2012-2013 University of Texas - San Antonio Application Thread

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Prematched 3:06pm!!!!! IS interviewed Nov 26 🙂 Dear Lord they're going to let me be a doctor 😱
 
Found the email later today. My email must have not been loading properly on my phone. Prematched. Extremely happy! Will probably end up here. Interviewed nov 26
 
Do they do a second look?

I wasn't really a fan of the campus when I went to interview, but that was because my tour was half-assed and I felt like I didn't really see anything.

Now that I'm accepted, it'll be really tough trying to decide between UTHSCSA and UTMB. I'd like to give UTHSCSA a second chance.
 
Omnomnomagon said:
Do they do a second look?

I wasn't really a fan of the campus when I went to interview, but that was because my tour was half-assed and I felt like I didn't really see anything.

Now that I'm accepted, it'll be really tough trying to decide between UTHSCSA and UTMB. I'd like to give UTHSCSA a second chance.
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I called a few weeks ago and they said it will be sometime in April. They didn't have exact dates.
 
There isn't much to see on the main campus. The clinical skills Lab was the highlight of my tour. Your not going to see history and pretty buildings like at utmb... It was established in 1891! In addition unlike utmb in which their facilities are in one place, Uthscsa has more facilities off the main campus that they didn't take you to see... Like the specialty clinic, cancer therapy research center, and greehey research building. They should try to take students to these other sites though now that I think about it. It could be another selling point of the school.. Since seeing is better than looking at it on a slide.
 
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There isn't much to see on the main campus. The clinical skills Lab was the highlight of my tour. Your not going to history and pretty buildings like at utmb... It was established in 1891! In addition unlike utmb in which their facilities are in one place, Uthscsa has more facilities off the main campus that they didn't take you to see... Like the specialty clinic, cancer therapy research center, and greehey research building. They should try to take students to these other sites though now that I think about it. It could be another selling point of the school.. Since seeing is better than looking at it on a slide.
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But I didn't even get to see the clinical skills lab. My tour basically only saw the nursery at University Hospital. By the time we were heading over to the labs we ran into another tour group that informed us to turn around because they were prepping for prostate exams, and the SPs, understandably, wanted privacy.
 
That's a bummer. I thought the clinical skills lab was nicer, bigger, and newer than utmb's. I was actually very impressed by it. Not sure if there is a second look but I'm sure you could get a tour or shadow day with a student if you emailed them and explained your situation.
 
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That's a bummer. I thought the clinical skills lab was nicer, bigger, and newer than utmb's. I was actually very impressed by it. Not sure if there is a second look but I'm sure you could get a tour or shadow day with a student if you emailed them and explained your situation.
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That's what I was thinking too. I'll be back in Texas for winter break, so I was thinking I'd email the school and see if I could drop by for a better look. Maybe I'd even get to see some of the off campus facilities.
 
For anyone who got prematched, what action do we take now? Do I submit the app for a background check and sign that I understand the requirements with my tmdsas Id or am I supposed to wait until I know for sure I am going to accept the offer. If I only have one prematch do I need to do anything before the prematch and do I need to do something by jan 21st in order to keep my guaranteed slot.

If I complete that first page with background check am I commiting my self to attend. I'm still contemplating on whether to rank utmb or Uthscsa number one. I haven't gotten a prematch from utmb though ...contemplating still deciding whether to rank it higher.
 
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For anyone who got prematched, what action do we take now? Do I submit the app for a background check and sign that I understand the requirements with my tmdsas Id or am I supposed to wait until I know for sure I am going to accept the offer. If I only have one prematch do I need to do anything before the prematch and do I need to do something by jan 21st in order to keep my guaranteed slot.

If I complete that first page with background check am I commiting my self to attend. I'm still contemplating on whether to rank utmb or Uthscsa number one. I haven't gotten a prematch from utmb though ...contemplating still deciding whether to rank it higher.
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You don't need to submit the background check yet if you're not definite about attending, but you should at least accept the offer if you think you may go here. From TMDSAS:

Prior to the match, medical schools may extend offers of acceptance to Texas residents for a period between November 15 and December 31.

Applicants may accept offers from more than one medical school during the pre-match offer period without the risk of an offer being withdrawn by a medical school during the pre-match offer period.

An applicant who receives more than one offer should decline any offer from a school that he/she definitely does not plan to attend as soon as that decision is made.
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You'll need to submit your rank list by Jan 21. You should probably read up on how match works:

Applicants must rank all schools where they interviewed. All schools must be ranked regardless of whether or not a pre-match offer was received.

Applicants holding a pre-match offer who have interviewed at school(s) that did not extend an offer may rank one or more of those schools higher than the pre-match offer school without risk of losing the pre-match offer.

An applicant holding a pre-match offer who matches to a higher ranked school will automatically be withdrawn from the pre-match offer school. They will also be withdrawn from all other lower ranked schools. The applicant will remain open to be selected by schools ranked higher than the school matched to.
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A frivolous question, but would a MacBook Air suffice for uthscsa or should I opt for the MacBook Pro. I think the main difference is that the pro has a cd drive and is heavier, while the air does not. Which laptop do most students have?

Does Uthscsa present scholarships at the white coat ceremony or do we get those through email at an earlier date along with financial aid if we get anything?
 
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A frivolous question, but would a MacBook Air suffice for uthscsa or should I opt for the MacBook Pro. I think the main difference is that the pro has a cd drive and is heavier, while the air does not. Which laptop do most students have?

Does Uthscsa present scholarships at the white coat ceremony or do we get those through email at an earlier date along with financial aid if we get anything?
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They have requirements for the computers. It's in the link I posted previously about technology. No a MacAir wouldn't pass, unless they lower the requirements for next year. I hope they do because a macair would probably work just fine. The software they have you run off the external harddrive is from the early 2000s (some even from the 90s). If you get a computer without an optical drive then you'll want to buy a $30 portable USB DVD/CD drive for the 3 times a year you actually need to open a disc.

You'll know about scholarships in the Spring. They don't ever "present" them or anything.
 
Sounds good. Prob should just spend the extra money on a pro. I should reward myself for getting into med school 😉.
 
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I made my decision....100% confirm that UTSA is my first choice!! Hoping that prematches would go out this week :xf:
 
Not UTSA... Uthscsa! UTSA is not affiliated with Uthscsa. It's the local state undergrad college in the area. And you don't want to be confused for going to UTSA because the school is filled with dummies. Sorry to be anal, but it's a bit of a pet peeve of mine and I don't think your peers or faculty at Uthscsa want to be called UTSA either.

On a happier note, we'll prob be future classmates as Uthscsa is prob my top choice. 🙂
 
Congratulations for your pre-match!! I really hope to be your classmate 🙂

I am hoping for a pre-match but I do not think that I would get one since this is the last week before the holidays. So I set my mind for a match :xf: Wish me good luck!!! :laugh:
 
UTSA is "filled with dummies" wow..the lack of humility is palpable....I am pretty sure some faculty teach at both campuses.....


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Not UTSA... Uthscsa! UTSA is not affiliated with Uthscsa. It's the local state undergrad college in the area. And you don't want to be confused for going to UTSA because the school is filled with dummies. Sorry to be anal, but it's a bit of a pet peeve of mine and I don't think your peers or faculty at Uthscsa want to be called UTSA either.

On a happier note, we'll prob be future classmates as Uthscsa is prob my top choice. 🙂
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shapeshifter13 said:
UTSA is "filled with dummies" wow..the lack of humility is palpable....I am pretty sure some faculty teach at both campuses.....
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Yeah this is ridiculous. I go to UTSA and while it may not be a top tier undergraduate university, there are still some very high caliber students there. There are good students and bad students just like any other state school. I usually don't pay much mind to negative comments on SDN but the ignorance and arrogance of this one forced me to respond. I hope that on the path to becoming a physician you learn some humility as well, I strongly believe it will benefit you in the future.

...and by the way, you are correct, some professors do teach at both campuses and they are very accomplished researchers and physicians, my biochemistry professor is an example.
 
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Yeah this is ridiculous. I go to UTSA and while it may not be a top tier undergraduate university, there are still some very high caliber students there. There are good students and bad students just like any other state school. I usually don't pay much mind to negative comments on SDN but the ignorance and arrogance of this one forced me to respond. I hope that on the path to becoming a physician you learn some humility as well, I strongly believe it will benefit you in the future.

...and by the way, you are correct, some professors do teach at both campuses and they are very accomplished researchers and physicians, my biochemistry professor is an example.
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+1 and an amen to that! I met a few too many people like bollywood at my UTSA (ha!) interview...which is why I am choosing A&M and officially signing off this thread! I wish you all the best of luck!
 
I guess I was too harsh on UTSA, but when I applied to undergrads a few years ago the school literally had no lower limits on sat scores or gpa of who to accept at the university. I was trying to say in general the student body is lower caliber than say Texas A&M and UT Austin. I do agree there are smart people at every university, but according to people I know that go to UTSA very few people at UTSA has what it takes to be premed compared to other higher ranked Texas universities and less people are ultimately accepted to med school in general. Also heard from them UTSA is easier than high school. The class difficulty is on par with a cc course. If your relatively smart, your almost guaranteed an A at Utsa. That's not the case at a lot of upper tier universities where your competing against a lot of people who are relatively smart since it's based on a curve. Boricua is definitely one of the exceptions at UTSA. And I never said the faculty was lower caliber or anything like that at UTSA, just a majority of the students that attend (not all).
 
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I don't know what classes they were referring to that were "easier than high school classes" but I had to WORK in most of my science classes for my grades. I know very little about the caliber of students outside of the science majors so I can't speak for them, but I have met many incredibly intelligent science majors who are pre med or pre dent and have been successful at getting into the school of their choice. And we're closing in on tier one status. Please don't speak from secondhand experience, there are a lot of students here, myself included, who work hard and take it seriously.
 
One of my faculty interviewers and several of the students I met called it "U T San Antonio." My faculty interviewer also said that they'd be attached to the undergraduate campus if they could get their computer systems to mesh. Not sure how knowledgeable he is on the subject, but either way, it doesn't seem like people involved with the program are worried about distancing themselves from UTSA.

And let's be honest, who wants to say "I was accepted University of Texas Health Sciences Center of San Antonio!!!!"
 
Really.. Dr. Jones placed a big emphasis on calling the med school by its full name in my presentation. Well I don't know how UTSA is now. My brother went there for ugrad. He did say they are expanding quickly and are pushing to raise the bar there.I think they have sat minimum requirements now. Most of my friends that went there were bio majors and finished in 3 yrs easily. I just know the reputation it had 4 to 5 yrs ago. And I've never heard rumors of UTSA and UTHSCSA merging into one.
 
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I don't know what classes they were referring to that were "easier than high school classes" but I had to WORK in most of my science classes for my grades. I know very little about the caliber of students outside of the science majors so I can't speak for them, but I have met many incredibly intelligent science majors who are pre med or pre dent and have been successful at getting into the school of their choice. And we're closing in on tier one status. Please don't speak from secondhand experience, there are a lot of students here, myself included, who work hard and take it seriously.
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Absolutely, well said. I agree with everything you stated. Nice to see another Roadrunner get accepted to medical school, Congratulations!

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One of my faculty interviewers and several of the students I met called it "U T San Antonio." My faculty interviewer also said that they'd be attached to the undergraduate campus if they could get their computer systems to mesh. Not sure how knowledgeable he is on the subject, but either way, it doesn't seem like people involved with the program are worried about distancing themselves from UTSA.

And let's be honest, who wants to say "I was accepted University of Texas Health Sciences Center of San Antonio!!!!"
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Really.. Dr. Jones placed a big emphasis on calling the med school by its full name in my presentation. Well I don't know how UTSA is now. My brother went there for ugrad. He did say they are expanding quickly and are pushing to raise the bar there.I think they have sat minimum requirements now. Most of my friends that went there were bio majors and finished in 3 yrs easily. I just know the reputation it had 4 to 5 yrs ago. And I've never heard rumors of UTSA and UTHSCSA merging into one.
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There actually is a new merger program between UTSA and UTHSCSA, it is a 7 year MD/BS program called, "F.A.M.E". The program is highly competitive and guarantees admission to UTHSCSA, faculty from both the undergraduate university and the medical school are collaborating to design and teach the curriculum. It sounds like a very innovative and intelligently designed program from what I've read.
 
There is also fast and jamp, which is similar. I don't know how I feel about these backdoors to med school. I think the requirements for jamp went up. But before you could get into any med school with like a 23 and a decent gpa.
 
bollywoodlover said:
I guess I was too harsh on UTSA, but when I applied to undergrads a few years ago the school literally had no lower limits on sat scores or gpa of who to accept at the university. I was trying to say in general the student body is lower caliber than say Texas A&M and UT Austin. I do agree there are smart people at every university, but according to people I know that go to UTSA very few people at UTSA has what it takes to be premed compared to other higher ranked Texas universities and less people are ultimately accepted to med school in general. Also heard from them UTSA is easier than high school. The class difficulty is on par with a cc course. If your relatively smart, your almost guaranteed an A at Utsa. That's not the case at a lot of upper tier universities where your competing against a lot of people who are relatively smart since it's based on a curve. Boricua is definitely one of the exceptions at UTSA. And I never said the faculty was lower caliber or anything like that at UTSA, just a majority of the students that attend (not all).
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Well, I, like many of the posters, usually refrain from responding to comments like this and the other comment that you made. However, as UTSA alumni, I now feel compelled to respond.

I got into UT Austin and UTSA as a transfer student from a community college. My dad was a foreign exchange student at UT Austin in the 70's so it was always my dream to go there. My counselor at my community college told me it would be unattainable (to go to UT Austin from CC), but through HARD WORK, I managed to get in. However, because I was notified late and because I loved my visit to UTSA (I love the biology program and the emphasis on neurobiology & microbiology), I chose UTSA.

It was one of the best decisions I made. Sure, there were some lazy, unqualified students who chose to be biology/chemistry majors and TRIED to go to medical school. But, because of their work ethic, they did not make it and they would not have made it if they attended any other UG institution. However, making the generalization that all the people who attend UTSA are "dummies" is just false. One of my best friend's at the University is a MS-II at UTSW. I have several other friends who matriculated elsewhere for medical school and some who are in dental school or pursuing PhDs now.

Many of my professors went to either IVY league schools or very prestigious institutions (Stanford, Berkley, Columbia). My Ochem professor, who I tutored for, was from Stanford. He handed out 3 A's in OCHEM I to a class of 120 people. The Biochemistry professor (Dr. Kumar) had one of the hardest labs ever and he only gave out 10 A's out of ~430 students enrolled in BIOCHEM LAB, which was a 2 credit hour course and required ~20 hours of work per week (I went through 3 large binders by the time the semester ended). Same thing for the Genetics lab taught by Dr. Spottswood. I could go on and on, but I think I've made my point.

So, these are just some concrete examples of why you should not make generalizations and ASSumptions about people/places. My Pre-Med counselor AT UTSA made the same snide remarks that you are making about UTSA. He noted that many students do not make it medical school because they are either lazy or because the curriculum at UTSA is somehow inferior to other UG institutions and does not prepare them well for medical school. He did however, at the same, go on to further to downgrade my experience at CC, telling me that UTSA was still a "real" 4 year university that is vastly different than what I was used to (community college). He encouraged me to take nothing more than 12 credit hours first semester and no more than 2 science classes per semester. My first 3 semesters included 17,18,17 credit hours with nothing but UD bio/chem classes. I did well, to say the least, and I managed to get into medical school. I am thankful for the opportunity that I was given and very happy with the education that i received from UTSA. I am GRATEFUL for my professors, an overwhelming number of whom I still communicate with frequently.

So, all in all, based on reflecting back to my UG days and now reading your comments, I would have to agree with the other posters in that I think that it would be wise of you to try to gain some humility before medical school.
 
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True that, I went to UT Austin, did well academically, but had to move to SA for family reasons. I am another UTSA alumni matriculating to medical school...I just think deriding universities or colleges in general is a sign of immaturity. Let's face facts... the UTSA medical school isn't "ranked at the top of the list," but it is nonetheless a good program and regardless of weather not I matriculate there, it would be upsetting to hear a Harvard or Stanford med school student say it was "full of dummies." That type of elitist attitude is exactly what the medical profession and American health care DON'T need....

Also it is NOT an undegrad college..it's a university, which means it offers both graduate and undergraduate degrees..and there are professors, Dr. Senseman for example, who do grade on a curve....

The name of the program is the UT School of Medicine at San Antonio. The larger organization is the health science center......I suspect with the opening of the new program in Austin...another UT system medical school, this nomenclature will become even more prominent....much to the chagrin of those who enjoy fancying themselves separate of UTSA

The medical profession exist to help meet the health care needs of the population. If the status quo is not producing enough docs and programs like JAMP, FAST and FAME help make this more possible by producing more docs....I am for it
 
shapeshifter13 said:
True that, I went to UT Austin, did well academically, but had to move to SA for family reasons. I am another UTSA alumni matriculating to medical school...I just think deriding universities or colleges in general is a sign of immaturity. Let's face facts... the UTSA medical school isn't "ranked at the top of the list," but it is nonetheless a good program and regardless of weather not I matriculate there, it would be upsetting to hear a Harvard or Stanford med school student say it was "full of dummies." That type of elitist attitude is exactly what the medical profession and American health care DON'T need....

Also it is NOT an undegrad college..it's a university, which means it offers both graduate and undergraduate degrees..and there are professors, Dr. Senseman for example, who do grade on a curve....

The name of the program is the UT School of Medicine at San Antonio. The larger organization is the health science center......I suspect with the opening of the new program in Austin...another UT system medical school, this nomenclature will become even more prominent....much to the chagrin of those who enjoy fancying themselves separate of UTSA

The medical profession exist to help meet the health care needs of the population. If the status quo is not producing enough docs and programs like JAMP, FAST and FAME help make this more possible by producing more docs....I am for it
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Well, I, like many of the posters, usually refrain from responding to comments like this and the other comment that you made. However, as UTSA alumni, I now feel compelled to respond.

I got into UT Austin and UTSA as a transfer student from a community college. My dad was a foreign exchange student at UT Austin in the 70's so it was always my dream to go there. My counselor at my community college told me it would be unattainable (to go to UT Austin from CC), but through HARD WORK, I managed to get in. However, because I was notified late and because I loved my visit to UTSA (I love the biology program and the emphasis on neurobiology & microbiology), I chose UTSA.

It was one of the best decisions I made. Sure, there were some lazy, unqualified students who chose to be biology/chemistry majors and TRIED to go to medical school. But, because of their work ethic, they did not make it and they would not have made it if they attended any other UG institution. However, making the generalization that all the people who attend UTSA are "dummies" is just false. One of my best friend's at the University is a MS-II at UTSW. I have several other friends who matriculated elsewhere for medical school and some who are in dental school or pursuing PhDs now.

Many of my professors went to either IVY league schools or very prestigious institutions (Stanford, Berkley, Columbia). My Ochem professor, who I tutored for, was from Stanford. He handed out 3 A's in OCHEM I to a class of 120 people. The Biochemistry professor (Dr. Kumar) had one of the hardest labs ever and he only gave out 10 A's out of ~430 students enrolled in BIOCHEM LAB, which was a 2 credit hour course and required ~20 hours of work per week (I went through 3 large binders by the time the semester ended). Same thing for the Genetics lab taught by Dr. Spottswood. I could go on and on, but I think I've made my point.

So, these are just some concrete examples of why you should not make generalizations and ASSumptions about people/places. My Pre-Med counselor AT UTSA made the same snide remarks that you are making about UTSA. He noted that many students do not make it medical school because they are either lazy or because the curriculum at UTSA is somehow inferior to other UG institutions and does not prepare them well for medical school. He did however, at the same, go on to further to downgrade my experience at CC, telling me that UTSA was still a "real" 4 year university that is vastly different than what I was used to (community college). He encouraged me to take nothing more than 12 credit hours first semester and no more than 2 science classes per semester. My first 3 semesters included 17,18,17 credit hours with nothing but UD bio/chem classes. I did well, to say the least, and I managed to get into medical school. I am thankful for the opportunity that I was given and very happy with the education that i received from UTSA. I am GRATEFUL for my professors, an overwhelming number of whom I still communicate with frequently.

So, all in all, based on reflecting back to my UG days and now reading your comments, I would have to agree with the other posters in that I think that it would be wise of you to try to gain some humility before medical school.
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These are two excellent posts and it fills me with joy to see two other UTSA alumni in medical school now, great job guys. 👍

UTSA will always have a special place in my heart for providing me with the platform to succeed and ultimately be accepted at my dream medical school. I have met some wonderful professors there who are very knowledgeable, for example, Dr. Gdovin, a physiology professor received his PhD from Dartmouth University, he wrote me a letter of recommendation for medical school and was an excellent guide and mentor for me during my undergrad years. I've also heard of some of the other professors which you mentioned and I am told they are all excellent and challenging teachers.

I also know of the health professions advisor of whom you speak, he is an ass. He is very discouraging and provides horrible advice to potential applicants, I would not doubt that part of UTSA's problem with getting students admitted to medical school lies with our poor health professions office, although Angie and some other new advisors bring promise.

I've heard from people before that UTSA is not a well-reputed school, the students there are lousy, and the education you receive is subpar. This is 100% false, I was accepted to UT Southwestern (and excuse my stance, but I dare anyone to conted that UTSW is not a well-established and recognized school) coming from UTSA, and it would be selfish and ignorant of me to attribute that to just my individual efforts. UTSA, its professors, advisors and financial aid officers all greatly aided me in my dream of being accepted to medical school. Without them I would not be sittin' in the position I am today, that I am certain of.
 
I saw the ms1s wearing scrubs to class at my interview. Are scrubs the dress code everyday? Just curious.
 
Everyone wears scrubs on dissection days. You can wear whatever you want, but since we don't even have to wash scrubs (have scrub dispensers where you drop off dirty and pick up clean) it's kinda a no-brainer.

There's no dress code; plenty of people wear hoodies/sweatpants... or less if you watch lectures from home. You have to wear professional attire (white coat, etc.) whenever you see patients or standardized patients, though.
 
Is there anything that we need to do beyond accepting the pre match by logging into the same site for interview scheduling? From what I can tell uth has sent out packets in the mail with info. I want to make sure I'm not missing something.
 
Pre-matched yesterday at 9AM

Interviewed 12/3
 
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Congrats everyone- now lets hope for some more OOS love. Happy new year all!
 
Not intending to entice anything here but I was curious as to what others are considering between these two schools right now. I'm holding pre-matches to both but have mixed feelings as to which I would rather attend - I'm actually quite impressed by both institutions in just about every aspect.
 
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PennDippody said:
Not intending to entice anything here but I was curious as to what others are considering between these two schools right now. I'm holding pre-matches to both but have mixed feelings as to which I would rather attend - I'm actually quite impressed by both institutions in just about every aspect.
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UTH and UTHSCSA? I'm stuck deciding between both. I think both are great schools and I was very impressed on both interviews. It would be easier to get around in SA. It's more convenient especially concerning parking. In houston it would be best to live on the rail because paying to park in a garage is about $150 or so a month. I still haven't made up my mind yet....I'm pretty torn especially because I'm from the houston area.
 
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Not intending to entice anything here but I was curious as to what others are considering between these two schools right now. I'm holding pre-matches to both but have mixed feelings as to which I would rather attend - I'm actually quite impressed by both institutions in just about every aspect.
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UTHSCSA > A&M:

For me San Antonio would be preferable to either CS or Temple. Besides locale, the new pre-clinical curriculum that UTHSCSA just implemented (i.e. stole from Baylor) is much better than A&Ms IMO. While Scott & White offers some really excellent clinical opportunities, I think that UTHSCSA has great clinical opportunities and if you wish to take advantage of them a broader range of clinical opportunities. The extremely hands-on clinical opportunity provided by the resident-free program in Harlingen is very unique and an excellent opportunity to gain experience that many medical students will not. The one mark against UTHSCSA is LCME Probation though this is admittedly probably a non-issue and hopefully will be resolved before the class of 2017 matriculates.

I'd go with your gut feeling. Where did you feel more at home/happier?
 
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UTH and UTHSCSA? I'm stuck deciding between both. I think both are great schools and I was very impressed on both interviews. It would be easier to get around in SA. It's more convenient especially concerning parking. In houston it would be best to live on the rail because paying to park in a garage is about $150 or so a month. I still haven't made up my mind yet....I'm pretty torn especially because I'm from the houston area.
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I agree that UTH vs. UTHSCSA is a hard decision.

First of all I don't think traffic/parking is a good way to chose a medical school. Secondly I don't really think it is easier to get around San Antonio than it is in Houston. You will probably spending most of your time in the area around the medical school in either city. While TMC traffic can be annoying it really is not that bad.

They charge students for parking at UTHSCSA too. If you are from the Houston area a single trip home from SA per month will easily wipe out the $150/mo (actually less because parking is not free at UTHSCSA) you are concerned about saving.

I agree living near the light rail would be optimal if you chose to attend UTH.

The clinical experience provided by the TMC and UTHs affiliations I think is better than that in San Antonio, but the pre-clinical curriculum at UTHSCSA seems much more appealing.

One thing I have noticed talking to and reading advice about choosing a medical school is that the top criteria that students who have graduated say are price and proximity to family and friends. Something to think about.

Both are great schools. Go where you think you would be most content.
 
31P(11BS/9V/11PS), 3.78 sGPA, 3.99 graduate GPA

Non-traditional, URM - excited about attending!
 
Just a quick note to those of you not from houston...
living on the rail is EXPENSIVE.
You can live a bike ride away from the rail and be ok. But dont think to pay less than $850/mo MINIMUM, with a more reasonable number being close to $1000/mo. rent if you want to be within quick walking distance and not live in the hood (<10min).


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I agree that UTH vs. UTHSCSA is a hard decision.

First of all I don't think traffic/parking is a good way to chose a medical school. Secondly I don't really think it is easier to get around San Antonio than it is in Houston. You will probably spending most of your time in the area around the medical school in either city. While TMC traffic can be annoying it really is not that bad.

They charge students for parking at UTHSCSA too. If you are from the Houston area a single trip home from SA per month will easily wipe out the $150/mo (actually less because parking is not free at UTHSCSA) you are concerned about saving.

I agree living near the light rail would be optimal if you chose to attend UTH.

The clinical experience provided by the TMC and UTHs affiliations I think is better than that in San Antonio, but the pre-clinical curriculum at UTHSCSA seems much more appealing.

One thing I have noticed talking to and reading advice about choosing a medical school is that the top criteria that students who have graduated say are price and proximity to family and friends. Something to think about.

Both are great schools. Go where you think you would be most content.
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Just submitted my official rankings. Hoping for some good news (from this Uni.) this new year :xf:

HAPPY NEW YEAR Everyone!!!! :hardy:
 
Yay hope you get in! Definitely going here.

Can any current students give insight on how hard it is to get a's in courses at Uthscsa? I know classes aren't curved. What does it take to get into aoa honor society here? Is it typically the people with 33- 40 Mcats that end up in aoa?
 
Got a rejection email yesterday, which I thought was interesting considering interviews are over, and I safely assumed I wasn't getting one at this point. :laugh:

I suppose if you don't get on SDN or check with the office, you might not know that, hence the need for the email....?
 
Does anyone know what % of the class is pre-matched? Couldn't find it anywhere. Do they leave a lot of spots open for the match?
 
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