2020-2021 University of Houston

[texasplease]

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congrats!! Do you mind sharing your stats?

510 MCAT, 3.5ish GPA, lower sGPA. Well rounded everywhere else. They are super heavy on mission statement, so they aren't very stats focused from what I've gathered.

 

[BYC_]

II now. They're in the vicinity!

 

[premed_97]

II now. They're in the vicinity!

What date was your application complete?

 

[BYC_]

C

What date was your application complete?

Complete 07/11

 

[cactusjack21]

II recently! Complete 7/21

 

[Doc5253]

same!

 

[Doc5253]

Is this school offering free tuition for this cycle as well?

 

[PaxVobis]

Does anyone know if they send out hard rejections before the end of the cycle? Has anyone received one?

 

[neelama1]

Does anyone know what format the interview will be? I saw something about an MMI only, is that true or will there also be an MD interview?

 

[cactusjack21]

Also, does anyone know if there is a "night before social" of some sort?

 

[Chitaku]

Does anyone know what format the interview will be? I saw something about an MMI only, is that true or will there also be an MD interview?

It is only MMI.

 

[Chitaku]

Also, does anyone know if there is a "night before social" of some sort?

There is no pre-interview social.

 

[RobotApplicantBender]

II today! This is highly unexpected but very welcome.

 

[RobotApplicantBender]

Is this school offering free tuition for this cycle as well?

No, only inaugural class.

 

[DTX21436]

II today! This is highly unexpected but very welcome.

Congrats! When was your app complete?

 

[RobotApplicantBender]

Congrats! When was your app complete?

Thank you! I was complete on 7/16.

 

[RobotApplicantBender]

Does anyone know how many stations and station length for the MMI interview?

 

[neelama1]

7 stations, 1 rest station. About 8 minutes each

Does anyone know how many stations and station length for the MMI interview?

 

[RobotApplicantBender]

7 stations, 1 rest station. About 8 minutes each

Thank you!

 

[MissDoctaDocta]

For anyone who has gotten an II recently, how far out have they scheduled interviews as of now?

 

[premed_97]

For anyone who has gotten an II recently, how far out have they scheduled interviews as of now?

They have only sent out 2-3 batches of IIs so I believe most of the interview dates are still available.

 

[RobotApplicantBender]

For anyone who has gotten an II recently, how far out have they scheduled interviews as of now?

I had options from 2 days after my interview invite, end of October, and in December. Didn't have options for November.

 

[texasplease]

Would y'all guess UH probably won't do a lot of pre-matching this year? Anyone know what other new schools with small class sizes have been like in the past as far as pre-match goes?

 

[wysdoc]

Would y'all guess UH probably won't do a lot of pre-matching this year? Anyone know what other new schools with small class sizes have been like in the past as far as pre-match goes?

This is just their second year of selecting a class, and last year’s class was selected after the prematch period, so there is no past record to compare.
If this school is a good fit for your goals, try to convey that sincerely on your interview day. 🙂

 

[PaxVobis]

Does anyone know if this school will interview until February? Would it cast a negative light on me to email admissions asking that? 🙁

 

[CaptainZeki]

Does anyone know if this school will interview until February? Would it cast a negative light on me to email admissions asking that? 🙁

I believe the last interviews are in Feb for UHCOM this cycle.

 

[Doc5253]

Hi everyone, will UH possibly be announcing acceptance results on Oct 15?

 

[Hzreio]

Hi everyone, will UH possibly be announcing acceptance results on Oct 15?

All tx may begin sending prematch acceptances on 10/15. So yes. These acceptances go until January

 

[normalperson23]

Realistically is it worth my money to submit a secondary here if I'm OOS and don't obviously fit the mission statement? White guy with nothing that screams "primary care" on my resume

 

[miinatoes]

Have there been many interviews sent out for this school? I sent my secondary around early august and was complete around mid/late august (letters of recommendation were missing) and i still haven’t heard back 🙁

 

[premed_97]

Have there been many interviews sent out for this school? I sent my secondary around early august and was complete around mid/late august (letters of recommendation were missing) and i still haven’t heard back 🙁

UH COM has been conservative in their IIs; they have only sent out ~3 batches of IIs with the last batch for applicants who applied in mid- to late-July.

EDIT: looks like a new wave of IIs came out today after posting this!

 

[premed_97]

Realistically is it worth my money to submit a secondary here if I'm OOS and don't obviously fit the mission statement? White guy with nothing that screams "primary care" on my resume

UH COM screen primarily on mission fit (their admissions office only uses GPA/MCAT metrics to decide eligibility for a secondary application; all subsequent review is based on an applicant's fit with their mission). If you have no authentic interests in primary care/desire to serve in TX after graduation, it's likely not worth the effort or application fee.

 

[ghostly11]

II, dates are available for Oct, Nov, Dec. LM 67.8 IS ORM complete 7/28

 

[Dr.Stone]

II received today! Submitted 7/20

 

[significantcobbler8]

II received today! submitted in july

 

[Doc5253]

Any prematches?

 

[Hawkeye2018]

Any prematches?

Not yet :/

 

[sadie22590]

Anyone OOS received an interview? Submitted my secondary back in July.

 

[UTpremed97]

7 stations, 1 rest station. About 8 minutes each

Can you clarify?
is that 2 mins to read the door note & 6 mins to answer the question or 8 mins to answer the question?

 

[cactusjack21]

Was it just me or did anyone else who attended the first virtual student panel hear the current students mention that they're talking about possibly having free tuition for the 2nd class as well?

 

[Doc5253]

Can you clarify?
is that 2 mins to read the door note & 6 mins to answer the question or 8 mins to answer the question?

Hi, so you have 1 minute to read the question and also think of your answer. Then, you wait for your interviewer to come online and they give you about 4 minutes to answer.

Hope that helps! I felt a little overwhelmed since there was very little time to think about the prompt, but not too bad.

 

[RobotApplicantBender]

Hi, so you have 1 minute to read the question and also think of your answer. Then, you wait for your interviewer to come online and they give you about 4 minutes to answer.

Hope that helps! I felt a little overwhelmed since there was very little time to think about the prompt, but not too bad.

Much appreciated. 4 minutes to answer is pretty short if there's a discussion/follow up questions. Super fast-paced. How long did the interview portion of the day take overall?

 

[Doc5253]

Much appreciated. 4 minutes to answer is pretty short if there's a discussion/follow up questions. Super fast-paced. How long did the interview portion of the day take overall?

So I had 7 different interviewers. Each back to back 10 minutes. 1 hr 10 minutes exact. But, don't panic much if they don't sign in immediately. I had like 2 min with one of them and just did my best.

 

[RobotApplicantBender]

So I had 7 different interviewers. Each back to back 10 minutes. 1 hr 10 minutes exact. But, don't panic much if they don't sign in immediately. I had like 2 min with one of them and just did my best.

Thanks for the heads up. I look forward to this interview a lot.

 

[PedroBread]

Was it just me or did anyone else who attended the first virtual student panel hear the current students mention that they're talking about possibly having free tuition for the 2nd class as well?

Same here. I haven't seen anything official about it. Seems to be just a rumor. Hopefully they shed some light on it when they send out acceptances, because it could definitely sway my decision.

 

[Chitaku]

Actually, on my interview day, the dean mentioned something about having 16 scholarships available for the next class. Not sure if those will be full or partial.

 

[PaxVobis]

For those of you with IIs, did you check any of the boxes on the secondary (inner-city clinic, primary care clinic, etc.)?

 

[PharmDF]

Anyone has an Interview tomorrow received an instruction email yet? I have not seen anything.


Edit: Just got an email at 3:40 PM

 

[Chitaku]

For those of you with IIs, did you check any of the boxes on the secondary (inner-city clinic, primary care clinic, etc.)?

Yes!

 

[PharmDF]

Yes!

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