2016-2017 University of Texas at Austin (Dell) Application Thread

[orangeblue]

Has anyone sent Dell an email yet to update contact info? Those of you accepted off WList, did you get an email as well as a phone call to notify you? The number Dell has for me isnt working/cancelled, but they said that they will email me as well as call so according to them, no need to give an update phone number .for WL reasons.

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[orangeblue]

So if you're currently accepted somewhere in TX, next Thursday is the last day you can hear about a TX waitlist spot.

next thursday is June 2nd, so I will know by morning of June 2nd or end of the day?? Hmm

 

[wysdoc]

next thursday is June 2nd, so I will know by morning of June 2nd or end of the day?? Hmm

You will know by 5 pm on June 1 Central time zone
quoted from TMDSAS site: "After 5:00 pm CT on June 1, no medical school in Texas may offer a position to an applicant already accepted by another medical school in Texas."

 

[Skittsie13]

next thursday is June 2nd, so I will know by morning of June 2nd or end of the day?? Hmm

Thursday is June 1. You will know by the end of the business day on June 1.

 

[stratos19]

I know some are debating UTSW vs Dell, but how would you compare Dell vs other lesser ranked med schools in Texas, like UTMB? I recently got an offer from Dell, but I matched to UTMB originally...

 

[wysdoc]

I know some are debating UTSW vs Dell, but how would you compare Dell vs other lesser ranked med schools in Texas, like UTMB? I recently got an offer from Dell, but I matched to UTMB originally...

Dell is "out of the box" and would fit a creative and innovative thinker and learner. Dell has a class of 50 and is located in hipster central Austin.
UTMB is Texas's first med school and has a more traditional and established curriculum. Class size is over 200. It keeps students very well informed on what to expect and there is a lot of support for student success. Galveston is a beach town so more laid back, 30 minutes from Houston.
Which fits your personality?

 

[stratos19]

Dell is "out of the box" and would fit a creative and innovative thinker and learner. Dell has a class of 50 and is located in hipster central Austin.
UTMB is Texas's first med school and has a more traditional and established curriculum. Class size is over 200. It keeps students very well informed on what to expect and there is a lot of support for student success. Galveston is a beach town so more laid back, 30 minutes from Houston.
Which fits your personality?

That's the tough part... I definitely love the mission Dell has, not to mention the opportunities for students to take advantage of the small class number. However, I don't have too much experience with medicine (first person in my family) so having additional student support as well as many upperclassmen at different stages (pre/post step 1, applying to residency already) would be helpful as I try to make my way through the process.

I don't know if this would be a factor, but Dell offered me a 25% scholarship (renewable for 4 years), while UTMB has given me need-based grant funding worth about 50% of tuition and fees, and hasn't finished processing scholarships yet. Finances are a bit important to me, and I'm aware of how expensive Austin is compared to Galveston...

 

[orangeblue]

Not even a rejection email from DELL...alright then!

 

[wysdoc]

Dell Med has officially announced its Class of 2021, effectively ending this cycle's waitlist.
The class of 50 was chosen from 5,000 applicants and has 29 women and about 20% minority students. You can read about them on Dell Med's Facebook page if you use Facebook.