2012-2013 Texas A&M Application Thread

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The director of admissions told us at interview that they were really conservative with their pre-match offers and not to count them out if you don't pre-match.


tennischamp822 said:
Only interview...and no prematch offer

I don't think I can take another year of this gap year monotony, but hopefully I can get matched here in February.
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Does anyone know if A&M is receptive to letters of interest?
 
SarahBellum1 said:
The director of admissions told us at interview that they were really conservative with their pre-match offers and not to count them out if you don't pre-match.
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I think last year and this year they are because of the over acceptances in 2011. I matched as did 80% of my peers lol
 
Thanks for keeping the hope alive for those of us waiting Snark, congrats on the prematch!
 
Don't count yourself out yet, I noticed that there haven't been near as many pre-matches this year and more than once person said they talked to admissions who told them that they are being conservative. Just the fact that you got an interview here puts you in great chances since they accept routinely 70% of interviewee's.
 
I THINK there is a batch going out today. I interviewed this past Thursday and Filo actual said they weren't giving many that day (Nov 15) since it was an interview day and that there will be a batch probably Monday
 
phant0m0o0o said:
Don't count yourself out yet, I noticed that there haven't been near as many pre-matches this year and more than once person said they talked to admissions who told them that they are being conservative. Just the fact that you got an interview here puts you in great chances since they accept routinely 70% of interviewee's.
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True.

I will get back to this thread in February when I need to.
 
Anyone happen to know where to get TAMU medical schwag? I looked everywhere the few hours I was in college station and just could not find any gear. I did find a tiny website that sells 5 things but I find it weird that there isn't some place with a larger selection.
 
So who's going to the meet and greet on December 1?! Can't wait to meet all of you who have been accepted thus far. For the rest of you, hang in there! I'm sure you'll hear the news you've been anxiously waiting for soon 🙂
 
shivu0321 said:
So who's going to the meet and greet on December 1?! Can't wait to meet all of you who have been accepted thus far. For the rest of you, hang in there! I'm sure you'll hear the news you've been anxiously waiting for soon 🙂
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Me! I'll see you there!
 
Accepted at 1pm today via email (it was in my junk folder, fyi). Checked the BAMF website and it says "accepted" in bold also. No way in hell did I think I would even match anywhere, let alone prematch. Craziness....
 
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Woo! Go penndippody! I thought the same thing myself until I saw it! Hope to see you at the pre-match lunch!


PennDippody said:
Accepted at 1pm today via email. Checked the BAMF website and it says "accepted" in bold also. No way in hell did I think I would even match anywhere, let alone prematch. Craziness....
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PennDippody said:
Accepted at 1pm today via email. Checked the BAMF website and it says "accepted" in bold also. No way in hell did I think I would even match anywhere, let alone prematch. Craziness....
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Congrats! Would you mind sharing your stats?
 
phant0m0o0o said:
Woo! Go penndippody! I thought the same thing myself until I saw it! Hope to see you at the pre-match lunch!
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Yeah I'm definitely gonna be there. This school is no. 2 on my list for a few very important reasons and will likely be my highest ranked acceptance. I'm feeling very relieved knowing I can take on the next nine months with confidence. Applicants like us seem to be such a crap-shoot making it all the more nerve-racking.
 
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I know! We are INCREDIBLY lucky to get something this early. Certainly relieves a ton of stress. My interviewer said he would fight for me so I am sure those had huge impacts on my acceptance 😀


If you are pretty sure you will take the acceptance, join the facebook group. Only me so far since I am sure I am going here!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/441362805924760/
 
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Does anyone remember last year's Step 1 Average ?- cant seem to find it in my materials from the interview day. Also, I talked to the luncheon peeps and they said there are 32 applicant RSVP's for Saturday plus 56 additional guests. Just FYI
 
PennDippody said:
Does anyone remember last year's Step 1 Average ?- cant seem to find it in my materials from the interview day. Also, I talked to the luncheon peeps and they said there are 32 applicant RSVP's for Saturday plus 56 additional guests. Just FYI
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The paperwork I found in my interview folder says 223.

Have fun and congrats!!!
 
Hey has anyone received an acceptance packet in the mail yet?!
 
My packet came in the mail last wed I think. It was a thin envelop that had a letter of acceptance that was different than the email otherwise the rest of the paperwork was printouts of what was on the email. Did anyone else get a confirmation that they received the acknowledgement form today?

I just ordered an A&M medical school zip up from www.tamucom-store.com which seems pretty cheap 😀
 
phant0m0o0o said:
My packet came in the mail last wed I think. It was a thin envelop that had a letter of acceptance that was different than the email otherwise the rest of the paperwork was printouts of what was on the email. Did anyone else get a confirmation that they received the acknowledgement form today?

I just ordered an A&M medical school zip up from www.tamucom-store.com which seems pretty cheap 😀
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Shoot! I hope they didn't accidentally pre-match me haha! But I ordered a zip up from there too!! The maroon one! Hahaha!
 
DrBarbie08 said:
Hey has anyone received an acceptance packet in the mail yet?!
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phant0m0o0o said:
Did anyone else get a confirmation that they received the acknowledgement form today?!
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So far I just have the confirmation for acceptance email and luncheon acknowledgment.

phant0m0o0o said:
I just ordered an A&M medical school zip up from www.tamucom-store.com which seems pretty cheap 😀
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DrBarbie08 said:
I ordered a zip up from there too!! The maroon one! Hahaha!
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Man, maybe I will too. I take it you guys are set on matriculating here in the fall?
 
Man, maybe I will too. I take it you guys are set on matriculating here in the fall?[/QUOTE]

I'm about 99.5% sure, I still have not heard anything from 1 OOS school that I probably won't attend but my boyfriend lives there so I would at least like to interview.
 
I am 99.6% percent sure as well and have started pulling my applications. Definitely helps that they are a big football school as I love my college teams <3. As a side note I am most interested in the 2 CS/2 Dallas(Baylor) option.

Oh and DrBarbie I tried to add you to facebook to invite you to the c/o 2017 group.
 
MicroSteph said:
Do I send it to the general admissions email?
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You can... I sent mine straight to Filo. He replied within the day and was very encouraging. 🙂 I really think this helped me.. opening communication channels can only help I think.
 
phant0m0o0o said:
Anyone happen to know where to get TAMU medical schwag? I looked everywhere the few hours I was in college station and just could not find any gear. I did find a tiny website that sells 5 things but I find it weird that there isn't some place with a larger selection.
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Once you enroll you'll be inundated with different classes trying to get you to buy TAMHSC med school swag lol ... Let me know if your serious though I can send you some that are up for orders now. (there's xmas decorations etc too right now)
 
Anyone know what the curriculum is like at Texas A&M COM? Do you take one class at a time? Until what time are you in class each day usually (is it half days or 8-5)? Is lecture mandatory? Are they video recorded?
 
rubisco88 said:
Anyone know what the curriculum is like at Texas A&M COM? Do you take one class at a time? Until what time are you in class each day usually (is it half days or 8-5)? Is lecture mandatory? Are they video recorded?
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There is an integrated curriculum... so the relevant anatomy, histo and biochem/genetics run together and you get tested on all three every 2/3 weeks. Which I was so very grateful for... couldn't think of anything worse than a block of nothing but biochem 🙁 Class days range because of other "physician skills" classes like ethics etc but if you have 2 full days you'll usually end the week with half days and/or a day off.

No, not all classes are mandatory- the biochem/anatomy/histo are not but the "physician skills" are usually.


Yes classes are recorded and you have access to them for like forever...
 
yippiekiyay-
I was wondering if you know if M1's have access to season tickets(football) and when the first day to purchase them is. How is your class make up? Do you get along with everyone in your class pretty well and does ranking make for a cut throat class? Can you throw out some nice places to live for professionals? Is the way curriculum set up allow you to have a life outside of school(ie friends/family/etc)? Sorry for so many questions 😀
 
phant0m0o0o said:
yippiekiyay-
I was wondering if you know if M1's have access to season tickets(football) and when the first day to purchase them is. How is your class make up? Do you get along with everyone in your class pretty well and does ranking make for a cut throat class? Can you throw out some nice places to live for professionals? Is the way curriculum set up allow you to have a life outside of school(ie friends/family/etc)? Sorry for so many questions 😀
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No problem.. honestly!

Yes we have access to football tickets. I'm not sure how exactly this works cause I didn't sign up for it but I believe a M2 organized for us to all go in together and they group bought tickets. But I believe once you get your TAMU pin number you can buy even by yourself... so like July time.

Make up? race/age/sex? Were pretty diverse I guess... There are around 60-70% straight from college peeps and 20% with a year or two off.. the rest are late 20's/ early 30's with 1/2 late 30's early 40's. There are roughly 15 married students and (in college station for sure) there are around 5 with children/babies.There's 50/50 men to women. There are a good mix of races and cultures.. we have some international students too.


I get along with 99% of my class. The 1% is more just not my cup of tea rather than dislike. I feel over this year that we are growing more like family.. ie We had classmates over Thanksgiving close. We have a facebook group and our year and the M2 are constantly sharing helpful sites/ mnemonics/ flashcards etc ( we have a dropbox too).... There is no gunnerism (well bad gunnerism...we're still all hard working peeps but just not cut throat lol) We all vent with each other... and yes cry on each others shoulders (personally I'm not sure where I'd be if I couldn't do that on one my classmates at least every month lol)

We don't rank till 2nd year but knowing your scores and the class averages so far hasn't seen any cut throat tactics.. we usually just keep that to ourselves or to a few others. I think no one wants to make anyone feel bad if they do better so we usually don't talk about it...

I think most of us stay at the Presidio apts for the super ease (its 5 minutes to Anatomy lab and 10 min from the school) and the fact that it's away from all the undergrads but I'd shop around before settling on this.. I'll ask around for other recommended places..

Curriculum rocks... I love the integrated study. I have a family so yeah if I can do it.. everyone can. Monday exams suck for the 1st semester but next semester it should be more Friday exams, same with next year and boy am I looking forward to that! I think the way the have it laid out is awesome... so far I'm loving it!

Yippie
 
yippiekiyay said:
No problem.. honestly!

Yes we have access to football tickets. I'm not sure how exactly this works cause I didn't sign up for it but I believe a M2 organized for us to all go in together and they group bought tickets. But I believe once you get your TAMU pin number you can buy even by yourself... so like July time.

Make up? race/age/sex? Were pretty diverse I guess... There are around 60-70% straight from college peeps and 20% with a year or two off.. the rest are late 20's/ early 30's with 1/2 late 30's early 40's. There are roughly 15 married students and (in college station for sure) there are around 5 with children/babies.There's 50/50 men to women. There are a good mix of races and cultures.. we have some international students too.


I get along with 99% of my class. The 1% is more just not my cup of tea rather than dislike. I feel over this year that we are growing more like family.. ie We had classmates over Thanksgiving close. We have a facebook group and our year and the M2 are constantly sharing helpful sites/ mnemonics/ flashcards etc ( we have a dropbox too).... There is no gunnerism (well bad gunnerism...we're still all hard working peeps but just not cut throat lol) We all vent with each other... and yes cry on each others shoulders (personally I'm not sure where I'd be if I couldn't do that on one my classmates at least every month lol)

We don't rank till 2nd year but knowing your scores and the class averages so far hasn't seen any cut throat tactics.. we usually just keep that to ourselves or to a few others. I think no one wants to make anyone feel bad if they do better so we usually don't talk about it...

I think most of us stay at the Presidio apts for the super ease (its 5 minutes to Anatomy lab and 10 min from the school) and the fact that it's away from all the undergrads but I'd shop around before settling on this.. I'll ask around for other recommended places..

Curriculum rocks... I love the integrated study. I have a family so yeah if I can do it.. everyone can. Monday exams suck for the 1st semester but next semester it should be more Friday exams, same with next year and boy am I looking forward to that! I think the way the have it laid out is awesome... so far I'm loving it!

Yippie
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Wow, Thank you for all that great information, it makes me all the more excited to be starting this upcoming fall! About the football tickets, when would we have to buy them or is the group bought tickets reserved for us for when we matriculate? I take it the TAMU pin number allows us to have our school email, so a long way to wait! I am glad the class is so diverse, gunner free and family friendly! Do you happen to know how many people applied to Baylor 3rd/4th year and how many actually received it? Is research readily available for someone that has 0 experience? Do you know when scholarships/financial aid come in the mail? I can't wait to be a part of the family and maybe will see you around!
 
Okay so for those of you attending the meet and greet this weekend, are y'all bringing anyone? I know the email said we are welcome to bring family and being that I'm a bit younger I assumed they meant parents. It just now occurred to me that many people are married...and they probably meant spouses. Thoughts?
 
I'm bringing my wife, I suppose others are bringing SO's and parents.

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I talked to the organizer and she said that its really anyone we want to be there. The idea is that you have an opportunity to introduce your new school and some of its faculty/facilities to anyone that will matter. For some this means parents who have/will help you along the way. I think this is important to many students (on my interview here, one of the applicants brought their dad!) Alternatively, this may be a significant other who will assuredly be sharing you and your time with such a demanding curriculum. Remember, part of this Saturday's event is a sales pitch. They want you (and anyone with influence on you) to become more comfortable and motivated with the idea of matriculating. I think its really a good way to get your head wrapped around what your new student body and teaching staff could be like. Personally, my mind is all but made up. I think the luncheon is simply gonna make me that much more excited for next Fall.

PS I'll be bringing my spouse.
 
phant0m0o0o said:
Wow, Thank you for all that great information, it makes me all the more excited to be starting this upcoming fall! About the football tickets, when would we have to buy them or is the group bought tickets reserved for us for when we matriculate? I take it the TAMU pin number allows us to have our school email, so a long way to wait! I am glad the class is so diverse, gunner free and family friendly! Do you happen to know how many people applied to Baylor 3rd/4th year and how many actually received it? Is research readily available for someone that has 0 experience? Do you know when scholarships/financial aid come in the mail? I can't wait to be a part of the family and maybe will see you around!
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I think they did reserved tickets ( for all Heath Science students) and we get all out pin/ email addresses etc in plenty time to get them.. there didn't seem like too much of a time crunch but it was right at orientation time so you had to be organized/ready to commit then.

I'm not sure on numbers (today is a day off- Thursday usually is bc of interviews) and Filo is kinda busy so I'll ask tomorrow. I know it was kinda sought after so having a good reason/family there etc was taken into consideration.

Scholarships/Financial aid and loans all come through the orientation week. so no help before for computers and apt deposits but I'm sure that's not just TAMU and just school in general. You'll get sent all this info around match time though. ALong with info on M1 retreat, housing, budgets, email accounts, books and student organizations and M2 buddies.

Glad you're excited! We're all excited to meet you and have as part of our family!
 
DrBarbie08 said:
Okay so for those of you attending the meet and greet this weekend, are y'all bringing anyone? I know the email said we are welcome to bring family and being that I'm a bit younger I assumed they meant parents. It just now occurred to me that many people are married...and they probably meant spouses. Thoughts?
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Take whoever you trust and respect their judgement. This is a big decision and the more people you have with you help the better lol. I know many in my class who took parents to this and the M1 welcome in summer.

Actually we have to organizations that parent/spouses may be interested in.

Parents of Med Students group: where they make "care packages" for us with goodies before exams and keep us motivated throughout the year. Love them!

Married to Med Students group: this one is new and one my SO is super involved in! They have monthly meet ups where spouses get to vent and support each other... I think knowing they are not alone really helps- especially the parents! There are family events like pumpkin patch/hayrides in Oct as well as dinners/drinks.
 
yippiekiyay said:
Take whoever you trust and respect their judgement. This is a big decision and the more people you have with you help the better lol. I know many in my class who took parents to this and the M1 welcome in summer.

Actually we have to organizations that parent/spouses may be interested in.

Parents of Med Students group: where they make "care packages" for us with goodies before exams and keep us motivated throughout the year. Love them!

Married to Med Students group: this one is new and one my SO is super involved in! They have monthly meet ups where spouses get to vent and support each other... I think knowing they are not alone really helps- especially the parents! There are family events like pumpkin patch/hayrides in Oct as well as dinners/drinks.
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Man, this is all really great info. Thanks!

PS I didn't mean to step on any toes with my response to the "who to bring" question. Thanks for your input.
 
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