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Hey Everyone!
I am a texas resident and I applied to all MD texas schools through TMDSAS on Aug 1st. Here are my stats.
3.95 cGPA at Rice University
3.93 sGPA
31R (11 8 12) (English = my 2nd language)
1900 Research Hours
200 hours non medical volunteering
1000 hours medical related work experience
TA for 3 semesters for Biology lab and private tutor for high school kiddies for a year and half.
Ok so the question, I was looking to apply to Amcas but then I was going through the MSAR schools and it seems every other school out there seems to fall short in comparison to Texas schools (Every Texas school is atleast 25K cheaper and they are all decent programs)...So, should I even bother to spend money on amcas? I just don't see why applying outside of texas is fruitful in my case. So, am I being irrational in not applying to more than 6 schools and being safe? I see people apply to around 10 - 15 schools, so if you were in my place would you apply to other schools? If yes, which ones would you consider (I've thought about George town, jefferson, rochester and the Suny schools)...But really is it worth spending the money and the time on filling up Amcas? I just want people's thoughts on this. Thank you all for your time
I am a texas resident and I applied to all MD texas schools through TMDSAS on Aug 1st. Here are my stats.
3.95 cGPA at Rice University
3.93 sGPA
31R (11 8 12) (English = my 2nd language)
1900 Research Hours
200 hours non medical volunteering
1000 hours medical related work experience
TA for 3 semesters for Biology lab and private tutor for high school kiddies for a year and half.
Ok so the question, I was looking to apply to Amcas but then I was going through the MSAR schools and it seems every other school out there seems to fall short in comparison to Texas schools (Every Texas school is atleast 25K cheaper and they are all decent programs)...So, should I even bother to spend money on amcas? I just don't see why applying outside of texas is fruitful in my case. So, am I being irrational in not applying to more than 6 schools and being safe? I see people apply to around 10 - 15 schools, so if you were in my place would you apply to other schools? If yes, which ones would you consider (I've thought about George town, jefferson, rochester and the Suny schools)...But really is it worth spending the money and the time on filling up Amcas? I just want people's thoughts on this. Thank you all for your time