Guest jinfat Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 :eek An email will come out on tuesday may 31st telling us our admission status----ooooohh too scary!! If you phone the admissions office they will tell you, and its on the admission's officer's voice mail:hat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jimmery Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Thanks for the news! Good luck to everyone! Hopefully I won't be feeling *CRUSHED* by the e-mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NurseNathalie Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 yes, thank you so much for the news... I was hoping they would use emails for this step as well ! well... that's it.. now, I REALLY won't be able to get any work done on the 31st... I hear medicine has come a long way, and now they can successfully separate humans who are fused to their computers! I hope I'm a good candidate for the surgery, cuz I will desperately need it after spending the day with my nose on the computer screen ! :rollin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jinfat Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 hey Nathalie, I know exactly what you mean!! a shame, a true shame...I hear there is a waiting list for that surgery!!:rollin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kidha Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Well...I wish i didn't know the date because time was flying. LOL. I had kinda retired from this site for awhile probably not a smart idea checking. Anyways I love the odds...(8 to 1). happy waiting people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Public Health girl Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Yeah, the odds aren't so great. I am thinking about taking May 31 off work...I won't be able to concentrate anyway and if I get bad news, I don't want to be here either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chenzy Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 The odds are going to be slightly better now... I'm out of the race as I will be taking the offer from Calgary. My feeling is that there will be many other NOSM applicants that will take an offer elsewhere, especially oop applicants. Good luck to you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest opiedog Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 After reading this thread, I asked one of my referees today if the school had contacted him at all. He said no, and that no school ever has for any letter of support he has ever written for any applicant. Anyone have any idea when/if they use or read the letters from the referees? Seems kind of sad that schools may not use them after the effort to write them has been made. 20 sleeps and counting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NurseNathalie Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 CHENZY, CONGRATS !!!!! really happy for ya :smokin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jimmery Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Yeah, Congratulations Chenzy! Hopefully things go really well for you there. Just as you stated, the out-of-province applicants may choose other places over NOSM, but realistically, I think this is a small minority of applicants that were interviewed, and I doubt many of the people being offered admission will pass up the chance to study medicine at NOSM. Of course, being a new institution, some people might decide to study elsewhere, given how there must be a lot of glitches to work out in the opening year (especially). Chenzy, if you are willing to answer, what made you decide to accept Calgary's offer even before seeing what happens with NOSM (or the other Ontario schools)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chenzy Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Hi Jimmery, I decided to chose Calgary over NOSM for a variety of reasons, but the biggest factor for me was the uncertainty of the educational experience I would get at NOSM. Although I would like to pursue a career in a rural or remote environment, I am interested in opthalmology and I feel that my exposure to this specialty would be limited at NOSM. I could be completely wrong about this, but that was my gut feeling from talking to others about it. At least I know with certainty that there are several opportunities to gain experience in optho at Calgary. However, it was a difficult decision to make because I enjoyed Thunder Bay and it would have been a wonderful place to bring my wife and child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jimmery Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Chenzy, I see your point and think you made a good decision, under these circumstances. Opthamology is so specialized that if you have already decided on it, it becomes easier to identify which places might give you the best preparation for it. NOSM will undoubtedly produce first rate family practitioners, but I agree with you that it seems to offer less certainty when it comes to preparation for other specialties. No doubt graduates will do well with anything they pursue, but that doesn't mean all schools prepare you equally for everything... For me, family medicine is at the top of my list, so its less of a risk to study at NOSM in their opening year... Crossing my fingers for two more weeks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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