Check Post #89 (it's on the second page for me) of this thread. I put ALL my stats and dates. Just look for my big "P" since I don't have a picture on SDN.
The interview day was 7:30am-2:30pm, but I got there at 7 and left at 3. There was a lounge to mingle with other interviewees and current students until around 7:45 and then we were fed a really nice breakfast while they did a welcome presentation. We were then split into two groups - one for morning interviews and an afternoon tour, one for the opposite schedule. After the welcome presentation, we waited in a big room with a student panel to kill time before/between our interviews and people were just asking questions. They also had a presentation with some basic info about the school in case the questions/conversation died down. Interviews were scheduled for 20 minutes each with a minimum of 40 minutes in between. Both of my interviews probably went close to 25-30. They were both VERY conversational and I was not asked any difficult questions. I had one MD interviewer and one PhD (it felt like I just talked about my research most of the time with the PhD). It was kinda open file lol. They had everything except our MCAT and GPA and neither of them asked about that. I could definitely tell the MD had looked over my application before I walked in. Overall with the interviews, I was very happy, they were both super nice, it was relaxed, and I felt like I did quite well. After my morning interviews, we saw a presentation from the Army and Navy and then had lunch (which was EXCELLENT). Then a tour that was supposed to be an hour I think, but mine went for an hour and a half but it was really good (though I was exhausted by the end). Finally, they did one last presentation with some clarification/info about the pre-match and match processes, gave us the tickets for free parking in the parking garage, and sent us on our way with a water bottle and a snack for the road.
Overall, I loved it! McGovern was not my #1 choice going into Friday, but afterward, it definitely is! I'm feeling pretty good, but we'll see. Very hopeful that I end up here next year.
Biggest Pros: largest medical center AND busiest level I trauma center in the country, free STEP 1 prep (UWorld, First Aid, and others) for students that the school pays for, super friendly and cooperative environment (from what I could see, at least), TONS of research opportunities at multiple TMC institutions
Biggest Cons: Traffic, Parking (its $100/month to park in the TMC for your first 2 years, so most students walk/bike/take a shuttle/ride the Rail to school). Multiple people recommended either living on the Rail or in a nearby apartment complex that had a free shuttle to the TMC (Texas Medical Center, btw). Living is also quite expensive. There are "cheap" places to live but I was looking online and many had really bad reviews and lots of complaints. The UT Health student housing seemed alright for a decent price (its subsidized so you probably won't find cheaper + it has a free shuttle to the TMC), but supposedly there's a waitlist to get in and they still don't appear to be that nice (there are 3 phases, and the only one I would want to live in was phase 3; we didn't tour the housing, but I stayed with a medical student the night before and he lived there). Rent for a nice 1 bedroom here appears to be the same price as rent for a nice 2 bedroom in Galveston (UTMB is my other top choice, though I haven't been invited to interview there yet).
Sorry for the long post. Hope this helps! I loved the school so much! My ONLY real con is the living cost, but my girlfriend and I will just get a 1 bedroom apartment instead of a 2 bedroom if we end up here (she's not a medical student, just moving with me) and I'm okay with that
