?

[ShockTherepy]

I am planning on bringing an apple laptop. Will that be alright?

[aoliver0]

do an advanced search for "apple mac"



ull get some threads to help u there

[microphage]

do an advanced search for "apple mac"



ull get some threads to help u there

I'm thinking about 5 percent of my posts have been about the mac...


5 percent of 3800...is approx 180 posts


Macs are fine. just be sure to search the other mac gurus on campus for tips and help. They sometimes know what they're doing. <== I can't say for sure though. I got through it with a mac for semesters 2-5.