McGovern is p/f the first semester and for the first semester it is in house exams. The second semester and after is not p/f but it uses NBME exams. Also keep in mind they don’t look at your first semester at all to rank you only your 2nd semester and after.
You might try reaching out to one of their student ambassadors to help answer these questions! The interview day packet says to contact [email protected] to ask to be connected with one of their students
Have you checked out the Help me Decide forum?
Thank you! Having NBME exams does sound like a big perk for McGovern. Considering that UTMB ranks preclinicals for AOA anyway, it may not even matter that UTMB is P/F at all.
Yes. UTMB also ranks you for AOA starting your first semester. McGovern waits until your second semester. This gives you time to get used to everything
It won’t let me message you
I did not, yet (😅)
In the past I heard all interviewees get on the waitlist automatically but not sure about this year
During my interview they mentioned everybody that is interviewed ends up on the waitlist
I did as well! Guess maybe this goes to everyone and then some will be notified at the end of the month if they are on waitlist?
So should we be sending in LOI to get on the waitlist or to get off of it 😭😭😭
I know you're kind of joking/not joking here, but wait to see if you are offered a WL position, then accept it and write your heartfelt reasons why you'd love to attend.
Congratulations on your 6 admissions. What is your top choice outside of UT McGovern where you are admitted?
Also curious, did you prematch to 6? Otherwise, not sure how you would know that you got admitted to 6 since it doesn't show on Match day what schools you got accepted except for the top one, correct?
OOS applicants don't go through the match and in their case offers are independent, but an OOS applicant narrows down their choices according to the deadline given to them in each admission offer. Most deadlines are similar to the AMCAS ones but a school may ask for an earlier answer.
January 2023
Unless things have changed for the incoming class, Mcgovern doesn’t do a white coat ceremony until beginning of 3rd year before beginning clinical rotations. You will still order a white coat for preclinicals though, just no ceremony. So you’ll end up with 2 coats
McGovern actually used to do them first year until 2018. They started doing them 3rd year then and now this year it’s in January 2023 (for the incoming class) I think class of ‘25, ‘24, and ‘23 are still doing it their 3rd year
There is a much bigger medical crowd closeby in Houston (3 other medical schools) which can in theory give you a broader exposure.
The fact that McGovern is close to the Medical Center and in the hub of so much available resources like MD Anderson, etc is the reason why I selected McGovern.
@delotroladodelaluna You should include it on this thread for MD/PhD rejections: *** 2021-2022 MD/PhD rejections thread ***
Does McGovern do any type of drug test prior to beginning classes?
If you have been notified you are on the WL, send it. I know McGovern recently sent out an email saying they would be inviting people to their WL soon.
