2014-2015 University of Texas Southwestern Application Thread

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I think it's over for today. Oh well, there's a month of prematch offers left to be sent!

estanton said:
Congrats! What time did you get the email? Wondering if I should stay up.
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Oh well, I'm off to bed. Time to start hoping I hear back in the next month and a half. 🙂

Congrats again to everyone who prematched to this amazing school!
 
Prematched 🙂 Congratulations to everyone else and for the rest still waiting there is still plenty of time! looking forward to meeting you all in the near future 🙂
 
o and to let you all know i didn't get it until 12:45 so it maybe some are still coming out!
 
From what I've heard, there is another day that prematch offers are sent out (at the very least).
 
smoreno10 said:
o and to let you all know i didn't get it until 12:45 so it maybe some are still coming out!
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+1 mine came in slightly later, so I went to bed kinda sad and then woke up this morning to the acceptance!

EDIT: My interview was Nov 1
 
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BlueLabel said:
Okay, I just spoke with Ms. McLane. I asked her specific questions about the prematch process and their typical acceptance patterns throughout the cycle. While this information is, due to the nature of the process, not extremely illuminating, it is more authoritative than our speculation. And there are a few pearls of wisdom here that might prove interesting to those of us still waiting for a decision.

She confirmed that the bulk of their prematch offers went out on the 15th. However, she said the Committee is planning to have several additional, smaller waves between now and mid December. Crucially, and I made sure to clarify this point, each time offers go out, the entire pool of applicants will be reviewed. This means that the later prematches are by no means reserved for candidates who recently interviewed; all interviewed applicants regardless of interview date are thus still very much in the running to prematch between now and around mid December when she confirmed that they will most likely cease extending prematch offers.

Ms. McLane also verified that very few people will receive new offers via the match. When I asked her if she could speculate as to what proportion of the class would be accepted off of the waitlist, she compared it to Vegas (and told me if she would make a lot of money there if she could answer that question). Finally, she stated that Southwestern typically makes somewhere between 350-380 offers in sum to fill their class of 230 students.

That's all I got. I honestly did not expect the office to be so tremendously helpful and receptive to questions; I've done my best to share what I learned with everyone else who is still waiting. I hope this helps. Best of luck to everyone and again congrats to those who've already gotten offers."
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From last year's thread.
 
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Congrats to everyone who pre-matched!

And to those who didn't hear back, I wouldn't worry just yet. I think out of my circle of friends here (most of whom were definitely more qualified than me), I was the only one who actually heard back on the first day of pre-match.

As always, I'll be happy to answer any questions you guys have as you're figuring out your match lists.
 
sprinklesandcupcakes said:
So no OOS applicants have pre-matched?
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IIRC OOS pre-match began October 15. I think the November 15 date is just for pre-match for residents

Congrats to everyone who was accepted! No such good fortune here on my end so far, but it seems like there will be some more offers before the end of the year. Fingers still crossed...
 
Juldarus said:
IIRC OOS pre-match began October 15. I think the November 15 date is just for pre-match for residents

Congrats to everyone who was accepted! No such good fortune here on my end so far, but it seems like there will be some more offers before the end of the year. Fingers still crossed...
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They said at the interview day that, even though 10/15 is written as the earliest OOS date, they don't hand out any decisions until 11/15. We're just wondering if any OOS at all have heard back yet since it doesn't seem so
 
I'm sorry if this seems neurotic...but has anybody with a GPA less than 3.7 gotten a prematch here?

LizzyM of 74, still hoping for a prematch ;(
 
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Stay hopeful! I didn't pre match either (72= LM), and several of my friends either at UTSW or graduates of UTSW mentioned that they got in off the wait list. Today is not the end of the story!
 
VeggieDoc32 said:
They said at the interview day that, even though 10/15 is written as the earliest OOS date, they don't hand out any decisions until 11/15. We're just wondering if any OOS at all have heard back yet since it doesn't seem so
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Accepted last night OOS!! Interviewed in late September.
I'm extremely excited about UTSW and wish everyone who is still waiting the best of luck!
 
Hello, everyone, I just wanted to wish you all best luck. In the last application cycle, after six TX MD interviews, I pre-matched none, matched to my #2 school, and got pulled off the waiting list from UTSW in late May. UT-SW turned out better than my widest expectations and I am truly honored to be part of the UTSW community. At the start of the semester, I was worried that I was wait-listed because I was not academically competitive . However, so far, I have been doing well academically. Also although the curricular demands are rigorous, we do have a social life. I have not met a single gunner yet. So for those who didn't pre-match, don't lose hope.
 
Congratulations to everyone who has pre-matched! UTSW sounds incredible. Very happy for you folks.

Any advice for those of us with upcoming interviews? How did you prepare for your interview day? Any trick questions or curveballs to prepare for?

Thanks, and congrats once again!

-Bill
 
Congrats to all those who pre matched!

Feel free to ask questions to myself or any of the other UTSW students.
 
Advice for interviews:
1 show excitement and enthusiasm for what excites you about the school (within reason folks 😛 , don't go too crazy)
2 be genuine, show passion in your interests
3 take time to think about what you want to say and why you want to say it (I'm talking pauses in the seconds not minutes here)
4 don't rehearse any exact answers, just an outline of what you want to say to stay on track, this will keep what you're saying fresh, authentic and in the moment
5 don't get too stressed, you are interviewing the school to some extent, just like they are interviewing you
 
CoogsHouse said:
I've got a few questions, if you don't mind (open to other students as well).

At the interview, one of the med students complained about how biochem is taught by a collection of professors, and some of them seem to be interested in teaching you about their research even though it may not be completely relevant/useful information for a medical student. Is this true across other classes too or is it limited to biochem?

How's the student body? Do people actually go and hang out outside of school or do people tend to keep to themselves?

What do you personally like about the school?
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MS2 here.

Unfortunately yes, you heard right about biochem. It's not taught with an emphasis on the high yield material that is relevant to clinical medicine. Instead, it tends to focus on the biochem that was discovered at UTSW. Luckily, biochem is probably one of the less important courses, since you'll relearn much of the high yield material in second year.

In my opinion, this has been the only course where this is a noticeable problem. 2nd year blocks have done a pretty solid job on teaching both the stuff on STEP and the some basic clinical info so you're not completely lost 3rd year.

My class is very sociable. There are many social outings planned by the class VPs and in general I haven't found the "gunner" myth to be true. My classmates willingly share study materials and are quick to help if you're having a bad week or rough time.

Lastly, the thing I enjoy the most about med school is the study flexibility of 1st and 2nd year. You get a syllabus, know when your test is, and can stream the lectures whenever it suits you (or go to class).
 
Hey I have a question for a current student or anyone who can answer:
I remember hearing that most OOS students end up getting IS tuition at UTSW, first off is this true? and secondly is this just a result of them gaining TX residency or does UTSW include scholarships that make this possible in financial packages?

Thanks in advance!!
 
CoogsHouse said:
I've got a few questions, if you don't mind (open to other students as well).

At the interview, one of the med students complained about how biochem is taught by a collection of professors, and some of them seem to be interested in teaching you about their research even though it may not be completely relevant/useful information for a medical student. Is this true across other classes too or is it limited to biochem?

How's the student body? Do people actually go and hang out outside of school or do people tend to keep to themselves?

What do you personally like about the school?
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Biochem was taught by a group of professors and a fair amount had seemingly little direct clinical relevance, but next years class has a new integrated curriculum so this should be minimized. The other classes I've taken so far have had more clinical correlations than Biochem (anatomy, embryology, genetics, physiology, colleges).

Our student body is pretty social and friendly. People go out and study together.

What I like are the world-class facilities and opportunities here. We have a solid to outstanding residency program in pretty much every specialty along with research to match. This means it isn't hard to explore and get involved in any area of medicine you want to.
 
Rando73493 said:
Hey I have a question for a current student or anyone who can answer:
I remember hearing that most OOS students end up getting IS tuition at UTSW, first off is this true? and secondly is this just a result of them gaining TX residency or does UTSW include scholarships that make this possible in financial packages?

Thanks in advance!!
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I believe that all OOS students receive a small scholarship (~$1500) to qualify them for IS tuition.
 
Since the class of 2019 will have a shortened, integrated curriculum I also believe the arguments against biochem are also mostly moot.

I will say that I didn't feel like the class was focused exclusively on UTSW research. Coming from zero biochem background whatsoever, my take was that they were teaching basic-to-rather-complex biochemistry using cancer, diabetes, obesity, and inborn errors of metabolism as learning models. Maybe a couple of the professors went kind of deep on the subject of G proteins and phospholipids (**understatement**) in Block 4, but I personally felt like there was a LOT of clinical relevance as cancer, diabetes, obesity, and IEM are pretty major illnesses, and l left the class feeling very conversant on the biochemistry behind them.

I feel like our class is a very social bunch. There are constant opportunities to hang out. I haven't found the gunner myth to be true either, tho I'm sure there are some guys in the class out to be in the top. Heck tho, that's the way of things--some 24 of us are bound to end up in the top 10 percent, like it or not. I don't feel like there is anyone in my class gunning at the expense of their classmates. But we do go to a good school where the middle ranks are still held in high regard so that takes the pressure off.

I find new reasons to love the school every day. It's a good school to begin with, well respected in state and nationally. The facilities are beyond anything I ever realized--new Parkland and new University (Clements) are opening, the research campus is just wild-cool...the gross anatomy program is a step above most medical schools'...I feel like in ten years, the school will be at or well above the level it is now. I am so excited that (almost all) the residency programs are held in high regard, and I might even get to match into one here. Lots to love. You won't regret coming here. Huge congrats to those who pre-matched!
 
I would also like to hear when y'all receive letters / the date they must be returned by. I'm all the way up in Ohio for school and had to email them my school address to make sure they sent the letter the right place. I'm super paranoid that somehow the letter will be lost. Mainly because I was so shocked/excited to get in (Prematched 11/15) that I'm just waiting for the hammer to fall and crush my dreams. Haha.
 
chijumi said:
Last year over 10 people posted on the Southwestern thread about being accepted Nov 25, so I feel the next batch will go out around then.
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Wasn't last year's prematch earlier though?

Edit: nevermind, it was the exact same date
 
Who's top choice is this and why? I really loved the school when I visited and feel that I do now that a prematched. Not sure how to rank my top schools though!!!
 
No, nothing here either. Hope it comes in soon. We only have 3 weeks to reply I think.
 
Matato said:
Who's top choice is this and why? I really loved the school when I visited and feel that I do now that a prematched. Not sure how to rank my top schools though!!!
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This is my top choice. And since I permatched, my wait is over. 🙂

I was invited to interview at all 8 TX allopathic schools and chose to interview at 6 (Baylor, UTMB, UT Houston, UT Southwestern, Texas Tech, A&M). I liked UT Southwestern for a huge number of reasons, but here's a few!

1. I really liked their curriculum. 1.5 years of pre-clinical is HUGE to me, and they work most required clinicals into the second 1.5 years and leave the last year extremely free/flexible.
2. 2 Brand New Hospitals!!!!!! Plus PARKLAND! I think the only other med school with a comparable public hospital (in TX) is Baylor. But still.... Parkland. One of the best burn units in the nation, 2nd busiest Labor & Delivery in the nation, etc... The MS3?MS4? giving us a tour said in 2 weeks on Labor & Delivery at Parkland he delivered about 20-25 babies, and about 15 were by himself with a nurse.
3. I like the true pass/fail for the pre-clinical years and then actual grades for clinical years.
4. I liked the way they set up Colleges and mentorships within those colleges. It was slightly Harry-Potter-ish to me. 🙂
5. They are quite supportive of Global Health and actually provide a lot of funding for travel from what I've heard.
6. I'm from Dallas, and I think I would prefer living in Dallas to Houston (just from what I've seen. I did live in Houston briefly as a child.) Cost of living is a little bit better, plus I have a solid support system there.
 
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