Accepted on the portal and a few minutes later by email!!! So excited! This school was so impressive on interview day!
+1Accepted on the portal and a few minutes later by email!!! So excited! This school was so impressive on interview day!
So jealous. Throw in a good word for meAccepted on the portal and a few minutes later by email!!! So excited! This school was so impressive on interview day!
Accepted on the portal and a few minutes later by email!!! So excited! This school was so impressive on interview day!
Accepted!!
Do y'all mind sharing your stats/completed date/interview day?
Accepted!!
Reviewing over my application, I suddenly feel like my response to their secondary question on motivation for pursuing osteopathic medicine was somewhat weak. My question is do they accept update letters and would it be worth it to email them with a more recent experience or is my app pretty much going to get tossed at this point? I'm an in-state resident and my LizzyM is 68-69 for reference.
Stats are in signature. Complete 8/15 , interviewed 9/9.Do y'all mind sharing your stats/completed date/interview day?
Reviewing over my application, I suddenly feel like my response to their secondary question on motivation for pursuing osteopathic medicine was somewhat weak. My question is do they accept update letters and would it be worth it to email them with a more recent experience or is my app pretty much going to get tossed at this point? I'm an in-state resident and my LizzyM is 68-69 for reference.
Fort Worth cultural district is a sweet little area. Check out the botanical gardens if you have time. They are free and just minutes away from campus.II!!! Super excited for this one. Lizzy M 64. IS. Completed 7/28.
Congrats!!! Was it by email or phone call?II!!! Super excited for this one. Lizzy M 64. IS. Completed 7/28.
I can answer.Congrats!!! Was it by email or phone call?
I can answer.
A nice lady named Caroline will call for II's with an unknown number. They also update your portal a few hours before the call to "You have been invited to interview" I don't think they email, so check your portal status if you missed a call from unknown and check your voicemail.
I have been creeping the other Texas school forums and when I see II's given out, I tap portal refresh excitedly all day and as the afternoon ends I get sad.Lol, Small Town Texas posted around lunch time and all I could think about was, "Well, they're having lunch so they'll call me after lunch time. Yeah, that's it!"
Almost 4pm and nothing yet today .
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I have been creeping the other Texas school forums and when I see II's given out, I tap portal refresh excitedly all day and as the afternoon ends I get sad.
By the way, how has the application cycle going for you? You replied to a WAMC threads a while back giving me hope.
Is there anyone here that has got an interview with a sub-par mcat score? I have a 500 mcat/3.6 GPA and I really want to go this school so I can stay close to my parents
500 Mcat
127 physical
121 verbal
125 Bio
127 PSych
Is there anyone here that has got an interview with a sub-par mcat score? I have a 500 mcat/3.6 GPA and I really want to go this school so I can stay close to my parents
500 Mcat
127 physical
121 verbal
125 Bio
127 PSych
Thei
Their avg MCAT for acceptances was 504.6 according to the orientation. The verbal might be a problem. I suggest a retake to get it to 123. I have a 123 verbal and I got love from here. With a 2 point MCAT improvement, I bet you would get some love from TCOM. Also, if you want to go here, they love to hear rural. Both interviewers asked me about my rural interests. I didn't commit to rural, and I feel bad for that and my rural interests have even gone up since the orientation.
Try up your verbal to atleast 123 and express a rural interest for TCOM love. Just west of Tarrant county it gets rural quickly.
You told me about the TCOM/Fort Worth area and I really love it. Fort Worth rent is nice, it has that urban-country feel to it.Glad to hear! I don't remember what I said. Interviewed at ACOM and just got an ATSU-SOMA II yesterday. I'll be sending a few more primaries after I get a LOR from a professor. I'm excited to move to Arizona since it's a metropolitan area, but UNT is my top choice right now after realizing how much I'll save in tuition alone, how good a school it is, and I won't even have to move from my apartment! I'm all for doing their SMP if this cycle goes badly.
Ya I know man, I have been an ESL student my whole life and I have struggled with english even though I was born in Cali. LmaoThei
Their avg MCAT for acceptances was 504.6 according to the orientation. The verbal might be a problem. I suggest a retake to get it to 123. I have a 123 verbal and I got love from here. With a 2 point MCAT improvement, I bet you would get some love from TCOM. Also, if you want to go here, they love to hear rural. Both interviewers asked me about my rural interests. I didn't commit to rural, and I feel bad for that and my rural interests have even gone up since the orientation.
Try up your verbal to atleast 123 and express a rural interest for TCOM love. Just west of Tarrant county it gets rural quickly.
It was most likely from Jamp students. I had a friend who was in Jamp program and he had like a 22 mcat scoreMan, I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but 121 is not good. 121 is a 5-6? Perhaps even call the school and try to ask? They might be nice about it.
Yeah, and before they took down their old stats, the previous few class years had a range of 22-34 or so. I'm not sure how special those 22s were, but it was there.
Ya I know man, I have been an ESL student my whole life and I have struggled with english even though I was born in Cali. Lmao
If you don't mind me asking, what was your mcat score/GPA? I am not trying to take the mcat again lol, Luckily, I have been getting interest from out of state schools. Also I am a reapplicant, I can't wait another year, my rents getting old (dad has Parkinsons) so I am trying to stay in Fort Worth
You told me about the TCOM/Fort Worth area and I really love it. Fort Worth rent is nice, it has that urban-country feel to it.
I hope you get into TCOM. Congrats on the ATSU II. Arizona is nice also, I spent some time at Ft. Huachuca once.
SE Houston near the Gulf Coast. It was my first time in Ft. Worth and I spent the day before the interview exploring. I went to the Japanese and Botanical gardens. It was great. Walked around Camp Bowie/University Blvd/7th street. Fancy area and I felt safe. I can see why some people would choose TCOM over some of the Texas MD schools. I have a nice pic from the library roof I took during the student ambassador tour overlooking the cultural district. I snapped it discreetly, trying not to look like a nerd.Are you not from DFW? Where are you from? I just love DFW in general, because there is something for any lifestyle.
SE Houston near the Gulf Coast. It was my first time in Ft. Worth and I spent the day before the interview exploring. I went to the Japanese and Botanical gardens. It was great. Walked around Camp Bowie/University Blvd/7th street. Fancy area and I felt safe. I can see why some people would choose TCOM over some of the Texas MD schools. I have a nice pic from the library roof I took during the student ambassador tour overlooking the cultural district. I snapped it discreetly, trying not to look like a nerd.
The anatomy lab was nice. 24/7 access, groups of 4-5 per body. I didn't expect the anatomy lab to be so legit. It was my first time inside a medical school so I didn't know what to expect. You get an Apple Macbook 2nd day of class, the entire lab was wired with imacs.
I had a 500 MCAT score. But I also have a 3.8+ gpa, very strong ECs and incredible LORs. This was my 4th II, so you can definitely overcome the low MCAT score as long as you put together a strong application elsewhere.Is there anyone here that has got an interview with a sub-par mcat score? I have a 500 mcat/3.6 GPA and I really want to go this school so I can stay close to my parents
500 Mcat
127 physical
121 verbal
125 Bio
127 PSych
Were any of those other II in Texas? If so, could you share which ones and when you were complete?I had a 500 MCAT score. But I also have a 3.8+ gpa, very strong ECs and incredible LORs. This was my 4th II, so you can definitely overcome the low MCAT score as long as you put together a strong application elsewhere.
Yeah. TTU Lubbock, and UIW (New DO school in San Antonio).Were any of those other II in Texas? If so, could you share which ones and when you were complete?
Congrats.
Yeah. TTU Lubbock, and UIW (New DO school in San Antonio).
II! Completed secondary on 10/7 and II on 10/13. Can anyone shed light on the interview day? Thanks in advance!
Thank you!Congrats! Could you post your stats please?
I also had a quick question about what the application status page looks like for you? The only item related to status I see on the page is "Application is Complete", is that what it is until you either get invited for a II or released?
There are 3 interview groups. Some people interview in the mornings before lunch and some interview in the afternoon. Expect a group of 20-30 per interview day.II! Completed secondary on 10/7 and II on 10/13. Can anyone shed light on the interview day? Thanks in advance!
I will say there were some differences for mine. Both of my interviewers came out and got me, I was waiting in the waiting area. My interviews weren't until 3:00 and 4:30, but many had theirs in the morning and right after lunch. Also, all of the other applicants were super friendly right from the beginning. But I agree, it'a definitely relaxed. So enjoy it!There are 3 interview groups. Some people interview in the mornings before lunch and some interview in the afternoon. Expect a group of 20-30 per interview day.
On Fridays the hospital tour is Cook's Children hospital and Tuesdays is JPS county hospital tour.
Interviews are 30 mins and questions are pretty standard.
Student ambassador tours take you through Library, OMM lab, anatomy lab, and lecture hall.
When get there, you do a file check, get a badge and then sit in an orientation room with other interviewers until your interview time. You just go up to the room and you don't wait to be called.
It's chill and pretty organized.
The tension was heavy at first and then everyone got friendly and chatted as the day progressed. No social pre-interview. No student interviewers, faculty only. Mostly conversational.
Have fun, good luck.
wow that was super fasssstttttII! Completed secondary on 10/7 and II on 10/13. Can anyone shed light on the interview day? Thanks in advance!
I also had a quick question about what the application status page looks like for you? The only item related to status I see on the page is "Application is Complete", is that what it is until you either get invited for a II or released?
From a first year here who ranked this school last (simply because of the DO degree, not bc of my interview experience), let me just say incredible this school is. My classmates are highly supportive, the curriculum is designed to help you handle the material in the way that fits you best (MLMs are not mandatory but very helpful and lectures are all recorded), the admin is very receptive to student feedback, there are really fascinating guest lectures and opportunities like the culinary medicine course, and apparently there will soon be a... "medicinal" garden on campus for research studies. (No really, just for drug research studies.)
Interviewed back in August and would love to go here. Can any current students share their thoughts on the new tcu medical school sharing the same campus as tcom?
I interviewed in August and fell in love with this school as well. However, I would really like to hear more input from current students about the TCU-UNT MD school opening up in 2018, since from news reports it seems that they will be sharing the same campus resources and similar clinical sites as TCOM
How quickly do TCOM students begin getting clinical experience? I think I read somewhere that students are sent to primary care facilities during their first semester.
Awesome. Did you like the campus?Accepted! OOS