Awesome.Crossing my fingers for a prematch. Interviewed after the prematch.
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Awesome.Crossing my fingers for a prematch. Interviewed after the prematch.
If you're asking because of the difference in tuition costs, they give OOS students IS tuition if they maintain good academic standing.Can OOS students become IS after a year? Or do you have to have property in your name?
If you're asking because of the difference in tuition costs, they give OOS students IS tuition if they maintain good academic standing.
I don't think they are sending anymore prematches out. They didn't last year. Only on nov 15. I'm not optimistic at all that more prematches will be sent out. Gotta wait for feb 1st prob if this is your top choice.
They did 2 years ago though, whatever that is worth. I'm not very optimistic either but it's possible based on historical trends. I have also heard that UTMB is pretty match heavy as well so expect a lot of movement then.
One time I called UTMB, they said they were planning to send prematches in mid-December. However, has anyone called recently that can confirm this?![]()
Hoping for a prematch!
THey told me this as well over a month ago
Called today, admissions said they are now uncertain whether or not more prematches will go out. 🙁 With that said, does anyone know if UTMB fills most of its class size of 230 through prematches... or does match contribute a significant portion?
Has any MD/PhD candidate here heard anything from them ? I remember Dr. Sowers said he would send out 6 acceptances last week, and then 6 this week and 6 next week too. I'm just not sure how this is going to work. If all acceptees of the first wave take these offers and hold until April 15th, does that mean there will be nothing sent out this week and next week ? Also, does anyone know if the MD/PhD program will do snail mail only or will they call ?
I don't think that's what he meant. I'm fairly sure it's 18 total acceptances that just go out at different times, but don't quote me on that. Most likely will first be notified by email and then by snail mail.
Thank you. Then that means I still have hope. I have been checking email and looking at my phone every 15 minutes for the past week. Can I assume that if I still do not hear anything by the end of next week, that means I am either on the waitlist or rejected ?
I would go ahead and call before you assume anything. Last year, I was freaking out cause decisions hadn't come out when I was told they would... Turns out they were just a little delayed. Feel free to call and ask 🙂
I will do that. Thanks. 🙂
Please let us know what you find out!
Has any MD/PhD candidate here heard anything from them ? I remember Dr. Sowers said he would send out 6 acceptances last week, and then 6 this week and 6 next week too. I'm just not sure how this is going to work. If all acceptees of the first wave take these offers and hold until April 15th, does that mean there will be nothing sent out this week and next week ? Also, does anyone know if the MD/PhD program will do snail mail only or will they call ?
Had my interview today, this school....😍
BUT my second interviewer was really rough, asked me my gpa/mcat, where I've gotten an interview, why I didn't get interviews to certain other schools, and at one point my religion (in relation to a discussion on my cultural background).... I'm not sure what to think, is this allowed...? I know we could request a third interviewer and now I'm second guessing myself for not doing so...
Please let us know what you find out!
I am not sure how this works, but Dr. Sowers said a total of 6-7 acceptance will be sent out? Does anyone get email from UTMB about acceptance?
Hey guys, I got a super late interview and was wondering, does interviewing in December hurt my chances of an acceptance on match day? Am I essentially interviewing for a spot on the waitlist?
Also, does anyone know about UTMB's update policy? I'll have a publication in January, but I'm not sure if it's ok (or even worth it) to send them a letter...
Congratulations! Just in time for Christmas! =]I was accepted today. Interviewed 11/16. 3.8+gpa/33 mcat. In-state.
Congrats you two! I interviewed on 11/16th as well but I am OOS.
Same here! 🙂
Do you know when we find out??
So I got into a couple of Texas schools already and I wanted to know if there was a chance of getting accepted to UTMB if I ranked them #2 of 4 in TMDSAS. I'm torn between two schools and I don't want to lose my pre-acceptance to the other (which is why I will rank them #1). Can anyone provide any insight?
You won't lose your pre-acceptance unless you are matched to a HIGHER ranking school than the one you are currently pre-matched at. In other words, you can only gain from the match. If you rank UTMB #1 and don't get in you will still keep your pre-acceptance at the other school.
So far, I have interviewed at UTSW, UTH, UTMB, UTSA, A&M, TTELP.
I am having trouble figuring out how to rank UTH and UTMB. My rankings without those two schools will look like this:
1. UTSW
2. ??? (UTH or UTMB)
3. ??? (UTH or UTMB)
4. UTSA
5. A&M
6. TTELP
I have a prematch from TTELP.
Only schools in Texas that did not give me an interview were TTL and Baylor
UTMB
Pros:
1. I felt at home there, the students/faculty were really friendly.
2. High Board Scores (This is very important to me, because I don't want to make the same mistake I did in undergrad again in medical school when it comes to standardized tests). The field of medicine I am interested in is pretty competitive.
3. I like the diverse student body. I grew up all over the world (from age 1 to age 18, because I was a military brat lol) and I felt more at home at UTMB because it was had a very diverse student body (in terms of both race and socioeconomics). Most of the kids at UTH that I talked to seemed like rich kids who didn't know how the bottom 99 percent lived.
Cons:
1. UT-H is more well known outside of Texas than UTMB and this is important for me because the field of medicine I am interested in, is competitive.
2. Galveston is an small city. I like big cities.
3. Old Facilities.
4. Hurricane ???!!! LOL. I know this should not be a concern, but I don't want to waste a year of school because a hurricane hit and my medical school got shut down for a year due to damages, lol.
UTH
Pros:
1. Obviously the TMC
2. Huge City
3. Decent Board Scores. Students kept bragging about how their average was a 235, but the administration didn't tell us anything, so I don't know.
4. New Facilities
Cons:
1. The students I encountered were very dichotomous in nature. I met a some very hard working, studious, and humble students and a few very loud mouth students who didn't seem that hard working and liked to make off hand remarks, pretentious remarks about primary care physicians. For example, one student during a tour said "Don't come to UTH if you want to do primary care, it is okay if you wrote that on your medical school application just to get into medical school". Another tour guide, liked to brag about how the previous year's class had an average of 235 and how because of that, very few people went into primary care from UTH. What pretentious little dbags acting like they are already big shot dermatologists, plastic surgeons, neurosurgeons, or orthopedic surgeons when NONE of them had even taken Step 1 yet.
2. Student body is not very diverse when compared to UTMB. I have spent most of my life living around the world (army brat), and I went to a college that was very diverse. UTMB was more diverse in terms of both race and socioeconomic. Some of the same kids making those off-hand remarks about primary care physicians at UTH seemed like rich kids who don't know how the other half of the world manages to get by.
I could care less about the schedule at each school. Whichever school I match at, I will try to adapt to their schedule and work my butt off to do well.
Don't be afraid to chime in guys.
So far, I have interviewed at UTSW, UTH, UTMB, UTSA, A&M, TTELP.
I am having trouble figuring out how to rank UTH and UTMB. My rankings without those two schools will look like this:
1. UTSW
2. ??? (UTH or UTMB)
3. ??? (UTH or UTMB)
4. UTSA
5. A&M
6. TTELP
I have a prematch from TTELP.
Only schools in Texas that did not give me an interview were TTL and Baylor
UTMB
Pros:
1. I felt at home there, the students/faculty were really friendly.
2. High Board Scores (This is very important to me, because I don't want to make the same mistake I did in undergrad again in medical school when it comes to standardized tests). The field of medicine I am interested in is pretty competitive.
3. I like the diverse student body. I grew up all over the world (from age 1 to age 18, because I was a military brat lol) and I felt more at home at UTMB because it was had a very diverse student body (in terms of both race and socioeconomics). Most of the kids at UTH that I talked to seemed like rich kids who didn't know how the bottom 99 percent lived.
Cons:
1. UT-H is more well known outside of Texas than UTMB and this is important for me because the field of medicine I am interested in, is competitive.
2. Galveston is an small city. I like big cities.
3. Old Facilities.
4. Hurricane ???!!! LOL. I know this should not be a concern, but I don't want to waste a year of school because a hurricane hit and my medical school got shut down for a year due to damages, lol.
UTH
Pros:
1. Obviously the TMC
2. Huge City
3. Decent Board Scores. Students kept bragging about how their average was a 235, but the administration didn't tell us anything, so I don't know.
4. New Facilities
5. Dr. Red Duke lol
Cons:
1. The students I encountered were very dichotomous in nature. I met a some very hard working, studious, and humble students and a few very loud mouth students who didn't seem that hard working and liked to make off hand remarks, pretentious remarks about primary care physicians. For example, one student during a tour said "Don't come to UTH if you want to do primary care, it is okay if you wrote that on your medical school application just to get into medical school". Another tour guide, liked to brag about how the previous year's class had an average of 235 and how because of that, very few people went into primary care from UTH.
2. Student body is not very diverse when compared to UTMB. I have spent most of my life living around the world (army brat), and I went to a college that was very diverse. UTMB was more diverse in terms of both race and socioeconomic. Some of the same kids making those off-hand remarks about primary care physicians at UTH seemed like rich kids who don't know how the other half of the world manages to get by.
I could care less about the schedule at each school. Whichever school I match at, I will try to adapt to their schedule and work my butt off to do well.
Don't be afraid to chime in guys.
So I got a prematch 2 weeks ago and was told that I'd be getting further corredspondence via email regarding accepting the offer within 14 days. It's been 13 days and I've yet to recieve any further correspondence. I emailed the school but they will be closed until the 7th. Anyone else already accepted know what's up and whether I should be concerned?