LilaOR

I was accepted at several schools and I chose Linfield. Instructor ratio for clinicals is 1:8 just like OHSU. You are correct that there is an incredible amount of reading. I haven't met one student in my cohort that has completed all the reading assignments. TONS of writing assignments. Tons. The instructor's berated us for an hour before handing back the corrected first drafts (which count on your grade). LOTS of group projects and skits assigned simultaneously and to be completed outside of regular classroom hours. We read as much as possible to teach ourselves,then go to class and get an overview. I am not sure if this is all true for the accelerated program. The cohort at OHSU 3 yr Fall Start is 32. Linfield is 80. Not enough lockers for the students. No workout facility. The writing center is defunct. You do not get to choose your schedule. Ever. You rank a series of classes and then which choice you get is determined by lottery. You cannot register yourself. You will not know from semester to semester what schedule you will have or if you will even be with the same group of people that you started with, since they shuffle all 80 students around again. It's small campus with a lot of students. They doubled the students but not the space. There are only two printers in the computer room. I am not bashing the school. I am telling the facts that I wish someone would have said on here so I could have made a more informed decision regarding fit, as well as how my $31+k per year would benefit me. There's my $.02 that I wish I had spent elsewhere. Lila

I took stats with Muzos and I have to have math explained step by step. I got an A in the class. The test questions looked exactly (not the same problems though) like the steps she taught us, so there wasn't any tricking or confusion. Loved her. I took Chem online recently and I loved it! Holmes and Handy at PCC.

Congrats summer10!!! What did you decide?

I was hoping to see a reply on here too. I am also curious.

Thanks Jen!! I know how you feel because I was so looking forward to going to Linfield with you and knowing someone right off the bat. We are just so lucky and they are both excellent schools. I am looking forward to meeting you tomorrow and we can keep in touch because we are all going to be going through similar training and can bounce things off of each other and we will all probably be running into each other during clinicals or when we are working. Always good to keep a strong network going! See you tomorrow bright and early! Lila

Thank you! It's 2:30am and I am still giddy!

I will be at the Portland Campus. I would love to meet up sometime before orientation!

That was quick. I just received the call from OHSU!

MacKay! I just got the call. I'm in too!

Congrats on making a decision haircut7b! I know how hard it is and that part was NOT fun. Andie76, I officially turned down MHCC and am committed now to the 2 yr, high debt program. :) Well, unless I get called by OHSU and secretly, I am still waiting for that call on a daily basis. I'll be happy either way. I am sure we will cross paths out in the field someday and look forward to working with you! Lila

CONGRATS Mackay!!

After much consideration, I finally declined MHCC yesterday, so I hope someone on here gets the open spot.

Thank you so much andie74! I am very comfortable with my choice now. I appreciated your response so much!

jenmiller, I may be sending this twice. My computer is not behaving. I just sent you a private message. Lila

I am still not clear if we can talk about specific instructors on here, but I loved Muzos for stats. She explains it step by step as well as writes down each step. She doesn't throw numbers around (I get confused if I don't know where a number came from). So, if you have any fears at all, she is the one to take.