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Does anyone seen or had experience with someone with my similar stats? 3.9 GPA 500 MCAT 64.4 LizzyM URM I interviewed at Houston and Lubbock back in October-November of 2016. I believe my interviews went exceptionally well as we connected pretty easily, but that could just be from my...

Does anyone seen or had experience with someone with my similar stats? 3.9 GPA 500 MCAT 64.4 LizzyM URM I interviewed at Houston and Lubbock back in October-November of 2016. I believe my interviews went exceptionally well as we connected pretty easily, but that could just be from my...

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Well, TMDSAS is opening next week so it's about time for a new thread. You know the drill Interview/Acceptance/Rejection School: Notification date: Interview/Acceptance/Rejection date: Method of notification: TMDSAS mail-out date: Application received date: GPA (BCPM, Overall): DAT...

I am new here, and I have become increasingly more discouraged to pursue medical school. Regardless, I still want to try to get in somewhere. I am currently a high school biology teacher and seeking advice on my next steps. I will probably teach for another year then either apply to a post bacc...

I live in California and am planning to apply to Cal State Dom Hills, San Jose State and USC. I'm also planning on applying to 3-5 other schools. I'm considering the following locations: Colorado (Colorado State University) Washington (University of Washington) Chicago Area (University of...

Hey folks after seeing how many credits I will have after this semester, 91, I have decided to throw in an application to dental school a year early. I will be earning my B.S. Biology degree before potentially matriculating. I attend a pretty well respected private school located in Texas known...

Hey guys, I recently took the MCAT and got a 505 which I know is below the average but with a 4.0 GPA do you think I have a shot at MD schools in Texas? Or would I be better off retaking the exam?

Hi guys! I got my MCAT back today, and was really really happy with it at first! But when I told my parents about it, my dad (a doctor) said it's a poor score, and now I'm kind of crushed and scared that it's not good enough. Do you think I stand a chance at getting into a medical school...

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Hello all, here are my stats and my current MD/PhD school list. Please let me know if you would change anything or have any suggestions. My stats: sGPA: 3.73 cGPA: 3.75 MCAT: 515. 128CP /126CARS (ouch)/130 BB/131 PS Texas Resident Research: *3 month summer experience in a Drosophila...

I hope that I placed this thread correctly. I'm trying to decide which of these three schools to attend: UT Southwestern (with a full ride) Baylor College of Medicine Drexel College of Medicine I'm not sure what I want to do as far as residencies go, however I'm pretty sure that I'd like to...

Hello! Has anyone heard anything from UTMB yet?

Undergrad: UCLA Year in school: Senior (gap year will be taken) Major: Physiological Science (excruciatingly competitive) Texas Resident TMDSAS cGPA: 3.63 TMDSAS sGPA: 3.58 -I calculated my GPA using their system because UCLA calculates GPAs differently with +/- -I had a rocky first year and an...

As someone with no ties to Texas, are there any TX Aways that are unlikely to help me get my foot in the door at other TX programs? i.e. are there TX programs that other TX programs take less seriously for some reason? For instance, some programs that have been getting strong reviews on SDN...

Hello SDN! I am a college senior planning on taking two gap years before entering medical school. I had been hoping to spend my first gap year gaining clinical experience by working as a scribe, however looking at the MSAR it appears that my stats are too low to be competitive at most schools...

So I am a TN resident and I know that Texas med schools have separate applications. Do Texas schools primarily accept in state students? As in if I have a competitive application, is it worth also applying to Texas schools and having to fill out the separate application?

**Reposted from pre-allo thread because I thought it would be more appropriate here** I know this topic has been discussed on here previously but I would like to see what options I have given my specific situation. I applied to all of the Texas schools for the 2017-2018 application cycle in...

I know this topic has been discussed on here previously but I would like to see what options I have given my specific situation. I applied to all of the Texas schools for the 2017-2018 application cycle in late July. I only received one interview and was pre-matched at UNTHSC-TCOM. I have a 3.81...

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I'm in the fortunate position of having to choose between attending BCM or WUSTL. BCM pros: -I received a scholarship at Baylor, which is already a super cheap school -Closer to home -It's in the Texas Medical Center -Texas weather is more my style -I'll potentially have classmates I knew in...

You guys have been awesome in answering my questions and as I am making my schedule a large one remains: Away rotations. I go to school in the east but I am from the Midwest. My goal is to eventually end up in Texas/California because I have friends/family there. I was originally thinking...

I have a question for you guys- I am very happy to say I have been accepted to TWU Dallas and TTUHSC! :) I would still like to go forward with my interview at UTMB, however TWU and TECH only give a short amount of time for you to commit to their programs. The way it's set up it almost seems...

Hello! I am currently a junior at my university, and due to an undiagnosed health condition (which is documented on my medical records) I was unable to perform well in school and now have a very low GPA. I went from making a 3.7+ GPA per semester to barely passing classes. I took difficult...

Hi, I have been teaching high school science for 3 years. I had always planned to apply for dental school but was not courageous enough to take the DAT. I am seriously thinking of embracing my fear. Also, I can only apply within Texas because of family reasons. I am looking to see if anyone...

Which programs have you heard from? UTHSCSA? UTEP?

Hi everyone so I was just wondering if its okay to claim AP lab credit for chemistry (I am taking the actual general chemistry courses). I'm from Texas and from looking at the Texas medical schools prerequisites, they do accept AP credit. However, when I ask my advisers if I should claim credit...

Hi guys, was recently prematched to one of the schools and really indecisive as to which one to rank higher. Both schools are amazing, but if anyone could give pros or cons to each school. Also which school would you pick over the other?

Hello SDN! I am a college senior planning on taking a gap year (or two) before entering medical school. I had been hoping to spend my gap year (or first year gap year) gaining clinical experience by working as a scribe, however I recently met with a pre-health advisor who told me the only I...

I have a problem. I'm an Arkansas student, but a Texas resident. I'm applying for medical school this summer. However, my premedical advisory committee works to get people into Arkansas medical schools, so they do not make my premedical committee letter until October (Arkansas medical schools do...

I'm a freshman at UT Austin, so all of these stats are expectations/guidelines rather than actual achievements. Cumulative GPA: 3.8; Science GPA: 3.9 MCAT 514 Research: As for research, I should have at least 3 semesters under my belt, with one poster presentation. Clinical: For clinical...

Hey everyone! I have been looking at these forums for the past two years. A lot of people on here have great GPAs, GRE scores, extracurriculars, hours, and I felt that my scores were not good enough compared to everyone else's, but I can finally stop thinking that way because I got accepted to...

Hi, I am an international student with F1 visa, studying in one of Texas universities now. I graduated from Texas highschool, too. I saw somewhere(don't know where exactly) that if I went to highschool and university in Texas, I can be considered as a Texas resident. Since it is REALLY hard...

Did anyone apply to this new program ? Did you receive an interview invite? thoughts?

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Hello! I tried to get a thread like this going earlier this summer but hopefully now that more people applied, there will be more response. In the spirit of two similar threads for 2015-2016 and 2014-2015 that helped me A LOT, I thought it would be great to have a thread like this to get the...

Hi everyone, I just have a quick question about the essay component of the application process. For the school specific questions, if two different schools both have a similar question that they're asking, are we allowed to use the same essay to answer both? I've seen some questions in which...

Any interviews yet?

Hello, I hope all is well and greatly appreciate your time and feedback for my situation. I'm writing in regards of my pre-medical experience, and was wondering if I could get your input on the chance I may have for MD or DO schools. I'm a 22 year old Hispanic female, and have lived all my...

Applying to all Texas MD and DO schools. What OOS DO schools should I consider? MCAT: 508 GPA: 3.71 ~ 100 hours shadowing (MD only) Low on clinical volunteering, good on non-clinical (domestic/sexual violence shelter) MA and scribe experience Lab and field research (1 poster and 1 independent...