texaspremed45
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Can confirm they do not have your file during the interviews
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UTMB finally made it to my TMDSAS ranking today after interviewing on 9/8!
Oof it hasn’t made it to mine. Interviewed on 09/03 I know I shouldn’t worry but damn lol 🙁
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I doubt it means anything, I just wanted to update the page since I had previously asked about when it would get to my TMDSAS! I'm sure it'll show up for you soon!
darkgreen2000
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Is UTMB pre-match heavy typically?
texaspremed45
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Has utmb been added to y’all’s TMDSAS ranking yet? If so, when did you interview?
Interviewed recently, and it’s already there! Not sure if that’s normal speed.
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II today! Complete mid July LM 70
Mine was added pretty quick as well. But I don't think there's much significance to it. However, I would definitely call them if it's been a few
weeks and it hasn't shown up just to be sure.
AlmostDrMTG
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II today!
LM 62.5
secondary submitted 7/28
IS
LM 62.5
secondary submitted 7/28
IS
Mine showed up a few days ago. I interviewed 09/17
Lots
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They didn't say anything about when they would start sending prematches at my interview (mid/late august). Last year, it looks like they sent out their first As on October 30
Hey y'all,
Some questions:
1) Is Galveston pre-match heavy?
2) Does anyone know when prematch offers are going out? Let's say that prematch offers come out on October 15. Would they make a decision in 2 days for you? Or do they also extend prematch offers into December/January?
3) Also, if you got an interview, does having a lower MCAT/GPA lower your chances at that point, or is it all about how you did on the post-interview?
Some questions:
1) Is Galveston pre-match heavy?
2) Does anyone know when prematch offers are going out? Let's say that prematch offers come out on October 15. Would they make a decision in 2 days for you? Or do they also extend prematch offers into December/January?
3) Also, if you got an interview, does having a lower MCAT/GPA lower your chances at that point, or is it all about how you did on the post-interview?
For question 3, I’ve heard that some people who are rejected get told their MCAT was too low even after having a good interview – at least for other schools. Since admissions are decided by a committee holistically, you could nail the interview and still get an R because of stats. I’m not sure if UTMB is different though.
Yeah, that's really messed up because someone will have spent all this money in plane, car, hotel, food, etc. to visit and they could just be wasting their time if they were already determined to be rejected. It's better with remote interviews ofc, but some have to take time off from work. And medical schools have the nerve to talk about ethics LOL.
I think part of the reason why they do this is to show they interview lots of people and then say their admission rates are low. Employers do this too by posting on different websites like Indeed where they never respond to applicants and they also can show they can't hire enough people which can also make them eligible for government grants/assistance.
Just another hoop to jump through in this broken healthcare system.
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deleted1043863
Anyone?
Wondering the same lol
nothing here, interviewed mid-august
would they be sent out via email or would we just need to keep checking the portal?
They email the news.
Same here! interviewed 1st of september. We will see what today brings, no one get down on themselves!
Did anyone try calling the admissions office to see what they are saying about pre-match offers?
I really want to, but I also don't want to come off as annoying since they never guaranteed a response today
I don't think they gave out prematch offers on Friday.
I got into Lubbock and I'm trying to decide between the two (in case I get into Galveston). In Lubbock, in year 2, you have to take a medical spanish course, which I don't think you have to at UTMB Galveston, so if PBL is only like the first year (??? is it for 2 years???) it seems like a wash.
Questions to anyone that knows or goes to UTMB:
1) How time-consuming is the PBL portion of the program? I read in an old thread from 2008 that it's only like 6 hours a week (SOURCE: What's UTMB-Galveston Like? :
I'm a current second year so I can answer a couple questions... PBL is no more than 6 hours per week (2 hrs on MWF) and it is not nearly as bad as most people say it is. We usually get out early from it, and it helps to put things in a clinical perspective. Because it is supposedly "PBL heavy" lectures are not necessary. It is more of a teach yourself sort of curriculum, and you have plenty of time to do so. I agree that PBL is not for everyone - but get a good laptop and play on the internet if you don't want to be there. You can get by with fairly decent grades by just chiming in with something you read on wikipedia. PBL is never more than like 10% of your grade anyways. They have a fairly easy grading system - Honors, High Pass, and Pass. The top half of the class gets Honors or High Pass so it isn't too difficult to attain (and preclinical grades don't matter in the long run anyways).
The first year schedule is 8am-12pm and second year is 1pm-4pmish most every day. You will have one day a week each year where you are there for either the morning or the afternoon depending on your class schedule. Most people do not go to lectures after the first class or two. I pretty much have Tuesdays and Thursdays off unless I have a scheduled lab on one of those afternoons. I have plenty of free time - I'm married and 6.5 months pregnant and not too concerned about "failing out" of school.
2) Is this program true pass/fail? Or do they do internal ranking with AOA?
3) Is Galveston gonna give more time for Step 2 prep now that it is prioritized for residency matching vs the Step 1?
4) If you had to choose between Galveston and Lubbock why? Lubbock is a nicer town, cheaper rent, has Costco, etc. but it's out in the middle of nowhere. Galveston is an hour away from Houston, and George Bush airport, etc. but Galveston itself is supposed to be dumpy. Too bad I can't visit either of them in person easily at least not for many months.
I got into Lubbock and I'm trying to decide between the two (in case I get into Galveston). In Lubbock, in year 2, you have to take a medical spanish course, which I don't think you have to at UTMB Galveston, so if PBL is only like the first year (??? is it for 2 years???) it seems like a wash.
Questions to anyone that knows or goes to UTMB:
1) How time-consuming is the PBL portion of the program? I read in an old thread from 2008 that it's only like 6 hours a week (SOURCE: What's UTMB-Galveston Like? :
I'm a current second year so I can answer a couple questions... PBL is no more than 6 hours per week (2 hrs on MWF) and it is not nearly as bad as most people say it is. We usually get out early from it, and it helps to put things in a clinical perspective. Because it is supposedly "PBL heavy" lectures are not necessary. It is more of a teach yourself sort of curriculum, and you have plenty of time to do so. I agree that PBL is not for everyone - but get a good laptop and play on the internet if you don't want to be there. You can get by with fairly decent grades by just chiming in with something you read on wikipedia. PBL is never more than like 10% of your grade anyways. They have a fairly easy grading system - Honors, High Pass, and Pass. The top half of the class gets Honors or High Pass so it isn't too difficult to attain (and preclinical grades don't matter in the long run anyways).
The first year schedule is 8am-12pm and second year is 1pm-4pmish most every day. You will have one day a week each year where you are there for either the morning or the afternoon depending on your class schedule. Most people do not go to lectures after the first class or two. I pretty much have Tuesdays and Thursdays off unless I have a scheduled lab on one of those afternoons. I have plenty of free time - I'm married and 6.5 months pregnant and not too concerned about "failing out" of school.
2) Is this program true pass/fail? Or do they do internal ranking with AOA?
3) Is Galveston gonna give more time for Step 2 prep now that it is prioritized for residency matching vs the Step 1?
4) If you had to choose between Galveston and Lubbock why? Lubbock is a nicer town, cheaper rent, has Costco, etc. but it's out in the middle of nowhere. Galveston is an hour away from Houston, and George Bush airport, etc. but Galveston itself is supposed to be dumpy. Too bad I can't visit either of them in person easily at least not for many months.
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5) I read that a few years ago at Galveston they don't prepare you already dissected cadavers for anatomy lab and that this is a massive time sink compared to other medical schools that give it to you. Spending time cutting through fat and so forth is not very conducive to learning, so wondering if this has changed at Galveston in recent years.
This would be a plus for many applicants, as some schools have no cadaver lab at all. It’s valuable to see 3-D aspect of anatomical structures in my opinion,
As always, take others opinion with a grain of salt. Some people really like the process of dissecting their own cadaver even if there's fat and such because it helps them visualize and remember better. I can't think of many schools where the dissection takes more than a few hours for each section, and I think many of the schools in Texas already make you do it. I'm not from UTMB but even if you don't find it helpful, you can always use netanatomy or go in on the weekends for better cadavers.
texaspremed45
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Does anyone know when they’ll start accepting people this year? I think they started on 10/30 last year
ggg_444
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At the campus preview day yesterday, they mentioned they like to interview at least half of the applicants who they will be interviewing before sending out invites, so sometime late october/early november will be the first pre-matches
how important is it to attend the campus preview and also the virtual town series. I'm instate, but not in Texas atm, and wondering if should fly in for this. It's only 4 hours for the campus preview. Not sure if I should burn $300-400 to go for a 4 hour event, but at the same time, worried it'll show I'm not interested.
It'd be better if they accepted people first so then they can decide whether or not they want to go to this event.
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deleted1043863
How many people attended the preview day?
I’m sure it varies, but my group in September was only 7 people
if I remember correctly, you'll be able to know which slot you have once the "Video Interview" tab pops up on the portal. I think mine showed up a day or two before my interview
You just have to see how the conversation flows - you can’t decide exactly what you want to say until you see what they ask you
tmdsasapp111
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In my experience, even though it was presented as a "sell yourself", my interviewers had some specific questions in mind to start the conversation off. This led to me talking about different parts of my application for each interview.
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This makes a lot of sense. Thank you!
What are yall's stats (GPA and MCAT) if you dont mind be asking for those who have either recieved an interview or have already pre-matched?
apriltx
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519/4.0
Have pre-match offers been sent?
Not so far!
