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MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 1 October 4 - 7, 2007 THE MIAMI HURRICANE NEWS 1 MHMC- Commercial Template Doc Size 11.25” X 14” Image Area 10.375 x 11.75 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK 2 pagetwo information you need what’s going on? newsbriefs OCT TODAY Patio Jams will feature Cleaveland UMNEWS 4 Jones, whose music is an eclectic mix of Brazilian beats, New Orleans Research looks into med school admissions, weight of entrance exams funk and Caribbean reggae, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the UC Patio. BY JENNIFER SAFSTROM ation Operations for Princeton Review, said that to look toward various organizations, both on CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER GPA and MCAT scores are important but other and off campus, for extra advice on applying and The Muslim Students of UM (MSUM) factors infl uence admission offi cers as well. preparing for medical school. will host the nationally sponsored Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions re- “Med schools will begin to look at other “The Alpha Epsilon Delta, the pre-med Fast-A-Thon, which encourages cently surveyed admissions offi cers at 83 of the things if you have not-so-perfect MCAT scores honor society on campus, is a rigorous club that non-Muslims to fast for one day. For country’s top medical schools, including Harvard, and an outstanding GPA, depending on their cri- you have to strive to enter, and is devoted to each non-Muslim who participates, Yale and Temple University, on a wide variety of teria and how far below you are falling,” Harrison helping its members fi nd research opportunities local businesses will pledge $1. All topics. They ranged from key admissions factors said. “However, those are the two big things they and prepare for their exams,” said Jorge Feria, a proceeds will go to a local charity. to future diffi culties applicants may face. look for.” freshman interested in pursuing neuroscience. This event will take place at the UC Matt Fidler, MCAT program manager for For pre-med students, Fidler said one of Also, the Toppel Career Center hosts a series Patio from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Kaplan, said one of the survey’s key fi ndings is the top concerns is the study’s fi nding that “a of lectures on various careers, including one on that “about 77 percent of med schools determine combined total of 84 percent [of admission offi - “How to Apply to Graduate School,” which will OCT FRIDAY GPA or MCAT is the most important factors for cers] said it was more diffi cult to get into medical take place on Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. The Department of Philosophy will admission.” school now than fi ve years ago.” Kaplan and Princeton Review both offer host guest lecturer Roy Sorensen, Of those schools, 34 percent placed MCAT This is disconcerting, Fidler noted, because MCAT practice tests. Visit www.kaptest.com and 5 professor of philosophy at Dart- scores as the number one factor, while 39 percent there are 17,000-18,000 medical seats available www.princetonreview.com for more information. mouth College. His lecture “Math- named GPA as the most signifi cant component of on average, while 40,000-45,000 students apply ematical Coincidences” is scheduled a candidate’s profi le. for those seats every year. Jenny Safstrom may be contacted at from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Learn- Emily Harrison, assistant director of Gradu- Given this new research, students may need [email protected]. ing Center, room 140. OCT SATURDAY ETC “Be the Change: National Gandhi . 6 Day of Service” will meet today at UM’s United Way Campaign will host “Taste of UM” on Wednesday, Oct. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Miller School Wellness Center, room C. UM-approved cater- the UC Rock at 8 a.m. and will run ing vendors will provide a variety of free food samples ranging from pasta to paella. Admission is free but donations will be accepted. through 2 p.m. Contact UMGandhi- [email protected] with your name, e-mail address, phone number and T-shirt size to volunteer. CLARIFICATION OCT SUNDAY Cosford is screening “Casting The UM news brief on page 2 of the Oct. 1 issue incorrectly stated that the GOP debate will take place Dec. 9. The university and Univision are aiming for 7 About,” a feature documentary that that date, though nothing is defi nite until the candidates accept the invitation from Univision. allows the viewer to sit in the fi lm- maker’s seat and see and hear the casting experience, from 7 to 9 p.m. OCT MONDAY Pick up a the latest copy of The ON THE COVER Miami Hurricane newspaper, or visit 8 TheMiamiHurricane.com. Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace are now joined by College.com, a site that requires a “.edu” e-mail address for students to register. 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The university reminds students annu- ally that Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace may be seen by potential employ- ers. PHOTO BY MARISSA GUTHERZ, ILLUSTRATION BY SHAYNA BLUMENTHAL // Hurricane Staff Though Facebook allows users to set NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: College.com presents itself as an alternative to Facebook and MySpace with more privacy privacy levels and control who can see their restrictions and virtual classes. profile, a new Web site called College.com —which expanded to the University of Mi- Sept. 5 for College.com members at FSU, ami Monday—offers students privacy from the first school to reach the 1,000 members outside sources by only allowing users with goal. college e-mail aliases to gain access. “Facebook is no longer for college stu- One of the site’s goals is to have its us- dents,” Kim Allan, an FSU junior, said. college.com v. facebook ers “not worry about employers and parents “Having your information listed on Face- invading their privacy,” said Sam Marks, book is like leaving an open copy of your marketing manager for College.com. personal diary for everyone to read. Even- •College.com gets 40,000 hits every • An estimated 200,000 new people Alicia Rodriguez, associate director of tually the wrong person is going to see that day (Daily Kansan statistics).