I interviewed here on 12/13 and absolutely loved it! A&M is definitely my #1 choice (although, part of this probably has to do with the fact that this is the one and only interview invite I've received
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I thought this place had a really laid back and familial culture. The curriculum is fantastic (it strikes the right balance between the orthodox, modular approach of learning a couple of the basic science subjects at a time and the newer emphasis on integrating basic sciences with clinically relevant material early on). Temple is a really quaint town but I think it'd be great for me as I'd be much less likely to get distracted here than in a bigger city.
I loved the way Leila broke down the pros and cons of each campus. I thought she did a really fantastic job and it'll make my job of choosing that much harder. I had a faint idea that I'd like to do CS/Dallas as my first choice, but I thought Leila did great job of emphasizing the strengths of doing all 4 years at Temple (for example).
Anyways, this is all probably moot because the probability that I'll be accepted to any medical school given that I've only received one interview invite is so astronomically low that I've sort of given up hope this year
🙁, but I'm used to disappointment so this is nothing new. I'll come back stronger 2 years from now and apply again. If that doesn't work? I'll come back stronger 1-2 years from
then and apply again.
But, you know, all in all I have to say I really appreciate the fact that I at least have a chance somewhere. It's an absolute dream come true for me. It quite literally brought tears to my eyes (in fact the day I received the phone call that I had been invited to interview, I was heading home from work and had to pull over because I just couldn't stop crying (tears of joy!
🙂)
Anyways, best of luck to all of you going through this process, and congratulations to those holding pre-match offers of acceptance (here at A&M or any Texas medical school)!
