45+ premed1s (estimated, as it's never actually finalized) starting in a few weeks, yet only a 6-8 have said anything!
granted 15-30% (roughly) of students (varies by semester) actually join VMD (as majority never even heard of it) before initially going to the island, but 6-8 is still a low number!

also, y'all are quiet!

maybe we should get a 'social committee' formed
i'm guessin majority of y'all are old enough to drink, so a lil pre-hell party may be in order

has anyone told you guys where you'll be living - are all of us in dorms?

every single one, they say...
supposedly they already know my roomy, room number, and even kind of bed in the room - singles throughout Rawlins is what he said btw, BUT i was supposed to at least get a chance to grease my way into a 2bedroom, maybe, and there is no 10% 1st semester discount - a humbug to the rumours, thou are blackest of demons!
PS - anyone named H. Hac? i'm ur roomy u canadian geezer u!
hahaha - the insanity begins in 2days hence...

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drdj5alive, how did you find out about your roomy?

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called sharon L. at nevis, number's in the packet they sent - can't post it here, sorry

kinda annoyin talkin to thm today cos the guy (cl****n) is unbending on room selection, said he never heard of a 10% discount for 1st semester students (while current/past students said he does/did), and said we'd HAVE to bounce after our 1st semester (to make room for the other classes).

that feelin of "what the heck am i gettin in for" is back...

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I called the island today and the guy taking care of the dorms told me that he couldn't find my name on the list of the incoming students. Also, it was too late to call gardner and verify the status.
When did you send your questionnaire to gardner?.. so I can compare the time frame.

Thanks.

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3rd week of february, i think
but i called colleen at gardner about it (wanted to add something - preference for something i think - but that never worked out...), so she made sure it was good. i call her a lot actually, maybe just to make sure i gon't get whacked upon arrival, or maybe i could just use more friends - i'm a sad & lonely man
if that's the case abkoussih, call sharon L on the island - she knows who's with who, where, & will give u that person's name, phone number & email, if you ask. he (dorm managr) can tell u about the room, room number & will take ur money with a smile...
good luck & will be waitin for u by the beach...

[yes, i am in a smily mood - cos i finished packing... for now. 2 days to go, so i can relax with my japanese apricot wine Shin Lu Chu - for those lucky enough to have heard of this liquid gem, it is awesome!)

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Thanks drdj5alive.

Do you mind e-mailing me the contact information(e-mail/phone#) so I can get in touch with the folks on the island before it's too late.

abkoussih@yahoo.com

Thanks in advance.

And by the way, you can save me few on ice....I will pay you when I get there.

Have a good trip and I will see you soon.

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np abk (that's it, that's all i'm callin u!),
yo - any of u guys named Hou*** H**? return ur messages homie!
k, got 44 hours till i leave, dayam this 50lb restriction sucks...
peaceout ppl, good luck to all gettin there & abk et al., u got cold ones waitin!

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Hey there! I am also starting in the pre med 1 in May '06. I have lived down here since March 14 and I have my own apartment. My finacee is going into Med 2 so that is why I came so early. One thing that I reccomend is come down EARLY! Get used to the life and slow pace. Learn about the HAs and how to get to town and back..

I love it down here!! If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask!! Oh yeah!

GET A BATTERY BACK UP!!! The power goes out here almost daily. The dorms does have generators but if you don't live in the dorms generators are not an option. Yesterday the power was out for over 6 hours...fun fun!!

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