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I have a good friend that's an MS1. What do you want to know? I can ask and report back.Are there any current students lurking who might be willing to field some questions?
Let me start by saying this I was happy that they accepted me and am appreciative for being in medical school but being a 2nd year now and looking back at my selection I truly regret picking this school. There arent too many in depth reviews on UT College of Medicine and reasons probably being many of the students are probably scared to speak their minds for fear of the administration, alright, here ya go
Education- Anatomy and immune are pretty well taught here, micro is poorly thaught, pharmacology is awful and you are pretty much reduced to learning it by nitpicking a few things here and there from certain lectures. Organ systems -- the average of our class (170 or so students in our class) at the end of hematology module was 69!!! (passing grade is 68 here) barely passing as a whole class. Same thing happened (very low grades as a class in cardio and renal modules). They even erased all the exams from the system. The administration said they do not have a clue of what happened.
They curved ALL of the exams that we took throughout the Spring semester--believe it or not, out of 6 exams, all scores got VERY curved in the end. All our grades were pretty bad on all the exams before curving.
Of course, rumors circulate that they manipulate grades. Some people think that if you are borderline passing but you earn a barely passing grade that they actually fail you say you earned a 69 or 70 barely passing. You get your score report and somehow you failed according to the score report many people have asked to see their exams to review and they are denied being able to look at them.
Fortunately, I have not cut it this close but this has happened to a few of my friends there are multiple other occasions where it appears they manipulate grades to their liking which just unnerves some people. Overall, UT picks and chooses who they help, who they screw; who they accommodate, who they won't tolerate
Administration is by far my biggest complaint and many students will agree. There is a rift between administration and students. They say they work for their students but the fact is that they care more about their own reputation than they do about their students. They rule with an iron fist and work by scaring their students into doing things out of fear. I could go on and on there are just too many things to honestly write down It boils down to the school feels very oppressive and administration is not friendly at all, education is very poor overall
I am sure some people wil say that I am one of those disgruntled medical students or whatever but fact is I appreciate UT for accepting me and giving me the opportunity they are oppressive, multiple courses are taught very, very poorly, high turnover of curriculum, administration is not friendly at all or helpful, sometimes even the opposite of helpful, the school is run like a business (a bad one).
Again, believe me or not it does not matter to me but just wish someone had put this sort of information out there before I made my decision on UT because I would have 100% percent chosen somewhere else or not gone to medical school. Unless you are looking to become a crappy physician, I'd stay away unless you have no choice or you like this kind of system.
If you have multiple choices for schools I would think long and hard before attending at UT Being a medical student is stressful enough let alone dealing with the crappy administrative staff, arbitrary grading, personal vendetta, and so on Hard to describe unless youre here
I would love to have you weigh in on this as well--especially with regard to there existing a rift between students and faculty.
I just interviewed there, and that just wasn't the vibe I picked up at all.
I'm currently an M2 at UTHSC. Any questions?
Whats the student culture like? Or rather, how do you personally feel about the class dynamic? On interview days I get the feeling that I get the most exposure to the people who are most gung-ho about the institution but wanted the opinion of someone not necessarily working admissions. Also, there wasnt really much of a chance to mingle and get a feel for it myself.
Having not had the chance to tour the anatomy lab on my interview day, whats the basic set-up in there/ lab teaching style?
Do you find most courses are taught well? Drawing from the information above, hows the student-faculty relationship? Do most professors make themselves readily available outside of class?
Most importantly, whats your biggest complaint so far about the school? Any areas that need some major improvement, or does everything seem to be well-put together?
Thank you for your time! Im sure its hectic this time of year over there.
Thanks for weighing in, guys! I figured as much (and had to laugh at the 'doomsday' comment), but it helps to hear it straight from actual students.
My impression was that this school seems to be a really friendly, helpful,'team' kind of atmosphere. Certainly not without its flaws, but what program isn't? The overall vibe was a good one--glad to hear you guys can back that up with personal experience.
I appreciate the feedback! Good luck as you round out your semester... 🙂
Are there any perks to the anatomy lab (e.g., hanging iPads at each table)? Stupid question though it may be, I've visited a school that had this, which was amazing. Definitely not going to attend solely based off of a perk like this, but good to know nonetheless. I hate it when we can't tour the anatomy lab. 🙁
Yup, it was QCOM for those curious. It's pretty wicked because they have an app to help you locate and name structures if you get stuck. There's are indeed a bunch of perks, but much less access to inner city presentations (e.g. GSWs, hard drug presentation volume, etc).
I couldn't agree more! Both our state schools produce amazing physicians, even though their strategies and facilities are different. I feel really lucky to be applying in Tennessee! There are so many strengths to each program, and so much to choose from... good stuff all around.
I'm an OOS applicant, complete back in September. I haven't heard anything.Has any OOS applicants heard back recently? Rejections? Interviews?
Has any OOS applicants heard back recently? Rejections? Interviews?
Ouch, I'm so sorry TreyT. WTH? Do you have any other acceptances?Rejected. I don't understand. I've been waitlisted the past 2 cycles. I've improved my application both times. I thought my interview went well. I just don't understand.
Ouch, I'm so sorry TreyT. WTH? Do you have any other acceptances?
FYI, finally received my official interview invite for 1/23/13 earlier this evening. I wrote back in November to check my status and was told that the committee wanted to interview me, but that they hadn't yet scheduled me. Stats and official timeline available via MDApps. GL everyone.
Congrats!I interviewed Dec. 4th and they sent my acceptance letter on Dec. 21st. I couldn't be more excited!!!!!
FYI, finally received my official interview invite for 1/23/13 earlier this evening. I wrote back in November to check my status and was told that the committee wanted to interview me, but that they hadn't yet scheduled me. Stats and official timeline available via MDApps. GL everyone.
Yeppers peppers: email. Good luck!Did you receive this interview invite via email? I'm keeping my fingers crossed for one soon also!
congrats to everyone who was accepted! i'm a deferred matriculant from the 2012 cycle but starting this fall, so can't wait to meet everyone!
meanwhile, is anyone going to start a facebook group for the UTHSC class of 2017?
Congrats! This coming Wed or Wed of next week? I'll be there this Wed.Interview invite for next Monday and Wednesday!!! One in Knoxville and the other in Memphis.