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A Study to Compare Different Drugs Used to Prevent Serious Bacterial Infections in HIV-Positive Children
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00000811
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 31, 2001
Last Update Posted : April 4, 2012
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This study compares 2 different treatments administered to try to prevent serious bacterial infections (such as pneumonia) in HIV-positive children. A combination of drugs (azithromycin plus atovaquone) will be compared to sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SMX/TMP) alone. This study also evaluates the long-term safety and tolerance of these different drugs.
SMX/TMP is a commonly prescribed drug for the prevention of bacterial infections. However, the combination of azithromycin and atovaquone may be safer and more effective than SMX/TMP. This study compares the 2 treatments.
|Condition or disease
|Bacterial Infections Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Carinii HIV Infections
|Drug: Azithromycin Drug: Atovaquone Drug: Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
|Phase 2
Although SMX/TMP remains the drug of choice for PCP prophylaxis, drug sensitivity may limit its use. Atovaquone has demonstrated greater safety than SMX/TMP and thus is suitable as a candidate drug for treatment and prophylaxis of PCP. Azithromycin, with a broad anti-microbial spectrum (including mycoplasma and atypical mycoplasma), is an attractive prophylactic agent for use in children with HIV infection, due to its relative safety and once-daily dosing regimen. Therefore, the combination of atovaquone and azithromycin may offer broader antimicrobial coverage and greater safety than SMX/TMP.
Patients are randomized to receive either SMX/TMP or combination micronized atovaquone/azithromycin. Crossover to the alternative regimen may occur if serious toxicity is observed. Patients are monitored for occurrence of serious bacterial infections or PCP breakthrough, and when a serious bacterial infection occurs, patients are crossed over to the alternative regimen. Treatment continues until 2 years after the last patient is enrolled. The first 30 patients will undergo a pharmacokinetic profile. Patients are followed every 4 weeks for the first 4 months, then every 8 weeks thereafter. [AS PER AMENDMENT 05/28/99: This study was closed to infants and children age 19 months and older on 2/15/99; the study is now open to infants age 3 to 18 months (Stage II). Patients who are age 24 months or older at the time of Stage I closure will have end-of-study evaluations and will no longer be followed on protocol. Patients who are less than 24 months of age at the time of Stage I closure will be allowed to continue in the current version of the protocol. Enrollment for children age 3 to 18 months will continue until 50 subjects have been randomized. Because Stage II is an unblinded study, patients who are less than 24 months of age currently enrolled on Version 4.0 will have their study medication regimen unblinded and their atovaquone dose increased.]
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|690 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Phase II/III, Double-Blind, Two-Armed Study of Micronized Atovaquone and Azithromycin (AT/AZ) as Compared to Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) in the Prevention of Serious Bacterial Infections When Used in Children Aged 3 Months to 19 Years With HIV Infection
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|November 2001
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|3 Months to 18 Months (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Children may be eligible for this study if they:
- Are HIV-positive.
- Are between the age of 3 months and 18 months (consent of parent or guardian required). (This study has been changed. In an earlier version, patients up to 19 years old were eligible.)
- Are at risk for developing pneumonia and need preventive treatment.
- Have a CD4 count of less than 1,500 cells/mm3 if under 1 year of age or a CD4 count of less then 500 cells/mm3 if between 1 and 2 years of age.
Exclusion Criteria
Children will not be eligible for this study if they:
- Have an infection that requires treatment.
- Are allergic to atovaquone, azithromycin, or SMX/TMP.
- Have serious diarrhea for more than 1 week.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00000811
|Study Chair:
|Wayne M Dankner
|Study Chair:
|Ram Yogev
|Study Chair:
|Walter T Hughes
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
11231 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS-ES )
|First Posted:
|August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 4, 2012
|Last Verified:
|April 2012
Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Combination
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii
Drug Therapy, Combination
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Antiprotozoal Agents
AIDS-Related Complex
Bacterial Infections
Communicable Diseases
Bacterial Infections
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
HIV Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Lung Diseases, Fungal
Pneumocystis Infections
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UPDATE: Parks spokeswoman says John Martin is not closed.
Bent County is looking at a triple whammy these days.
The state decides to close the county's second largest employer, the Fort Lyon Correctional Facility. It proposes to close or curtail services to John Martin State Park.
And now a new Democratic redistricting map puts Bent and other southern Colorado counties in the same district as El Paso County.
"I am finding it hard to believe the Democratic party is that of the people, at least the people from rural Colorado," Bent County Commissioner Bill Long said in an email.

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I know I talked about how Steve Jobs passed away when I submitted the lesson on the iPhone, but I thought I also had to make a tutorial on "how to draw the Apple Logo", step by step. I know that this is pretty much an extremely easy lesson to tackle and complete, but I love how innovative Steve Jobs was and if it wasn't for him I wouldn't be typing on a computer right now. What I really want to do is get all these tutorials uploaded before I submit some new ones. So because of this, I will end this description as is, and just let you guys get busy with learning "how to draw the Apple logo". When I return I will bring more fun and exciting stuff for you all to draw. Peace out people and enjoy!
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Asia Trade Pact May Undermine U.S. Efforts
The push by Asia-Pacific leaders to establish a trading bloc that would cover almost one-third of the global economy threatens to overshadow Washington's plans for a trans-Pacific economic partnership. The WSJ's Patrick Barta has the story.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... the the ... any trade ties between Asian countries could overshadow at the frat pack the US is trying to make with the region I'm Deborah con joining me now added their packet part to ... Bangkok ... at a patch of this tactic involves sixteen countries including China India and Japan ... ahh and Australia at ... what is that set out to do ... well the goal here is some some kind of Asia wide three ... free trade pact has been talk of doing this for many years ... China wants to be a driver see Japan wants to be in the driver's seat Korea wants to be up front ... I'm so all this going to try our country something ... that would be some Asia centric and would serve as an alternative to the trans Pacific partnership ... with United States has been pushing and again the goal here is for Asian countries to take charge and a fine the trade agenda for the region ... rather than letting the nine states use ... okay so what would this mean that the Discover pact the US is trying to make with Asian countries and in Asia that were to add sign its own agreement with this ... what with that even be on the table anymore ... you can have all the trader to me she wanted in fact right now we have with the described as the spaghetti bowl of bilateral trade agreements across Asia just Giannini trade deals ... um but when that boy now is that the ... one Asian countries tend to to put together triggers the tools to make them less detailed it and they have the flexibility to shorter they don't sometimes do they are negotiating that you have to do to open the stock market's ... United States by contrast Tennessee and opposite the tents to ... try to look at the fine for the good everything ironed out that means that the U S trade deals almost always take a lot longer to negotiate but it also means the case the trans Pacific partnership ... that is going to take a lot longer to put together ... making a higher quality deal ... may have more market openings the major wine trade pact that will probably take a lot longer ... and again the fact that a lot of Asian nations are trying to take believed in this and and their impact and if that ... is there any timing on the table how far the arm away and they found from reaching an agreement ... well I would say that on the Asian side ... we also don't know how long it can take it could ride out here in Asia as well one of the reasons ... I was the fact that all of these countries are are getting along very well be that you can ... in China in the middle of church oral speech at the China and Southeast Asian very tense chair troves use ... of all of those things can be iam hurdles to getting a trade deal of the nation ... um no one thing I that that though of course is that ... that Asian countries do want to do these deals they do believe that they need to be tied more closely particularly China ... but the question of course is whether they can get past ... the eating into the TV bill to protect a lead of the last twelve months ... but in places like the South China Sea in these terms ... the cayenne and that again I discussed a bit about the territorial disputes the security issue ... given that cause and is running out of ... do we see any progress on the issue ... I think we see very little progress on that issue and won the reasons they say that is that the Ozzie on meetings this week ... but we're not going to see that the new leadership in China attending ... the gym at present Obama but the fact that China is sending lower level ... are delicate tells you that they are ... mainly interested in maintaining the status quo ... there's been some discussion recently at from the Southeast Asian leaders that China might be willing to ... make it make a deal but on wheels that is very likely ... that I think that's what the reasons white trade is not coming back on the agenda because countries are starting to believe that perhaps the only way for now is the focus on something this less controversial and has traded in building a regional economic ... ties ... rather than focusing on church ... disputes which is indeed very very hard to settle I think that either deaf or hard to settle ... in this week's means ... spent a great thanks Fran much packet part in training us from Bangkok ... for ... that star am indebted Des beest dot


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Felix Baumgartner has been recognised today by the FAI for breaking the Maximum Vertical Speed World Record without a drogue or stabilization device.
The 43 year old Austrian Baumgartner was carried high up in the sky by a pressurised capsule attached to a helium balloon. Wearing a specially designed suit, he exited the capsule at an altitude of 21'818 meters (71'581 feet) and achieved a jump during which he reached the staggering record speed of 587 km per hour.
The jump took place on 15 March 2012 in Roswell, New Mexico, USA, a place steeped in the history of high altitude balloon launches. It was a part of a planned series of three jumps designed to break three FAI World Records:
- Exit Altitude
- Vertical Distance of Freefall (without drogue or stabilization device)
- Maximum Vertical Speed (without drogue or stabilization device)
The FAI congratulates Felix Baumgartner on his great achievement.
FAI Record File Num #16435
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Pearl Buck in China: Journey to The Good Earth
Pearl Buck in China: Journey to The Good Earth5.0 2 5 Autor: Hilary Spurling
She recreated the lives of ordinary Chinese people in The Good Earth, an overnight worldwide bestseller in 1932, later a blockbuster movie. Buck went on to become the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Long before anyone else, she foresaw China's future as a superpower, and she recognized the crucial importance for both countries of China's building a relationship with the United States. As a teenager she had witnessed the first stirrings of Chinese revolution, and as a young woman she narrowly escaped being killed in the deadly struggle between Chinese Nationalists and the newly formed Communist Party.
Pearl grew up in an imperial China unchanged for thousands of years. She was the child of American missionaries, but she spoke Chinese before she learned English, and her friends were the children of Chinese farmers. She took it for granted that she was Chinese herself until she was eight years old, when the terrorist uprising known as the Boxer Rebellion forced her family to flee for their lives. It was the first of many desperate flights. Flood, famine, drought, bandits, and war formed the background of Pearl's life in China. "Asia was the real, the actual world," she said, "and my own country became the dreamworld."
Pearl wrote about the realities of the only world she knew in The Good Earth. It was one of the last things she did before being finally forced out of China to settle for the first time in the United States. She was unknown and penniless with a failed marriage behind her, a disabled child to support, no prospects, and no way of telling that The Good Earth would sell tens of millions of copies. It transfixed a whole generation of readers just as Jung Chang's Wild Swans would do more than half a century later. No Westerner had ever written anything like this before, and no Chinese had either.
Buck was the forerunner of a wave of Chinese Americans from Maxine Hong Kingston to Amy Tan. Until their books began coming out in the last few decades, her novels were unique in that they spoke for ordinary Asian people— "translating my parents to me," said Hong Kingston, "and giving me our ancestry and our habitation." As a phenomenally successful writer and civil-rights campaigner, Buck did more than anyone else in her lifetime to change Western perceptions of China. In a world with its eyes trained on China today, she has much to tell us about what lies behind its astonishing reawakening.
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Wow, so beautiful!
Thank you for your submission to the "Desert Landscape Southwest" group! I selected your photo as a "Feature" to appear on the group's home page. If you have an extra minute, please be so kind and visit the group's image pool to see the beautiful photography that other members submit - and add the best ones to your favorites, leave a comment, be social. Thanks! :-)
Beautiful light.
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There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes more than I can write about in-depth in any given week. So The Wild Hunt must unleash the hounds in order to round them all up.
- There's an excellent long-form journalism piece at Medium on the controversial issue of King Tut's DNA. Quote: "The possibility that Mormon researchers were trying to convert the ancients was a particular, peculiar threat to Egypt's sense of self, but it soon became apparent that it wasn't just the Mormons that the Egyptians were worried about: it was all foreigners."
- Everyone knows that World Net Daily (aka World Nut Daily) is your prototypical "Obama is the Antichrist" conspiracy site, I don't think anyone disputes that. So keep that in mind when you read about how Canada is going to force Catholics to teach their students about how awesome Wicca is. Quote: "A dispute over whether government can require Catholic schools to teach Wiccan and pagan rites as equal to the Ten Commandments and the resurrection of Jesus is heading to Canada's highest court. […] The battle is over a government program adopted in Quebec in 2008 called "Ethics and Religious Culture" that is mandatory for all public and private schools. It presents all religions, from Christianity to Wiccan, "as equally valid" and requires schools to teach the beliefs in that fashion." Here's some non-dramatic information on the program. Here's a non-hysterical new story from 2012 on the challenges to the curriculum. Christians sure love the idea of religious education in public schools until you subtract the triumphalism.
- A goat's head was recently found in a park in New York and Joseph Laycock at Religion Dispatches is unimpressed. Quote: "Much of our horror and fascination concerning severed goat heads may be due to the fact that we're almost entirely alienated from our food supply. Many Americans are unaware that goat heads can be acquired from a butcher without any illegal or violent activity involved (and there are numerous recipes available should anyone be interested). Maybe if we stopped getting so excited every time someone left a goat head where it doesn't belong, the problem would go away by itself."
- Can you do group-based spiritual work (like meditation) on a smart phone application? Sue Thomas at The Conversation investigates. Quote: "So how does it feel to meditate alongside invisible people? Well if, like me, you've spent a lot of time in virtual worlds, gaming online, or even just chatting in Facebook, you'll know that there can often be a strong sense of co-presence. During research for my book on technobiophilia, our love of nature in cyberspace, I found that as early as 1995 the Californian magazine Shambhala Sun described the internet as an esoteric place for meditation which provided 'a feeling of complete and total immersion, in which the individual's observer-self has thoroughly and effortlessly integrated'."
- The Tasmania Examiner has a "meet the Pagans" article up. Quote: "University of Tasmania sociology associate professor Douglas Ezzy said ritual was central to all pagans. He said paganism, like Christianity, was separated into various denominations according to their traditions and beliefs, for example witches, wiccans, druids, heathens, and Greek or Roman reconstructionists who follow the corresponding gods and goddesses."
- So how's the Gaia Hypothesis holding up? According to a new critical book on the subject, not as well as some would hope. Quote: "Tyrrell concludes that the balance of the available evidence does not tip in favor of the Gaia Hypothesis. He adds, however, 'While rejecting Gaia, we can at the same time appreciate Lovelock's originality and breadth of vision, and recognize that his audacious concept has helped to stimulate many new ideas about the Earth, and to champion a holistic approach to studying it.'" There's a website for the book, if you want to explore this more.
- Can Jews reincarnate? Apparently they can! Quote: "For the person, however, who has graduated from Chumash to Mishnah to Talmud, and then to the Zohar, he will find, among countless other topics, a very detailed discussion about reincarnation, particularly in the Zohar's commentary on Parashas Mishpatim, what reincarnation is, how it works, and why it is necessary in the first place."
- The concept of Christians trying to raise other Christians from the dead confuses me. Aren't they, in essence, grabbing a soul that's in heaven and bringing them back to earth? Wouldn't that, you know, kind of suck? Quote: "Tyler Johnson runs a ministry called the Dead Raising Team in the US. He claims to have brought several people back to life. He says he even persuaded the authorities in his state to issue him with an official photocard which lets him through police lines at car accident sites. Johnson appears in a new documentary film called Deadraisers, which follows enthusiasts as they trail round hospitals and mortuaries trying to bring people back to life. Sadly, those they pray for in the film remain resolutely dead." I think there was a whole Buffy the Vampire Slayer subplot about this very issue.
- Indian Country Today features an editorial advocating for Native youth to reclaim tradition. Quote: "Give tradition a second chance and see the miracle for yourself. When we follow tradition, the spirits of our ancestors smile down on us. Tradition helps. Tradition soothes. Tradition heals. Tradition cures. Tradition certainly does not mean rejecting modernization and scientific progress. But it does mean recognizing that traditional Indian values are vastly different from the values of the shallow and materialistic society presented to us by the colonizers. Indians have admirable traditions. Family-orientedness, courage, loyalty, sacrifice, generosity, honoring elders, being respectful to women, never interrupting, being tolerant of all people whether they are gay or of some other race, not focusing on material values, forgiving others, helping our fellow humans, being gentle with children, giving thanks to the Creator every day, being kind to animals, treating the Earth and the environment with utmost respect – these and more are all part of our sacred traditions."
- Be careful with how you market those mythological flood narratives, people get picky about them. Quote: "Aronofsky said recently that he had won a battle with executives to screen his own version of Noah in cinemas after around half a dozen alternate cuts failed to find traction with evangelical filmgoers. Now a new profile of the film-maker in The New Yorker details the desperate lengths to which Paramount went to court religious audiences in the US, who had earlier turned their noses up at a test screening of Aronofksy's edit. 'In December, Paramount tested its fifth, and 'least Aronofskian', version of Noah: an 86-minute beatitude that began with a montage of religious imagery and ended with a Christian rock song,' reveals the profile."
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+ Mote reminds visitors: lights out
According to researchers at Mote Marine Laboratory, as of July 28, 1,937 sea-turtle hatchlings have lost their way, or have become disoriented, during hatchings on local beaches this year. Mote researchers believe the disorietations are a result of artificial lighting along Sarasota County coastlines, and they urge visitors to keep beaches dark until sea-turtle-nesting season ends Oct. 31.
To date this season, 54% of the 44 Longboat nests that have hatched have resulted in disorientation events.
In total, 203 nests have been laid on Longboat so far this year.
In 2008, Sarasota County had 113 nest disorientations, which is the fourth-highest number in the state.
+ Fire-rescue volunteer uses CPR
Jorge Alvarez, Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department vice president of volunteers, was manager on duty Friday, July 17, at the Lido Beach Resort, where he works as chief engineer, when a 60-year-old woman collapsed. The woman went into cardiac arrest, and Alvarez administered CPR until a Fire Rescue team arrived.
The woman was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, where she died a week later.
Alvarez said the incident shows the importance of learning CPR.
"I wish everyone would learn CPR," Alvarez said. "That gave her a chance, doing CPR right away."


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Arms Are Snakes
Jade Tree Records
These Arms Are Snakes' second release Easter, produced
by Chris Common (the band's drummer) is a fricassee of
metal/hardcore furor and impulsive vocal lunges. The individual
instrument parts are suited to the individual players and hashed
out at varying degrees of speed and sound frequency as they twist
and hurdle through the songs. There is familiarity in the metal
binding and formidable deluges and tonality to Hot Cross
and Botch. TAAS play metal to the max, coming at the listener
in disgruntled heaps, mauling slingshots, and elbowing rants.
The bending and twisting effects in the series of guitar notes
performed by Ryan Frederiksen on tracks like "Subtle
Body" and "Horse Girl" are intensely perplex and
piercing. The rhythm sections strategically maneuvered by drummer
Common and bassist Brian Cook are stocky and add weight
to lead singer Steve Snere's coarse vocal timbres. The
instrumental piece "Desert Ghost" acts as a prelude
to the acerbic psychedelics in "Child Chicken Play,"
which segues into the space-age shaped mechanics of "Hell's
Bank Notes" and the parallel trails of percussive chants
on "Abracadabraca." The vocal handling in "Abracadabraca"
is tightly gripped with a robust hold while the instruments variables
accrue a hounding unity in the build up and progressions making
it one of the most cultivated tracks on the album where the vocals
and instrument lines are precisely columned.
The song "Lady North" is attired with impressive vocal
stretches and volcanic width. The acoustic guitar licks on "Perpetual
Bris" cable into a lengthy organ regalia and a tomb-like
vocal séance. A lot of the songs have a séance vibe
to them, like the vocals are speaking to someone in another life.
The music manifests into makeshift wings that bring the emotive
and rugged vocals to the person who is meant to hear these lyrics.
Like in "Lady North", where Snere barks, "You took
my hand and threw me in the grave
/ Now hold your throat/
The air's a little worse than last week/ It's a little bit warmer
than last week/ Is it really like you weren't informed?/ Well,
consider yourself enlightened now."
Its true heavy metal witticism that dates back to Black Sabbath
and AC/DC. (I told you there was a familiarity in TAAS'
music). The dark and gloomy tones in TAAS' songs are shrink wrapped
into metalcore atmospheres which give each player space to act
out loudly and independent of each other. Their lines are less
clumped together than in other metal/hardcore bands but just as
aggressively serrated and heavy in chafing wraiths. These Arms
Are Snakes keep metal music relatable to the present in their
own way.
-Susan Frances
Track Listing:
1. Mescaline Eyes
2. Horse Girl
3. Subtle Body
4. Desert Ghost
5. Child Chicken Play
6. Hell's Bank Notes
7. Abracadabraca
8. Deer Lodge
9. Lady North
10. Perpetual Bris
11. Coporeal
12. Crazy Woman Dirty Train
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Non-Honeymooners: Don't think that just because you have established type-1 diabetes, there are no clinical trials worth participating in! This is not true, on two separate fronts. First, there are some trials aimed a curing established type-1 diabetes. (LCT, Exsulin, Liraglutide, Xoma 52, are examples.) Second, there are always lots of trials about better treatments for type-1 diabetics (which I do not cover in this blog) but which can improve the "standard of living" of established type-1 diabetics.
Honeymooners: Many of the studies currently underway that may lead to a cure somewhere down the line, are only recruiting "honeymoon" diabetics. Usually, people who have had type-1 diabetes for a few weeks or less. (Although this varies study to study.) So, for trials aimed at curing type-1 diabetes, honeymooners are most in demand. But the honeymoon time period is also the hardest for type-1 diabetics and their families. They are getting used to so many new things: blood checks, counting carbs, dosing, needles or pumps or both, etc. So in that way, it is a bad time to be participating in a clinical trial. This is a fundamental dichotomy that each family must work out for itself: do you want to participate in a clinical trial soon after diagnosis, or not?
Finally, please don't wait for me to publish a posting calling for volunteers for a specific clinical trial: I don't do that. I publish when a study starts, but often it is only recruiting at one or two places then. More recruiting centers often come "on line" in the weeks or months after I post. So use the web sites described below to see when a trial is recruiting near you. While I don't push specific clinical trials, I do hope that all type-1 diabetics (both newly diagnosed and long established) consider the available clinical trials. While the decision to enroll is for each person/family to make themselves, I think it would be a shame not to even consider the possibility.
How To Find Clinical Trials for Type-1 Diabetics
If you are looking for clinical trials, then JDRF already has exactly what you are looking for:
I'm not sure how good the coverage is internationally, but in the US, it seems quite good.
If you can not go to the link above, then go to JDRF's main page: http://www.jdrf.org/
and click "Get Involved"
and then "Participate in a Clinical Trial"
and then "Register Now"
It you need to fill out some data, like how old you are, and when you were diagnosed, and some other stuff, and then it matches you up with clinical trials in your area. Pretty sweet!
Although run by the JDRF, it returns clinical trials no matter who is funding them. You get a list of results, and the trials that are funded by JDRF have a little "JDRF" icon on them. Once you are registered, it will send you email every now and then telling you about new clinical trials in your area, for your age, and that match your profile. You configure how often you get these emails. The emails contain links to simple data pages, that tell you the basics of the clinical trial, where it is being done, the inclusion/exclusion criteria. All very nicely done.
If you want to do more searching on your own, then you can check out the following web sites:
The Immune Tolerance Network (ITN) is a very interesting organization, which I view as part of the "infrastructure" of diabetes research. They help researchers organize and run clinical trials aimed at stopping autoimmune attack, and similar subjects within the immune system. They cover research into type-1 diabetes, and also related autoimmune diseases. At any one time, they usually have a dozen or so studies going on, and a couple are recruiting all the time.
Because ITN runs a network of doctors who cooperate in clinical trials, their trials often recruit at many different sites all over the US (and sometimes the world), so you have more chances to enroll. Their studies are more likely to be available near you.
About ITN: http://www.immunetolerance.org/public/about-us
Type-1 Studies Recruiting Now: http://www.immunetolerance.org/public/clinical-trials/Autoimmune+Diseases/Type+1+Diabetes+
This is the official FDA registration site for clinical trials. It covers just about everything in the US, and many trials not done in the US are registered here as well. It contains a lot of information, but is a little clunky to use. I think it is more designed for research professionals, than random people looking for a trial. You can search for phrases like "type-1" and "diabetes" and limit your search to studies that are recruiting right now, and even by location where they are recruiting. Personally, I've found the JDRF site has the same information and is much easier for a patient or parent to use. But the FDA site has more info, so if you find a trial using the JDRF site, you can look up the same trial on this site, and learn more about it.
This is the UK's official registration site for clinical trials.
This is the UN's official registration site for clinical trials.
You can try this in Australia.
Finally, if you are near a major university or diabetes research center, you might want to "reach out" to them. I know that UC San Francisco, Stanford, The Barbara Davis center at University of Denver, DRI (in Miami), University of Florida at Gainsville, the Joslin center and Harvard (both in Boston) are all doing multiple studies.
Some of the information in this blog entry comes from a "sticky" Diabetes Daily thread: http://www.diabetesdaily.com/forum/research-clinical-trials/1006-how-find-clinical-trial
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I love my butt — and my tummy's not too shabby either. I know it sounds crazy, but hear me out. I'm 42, I had a baby this year, and my lower half is basically cellulite free. No, it's not just good genes: I've been a fitness editor and exercise physiologist for 17 years, and I just wrote my 34th get-a-better-butt story. I've also written 29 features on getting fab abs. I've gotten some great advice, and I took it to heart; now I want to share it with you. Here are my favorite strategies, culled from interviews with top trainers, instructors, and sports-medicine doctors.
1. Keep Your Rear in Plain View
If you're not in love with your butt, you may hide it under long, droopy T-shirts. But Tracey Mallett, star of the Renew You Sleek & Lean DVD, gave me the best piece of advice a few years ago: "If you're targeting a body part, make sure you can see it in the clothes you wear." It's motivating to see those muscles working while you sweat! Focusing on your butt? Wear yoga pants or tight-fitting shorts.
2. Use Weights, Not Just Your Body Weight
I'm all about saving time, so I usually add weights to basic moves like squats or step-ups to maximize my results. "You'll work your glutes harder and burn more calories," says Tom Holland, an exercise physiologist and author of The 12-Week Triathlete. Place a body bar or barbell across your shoulders, or hold dumbbells.
3. Try the 30-Second Rule
Instead of rushing through squats and lunges, I hold for 30 seconds at the lowest point of the move. This not only helps to spice up my routine but also allows me to take an extra-deep contraction through my glutes and core and stabilize my spine before lifting back up.
4. Take It Sloooow
When I see people swinging their weights quickly at the gym, I have to stop myself from walking over and correcting them. I get it — the faster you lift, the sooner you'll finish — but rushing through your strength routine not only cheats the clock but also shortchanges you of your results. Slow down by pretending you're underwater; take at least 4 counts to lower into a squat, and then 2 to 3 to come up. Your muscles will have time to fully contract, maximizing the move's potential.
5. Stick to Positive Reinforcement
I have a 4-year-old picture of myself wearing the teeniest blue bikini taped to my computer. In the photo, I can see every muscle in my butt, thighs, and calves. One look and I'm instantly revved to hit the gym. The alternative — staring in a mirror and analyzing everything you hate about your body — is never going to motivate you to improve, trust me.
6. Do Mini Workouts All Day Long
I try to make the most of mini breaks throughout my day. I keep a set of ankle weights in my desk drawer and do standing leg lifts or leg extensions during phone calls. Waiting in line at the bank becomes a chance to do calf raises; on walks, I do lunges as my dog sniffs every tree in sight. All those quickies add up to a better booty.
7. Tone While You Walk
Thanks goes to Therese Iknoian, exercise physiologist and author of Walking Fast, for showing me how to tone my tush while walking. With each step, when one leg extends behind you, keep your heel on the ground as long as possible. When you do lift your heel, roll through the foot, then push off with your toes. "You'll feel your glutes contract with every step," she explains.
3 All-Time Favorite Butt Moves
The Bridge
The first time I saw a bridge, I thought it looked easy, but it ended up kicking my butt. Here's how to do it: Lie faceup on the floor, knees bent, hands at sides, abs engaged, and lift hips 4 to 6 inches. Lift hips 1 inch more while pressing into palms; hold for 3 seconds, then lower back to first lifted position. Do 15 times. Next, do the same move with right leg extended toward ceiling, squeezing through left glute. Do 20 to 30 small pulses; switch legs, repeat.
Modified Warrior 3
I love this super-effective toner from Tamilee Webb, star of the Tight on Time DVD series. A. Stand with hands on hips, knees slightly bent. Hinge forward from the waist, bringing torso parallel to the floor while extending right leg behind you, foot flexed. B. Bring arms out to sides and slowly bend your left knee 4 inches, then straighten (don't lock knee). Do 10 to 12 times; switch sides.
Side Squat
I used to loathe the squat because it's hard and, well, it hurts. But it's one of the best lower-body strengtheners, so I found a move that doesn't strain my knees and is still effective: the weighted lateral squat. To do it, stand with legs shoulder-width apart, with a 12- to 20-pound body bar on your shoulders. Squat down, taking a big step to the right with right foot. Hold for 5 counts, contracting glutes. Return to starting position, dragging your right foot back. Alternate sides for 20 reps.
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There are no absolute minimum requirements, but SMU considers GPA, grade pattern, standardized test scores, rigor of high school curriculum, counselor recommendation, extracurricular activities, essay, talents, life experiences and personal qualities. Typically, a student who has a strong academic record and has exhibited a variety of academic and personal interests gains the most from the SMU experience.
Which standardized tests does SMU require for admission?
During the application process, SMU requires all applicants to submit SAT and/or ACT scores as either self-reported or official. We do not have a preference as to which of the two tests you take. Once enrolled, all students must send the official score for the test submitted and used during the evaluation of their application for admission. SMU now super-scores both the SAT and ACT. We will take the highest subset of scores from either test. Additional testing requirements for International students can be found on the Admission website.
How do I apply to the Cox School of Business?
Incoming first-year students who want to pursue a major in finance, accounting, management, marketing and other areas of business administration in SMU's Cox School of Business apply for direct admission. This admission model paves the way for incoming first-year students to gain opportunities for early access to important coursework in their fields.
For those who seek a successful career in business, our outstanding liberal arts and sciences tradition opens pathways that expand your career options – whether you pursue a major at Cox or in another college at SMU. Employers value the signature elements of the SMU experience, which includes
Learn more here. Click here to download a Cox admission FAQ document for students.
What is the Test Optional Policy for Dual Admit Applicants to SMU Meadows School of the Arts?
An SAT or ACT score report is not required for admission consideration from applicants who are seeking admission to Dual Admit programs in the Meadows School of the Arts (Music, Theatre, Dance, Art, Film-BFA). Applicants should only submit an SAT or ACT score report for academic merit scholarship consideration. The recommended combined score to be considered for academic merit scholarships is 1320 on the old SAT (critical reading and math sections only), 1380 on the new SAT, or 29 on the ACT.
Note that students who do not submit test scores will be considered only for artistic scholarship and need-based aid; they will not be considered for scholarships based on academic merit.
Students who do not submit test scores should list their Meadows major first on their application for admission. Students not admitted to Meadows via their portfolio or audition, but who still wish to be considered for admission to SMU, will be required to submit test scores at that time.
Why has SMU adopted a Test Optional Policy for Dual Admit Applicants to SMU Meadows School of the Arts?
Like other top-tier visual and performing arts schools, SMU's Meadows School of the Arts has adopted a Test Optional Policy for Dual Admit applicants in Music, Dance, Theatre, Art and Film-BFA. These students complete auditions or submit portfolios that, after careful review, provide stronger indication of their likelihood to succeed in their academic program at SMU.
I want to pursue a double or triple major. In my SMU application, how many areas of study may I show that I am most interested in pursuing?
At the time you apply for first-year admission, you will have the opportunity to indicate the two areas of study you are most interested in pursuing. If you want to be considered for admission to the Cox School of Business, you need to indicate that at the time you apply. When students get to SMU, they work with their academic advisors to determine the best course of study for all the majors they would like to pursue.
How does SMU plan to work with students taking both the new and old SAT?
The College Board will begin offering its redesigned SAT exam in Spring 2016. SMU will accept scores from any one of three tests options (new SAT, old SAT, or ACT) in order to be considered for admission and scholarship consideration. The new SAT, like the ACT, will offer a writing component as an optional section of the test. SMU will continue the policy of not requiring a student to submit the optional writing component. In addition, SMU will continue to super score the old SAT with the old SAT and new SAT with new SAT. We will not mix old and new scores for the SAT in order to create a super score. SMU will continue to only look at the highest composite score for the ACT.
What is the GPA requirement?
There is no absolute "cutoff" for grades. Classroom performance would generally present competitive applicants in the top quarter of their high school class. The difficulty of curriculum and competitive nature of the high school are also important factors in the admission process.
What are the minimum high school course requirements?
We strongly recommend a minimum of 17-18 solid academic units including 4 English, 3 math (algebra I, II, geometry), 3 social science, 3 science (2 lab science), and 2 foreign language (of the same language). Students who present programs in excess of minimum requirements generally have an advantage in the admission process. Competitive applicants present an average of 20 high school academic units.
Are the SAT IIs required for admission?
Although a large percentage of applicants submit SAT II scores, they are not required.
How and when will SMU receive my test scores?
When the ACT or SAT is taken, students may indicate three schools to receive their scores. When SMU is indicated, the College Board sends us a record of your scores four to six weeks later. SMU's code for the ACT is 4174, and our code for the SAT is 6660.
Do I have to take a foreign language class before or after I come to SMU?
As a requirement of the University Curriculum (UC), all students must demonstrate proficiency in a second language. Students who do not enter with the equivalent of four semesters of college-level second language proficiency prior to matriculating at SMU are required to improve their proficiency by two semester levels or to the meet the four semester proficiency requirement, whichever comes first. Proficiency can be demonstrated in numerous ways; to determine which path applies to you, please click here to refer to the detailed description of the requirement.
What do I write my essay about, and how long should it be?
We want to learn more about you and evaluate your writing skills. Each application (The Common Application, ApplyTexas, and the SMU Online Application) has its own set of essay prompts with varying length requirements, but essays are generally 250 – 650 words in length. No matter which application method you choose, all essays are reviewed equally.
Does my choice of major influence my chance of admission?
If you are planning to major in the performing arts, a required audition is a critical factor influencing your chance of admission. Otherwise, all first-year SMU students are accepted as "pre-majors" in Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, regardless of their intended major.
If you want to pursue a major in finance, accounting, management, marketing and other areas of business administration, you must indicate that interest on your application to be considered for direct admission to the Cox School of Business.
If you are planning to major in the performing arts, a required audition is a critical factor influencing your chance of admission. Otherwise, all applicants are considered for admission to SMU regardless of their intended major.
Does SMU consider students who have been home-schooled?
Home school graduates must submit the application for admission, SAT I and/or ACT scores, an academic portfolio/transcript, two letters of recommendation, a personal essay, activities resume and the Home School Supplement.
How are athletes recruited to SMU?
Prospective athletes may call the recruiting coordinator in the SMU Department of Athletics to make arrangements with the coach of the particular sport. For more information, visit http://www.smumustangs.com.
Do I have to be Methodist to attend SMU?
No. Actually about 16% of the SMU student population is Methodist, while 26% is Roman Catholic. The remainder of the population represents other Protestant denominations and other religions, including Judaism, Buddhism, Greek Orthodox and Islam, and includes non-religious students.
For what Advanced Placement tests or International Baccalaureate tests can I get credit?
SMU grants credit and placement for scores of 4 or 5 on most AP examinations taken in high school. Six to eight credits will be awarded for scores of 5, 6 or 7 on International Baccalaureate higher-level exams, with a maximum award of 32 credits. For more information, click here.
How may I receive credit for an Advance Placement test in high school?
Arrange for an official copy of your test scores to be sent to SMU's Registrar Office. Upon receipt of this information, SMU will determine the credit you will receive.
Does SMU accept correspondence course credit?
No. However, such coursework may represent to the Admission Committee a commitment to study beyond the minimum high school curriculum.
How do you treat concurrent (dual credit) high school/college programs?
SMU first-year students may request college credit for coursework taken during high school. In order for this credit to be transferable to SMU, the course(s) must meet all regular transfer requirements:
1) The course(s) must be completed at an accredited school;
2) The course(s) must be grades of C- or better in comparable SMU courses;
3) The course(s) must be submitted on an official college/university transcript; and
4) The course(s) must NOT be a correspondence course.
To process your concurrent credit, please request that official college/university transcripts be sent from each institution you have attended. Please note that even though you may not be granted course credit, SMU must receive official transcripts from any college or university you have attended. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that a professional evaluation and an official transcript accompany all foreign transcripts. Send all college-level transcripts to:
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If you are an admitted student, and are planning to enroll in college-level coursework the summer after your high school graduation, please be prepared to inform your Academic Advisor of this intent during your session which will occur during Academic Advising, Registration, and Orientation (AARO).
You will be notified of your transfer work as quickly as possible. If your concurrent credit does not meet the above criteria, you may choose to take AP exams offered by the College Board, or you may choose to take optional departmental exams when you arrive for AARO.
How may I get credit for a course taken at another college?
Arrange for the college to forward an official transcript to SMU. If you are a transfer or first-year applicant, send the transcript to the SMU Division of Enrollment Services. If you are a continuing SMU student, send transcripts to the SMU Office of the Registrar.
Are there special requirements for students interested in music, dance, theatre, art, or film?
All music, theatre, dance, studio art and film B.F.A. applicants are considered "dual-admission" students, which means they must apply to and be accepted by both SMU and the Meadows School of the Arts. In addition to their SMU application, "dual admission" students must also audition or submit a portfolio to Meadows.
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Application deadline: postmarked November 1
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Application deadline: postmarked January 15
Notification date: March 31
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Application deadline: postmarked March 15
Notification date: Rolling
Deposit deadline: May 1
When is my admission deposit due?
May 1 is SMU's and the national deposit deadline. Students admitted through Early Decision I and II must pay their deposit within two weeks of receiving their admission decision. An exact due date for those students will be listed in their admission packet.
How much is the admission deposit, and what does it cover?
The nonrefundable $685 Orientation, Housing and Matriculation deposit includes:
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When do I need to have my health form filled out?
You must complete the Health History Form by the time you come for your AARO session in July.
Can my $60 application fee be waived?
An individual decision will be made on the part of the admission counselor in extreme cases, if need is demonstrated. Students should have their high school counselor write a request on school letterhead or provide some sort of documentation that a need exists.
When did SMU begin accepting self-reported standardized test scores?
SMU began accepting self-reported standardized test scores in fall 2018.
When do I provide SMU my official test scores?
Official test scores are required at the time of enrollment.
How do I report self-reported test scores on The Common Application and on the MyCoalition Application?
Enter your test scores on the testing page of the application.
How do I report self-reported test scores on the ApplyTexas application?
You will not be prompted to enter your test scores on the ApplyTexas application. Once you submit the application, you will be able to self-report your scores using the form on your personalized application status page.
How do I submit new self-reported scores after I have submitted my application?
After your application has been submitted, you can submit additional self-reported scores through your personalized application status page.
Will SMU accept test scores from my high school transcript as official scores?
What are the other ways to provide official test scores to SMU?
Official scores can be provided by the testing agency or by an applicant's high school counselor. We will also accept as official the scores reported on a high school transcript.
Is SMU accepting self-reported transcripts/grades?
No, not at this time.
Is SMU accepting self-reported scores other than those for the ACT and the SAT?
No. Only ACT and SAT scores will be accepted as self-reported scores. This excludes the TOEFL and IELTS.
An ACT superscore is a new final composite score that is made up of your best individual section scores across all ACT tests you took. The average of these best individual section scores is calculated to create a brand-new composite ACT score. Writing is not counted.
When did SMU begin using an ACT superscore for admission decisions?
It began in fall 2018 for the 2018-2019 academic year and beyond.
Should I report a superscore that I have calculated?
One can report a superscore you have calculated, but at the time of enrollment you must produce each official sitting that would calculate to the score you self-reported.
What does SMU need to officially superscore my ACT?
We will need results from each sitting of the ACT to be able to superscore. For example, if three different ACT testings get you to your superscore, we will need at the time of enrollment the results from each of your three testing administrations.
Does SMU superscore the SAT?
Yes. This practice has been in place for several years.
How do applicants apply for scholarships?
SMU offers a range of merit and leadership scholarships. These are based on competitive standing within the SMU class and are offered without regard to family financial circumstances. In order to apply, a student should submit his or her application for admission by January 15. There are no additional documents to submit other than the application for admission. To be considered for the Hunt Leadership Scholarship, a student must submit an additional essay outlined on the admission application. Visit smu.edu/huntapply for more information.
What can I expect in the way of a scholarship?
Applications that are received by January 15 are automatically considered for merit scholarships. Scholarship committees review all applications and award scholarships to many applicants. We do not publish the qualifications of the different scholarship levels because they are based on the applicant pool every year. The majority of merit scholarship awards are mailed with admission decisions.
What types of scholarships does SMU offer?
SMU offers academic-based and leadership-based scholarships. These options include, but are not limited to, the following: President's Scholars, Hunt Leadership Scholars, SMU Founders' Scholars, Second Century Scholars, Cornerstone Scholarships, National Merit Scholarships, Mustang Scholars, Dedman College merit scholarships for first-year students and departmental awards for continuing studies, School of Engineering Honors Scholarship Program, Co-op Education Program, Meadows full and partial scholarships based on artistic merit, Athletic Scholarships, and Mustang Band Scholarships. We do not publish the qualifications of every scholarship level because they are based on the applicant pool each year. More information can be found on the Financial Aid website.
Are there special scholarships for Methodist students?
Methodist applicants receive the same consideration as all other students for SMU financial aid programs. They also can receive consideration for specifically dedicated programs. These include: The Methodist Student Loan Fund, Minister's Family Tuition Awards ($3,500/term), and United Methodist Scholarships (vary in amount).
A student who demonstrates financial need is awarded an aid "package" that combines SMU funds with governmental sources. Grants, low-cost loans, and part-time work opportunities typically appear in need-based packages. Middle- or upper-level income families who may not meet federal need standards can apply for family loan programs and extended payment plans. See the Financial Aid website for more information on Student Loans and Federal Work Study (Student Employment).
Do I apply for financial aid before or after I apply for admission?
File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as close to February 15 as possible for federal need-based aid consideration. The FAFSA application is available online at fafsa.ed.gov. You also need to file the College Scholarship Service CSS/PROFILE® to further assess your financial need for need-based programs. This form can be found at student.collegeboard.org/profile. There is a $25 fee to file the CSS/PROFILE.
After I file the FAFSA and CSS/PROFILE, how will I know if SMU has received my information?
The federal processor will mail you the Student Aid Report (SAR) on FAFSA information. If you listed SMU on your FAFSA and CSS/PROFILE, SMU will receive your information electronically.
What kind of financial aid will I receive because I filed the FAFSA and CSS/PROFILE?
You will be considered for all federal, state (Texas residents only), and SMU need-based funding. These programs are awarded on the basis of documented financial need and funding availability.
When will I receive my financial aid award letter notification?
Generally, award letters are mailed beginning March 15. SMU must receive and review your electronic FAFSA and CSS/PROFILE before mailing an award letter.
What do I do after I receive my financial aid award letter?
The award letter packet provides details regarding financial aid, as well as instructions on how to respond to SMU's offer. Please read and review the information and instructions carefully. If you have questions, contact your SMU financial aid advisor.
How does SMU determine the amount of financial assistance?
FAFSA and CSS/PROFILE information are sent to SMU, which compares the cost of attending SMU with the amount of money a family is estimated to still need after all state, federal, and scholarship money is factored in. Financial aid advisors begin packaging financial aid in March, starting with students who applied early.
What are my chances of receiving financial aid?
You need to apply to SMU and file a FAFSA and CSS/PROFILE to help the University determine eligibility for financial aid. We have no way of knowing your chances until you apply. SMU has many financial aid avenues, including options for middle-income families.
What is the difference between grants and loans?
Grants are gift aid and do not have to be repaid. Loans must be repaid.
How will I receive the financial aid funds that are awarded?
Before each term begins, the scholarships and grants are applied to your student account. If you have applied for and completed necessary loan processing, those funds will be applied each term to your student account when received from the lender.
What should I do if I have a special financial circumstance (such as the loss of a job) since I filed my FAFSA and CSS/PROFILE?
Contact your financial aid advisor to discuss any special or unusual circumstances.
Are on-campus jobs available, and how do I get paid for working?
Yes, there are many on-campus jobs available as part of Work Study (Student Employment). You will be paid every two weeks for the hours you work. Your work program financial aid will not be applied to your student account.
Does SMU have a tuition payment plan?
SMU offers several monthly payment plans. Please refer to the Bursar's Office website for detailed information.
What methods of payment are acceptable to take care of my bill?
You may pay your bill with cash, personal check, cashier's check, money order, traveler's check, major credit cards (MasterCard, Discover, and American Express) or wiring direct funds. SMU provides a secure website through which you can make credit card (MasterCard, Discover and American Express) and electronic check payments to your SMU accounts.
What major credit cards may I use?
SMU accepts MasterCard, Discover and American Express. Credit card payments will be processed through Nelnet Business Solutions, Inc. If you choose this option, a service-charge fee will be added for each transaction. The service-charge fee is 2.75% and is subject to change with a 30-day notice.
When is my payment due?
Payment for tuition, general student fees, on-campus room and board, and any optional fees is due before the beginning of each term. These dates are available on the SMU Bursar website, smu.edu/bursar. You also may call the Bursar's Office at 214-768-3417 for information.
What are the costs for tuition, general student fees, on-campus housing, meal plans, and optional fees?
A detailed listing of tuition costs and fees is posted at smu.edu/EnrollmentServices/FinancialAid/Costs
What are the minimum requirements for transferring to SMU?
SMU's Office of Undergraduate Admission separates transfer students into two categories, transfer and first-year transfer, based on the number of transferrable hours completed at the time of application. For full details on transfer requirements, visit our Transfer Admission page.
What is the maximum number of units that can transfer?
A minimum of 60 credit hours must be completed at SMU to earn your degree. However, if you have more than 62 transferable hours, they will all "transfer" and be used in the admissions, scholarship and financial aid process. You and your SMU academic advisor will determine which hours will apply to your degree.
Which courses transfer to SMU?
Each academic department determines which courses will transfer. Based on your credit transfer evaluation and several other factors, the Admission Office determines your admissibility. Generally, if SMU has a comparable course (equal in content and level), you are likely to receive credit for the course. If you attend Dallas County Community College, Tarrant County College, or Collin College, transferability can be easily determined because we have equivalency guides for those colleges.
Is transfer credit given for correspondence courses?
Who determines which courses will transfer?
The individual academic departments for each school determine course transferability.
Do I need to submit my high school transcript?
Yes, we use the high school transcript for several reasons: 1) to verify math readiness (algebra I, geometry, algebra II) when the college transcript does not show college algebra or higher, 2) to determine admissibility of a transfer student who has less than 30 transferable hours and 3) to register and to verify two years of the same foreign language.
How is my transferable GPA calculated?
Your transferable GPA is determined by including all courses that are considered comparable to SMU courses from every college attended. The number of grade points earned is divided by the number of attempted hours. If you receive a D or F in a comparable course, the D or F will be used in the calculation of your GPA, but you will not actually be awarded transfer credit for that course, since SMU does not award credit for grades lower than C-. If you receive a D or F in a course that is not comparable, then it will not be counted in the GPA.
What kinds of scholarship opportunities are available for transfer students?
Full tuition opportunities exist for students from Dallas, Collin, Tarrant, Grayson, Kaufman and Navarro County Community College Districts with 50 transferable hours and a 3.70 GPA. Half tuition opportunities also exist for transfer students coming from any college or university with 50 transferable hours and a 3.70 GPA. For more information, visit Transfer Scholarships. First-year transfers with a competitive high school profile and less than 30 transferable hours may be eligible for First-Year Scholarships.
On what should I write my essay, and how long should it be?
While an essay is not required for transfer admission, it is strongly encouraged. The essay provides a chance to move beyond the numbers and statistics. It's your chance to set yourself apart from all the other applicants. A thoughtful, well-written essay can positively influence the admission committee's final decision and is a critical element in the selection of winners for competitive scholarships. The essay topic and length will be determined by the application method (The Common Application, ApplyTexas, SMU Transfer Application) you choose. All essays will be reviewed equally, regardless of application type.
Do foreign transcripts require additional documentation?
Yes. Any student who submits a foreign transcript is responsible for submitting the additional documentation required for evaluation. Keep in mind that for SMU to convert the courses to US credits, we need very specific information about the term calendar year, grading scale, course descriptions, length of class, etc. To understand more about the documentation required, see Transfer Credit Policies for International Students.
Veterans must meet general admission requirements for transfer. For information on benefits and financial assistance, see our Veterans Affairs page.
Do I have to reapply if I have previously applied?
You do not have to fill out another application, but you do need to complete a Transfer Update Form (PDF).
How do I seek readmission to the University?
If you were previously enrolled at SMU, but have not been enrolled for two or more regular terms (regular terms are fall and spring), or if you have been suspended, then you must be readmitted to SMU. To begin the readmission process, you must complete the Readmission Application (PDF).
When do I register?
You may register during Academic Advising, Registration and Orientation (AARO), which you attend after you have applied and been admitted to SMU. AARO sessions are available for both incoming first year students and transfer students at various times throughout the summer. Contact the Student Transitions & Orientation Office for detailed information.
How do I know what classes to take?
Upon entering SMU, you will begin fulfilling two general sets of requirements necessary to graduate: the University Curriculum that all students must satisfy regardless of major, and the requirements specified by the major itself. First-year students are assigned to an academic advisor from Dedman College. Your advisor will work with you regarding selection of classes.
When can I see my academic advisor?
You are assigned a professional advisor at Academic Advising, Registration and Orientation (AARO) and are required to see him/her before registration each semester. You can also set up appointments on your own time throughout the semester. SMU provides students with a well-staffed, award-winning advising center of professional, full-time advisors.
What exactly is a "liberal arts" curriculum?
The liberal arts disciplines include the humanities, the natural and the mathematical sciences, and the social sciences. With a foundation in the liberal arts, the SMU student gets a complete education - as a professional in a chosen career, a citizen in the world of ideas, and a full-fledged participant in life itself. SMU's general requirements in the liberal arts (the University Curriculum) provide students with an exceptional educational opportunity.
How and when will I choose a major?
SMU offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and 85 minors. Your academic advisor and many other support systems are available to help you choose your major. You will make this decision by the end of your sophomore year.
May I declare my major during my first year?
Upon entering SMU, you may declare your intended major. All students enter the university through Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences. You may not officially declare your major until you have successfully completed at least 24 hours and satisfied the entrance requirements for your intended major.
Does SMU have an honors program?
Yes. Students participating in the program will take 7-8 special courses within the University Curriculum which encourage deeper understanding through interdisciplinary thinking and learning. The honors program offers small, discussion-focused classes. Entrance is by invitation.
What is the average class size at SMU?
The average class size is 22. Seventy percent of our classes contain 25 students or less. Students don't get lost in large lecture courses conducted by graduate students. SMU students learn from senior faculty in small classes.
What is the student-to-faculty ratio?
11:1. Classes are small enough to encourage close faculty-student interaction.
Will graduate students teach most introductory classes?
No. Almost all classes at SMU are taught by faculty, not graduate students.
Will I have the opportunity to study abroad?
Yes. SMU offers summer, semester and year-long opportunities to live, study and travel in foreign countries. SMU Abroad offers 148 programs in 50 countries.
Will SMU send my grades to my parents?
The Family Educational Rights to Privacy Act of 1974 states that no personally identifiable information from a student's record will be disclosed to a third party without prior written consent from the student. Grades may be released to parents if either the student completes a release form or the parent completes a Declaration of Dependency form. These releases are available in the Registrar's office. Once SMU has an approved release on file then the parent or student can request an official transcript.
First-Year Transfer students who are under the age of 20 by the first day of classes must also live on campus. Traditional Transfer students may request, but are not guaranteed, housing.
How many students live on campus?
Approximately 2,640 first- and second-year undergraduate students live in 11 Residential Commons. Three hundred (300) upperclass and graduate students live in seven residence halls.
When do I sign up for housing?
After you've been admitted to SMU and we receive your nonrefundable $685 Orientation, Housing and Matriculation deposit ($335 Orientation Fee, which includes AARO and Mustang Corral, $100 Housing Deposit, $250 Matriculation Fee), you will receive an email with directions on how to apply for housing.
When do I get my health form?
The Health History Form is downloaded from the Health Center website and must be completed before you attend Academic Advising, Registration, and Orientation (AARO).
Can I request a roommate?
Yes, as long as you and your friend request each other. Preferred roommate's name and social security number must be provided.
Do you have co-ed housing?
Yes, all residence halls are co-ed, by wing, floor, or suite, depending on the layout of the hall.
Where do I eat on campus?
Residential dining facilities are located on the lower level of the Umphrey Lee Center and at Arnold Dining Commons. Additional restaurants are located at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center, McElvaney Hall, Owen Arts Center, and the Fincher Building. For more information, visit smudining.com.
What kind of facilities are available at the Health Center?
The SMU Memorial Health Center is a professionally staffed outpatient primary care clinic, including pharmacy, lab and x-ray facilities, as well as counseling, testing, and alcohol and drug education centers. For more information, visit the Health Center website.
What is the alcohol policy on campus?
SMU expects all students to be responsible citizens and to abide by all federal, state, and local laws. More information can be found in the SMU Student Handbook.
Are first-year students allowed to register cars on campus?
First-year students are allowed to have cars on campus, although parking space is limited. The car must be registered with the SMU police. For more information, visit SMU Park 'N Pony.
When may I rush a fraternity or sorority?
SMU has a deferred rush that starts in January for first-year students. Students interested in pledging a fraternity or sorority must have successfully completed at least 12 semester hours in residence at a college or university during their last semester enrolled in that college or university preceding the pledging period and must have a minimum 2.50 GPA for that previous semester and a cumulative 2.50 GPA at all colleges or universities previously attended at the time of beginning pledgeship/new member education.
How many students attend SMU?
On average, SMU enrolls approximately 6,350 undergraduate and 4,500 graduate and professional students. The first-year class is between 1425-1450 students.
What is the percentage of minority students?
SMU's undergraduate minority enrollment averages approximately 27%, with an additional 7% from international countries, meaning that more than one in every three students on campus comes from a diverse background. SMU thrives on the dialogue and understanding created by this global community.
What is the male-to-female ratio?
The SMU undergraduate population is nearly 50/50 male and female. On average, the graduate population is slightly higher in the number of males.
What percentage of first-year students return in their second year?
SMU students continue to return for their second year an average of 89-90%.
What kinds of student organizations are on campus?
There are approximately 230 student organizations in which students can explore new interests or expand upon old ones. Students have many opportunities to serve and lead, and the freedom to experiment and follow. For more information on campus organizations, visit the Student Activities website.
What kinds of activities take place on the weekends?
Weekend activities on campus include sports, social events, academic lectures, fine arts productions, and more!
What types of athletics does SMU offer?
SMU offers 17 NCAA Division I-A teams in basketball, cross-country/track and field, swimming and diving, golf, soccer, tennis, volleyball (women only), equestrian (women only), crew (women only), and football. SMU also offers several special interest sports clubs and an extensive intramural sports program. For more information on SMU athletics, visit smumustangs.com. For more information on SMU recreational sports, visit smu.edu/recsports.
How many students participate in the Greek system, and when is recruitment?
Approximately 48% of female undergraduates participate in sororities, and about 32% of male undergraduates participate in fraternities. Greeks are a positive force on campus: involved, service oriented, and academically competitive. SMU has deferred recruitment, meaning that recruitment week is the last week of the winter break.
How important is community service to SMU students?
Building a sense of social responsibility through community service is central to SMU's mission. SMU offers service-learning courses, fall and spring Community Service Days, an Inter-Community Experience (ICE) program, SMU Service House residence, an Alternative Spring Break program, as well as many other service opportunities through various campus organizations.
What type of career services are provided?
The Hegi Family Career Development Center offers advising, testing, internships, job postings, interviews, etc. For more information, visit smu.edu/career.
What types of student support services are provided?
SMU provides students with several different types of services, such as the Counseling and Testing Center, the Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center (A-LEC), the Career Center, the Advising Center, as well as services for students with disabilities.
What is SMU's connection with the United Methodist Church?
SMU was founded in 1911 by what is now known as the United Methodist Church. Today, SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church. The ties with the church are strong. SMU is nonsectarian in its teaching. Enrollment is religiously diverse. Courses in religion are offered but not required. Management is vested in a Board of Trustees comprising civic, business, educational, and religious leaders who represent various faiths and geographic areas.
Are religion courses required? Is chapel attendance mandatory?
No, religious studies are not required. A chapel service is offered in Perkins Chapel every Sunday, but attendance is voluntary.
How large is the campus?
There are 101 buildings on 278 acres. You can walk from one end of the campus to the other in less than 15 minutes.
How safe is the campus?
SMU is located in the city of University Park in a largely residential neighborhood of single-family homes and parks. SMU is committed to fostering a safe learning and working environment for our campus community. As part of that commitment, the SMU Police Department prepares and distributes an annual security report in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. You may view or request a copy of this report here.
Are first-year students allowed to have cars?
Yes, although all necessary services are within walking distance. Additionally, a good bus/light rail system exists in Dallas, and students ride free using their SMU student IDs after paying a one-time $5 fee. Many first-year students find that they do not need a car. The cost for a full-year parking permit is $290. For more information on having vehicles on campus, visit SMU Park 'N Pony.
How do I receive a certificate of enrollment to respond to requests, for example, from my insurance carrier, a scholarship donor or a lender?
Current students can request Enrollment Verifications through our online student center, my.SMU.edu. Complete details can be found on the Registrar's Office website.
Does SMU have campus security?
Campus security is handled by the SMU Police Department, which can be reached on campus by calling 911. SMU Police is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by state-certified law enforcement officers. Support also is provided by police and fire departments for the city of Dallas and the city of University Park. For more information, visit smu.edu/pd.


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When we think of Florida, we think of many things.
Among them? Disney World, world-class golf and world-class beaches.
And we're thinking of Florida this week as the PGA Tour begins its annual Florida Swing on Thursday with the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach.
As a result, we wanted to put the focus this week on beaches -- specifically, the kind you want to avoid on the golf course, bunkers.
Inevitably, just like the best players in the world, you're eventually going to find yourself having to play out of a bunker. So, we were wondering, what's your best, one-line bunker tip?
Naturally, we tossed the question out to our friends in PGA.com Facebook Nation. And, naturally, we received loads of great answers.
Here's a look at some of the best answers we received from you:
(Editor's note: To see videos from PGA Professionals on how to escape bunkers, click here)
9. Don't hit it in the bunker in the first place. This was a very popular tip from our friends in PGA.com Facebook Nation. Of course, it didn't exactly answer our question, but since so many of you chimed in we felt we had to include it!
Facebook fan quotes:
"Stay Out!" -- Michael Fagan
"Don't hit it in the bunker." -- Cody Lowery
"Don't hit it there." -- Chris Young
"Hit the fairway... then you won't have to worry about the beach." -- Tim George
"Don't hit it in there." -- Justin T. Sheppard
8. Minimize the damage -- make sure you get out of the bunker in one shot. This makes sense, right? Get the ball back in play. Of course, better golfers sometimes prefer to be in a bunker instead of the rough, but that's not the case for all high-handicappers.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Get out of the bunker in one shot." -- Eric Jordan
7. Don't stop your swing at impact. The bunker isn't the place to start getting punchy with your wedge.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Make sure you complete your swing. Don't stop after impact." -- Jesse Giovanetti
"Smooth and full follow through." -- Shanon Knaeble
"Follow through." -- Andrew White
"Don't chop. Full follow through." -- Jeremy Owen
"Accelerate down through the sand and follow through." -- Chris Pruden
6. Commit to the shot. It seems so elementary, yet it's so important.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Believe in and commit to the shot." -- Dustin Meyer
"Pick a spot behind the ball and commit, don't let it quit." -- Leezy Suds
5. The bounce on your club is your friend. The 'bounce' on a wedge allows the head to bounce out of the sand or through the rough without snagging.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Utilize the bounce of the club." -- Danny Elliott
"Use the bounce like the flat of your hand and smack the sand about two inches behind the ball." -- Brian Wetzel
"Use the bounce... square stance." -- Carl A Sarahs
4. Dig in and take a solid stance. Watch the best players in the world. Very rarely do they ever step into a bunker and address the ball before getting their feet stable.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Dig your feet in!" -- Jim Bartges
"Dig your feet in the sand for stability." -- Eddie Tarzi
"Stay balanced, feel how thick the bunker is with your feet, hit down and follow through." -- Bryan LeVardi
"Greenside? Plant your feet well and choke up on the club. Make a full swing." -- Lucas Johnson
3. Open the clubface and swing harder than you think you should. Remember, your adding loft to the clubface, so swing accordingly.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Swing harder than your muscle memory tells you to." -- Steve O. Campbell
"To gauge how open the clubface should be, open it to the point where you could balance a quarter on it." -- Dan Perry
"You must open the face wide open to get through the sand and to use the bounce of the club." -- Brad Coleman
"Open the club face, don't chop, and follow through." -- Justin Schwartz
2. Don't decelerate. Sure, a bunker-shot can be a delicate one in many instances, but that doesn't mean you should slow down your downswing.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Finish high and don't decelerate!" -- Dewey Johnson
"Never decelerate your club." -- Nick Ruggles
"Keep accelerating through impact." -- Craig Pack
"Accelerate through the sand." -- Joseph Tyler Walski
"Don't decelerate." -- Jonathan Vannoy
"Just open it up... full swing no hesitation!" -- Tamera Slay Wattenbarger
1. Hit the sand, not the ball. Sometimes you need to pick it clean on a long bunker shot. However, when you're around the green, you need to splash the ball out of the sand to get it to stay on the green. Hit the sand behind the ball.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Hit the sand, not the ball." -- Bradley Paskievitch
"Throw the sand under the ball onto the green." -- Joshua Roberts
"Let the sand and follow through carry the ball." -- Tyler Michael
"Hit the sand out of the bunker. The ball will follow." -- Michael Martinez
"Bunker shots are simple. You don't even have to hit the ball. Good follow through equal to back swing and hit around two inches behind the ball. That works for me!" -- Darryl Mcerlean
"The Fried Egg Approach. The ball is the yolk in a sunny side up fried egg. You want to take the whole fried egg with you out of the bunker. So you envision the white around the ball/yolk and hit there and follow through." -- Tony G Mendoza
"Pretend the ball is setting on a tee and swing to hit the tee not the ball." -- Kyle Bohannon
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