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Congrats!! May I ask when you completed the Secondary video?II today!!IS, LizzyM 72
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Thank you! I don’t remember exactly but around 7/25 ish.. I got it 7/13 and completed it like a week and a half or so after
Also forgot to ask if all LOR were in?
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Yeah they’ve all been in since June
What are the chances I get a secondary from them this late? Was complete (primary transmitted 6/19)
The priority secondary deadline for Dell is Nov 15. So I would assume that between now and then, there’s a chance. How good it is nobody can say.
II today by phone! Dates in Sept, Oct, and Nov. I thought it was spam but then realized it was Dell!! So stoked!
Secondary completed late June. I had given up hope TBH since there are only a handful of OOS spots.
Secondary completed late June. I had given up hope TBH since there are only a handful of OOS spots.
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My primary transmitted on the exact same day and I just now received a secondary from them, so there's definitely a chance you will see one soon!
congrats! hope you enjoy ATX! this makes me feel better as i completed mine early july and am slowly feeling less hopefull. doesn't help i live in the 512 area code already so every phone call i get time stops for a split second lol
Thanks! Sometimes I feel hopeless too, but then I try to remind myself that the cycle isn't over till April/May, and we are only in August. I wish you the best of luck 🙂
It's early, but by law Texas schools can only take 10% OOS. So that's 5 for Dell. Rough odds.
Does anyone know what Dell’s STEP 1 scores are? And how are the MMI’s for anyone who’s interviewed?
I submitted mine a few weeks earlier than you but just heard back for interview last week. They will interview ~35 OOS per MSAR. Hang in there!
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MMIs were chill tbh. They give you some situations, you say wyd, interviewer asks follow up questions, and then you sit in silence (this is what they told us to do, explicitly). You’ll get more info closer to your Interview date.
So when I interviewed Dell students had just finished taking Step 1. I bet that you will get info about it since the admissions office probably can’t wait to brag haha. I have several friends who are students there and have told me at least what they know from their classmates. I expect the average will be very good (230s+).
Ok cool! Good to know. I’ll have to post about the STEP score if they go over it. Good to hear though, I’ve heard that Dell students might be weaker in certain areas due to the new curriculum, but I hope the scores prove otherwise
II yesterday afternoon! I thought I had been passed up.
Excuse me Madam or Sir, could you share when you completed the video and if all your Letters of Recommendations?
Video was like July 13 and LOR since I submitted the primary June 1
southerngalwannabemd
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Secondaries are probably based off more than one aspect
Pretty sure they take into account the whole picture, i.e. holistic
Source: I have 2000 non clinical volunteering + LM 77, no invite
TigerKing
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You didn't get a secondary? I'm OOS and got a secondary in mid June. Is applying to Med School just a crapshoot at this point?
Dell screens really hard for secondary 20-30% of applicants get one.
Yah, school-to-school is basically a crapshoot. Predicting average performance (will u get in or nah) is less so
Any insight into if Dell is receptive to in the area notification? I am an OOS PA resident flying in for two other Texas school interviews. Significant ties to the state. I received the secondary video and submitted mid July! Figured it can’t hurt?
Someone correct me if I am wrong but I am suddenly feeling really inadequate looking at the student demographics. 47,000 service hours, 100,000 clinical hours, and 75,000 hours of research divided by the 50 students that make up the class results is like 1,000 service hours, 2,000 clinical hours and 1,500 research hours per student... 🙁
Student Demographics | Dell Medical School
Student Demographics | Dell Medical School
lol maybe it was my clinical hours? Who knows man. Nothing to lose sleep over though. I admit it drove me nuts before I got my first II
Ehhh it’s probably a little more complex than every single student having that laundry list of hours. I saw a lot of people who took gap years at my interview. Maybe 50% tras, 50% non trad. Full-time work for even one year is going to be thousands of hours... the only way to know if you are competitive in the pool is whether or not you receive a secondary. If you received one, they like you. If you received an II, they *really* like you. I had about 4K research hours, but everything else was like 50-200. I suspect many applicants are “pointy” like me.
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MS3 at Dell, can confirm lots of "pointy" students. Every class has people that took gap years. Some of those people worked as scribes, nurses, or in other clinical jobs. Some people did paid research, etc. Try not to worry about it too much 🙂
gotcha 🙂 I am from Austin and my family lives in Austin so I would obviously love to go. But I am an ORM, have a lower MCAT than their average, and applied late. c'est la vie. Good for you though, hope you are enjoying it!
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What’s a “pointy” student?
I was borrowing Lucca’s term, but basically somebody who has a really high number of hours of one thing and low hours in everything else. I guess like a graph where one number is off the charts. Probably not a real term but I liked it.
Totally not real just seemed to fit.
Yeah I got what you meant by context clues 👍
Dem CARS skills
For anyone who interviewed here, could you please provide sometips ? what was the stress level? How were the MMIs? were there actors? If you want to PM, would appreciate that
Still haven't received a secondary from dell... When should I lose hope lol?
Same, tbh I already did lol
What are the secondary questions on video?
You will only find out when you log in!
TigerKing
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So I just received a phone call from Dell Medical School inviting me for an interview. She said she'd send an email to me (she told me the correct address). I'm super stoked and I hope I didn't say anything stupid or rude on the phone (I doubt it because I was so happy). 75 LizzyM, OOS, ORM.
Edit: Ok I remember I told the caller if I could check my calendar because I wanted to make sure nothing at work would conflict but what if the caller thought I was trying to play hard to get???
Any advice on Dell interviews?
Edit: Ok I remember I told the caller if I could check my calendar because I wanted to make sure nothing at work would conflict but what if the caller thought I was trying to play hard to get???
Any advice on Dell interviews?
congrats! It's pretty chill honestly. They will send you more info right before your interview date. Practice for an MMI if you feel you need it. The trad interview was laid back and conversational.
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Hey congrats on the interview!! May I ask when you complete secondary and had all letters turned in?
TigerKing
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I sent my secondary July 16th (around then, at least) and my letters probably were received around the same time.
TigerKing
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Thanks! That’s the general feel for Dell that I get. A laid back school that still has high acheiving students. Also, I didnt know they have an MMI so thanks for letting me know!
My friends currently at Dell love it and have told me that the first cohort to take Step 1 has done very well (I suspect their reported average will meet or beat Baylor’s actually). Combined with the curriculum that lets you train in a non-science discipline (from top 10 schools in those disciplines and no added time to degree no less), I think they’ve done a really good job of differentiating themselves as a med school in TX.
Wow! Meeting baylor’s scores would be crazy. What are the non-science disciplines? Also, is it a good idea to go to a newish school vs. an established one?
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