UMSON Fall 2018

rinnecole · Apr 9, 2018

I called UMSON today to ask if I could confirm my admission before I get the actual admission letter. She said that they prefer us to wait until we get our letters to confirm, especially if we're provisional admit, but she also said that the letters are being mailed out today. So we should be getting the letters really soon!

bombie · Apr 10, 2018

Did anyone apply to the Conway Scholarship? Do you guys know when we get to hear back from them?

Vivo2018 · Apr 10, 2018

Did anyone apply to the Conway Scholarship? Do you guys know when we get to hear back from them?

From last year"s thread, it seems we will know it around July.

Vivo2018 · Apr 10, 2018

I called UMSON today to ask if I could confirm my admission before I get the actual admission letter. She said that they prefer us to wait until we get our letters to confirm, especially if we're provisional admit, but she also said that the letters are being mailed out today. So we should be getting the letters really soon!

I received phone call today. We will have medical doses calculation test once we start class. And we need get 100 on the test, I have no idea what is that. Is anyone familiar with this calculation?

claire34 · Apr 10, 2018

Hi! Current UMSON Shady Grove student here. The medical calculations test is usually given within your first few weeks of school. The test basically involves doing conversions between units and knowing how to calculate a dosage when you're given information about a medication. You don't need to have any in-depth knowledge about medications or anything, they just want to see that you understand the steps involved in this kind of math problem as you will use it throughout school/your career.

There are typically review sessions and resources (like powerpoints) that will be given to you leading up to it, so don't worry! And congrats on your acceptance!

rinnecole · Apr 10, 2018

I received phone call today. We will have medical doses calculation test once we start class. And we need get 100 on the test, I have no idea what is that. Is anyone familiar with this calculation?

I haven't gotten a phone call yet. Are you going to Baltimore or Shady Grove?

Amiira3 · Apr 10, 2018

I received a call today, and they said we should get an acceptance letter in a week. Does anyone know if we have to have our complete transcript by the orientation date in June? I'm taking summer session one course, and it does not end until July 1st.

Vivo2018 · Apr 10, 2018

I haven't gotten a phone call yet. Are you going to Baltimore or Shady Grove?

I'm going to shady grove.

Vivo2018 · Apr 10, 2018

Hi! Current UMSON Shady Grove student here. The medical calculations test is usually given within your first few weeks of school. The test basically involves doing conversions between units and knowing how to calculate a dosage when you're given information about a medication. You don't need to have any in-depth knowledge about medications or anything, they just want to see that you understand the steps involved in this kind of math problem as you will use it throughout school/your career.
There are typically review sessions and resources (like powerpoints) that will be given to you leading up to it, so don't worry! And congrats on your acceptance!

Hi Claire34, thank you for your explaination. I had no idea about medical calculation before, now I know what I need to study.

thesnarklife · Apr 10, 2018

I was accepted to Shady Grove and I got a call yesterday. She went over the information in the email sent yesterday morning. Has anyone looked at the accepted student info yet? A lot of it does not have fall 2018 listed as options.

Kitkatx3 · Apr 10, 2018

I have applied but I am still waiting as well! Does anyone know how many get picked?

thesnarklife · Apr 10, 2018

When speaking to the program manager at Shady Grove I learned that they will/have offer(ed) to 74 people, knowing some will fall off before classes begin. I'm not sure about Baltimore.