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any current UT long dtudents on here? After sitting down and actualy researching the schools applied to, this school is by far my top choice. I would love hear more about the school from a student and get a vibe for the culture and atmosphere. (especially now that i cant actually go to the campus)
 
Just did SOWVI. It is pretty basic and I had a pretty good experience overall. It's just 2 questions. You have unlimited time to think about your response, as well as unlimited attempts. Just mentioning this bc I was initially intimidated by it and kept pushing it off, but its nothing crazy....so relax!!
 
For people who have gotten interviews: did you do SOWVI?
 
OraOraOra said:
II! URM/LM 67/complete 8/06/2020.

As of opening the email, they were scheduling interviews for the first 3 weeks of October. So there is still a lot of time left to interview here guys!
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Congrats! Could you please DM me about your application, I'm also URM and in the San Antonio area, my stats may be similar but I'm applying next cycle.
 
Raider1 said:
any current UT long dtudents on here? After sitting down and actualy researching the schools applied to, this school is by far my top choice. I would love hear more about the school from a student and get a vibe for the culture and atmosphere. (especially now that i cant actually go to the campus)
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Current MS4 happy to answer any questions y'all have!
 
Eurycea said:
Current MS4 happy to answer any questions y'all have!
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All of the info attached with the interview invite seems super enthusiastic and supportive of the candidates selected for an interview. As a student, how would you say the student support and student-faculty relationships are?
 
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SOWVI question - is there a way to look at the second question prior to submitting an answer for the first question?
 
horsegirl2550 said:
is the SOWVI strongly encouraged?
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luluwild said:
SOWVI question - is there a way to look at the second question prior to submitting an answer for the first question?
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Not that I could find. I think you can only see it after you submitted the first one

The dean said it’s optional and treat it as an extra LOR or like an optional essay. Won’t have any hinderance on your acceptance if you don’t do it
 
Raider1 said:
any current UT long dtudents on here? After sitting down and actualy researching the schools applied to, this school is by far my top choice. I would love hear more about the school from a student and get a vibe for the culture and atmosphere. (especially now that i cant actually go to the campus)
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I'm late but yeah I'm a student. Feel free to PM me or ask anything here! Got an exam coming up so I'm happy to send over some thoughts after that if you wanna shoot me a reminder or just PM me any questions you have!
 
MS2 student here at Long as well, feel free to PM me with any questions about our school, what it's like being a student here or admission process 👍
 
IllTakeOneMedSchoolPlease said:
All of the info attached with the interview invite seems super enthusiastic and supportive of the candidates selected for an interview. As a student, how would you say the student support and student-faculty relationships are?
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I'd say it seems enthusiastic and supportive because it is! Admissions here is pretty exciting. We love getting to know y'all!

I think the student support here is strong. I think the most important thing about "student support" is continually trying to find ways to improve the student experience, which Long is pretty good at. I'm wary of schools with robust student support services, but not much in the way of trying to fix the processes that are requiring students to need a lot of extra support, if that makes sense. The average student here is a pretty happy person, I'd say.

Student faculty relationships are a similar picture- all of the faculty here that I've met have a true passion for teaching and academic medicine. They LOVE taking people under their wing and showing off their specialty or getting students involved in their research. You see a decent number of students from this med school stay here for residency- I think that tells you they're pretty happy with the faculty here. Hope that helps.
 
Eurycea said:
I'd say it seems enthusiastic and supportive because it is! Admissions here is pretty exciting. We love getting to know y'all!

I think the student support here is strong. I think the most important thing about "student support" is continually trying to find ways to improve the student experience, which Long is pretty good at. I'm wary of schools with robust student support services, but not much in the way of trying to fix the processes that are requiring students to need a lot of extra support, if that makes sense. The average student here is a pretty happy person, I'd say.

Student faculty relationships are a similar picture- all of the faculty here that I've met have a true passion for teaching and academic medicine. They LOVE taking people under their wing and showing off their specialty or getting students involved in their research. You see a decent number of students from this med school stay here for residency- I think that tells you they're pretty happy with the faculty here. Hope that helps.
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What do you think of the school's hospitals for clinical rotations? Do you feel your clinical experiences and pre-clinical curriculum has prepared you to specialize in your desired field? Finally (sorry for the question overload) can you talk a little about the grading scale? In some places, I've seen it is pass/fail but in other places, I've seen it is letter grading throughout the 4 years. Would love some clarity on this. Thank you so much for your answers thus far, I love how supportive and collaborative UT San Antonio's atmosphere seems to be!
 
horsegirl2550 said:
What do you think of the school's hospitals for clinical rotations? Do you feel your clinical experiences and pre-clinical curriculum has prepared you to specialize in your desired field? Finally (sorry for the question overload) can you talk a little about the grading scale? In some places, I've seen it is pass/fail but in other places, I've seen it is letter grading throughout the 4 years. Would love some clarity on this. Thank you so much for your answers thus far, I love how supportive and collaborative UT San Antonio's atmosphere seems to be!
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Most of your rotations will be either at University Hospital or the South Texas VA. UH is the only level 1 trauma center in the region and has a huge catchment area, so you see some pretty diverse pathology you won't see elsewhere. People are also just very sick here- they have a lot to teach us. Having a huge teaching hospital physically attached to the medical school that we don't share with any other students is awesome. I wouldn't have it any other way. Working with vets is rewarding. We also have the opportunity to rotate at the nearby military hospital, BAMC, which is a very unique experience as civilian students.

I feel the clinical experiences I got prepared me very well- you have every single specialty represented here, so you can land in any field pretty comfortably from here.

Grading scale, as I understand it, is as follows:

Preclinical years are on an Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail scale. Honors is 90% and above (analogous to an "A"), High Pass is an 85-90%, I can't remember what pass goes down to but I assume 70%. It's very rare to have someone fail. My class was still on an A/B/C/D system, and the vast majority (>90%) of people got A's or B's. They switched it up for two reasons: first, the optics are better to premeds lol. People hate letter grades for some reason. Secondly, "High Pass" rewards people who are otherwise "high b" students (AKA me). I think most people put too much stock into preclinical grading schemes. You're gonna work hard no matter where you go.

Clinical year is on a letter graded scale, the percentage of the shelf vs clinical evaluations varies a little from rotation to rotation, but my opinion is that if you work hard you can get all A's. The clinical year is averaged with your preclinical years, and that's your GPA. Other Long students feel free to correct me if I messed something up here!
 
Eurycea said:
Most of your rotations will be either at University Hospital or the South Texas VA. UH is the only level 1 trauma center in the region and has a huge catchment area, so you see some pretty diverse pathology you won't see elsewhere. People are also just very sick here- they have a lot to teach us. Having a huge teaching hospital physically attached to the medical school that we don't share with any other students is awesome. I wouldn't have it any other way. Working with vets is rewarding. We also have the opportunity to rotate at the nearby military hospital, BAMC, which is a very unique experience as civilian students.

I feel the clinical experiences I got prepared me very well- you have every single specialty represented here, so you can land in any field pretty comfortably from here.

Grading scale, as I understand it, is as follows:

Preclinical years are on an Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail scale. Honors is 90% and above (analogous to an "A"), High Pass is an 85-90%, I can't remember what pass goes down to but I assume 70%. It's very rare to have someone fail. My class was still on an A/B/C/D system, and the vast majority (>90%) of people got A's or B's. They switched it up for two reasons: first, the optics are better to premeds lol. People hate letter grades for some reason. Secondly, "High Pass" rewards people who are otherwise "high b" students (AKA me). I think most people put too much stock into preclinical grading schemes. You're gonna work hard no matter where you go.

Clinical year is on a letter graded scale, the percentage of the shelf vs clinical evaluations varies a little from rotation to rotation, but my opinion is that if you work hard you can get all A's. The clinical year is averaged with your preclinical years, and that's your GPA. Other Long students feel free to correct me if I messed something up here!
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thank you for this message, definitely provides a lot of insight into the school and the curriculum!
 
If I'm applying as a non-Texas resident, by when should I hear back regarding my decision if I have already interviewed? Since I'm a non-Texas resident, I don't participate in the Match process correct? I'm a bit confused on this lol
 
mikey41500 said:
If I'm applying as a non-Texas resident, by when should I hear back regarding my decision if I have already interviewed? Since I'm a non-Texas resident, I don't participate in the Match process correct? I'm a bit confused on this lol
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The first date acceptances can go out, for OOS applicants as well, is October 15th. If you don't hear anything on that date, you're still in the running unless they reject you. Good luck, but there might still be some waiting for news in your future.
 
I really liked this school when I interviewed last year. But still haven’t gotten an interview invite and transmitted 7/28. No chance at the point huh?
 
helpmesos said:
I really liked this school when I interviewed last year. But still haven’t gotten an interview invite and transmitted 7/28. No chance at the point huh?
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I feel the same. it was my first choice and they haven’t sent anything to me. i transmitted 7/16
 
helpmesos said:
I really liked this school when I interviewed last year. But still haven’t gotten an interview invite and transmitted 7/28. No chance at the point huh?
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Your chances as a re-applicant will depend on 2 things:
1. Have you improved your application since last year in some way?
2. What was the outcome of your app here last year? If you were placed on a WL your chances are better for another consideration than if you were directly rejected.
 
helpmesos said:
I really liked this school when I interviewed last year. But still haven’t gotten an interview invite and transmitted 7/28. No chance at the point huh?
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miinatoes said:
I feel the same. it was my first choice and they haven’t sent anything to me. i transmitted 7/16
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Interviews go out as late as early December. Don't lose hope yet!
 
wysdoc said:
Your chances as a re-applicant will depend on 2 things:
1. Have you improved your application since last year in some way?
2. What was the outcome of your app here last year? If you were placed on a WL your chances are better for another consideration than if you were directly rejected.
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i have been scribing and started clinical research this year and thought that would be enough. But i guess not and maybe my casper score this year wasn’t as good as last year’s.
 
I apologize if this has been asked already somewhere else - are the faculty/student interviews open-file? I've been searching the info they sent to us regarding the interviews and have not been able to find it...
 
luluwild said:
I apologize if this has been asked already somewhere else - are the faculty/student interviews open-file? I've been searching the info they sent to us regarding the interviews and have not been able to find it...
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Yes! They are open file
 
for those that have interviewed, would you recommend any specific way to prepare for the interview? how was the overall feel? excited/nervous to interview this week!
 
horsegirl2550 said:
for those that have interviewed, would you recommend any specific way to prepare for the interview? how was the overall feel? excited/nervous to interview this week!
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This was my first interview so I was super nervous lol But the interviewers were so nice and truly wanted to get to know you. Super stress-free and then entire day was amazing. For the interview, just know your app and be yourself and smile every once in a while lol Know the common interview Qs and you’ll be fine!
 
Hey guys I'm new here. Interviewed with Long today and it was an awesome experience. They did a really great job selling the school and the students all seem super happy. The interviews weren't challenging, just basic questions for the interviewer to get to know your personality.
 
Does anyone know if Long accepts letters of interest? This is one of my top schools and I'm starting to get a little discouraged that I haven't gotten an interview invite. I have a family member that attends this school and suggested I send one, but I wanted to get some other opinions.
 
slagathor19 said:
Does anyone know if Long accepts letters of interest? This is one of my top schools and I'm starting to get a little discouraged that I haven't gotten an interview invite. I have a family member that attends this school and suggested I send one, but I wanted to get some other opinions.
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They are still sending out interview invitations at least every 2-3 weeks, no need to send any letters. The time to send a letter of continued interest would be some time after an interview, or if you end up on their Wait List after Match Day in March.
 
wysdoc said:
They are still sending out interview invitations at least every 2-3 weeks, no need to send any letters. The time to send a letter of continued interest would be some time after an interview, or if you end up on their Wait List after Match Day in March.
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Thank you!!
 
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