<p>I know the subway line to take is the number 6. But at which subway station should I get off? There appears to be two closest ones: 96st street-Lexington, and 103rd steet-Lexington. Which one is closer to the medical school? (assuming that I am coming from the Grand Central-Lexington-42nd street subway station.) How long does it take to walk from the subway station to the medical school?</p>
<p>Also, is it true that the area north of 100st street is worse than the area south of 100st street?</p>
<p>Get off the 6 train at 96th and Lexington. Do not go up to 103rd - the MetroNorth rail line sudden becomes above ground at 97th street, and the streets can be very confusing if you don’t know the area.</p>
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<p>Budget about 10-15 minutes since you’re unfamiliar with the area.</p>
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<p>Generally, yes. 96th Street is generally considered the northern boundary of the Upper East Side - beyond that, you’re into East Harlem.</p>
<p>Thanks, BDM, mmmcdowe, and shades_children.</p>
<p>I feel very privileged because I have the luck of being helped by 3 medical school students :)</p>
<p>DS’s current plan is to stay at a hotel closer to Grand Central Station (the closest two, Hyatt and Dylan, are well too expensive so he will likely try to find a little bit cheaper one on 40th street rather than the ones close to the Park and 42nd street) and then takes the subway line 6 up north. Boy…he needs to get there by 8:00 am for an interview. i wonder how early he needs to leave his hotel. Is 7:00 am too late? He needs to walk many blocks before he can take the subway. I heard it is almost impossible to get hold of a cab during the morning rush hours in NYC – unless he goes to the Grand Central Station. (He is not familiar with NYC.)</p>
<p>The subway from Grand Central should only take about 10 minutes and the walk another 10. If his hotel os over on the West side, nearer to Times Square in othe words, then the number 7 subway or the Shuttle from Times Square will get him to Grand Central. This is the most efficient route but would be more confusing to someone one familiar with New York City.</p>
<p>A cab would not be impossible to find and his hotel can help with that. My guess is that a cab ride would be 15-30 minutes tops. The route would go up Madison Avenue and would be going against traffic, it is a one way anyway but my point is that most people will be heading to work in the other direction.</p>
<p>A bus would be possible as well and also goes up Madison.</p>
<p>I would suggest a cab for on out of towner. The big rush hour in the city starts around 8am or later, not for us suburban types I leave at 6:30 or earlier to get downtown, so finding a cab at 7 or 7:30 will not be a problem at all. The streets will be relatively clear before 8 or 8:30.</p>
<p>I am sure the school is used to questions about directions so you might check with them.</p>
<p>On the way back to his hotel I would consider the bus as there is lots to see. As long as he remembers the names of the avenues and how Broadway screws up everything(!) the city grid is very easy to understand for walking. He might want to get off the bus, subway, or cab around 59th street and walk the rest of the way down 5th or 6th to check out the city.</p>
<p>The Metropolitan Museum of Art is just South of where he is going as is the Guggemheim and other museums.</p>
<p>Google Maps is a good source for directions in New York City.</p>
<p>Good luck to him. So far my DD’s 3 interviews have been out-of-town and I don’t know if she will get any from the NYC schools.</p>
<p>DS’s current plan is to stay at a hotel on 45th St, and go north from there in the morning (likely by cab), and go south in the afternoon (likely by subway #6, from the 96th stop.) We only make a suggestion. It is up to him to decide which way to go.</p>
<p>My impression by observing the interview invites that DS and his premed friends received is that the NYC schools, esp. the ones in Manhattan, are difficult to crack. Someone he knows who is from NYC (applying last year) did not manage to get into one near his own city in the end. DS feels very lucky that he could get this invite. It is totally another story whether he could actually get in.</p>
<p>As it is said in real estate: location, location, location. Sometimes I feel the same can be said about medical schools – maybe even more so when choosing a residency program. I found that, many graduate/professional school students who are no longer college-age students, do not particularly like to stay in a college town which is nowhere near a reasonably-sized city.</p>
<p>If your son will be taking the 6 train from Grand Central to 96th Street, I recommend budgeting 30-40 minutes. This will allow adequate time to catch the train and to walk to the school with a little leeway in place in case he gets lost. </p>
<p>Depending on your son’s level of comfort, a taxicab to the school might be a good idea since it’s imperative that he arrive on time. I would budget 20-30 minutes for this, just in case midtown morning rush hour traffic is particularly bad.</p>
<p>In the email DS received from the school, it is written that entry is through the Guggenheim Pavilion and then to the Annenberg Building.</p>
<p>I am just curious: is the Guggenheim Pavilion the main hospital (as there are other hospitals like a children hospital as well) and does Annenberg Building house the medical school? The room he needs to go to seems to be 5-04, I guess it is on the 5th floor. Am I right on this?</p>
<p>The Guggenheim Pavilion connects the Annenberg building to the main hospital building. Your son should enter through the Madison Avenue entrance (on 100th Street). The security guard will direct him up the stairs, through the Pavilion, and to the left into the Annenberg building, where he should take the elevator bank that serves the basement to the 8th floor (it’s either the 7th or the 8th floor, I can’t quite remember). Once he gets off the elevator on the 5th floor, he should have little difficulty finding the admissions office.</p>
<p>By researching Mount Sinai, I happen to learn two interesting facts:</p>
<p>1) There are only 10 medical schools in US that are not affiliated with a university. I am only aware of two: Mount Sinai and BCM. (Does anybody know the other eight?)</p>
<p>2) Duke Medical and Mount Sinai, as well as BCM and Mount Sinai, cross their paths because of a couple who used to work for Mount Sinai as recent as this year: Dr. Mary E. Klotman, and Dr. Paul E. Klotman, The former headed to Duke Medical and the latter to BCM. It appears that the medical schools are a small circle: Their professors or researchers seem to go from one place to another.</p>
<p>Does anybody here happen to know either of them? Do you like either of them? (i.e., are they good professors or researchers?) Do you think Dr. Paul E. Klotman will be able to turn BCM around – and eventually help complete the “unfinished” hospital?</p>
<p>Maybe this question is too specific and nobody would know anything about this. But I am wishful as there are many knowledgeable ones on this board.</p>