tmdsas application help

Hey y’all! I’m a little confused on what to write about for the "optional" essay for TMDSAS and have been told pretty contradictory things about the purpose of this essay. One TMDSAS ADCOM told me that it was a truly “free for all” essay where you could talk about literally anything, including...

Hello applicants! Are you feeling confident about your primary medical school applications? If you have questions about how to frame your activities, fill out the demographics section, or tackle the optional essays, don’t miss office hours with Dr. Rachel Rizal tomorrow from 5-7pm PST / 8-10pm...

Hi - I'm planning to apply through both AMCAS & TMDSAS this upcoming cycle and I'm slightly thrown off by the ability to categorize activities in multiple ways on the TMDSAS application. I'm currently a clinical research coordinator, and after seeing patients, research is a significant part of...

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Is it recommended to list the start date and the number of hours of a new position on an update letter? It's a new position, and I think it can really help my application.

I submitted a primary applicaiton last year pretty late to TMDSAS. Decided not to submit any secondaries as I decided to take a gap year and strengthen my application and MCAT score. Will this negatively afffectly me when I reapply this year (the fact that I didn't submit any secondaries last...

So given my AAMC full length scores I will more than likely not get a score at or above 500 on my MCAT and will be voiding it to retake in January. Currently sitting at around 489-491 from my practice exams which I know just won't cut it. I kept pushing back my mcat date since June and was only...