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Do any current students on here know what kind of route do utsw deans want us to take? So like do they like it more if we say in the interview that we want to be primary care-oriented, or research-oriented, or etc?
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hottestnerd said:
Do any current students on here know what kind of route do utsw deans want us to take? So like do they like it more if we say in the interview that we want to be primary care-oriented, or research-oriented, or etc?
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They support students in all these routes. You should say the route that best fits you and that you can back up with your experiences. Otherwise you’ll come across as a liar
 
hottestnerd said:
Do any current students on here know what kind of route do utsw deans want us to take? So like do they like it more if we say in the interview that we want to be primary care-oriented, or research-oriented, or etc?
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It is fair to say that UTSW is a research school. However, even primary care has a lot of research which drives changes in practice of medicine every year.

You never go into interviews trying to give different answers to different schools. You can be interested in any field of medicine at the time of the interview but you should have done basic research on the attributes of the school for what you are interested in. The school wants to know how you are going to use the resources made available to you in whatever area you are interested in (you get about 6-12 months where you can do whatever you want at UTSW) and you should be prepared to state that. So if you are interested in primary care, you should know what free clinics UTSW gives you access to where you will go volunteer and state that during the interview. They will ask pointed questions about what you state in your primary and secondary and your activities and to see how you are able to extend any medical relevant activities while at UTSW. You should be able to articulate a vision where you will be at UTSW volunteering at a clinic, researching in a specific field with someone specific based on what you have already done in that area or even something new you want to develop an interest in.

If I were interviewing at UTSW, I would want to know how to get involved in their latest research grant related to nutrition. 1/3rd of the people in the country being labelled obese so it is pretty much primary care at this point.
 
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texasvandy said:
It is fair to say that UTSW is a research school. However, even primary care has a lot of research which drives changes in practice of medicine every year.

You never go into interviews trying to give different answers to different schools. You can be interested in any field of medicine at the time of the interview but you should have done basic research on the attributes of the school for what you are interested in. The school wants to know how you are going to use the resources made available to you in whatever area you are interested in (you get about 6-12 months where you can do whatever you want at UTSW) and you should be prepared to state that. So if you are interested in primary care, you should know what free clinics UTSW gives you access to where you will go volunteer and state that during the interview. They will ask pointed questions about what you state in your primary and secondary and your activities and to see how you are able to extend any medical relevant activities while at UTSW. You should be able to articulate a vision where you will be at UTSW volunteering at a clinic, researching in a specific field with someone specific based on what you have already done in that area or even something new you want to develop an interest in.

If I were interviewing at UTSW, I would want to know how to get involved in their latest research grant related to nutrition. 1/3rd of the people in the country being labelled obese so it is pretty much primary care at this point.
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Thank you so much for your responses, @texasvandy and @htownbesttown! So I am actually more of a research person and my experiences have been more skewed toward research. However, in mock interviews, I have always been discouraged to say that research is important to me. But with utsw being so research-oriented, I was wondering if it is more okay for me to be comfortable expressing my enthusiasm for research rather than withholding it as has been the case with other texas schools?

My true goal is to go into academic medicine, so I want to practice medicine in a university/county hospital, but also teach students on the side and possibly collaborate with physician-scientists for research. I don't want to have a lab of my own or anything though. Do you guys think I can just say it as it is, or should I just say "yeah I just want to do patient care because service is the center of my attention" and things like that?

Also @texasvandy wow I just looked up that grant and it is so big. In other parts of my application I have mentioned that I want to do oncology though so mentioning the nutrition thing might not be coherent with my narrative, unfortunately : ( but thanks for letting me know about that!
 
@hottestnerd - I pointed to nutrition grant since I believe that is basic science/primarycare but it reality it is the start of many possible specializations (endocrinology, rheumatology, GI, Cardiology and leading up to Oncology too). I think it is not the best approach with interviewers telling them what you think they want to hear. There are only 2 or 3 schools in Texas that want to focus on primary care (UH, UTT, UTRGV) because they want to serve their specific areas. The big universities pride themselves of being preeminent research institutions that are ranked nationally for research and dont need to be told you are interested in primary care. Even Oncology requires a primary care residency which means you will start there. OTOH, people might want you to justify why not MD/PhD if you tell everyone you want to be in academic research career. It would be safe to say you want to be an academic clinician that does require some research but not full time.
 
Btw, how is UTSW gonna mail me a singular flashlight today but send me no II :/
 

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MCAThiccy said:
Btw, how is UTSW gonna mail me a singular flashlight today but send me no II :/
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They have heard you have been turning down IIs. If you dont return the flashlight.......

There is a stampede to the mailboxes for 7500 applicants.
 
texasvandy said:
They have heard you have been turning down IIs. If you dont return the flashlight.......

There is a stampede to the mailboxes for 7500 applicants.
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I’d actually attend UTSW tbh but I think they gave me this flashlight because they know I’ve been left in the dark.
 
Are there campus tours available for ppl who have interviewed here?
 
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randompremed457 said:
I’m pretty sure they’re only for admitted students from what I remember
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I recall the same, since interviews went virtual. What used to be a “ second look” day for accepted applicants is now perhaps the first time an applicant gets a chance to see the facilities in person.
 
wysdoc said:
I recall the same, since interviews went virtual. What used to be a “ second look” day for accepted applicants is now perhaps the first time an applicant gets a chance to see the facilities in person.
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@wysdoc I remember you mentioned it earlier but didnt realize everyone else is doing for the interviewees but UTSW is doing only for admitteds.
 
texasvandy said:
@wysdoc I remember you mentioned it earlier but didnt realize everyone else is doing for the interviewees but UTSW is doing only for admitteds.
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I don’t even know if “all schools” are having visit days. Like everything else in this process it’s up to applicants to read their communications from each school with care and see what the possibilities are.
 
wysdoc said:
I don’t even know if “all schools” are having visit days. Like everything else in this process it’s up to applicants to read their communications from each school with care and see what the possibilities are.
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I meant whoever has been asking people to visit so far seem to be asking those who interviewed - Not sure all schools are doing it.
 
Would an early October interview be too late to hope for a prematch lol
 
Monstera_deliciosa said:
Would an early October interview be too late to hope for a prematch lol
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it depends on whether they had one more committee meeting between your interview and Oct 15th.
If not, there's more chances later, or you might match on March 3 with no prematch offers at all!
 
If I don't receive a prematch from UTSW on Saturday after an early September interview, is that high chances for a soft R? I understood that they are very prematch heavy from their interview info session.
 
CaptNemo said:
If I don't receive a prematch from UTSW on Saturday after an early September interview, is that high chances for a soft R? I understood that they are very prematch heavy from their interview info session.
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No, and go watch the video about Match and pre-match that TMDSAS just put up here: #338

Only 1 in 7 students who get interviews in TMDSAS gets a pre-match offer, it is a minority of interviewees and not necessary for a match later in March.
 
UTSW issues admissions throughout from Oct 15th until match day once a month or so.

I wouldn't expect anyone interviewing in October to match in prematch and expect them to be in the next round unless several people on a particular date in October announce to have been admitted making that date to have been reviewed.

People are reconsidered in each round of admissions. So if UTSW admits a specific number of people in each round, they may admit some from previous rounds because they didn't find enough in the current round that they wanted to admit right away. So if they interviewed a bunch of people in October and they have an admission round in November, they might admit some people who didn't make the cut for prematch in November while not finding enough suitable people from October. We have seen people being admitted several months after their interview before match day and so being rereviewed for each round is the only conclusion one can draw.

There are no soft Rs for interviewed people until they officially reject you (I am not sure UTSW does) or you become disqualified in mid May because you have an admission in another Texas school.
 
Sorry for stressing some of y'all out! If you aren't accepted on the 15th, it doesn't mean you were rejected. During my cycle, prematch offers were sent in multiple rounds, not just on the first day. Also, I can think of a few classmates off the top of my head (and there were definitely more) who interviewed relatively early in the cycle and didn't get in until Match day.

Good luck to everyone!
 
Girlfriend submitted here 6/13 with LM 70 still radio silence 🙁

Also if y’all have any questions I’m an ms2 here
 
Has anybody who is interviewing this Saturday heard about who their interviewer is or whether they are in group A or B? I haven’t heard anything yet and my portal doesn’t seem to be updated.
 
hottestnerd said:
Has anybody who is interviewing this Saturday heard about who their interviewer is or whether they are in group A or B? I haven’t heard anything yet and my portal doesn’t seem to be updated.
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I thought they were updating it the day before? As in expect to see your schedule on Friday?
 
hottestnerd said:
They say 72 hours before the interview day on the portal.
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The email I got says "You will receive your interview time slot 48-72 hours before your interview. Please find the schedule for your required interview day activities below (Zoom link to follow): "

So I was wrong, sorry about that
 
esw19 said:
Girlfriend submitted here 6/13 with LM 70 still radio silence 🙁

Also if y’all have any questions I’m an ms2 here
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lm 73 here. Same boat 🙁( Very fortunate to have plenty of other IIs but UTSW definitely my first choice
 
WAMCthrowaway said:
lm 73 here. Same boat 🙁( Very fortunate to have plenty of other IIs but UTSW definitely my first choice
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this process is insanely mysterious. I have strong ties to another school, meet their average stats and a strong mission fit. I've gotten multiple interviews elsewhere but radio silence from the school I'm referring to.
 
randompremed457 said:
this process is insanely mysterious. I have strong ties to another school, meet their average stats and a strong mission fit. I've gotten multiple interviews elsewhere but radio silence from the school I'm referring to.
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In the exact same boat. There's a particular school I felt (not without some hubris, I will admit) I would be a shoo-in for an II, and I have received nothing. Meanwhile UTSW was nowhere in my radar (decent stats, no research, no strong ties to Dallas or the school) and I got one here. The whole process is a black box.
 
chicandtoughness said:
In the exact same boat. There's a particular school I felt (not without some hubris, I will admit) I would be a shoo-in for an II, and I have received nothing. Meanwhile UTSW was nowhere in my radar (decent stats, no research, no strong ties to Dallas or the school) and I got one here. The whole process is a black box.
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Exactly. I got an II's at RGV and UT Tyler, schools that are extremely regional without having any connections to either. Meanwhile, schools like A&M which I thought I was the perfect fit for I haven't heard anything from.
 
Know people with 76 who would have gotten auto invites under old Group I policy that still have not been called. There should still be a couple of months of interview slots. @ese2 should have received one if instate by now.
 
texasvandy said:
Know people with 76 who would have gotten auto invites under old Group I policy that still have not been called. There should still be a couple of months of interview slots. @ese2 should have received one if instate by now.
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I was lucky enough to receive one back in August! Super grateful for it
 
ese2 said:
I was lucky enough to receive one back in August! Super grateful for it
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Just noticed you mentioned A&M and not UTSW. A&M should get to you although they dont always do top down for this to be exact science.
 
We are now officially 48 hours before the interview date and they still haven't told me which interview slot I will have.
 
Anyone still hasn’t gotten any email with interview times from them?
 
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