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I have a random question for you guys. Do UTSW students still do any clerkship rotations at the Dallas VA ?
 
Just got this after a letter of interest to UTSW. Sounds like R’s only come after Feb 17 :/
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potayno said:
Just got this after a letter of interest to UTSW. Sounds like R’s only come after Feb 17 :/View attachment 362389
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if the interview dates are filled you would know whether they send you a letter or not.

Btw, this is the process followed by the Ivy league schools - send everyone a letter saying they couldn't accommodate an interview since all the dates are over as opposed to saying we reject you.
 
I didn’t answer when they called so they left a voicemail. I was just more so confused.
 
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Can anyone who’s toured talk about the dress code? It says Business on the email. Does that mean a full suit?
 
Finished my interview here.
All I have to say is: wow 🙂
Both interviews went fantastically. I had a plastic surgeon and a pediatrician.
The plastic surgeon was very matter-of-fact and stern because of previous military experience. He asked me my life story from high school and beyond. "Who are you? Why medicine?" Then he started getting into the nitty gritty. "What are some issues in medicine that you see? How would you fix them?" Then the rest was "Do you have any questions for me?"
He had a straightface, but he broke into a smile when I asked him about his book and teaching experience. He was surprised that I googled him. He liked it. He softened up and told me his story and his tone of voice changed, too.
Always make an effort to learn about your interviewers.

For my second interviewer, the pediatrician was super lovely. She made an effort to read my essays and primary application (as did the plastic surgeon). She asked me questions related to my application. "So you made lecture videos on YouTube and helped out thousands of people? How did that start? Do you want to be a professor? When you attend UT Southwestern, will you stay with us and become a lecturer? What is your teaching style?" She prioritized patient care and compassion toward patients. "What was the most positive patient experience you had so far? How do you show a patient that you love them? If a patient starts crying, how do you comfort them? What do you do when you're scared? How do you comfort someone whose child has just died?"
I was never asked about my lack of research (by either interviewer). She said, " UT Southwestern is moving away from basic research students. I mean, they need some of those students and they're typically asked to interview in the early months. From what I've seen, the dean is asking for more applicants who are compassionate and who are 'people people', if that makes sense."
She loved my personal stories, patient interactions, and I made her laugh. I consider that to be a win.

This was a really good interview and I feel confident that I won't be ignored at the next meeting (I hope).

The medical students really hyped up the fact that they have 6 nobel laurets and the ability to do "aways" at Harvard and Yale, etc, at a moment's notice. I'm not really into research (I want to be a professor), so that information wasn't "oh wow!" for me. If it is for you, nice!
Clerkships are graded Honors, High pass, etc. Preclerkship is P/F.
You don't share any of the hospitals with other medical schools and the students seem to be happy with where they are. Mentors are readily available and want to help you out. Apparently, there's even a waitlist to be a mentor amongst the professors. Students match well and enjoy the food around dallas.

Overall, I will have the daunting task to pick between Baylor and UTSW. I flubbed Baylor but I did pretty well with UTSW (so maybe it's more realisitc that I may be considered for UTSW?).
 
MCAThiccy said:
Oh, and before I forget: where my pre-match at?
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You should hear before Christmas when interviews go that well. Did you tell them I guaranteed a prematch so you wont leave texas or home?

Surgeons are very tough interviewers. They have zero patience, very curt (cut you off mid sentence if they heard what they wanted or didnt like your answer but you dont which way it went) and not people's people because they do things by seconds, want to keep moving on..
 
texasvandy said:
You should hear before Christmas when interviews go that well. Did you tell them I guaranteed a prematch so you wont leave texas or home?

Surgeons are very tough interviewers. They have zero patience, very curt (cut you off mid sentence if they heard what they wanted or didnt like your answer but you dont which way it went) and not people's people because they do things by seconds, want to keep moving on..
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Very curt but he said “good interview from a solid applicant. Email me when you have to decide between us and Baylor.” Slightly intimidating but I handled it as best as I could. For sure I’m staying home.
 
MCAThiccy said:
Finished my interview here.
All I have to say is: wow 🙂
Both interviews went fantastically. I had a plastic surgeon and a pediatrician.
The plastic surgeon was very matter-of-fact and stern because of previous military experience. He asked me my life story from high school and beyond. "Who are you? Why medicine?" Then he started getting into the nitty gritty. "What are some issues in medicine that you see? How would you fix them?" Then the rest was "Do you have any questions for me?"
He had a straightface, but he broke into a smile when I asked him about his book and teaching experience. He was surprised that I googled him. He liked it. He softened up and told me his story and his tone of voice changed, too.
Always make an effort to learn about your interviewers.

For my second interviewer, the pediatrician was super lovely. She made an effort to read my essays and primary application (as did the plastic surgeon). She asked me questions related to my application. "So you made lecture videos on YouTube and helped out thousands of people? How did that start? Do you want to be a professor? When you attend UT Southwestern, will you stay with us and become a lecturer? What is your teaching style?" She prioritized patient care and compassion toward patients. "What was the most positive patient experience you had so far? How do you show a patient that you love them? If a patient starts crying, how do you comfort them? What do you do when you're scared? How do you comfort someone whose child has just died?"
I was never asked about my lack of research (by either interviewer). She said, " UT Southwestern is moving away from basic research students. I mean, they need some of those students and they're typically asked to interview in the early months. From what I've seen, the dean is asking for more applicants who are compassionate and who are 'people people', if that makes sense."
She loved my personal stories, patient interactions, and I made her laugh. I consider that to be a win.

This was a really good interview and I feel confident that I won't be ignored at the next meeting (I hope).

The medical students really hyped up the fact that they have 6 nobel laurets and the ability to do "aways" at Harvard and Yale, etc, at a moment's notice. I'm not really into research (I want to be a professor), so that information wasn't "oh wow!" for me. If it is for you, nice!
Clerkships are graded Honors, High pass, etc. Preclerkship is P/F.
You don't share any of the hospitals with other medical schools and the students seem to be happy with where they are. Mentors are readily available and want to help you out. Apparently, there's even a waitlist to be a mentor amongst the professors. Students match well and enjoy the food around dallas.

Overall, I will have the daunting task to pick between Baylor and UTSW. I flubbed Baylor but I did pretty well with UTSW (so maybe it's more realisitc that I may be considered for UTSW?).
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For anyone unable to make it to the tour. We had the opportunity to sit in on table rounds which was a really unique experience that I haven’t seen at other schools. It was really amazing to see how the MS3s were so involved in discussions about the patients. They seemed like they had a really strong understanding of what was going on and were valuable members of the overall team.

Also the facilities were great (a gym with squat racks). Med students were also super nice and so were the group of applicants touring with me. Really great feeling from the school as a whole.
MCAThiccy said:
Very curt but he said “good interview from a solid applicant. Email me when you have to decide between us and Baylor.” Slightly intimidating but I handled it as best as I could. For sure I’m staying home.
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Did you tell him about Baylor or did he just make that assumption?
 
MCAThiccy said:
Very curt but he said “good interview from a solid applicant. Email me when you have to decide between us and Baylor.” Slightly intimidating but I handled it as best as I could. For sure I’m staying home.
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Depending on the level plastic surgeons are like the apex of the pyramid and make a lot of money for the school. So send an email saying I will come to UTSW if given an admission and you are in.
 
randompremed457 said:
For anyone unable to make it to the tour. We had the opportunity to sit in on table rounds which was a really unique experience that I haven’t seen at other schools. It was really amazing to see how the MS3s were so involved in discussions about the patients. The vibe

Did you tell him about Baylor or did he just make that assumption?
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They already know where you interviewed based on what we have been discussing.
 
MCAThiccy said:
Finished my interview here.
All I have to say is: wow 🙂
Both interviews went fantastically. I had a plastic surgeon and a pediatrician.
The plastic surgeon was very matter-of-fact and stern because of previous military experience. He asked me my life story from high school and beyond. "Who are you? Why medicine?" Then he started getting into the nitty gritty. "What are some issues in medicine that you see? How would you fix them?" Then the rest was "Do you have any questions for me?"
He had a straightface, but he broke into a smile when I asked him about his book and teaching experience. He was surprised that I googled him. He liked it. He softened up and told me his story and his tone of voice changed, too.
Always make an effort to learn about your interviewers.

For my second interviewer, the pediatrician was super lovely. She made an effort to read my essays and primary application (as did the plastic surgeon). She asked me questions related to my application. "So you made lecture videos on YouTube and helped out thousands of people? How did that start? Do you want to be a professor? When you attend UT Southwestern, will you stay with us and become a lecturer? What is your teaching style?" She prioritized patient care and compassion toward patients. "What was the most positive patient experience you had so far? How do you show a patient that you love them? If a patient starts crying, how do you comfort them? What do you do when you're scared? How do you comfort someone whose child has just died?"
I was never asked about my lack of research (by either interviewer). She said, " UT Southwestern is moving away from basic research students. I mean, they need some of those students and they're typically asked to interview in the early months. From what I've seen, the dean is asking for more applicants who are compassionate and who are 'people people', if that makes sense."
She loved my personal stories, patient interactions, and I made her laugh. I consider that to be a win.

This was a really good interview and I feel confident that I won't be ignored at the next meeting (I hope).

The medical students really hyped up the fact that they have 6 nobel laurets and the ability to do "aways" at Harvard and Yale, etc, at a moment's notice. I'm not really into research (I want to be a professor), so that information wasn't "oh wow!" for me. If it is for you, nice!
Clerkships are graded Honors, High pass, etc. Preclerkship is P/F.
You don't share any of the hospitals with other medical schools and the students seem to be happy with where they are. Mentors are readily available and want to help you out. Apparently, there's even a waitlist to be a mentor amongst the professors. Students match well and enjoy the food around dallas.

Overall, I will have the daunting task to pick between Baylor and UTSW. I flubbed Baylor but I did pretty well with UTSW (so maybe it's more realisitc that I may be considered for UTSW?).
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Second all this. UTSW was awesome today. Do we know if the whole profile is considered at the application committee meetings or do they look more at the interview experience rather than stats? Either way, feeling super lucky even to have the opportunity to be interviewed by them. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect that I would be on UTSW's radar at all.
Also @thiccy did you get to chat with the student panel member who did the medical education scholarly activity work? she spoke super highly of the experience, and if you think prof is in your future, that could be really cool
 
boomertexas said:
Second all this. UTSW was awesome today. Do we know if the whole profile is considered at the application committee meetings or do they look more at the interview experience rather than stats? Either way, feeling super lucky even to have the opportunity to be interviewed by them. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect that I would be on UTSW's radar at all.
Also @thiccy did you get to chat with the student panel member who did the medical education scholarly activity work? she spoke super highly of the experience, and if you think prof is in your future, that could be really cool
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People asked her a bunch of questions and they basically asked what I would’ve asked. I kept quiet expect for the introduce Yourself portion in orientation.
 
MCAThiccy said:
Very curt but he said “good interview from a solid applicant. Email me when you have to decide between us and Baylor.” Slightly intimidating but I handled it as best as I could. For sure I’m staying home.
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Rereading this sentence, I think he is asking you to have a chat with him before you do your match list because he assumes you will be admitted by both schools.
 
MCAThiccy said:
Finished my interview here.
All I have to say is: wow 🙂
Both interviews went fantastically. I had a plastic surgeon and a pediatrician.
The plastic surgeon was very matter-of-fact and stern because of previous military experience. He asked me my life story from high school and beyond. "Who are you? Why medicine?" Then he started getting into the nitty gritty. "What are some issues in medicine that you see? How would you fix them?" Then the rest was "Do you have any questions for me?"
He had a straightface, but he broke into a smile when I asked him about his book and teaching experience. He was surprised that I googled him. He liked it. He softened up and told me his story and his tone of voice changed, too.
Always make an effort to learn about your interviewers.

For my second interviewer, the pediatrician was super lovely. She made an effort to read my essays and primary application (as did the plastic surgeon). She asked me questions related to my application. "So you made lecture videos on YouTube and helped out thousands of people? How did that start? Do you want to be a professor? When you attend UT Southwestern, will you stay with us and become a lecturer? What is your teaching style?" She prioritized patient care and compassion toward patients. "What was the most positive patient experience you had so far? How do you show a patient that you love them? If a patient starts crying, how do you comfort them? What do you do when you're scared? How do you comfort someone whose child has just died?"
I was never asked about my lack of research (by either interviewer). She said, " UT Southwestern is moving away from basic research students. I mean, they need some of those students and they're typically asked to interview in the early months. From what I've seen, the dean is asking for more applicants who are compassionate and who are 'people people', if that makes sense."
She loved my personal stories, patient interactions, and I made her laugh. I consider that to be a win.

This was a really good interview and I feel confident that I won't be ignored at the next meeting (I hope).

The medical students really hyped up the fact that they have 6 nobel laurets and the ability to do "aways" at Harvard and Yale, etc, at a moment's notice. I'm not really into research (I want to be a professor), so that information wasn't "oh wow!" for me. If it is for you, nice!
Clerkships are graded Honors, High pass, etc. Preclerkship is P/F.
You don't share any of the hospitals with other medical schools and the students seem to be happy with where they are. Mentors are readily available and want to help you out. Apparently, there's even a waitlist to be a mentor amongst the professors. Students match well and enjoy the food around dallas.

Overall, I will have the daunting task to pick between Baylor and UTSW. I flubbed Baylor but I did pretty well with UTSW (so maybe it's more realisitc that I may be considered for UTSW?).
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Loving this! I agree that this was a fantastic interview day. I'm so glad to hear that you rocked it man!! I felt it was definitely one of my best interviews as well, and I have high hopes to make the cut-off. It would be a heck of a feat, from were I started. You, I, and all others who've interviewed earned a shot at a seat, and now the chips must fall where they may.

You and I are very alike in that we both feel making the interviewers laugh, and/or having an enjoyable, friendly conversation with interviewers is a great sign. I felt as connected with my UTSW interviewers as all other schools where the interview stood out as exceptional. The way some talk about UTSW, one may not have expected things to go so smoothly, or for faculty and students to be so friendly and welcoming. You and I had a talk about this via private message, telling each other not to let any of that weigh in during our interview day, and to approach it as though we belonged. It sounds like it panned out for both of us.

I'm super proud of you bro! no matter what happens, you gave it your best shot, and I believe one of your top schools (if not both) will see the value in what you have to offer and hand you the acceptance you seek. Let the waiting begin!!
 
MCAThiccy said:
Very curt but he said “good interview from a solid applicant. Email me when you have to decide between us and Baylor.” Slightly intimidating but I handled it as best as I could. For sure I’m staying home.
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I like what the surgeon said about deciding between UTSW and Baylor. He either wants to sway you, or wants to know if Baylor is competition. Either way, I think this bodes well! At the very least, I choose two believe it bodes well!!
 
randompremed457 said:
For anyone unable to make it to the tour. We had the opportunity to sit in on table rounds which was a really unique experience that I haven’t seen at other schools. It was really amazing to see how the MS3s were so involved in discussions about the patients. They seemed like they had a really strong understanding of what was going on and were valuable members of the overall team.

Also the facilities were great (a gym with squat racks). Med students were also super nice and so were the group of applicants touring with me. Really great feeling from the school as a whole.

Did you tell him about Baylor or did he just make that assumption?
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Does every interviewee get invited to tour, or just accepted interviewees?

I noticed the gym in one of the panel presentations! I'd be all up in there, saving money and commute time, lol.
 
boomertexas said:
Second all this. UTSW was awesome today. Do we know if the whole profile is considered at the application committee meetings or do they look more at the interview experience rather than stats? Either way, feeling super lucky even to have the opportunity to be interviewed by them. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect that I would be on UTSW's radar at all.
Also @thiccy did you get to chat with the student panel member who did the medical education scholarly activity work? she spoke super highly of the experience, and if you think prof is in your future, that could be really cool
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Was so good to see you again! I hope you killed it! About to check my PM's in a sec. I gotta play catch-up!

You deserved that interview!
 
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skeptastic said:
Does every interviewee get invited to tour, or just accepted interviewees?

I noticed the gym in one of the panel presentations! I'd be all up in there, saving money and commute time, lol.
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Only accepted interviewees are invited to campus for a thorough tour. They said if you're in town, you can call and schedule a 1:1 tour of South campus, though.
 
auyftiv said:
Only accepted interviewees are invited to campus for a thorough tour. They said if you're in town, you can call and schedule a 1:1 tour of South campus, though.
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More on this - I was in Texas (currently out of state) for the McGovern tour so I did the 1:1 tour of UTSW the day before (which was before I prematched). It was great for perspective of facilities and I was actually able to chat with quite a few students candidly.

Congrats on the great interviews everyone! Hope to see y’all at MS0 weekend.
 
auyftiv said:
Mine hasn't yet and I interviewed yesterday as well. Why you gotta be making me nervous like this 😂
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Not to make you even more nervous, but I just peeped your stats and am shocked you have 0 prematches so far o___o;; This process really is a giant black box.
 
chicandtoughness said:
Not to make you even more nervous, but I just peeped your stats and am shocked you have 0 prematches so far o___o;; This process really is a giant black box.
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Prematches are rare anyway, it just doesn’t seem like that on here because of self-selection bias. There’s no point in inducing anxiety for no reason imo.

@auyftiv you got this!
 
chicandtoughness said:
Not to make you even more nervous, but I just peeped your stats and am shocked you have 0 prematches so far o___o;; This process really is a giant black box.
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All my interviews have been in the last four weeks, so I'm hoping it's just still too early to be realistically hearing back with prematch offers *fingers crossed*
 
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