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lol where OP now doe? Got put in his place for 2 straight pages. Texas FTW
While I admit that Houston's summer weather is high humiditiy, there are other parts of Texas with better weather (it's a very huge state). And, many areas of the country have times of awful weather...too hot, too cold, too icy, too gray.....and some areas have both...very cold winters and humid summers.
"intense heat+sand combo out West"
?? what? Where? the desert? Who's living in the desert?? lol Calif isnt' known for "intense heat and sand combo". Where are you talking about?
Greg something right?
OP You do realize that Texas schools have some of the highest average board scores in the nation.
BCM: 240+ average on USMLE 1
UTSW: 230+ average on USMLE 1
UTH: 230+ average on USMLE 1
UTMB: 235 average on USMLE 1
4 out of the 8 MD medical schools average 230+ on the USMLE step 1
So who cares if Texas schools take students with lower stats then AMCAS schools (I don't think this is true, but lets say it is), the education and the curriculum are strong enough that we destroy the **** out of the country on USMLE step 1.
In the end, no one cares what your SAT score was, what your MCAT score was, or even what medical school/undergrad school you went to, all that matters is the type of specialty of medicine you go into. With such high USMLE scores most Texan MDs get into some top notch residency specialties.
When insurance companies are paying you, they don't give a **** about your MCAT, gpa, medical school name, undergrad name, SAT score, they only care about the type of doctor you are, but more importantly the type of procedures you do. More competitive specialties, which have higher board scores, do more complex procedures and therefore get paid more. So its good to be from Texas!
Enough said. Goodby.
On a serious note:
Does a 3.4 / 33 ORM actually have a fairly good chance in TX?
I like most of your argument, except for the bolded.
Please tell me what procedures done by Gastroenterologists are more complex than those done by General Surgeons, Cardiac Surgeons, or Otolaryngologists.
Also please tell me how Stent placement is more complex than performing a Liver Transplant.
Keep in mind as you pursue medicine (congrats on your acceptance for next year) that compensation and complexity/difficulty don't always go hand-in-hand.
Originally Posted by SOMBound13
While I admit that Houston's summer weather is high humiditiy, there are other parts of Texas with better weather (it's a very huge state). And, many areas of the country have times of awful weather...too hot, too cold, too icy, too gray.....and some areas have both...very cold winters and humid summers.
"intense heat+sand combo out West"
?? what? Where? the desert? Who's living in the desert?? lol Calif isnt' known for "intense heat and sand combo". Where are you talking about?
Bro, go spend some time in West Texas (Lubbock, Amarillo, El Paso). Sandstorms abound.
I wish Virginia was more loyal to it's IS students, because hey, I want a set up like Texas has!Virginia is kind of cool to its in state people too. 3 schools (not counting Tech which doesn't care), all with about 50% of the class coming from VA. Would prefer to be from Ohio, with all those different schools, but nothing I can do about it.
I know this thread is old, but I felt that many Texas schools don't care about having the highest stats possible. During the UT San Antonio interview, one of the deans said that they just use stats to give an interview, but that they found out that there are many people with low MCAT/GPA who do great in med school and many people with high MCAT/GPA who do terribly in med school. There are many Texas residents, who have insane stats, but many of the OOS people at the Texas med schools told me that their stats are average compared to accepted applicants.