The attendance policy for LECOM Erie for the LDP (Lecture Discussion Pathway) is mandatory attendance. The reality of this policy is that while attendance is mandatory it is not heavily enforced unless of course you have like in previous years where your OWN students will tell administration certain students are not there or start complaining. The typical progression is at first everyone shows up to class in the beginning and then realizes just how ridiculous it is to be in class basically 8-4 everyday and then cram everything in for a test or quiz in a few days while adding in multiple other things. Plus, most lecturers literally read off the slide and some of them are really not great lecturers and you have a combination of things causing people to question missing classes to study by themselves.
Most people come from college where going to class is actually helpful because you take notes on things you really can't get from anywhere else. The truth is at LECOM Erie - 99% of what you need to know is in the powerpoints provided. Seems easy enough? Trust me, its the amount of material that makes it difficult when you have tests every time you turn around and add that into multiple other possible quizzes and tests and what not for other courses your taking at the same time.
Back on the attendance policy - if you are doing fine in your classes and not failing and not showing up for class sometimes - its really not a big deal unless other students decide to be childish and start telling administration. Then, administration starts acting like their typical "big brother" selves and make threats and basically treat you like a child. You could be making an "A" in a course but because your not coming to class sometimes we are going to crack down on you because well...we have no idea why. The mindset at LECOM Erie when it comes to attendance is honestly baffling. There will be many more posts on the attendance policy at LECOM.
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Why LECOM-Erie?
This first post will somewhat explain why I have chosen to start this information/blog/continual update about the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie medical school. First off, this will not be some well written blog or website as it will just be used to provide honest and straightforward information, happenings, etc that go on at LECOM-Erie.
One of the big problems I had when choosing LECOM as my medical school was the lack of any "real" knowledge of what it is like here or what really goes on. The school puts on such a front and pony show that the truth is sort of masked unless you can manage to talk to some students outside of the school that will give you the real low down and not the "student government" and "PBL pathway" students in the 2nd lunchroom "low down" that in my opinion is a bit sugar-coated.
Many of you will see this as a supposive disgruntled student letting off steam. Disgruntled, no...frustrated with the unbelievable things that go on at the school and the way matters are handled in a supposive "professional" manner. I am now a 2nd year so I feel I have been at LECOM Erie long enough to provide a decent overview of what it is like here for those that are searching for information on making a choice on where you want to go to medical school. And, that is what this blog is mainly for. Since LECOM wants to hide what they truly are and choose to be very vague and manipulative in their ways - I feel this blog/website can provide an open and honest perspective of what goes on here that sets this school apart so much I feel from every other medical school, both allopathic and osteopathic. And, when I say sets this school apart - I will say more so in a negative light rather than positive. But, I will try to present things honestly and with my own ramblings thrown in and let you choose for yourself whether that is something you like or do not like or whatever.
Again, this isn't a hate blog or anything like that - I just wanted an easy outlet to present honest and "open-door" information about LECOM-Erie which does a good job of keeping the inner-workings, unless you attend the school, fairly secretive to the outside and more importantly potential students. More to come...
One of the big problems I had when choosing LECOM as my medical school was the lack of any "real" knowledge of what it is like here or what really goes on. The school puts on such a front and pony show that the truth is sort of masked unless you can manage to talk to some students outside of the school that will give you the real low down and not the "student government" and "PBL pathway" students in the 2nd lunchroom "low down" that in my opinion is a bit sugar-coated.
Many of you will see this as a supposive disgruntled student letting off steam. Disgruntled, no...frustrated with the unbelievable things that go on at the school and the way matters are handled in a supposive "professional" manner. I am now a 2nd year so I feel I have been at LECOM Erie long enough to provide a decent overview of what it is like here for those that are searching for information on making a choice on where you want to go to medical school. And, that is what this blog is mainly for. Since LECOM wants to hide what they truly are and choose to be very vague and manipulative in their ways - I feel this blog/website can provide an open and honest perspective of what goes on here that sets this school apart so much I feel from every other medical school, both allopathic and osteopathic. And, when I say sets this school apart - I will say more so in a negative light rather than positive. But, I will try to present things honestly and with my own ramblings thrown in and let you choose for yourself whether that is something you like or do not like or whatever.
Again, this isn't a hate blog or anything like that - I just wanted an easy outlet to present honest and "open-door" information about LECOM-Erie which does a good job of keeping the inner-workings, unless you attend the school, fairly secretive to the outside and more importantly potential students. More to come...
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