Thank you ese2 and Jeld78 for being so positive. I will keep praying
yep. 4500 applicants and 150 interviews = 3.3% chance of an interview. they’re not as common as they appear!
I agree with you to an extent, but the Dean said they anticipate having people from across the state, not to mention that there are non-East Texans who got interviews. I highly doubt the administration would waste their resources in interviewing those people for no reason.
Well it would be silly to not expand the interviews, but I believe what he is saying is that IF there are 40 people from ETX they may be accepted before people outside the region
I'm sure East Texans will get a preference, but I'd be very surprised if all 40 were from East Texas.
This could happen, and - there could be East Texans who would like to train in a different city, then return to East Texas to practice.
Yes, IF there are 40 local applicants they believe they can make great doctors. Perhaps there will only be 20 or 30 they are confident in. My post was simply posing the question, 'What if there are more than anticipated? (ie. 50 or 60)?'
Hopefully they’re not all going to be from East Texas. Otherwise a lot of us that traveled far just to come here would be very upset if they really only intended to admit people from the region.
Also you have to understand that just because they’re a local candidate, doesn’t mean they will stay and practice there. They’re some people that probably view it has a cheap ticket to get out of the region lol.
You are absolutely right, but you could say the same for non-local.
Sadly :/ I know for most of us though it really is an opportunity to work in the same communities we grew up in! I just hope that somehow can shine through in the applications
I would agree and would add to this- many of us (ETX Locals) pushed back applying a year or even two to apply here- so I think this year specifically could be more skewed than future years.
I know I'm asking for way too much here but I wish we knew when in December they'll be sending them.. I'm going to be neurotic and anxious every day until then.
Oh we are all in this together. I feel like it's getting worse by the day for me
I think their last interview day in December is December 13th.. and they'd need time to discuss those candidates. So maybe right before Christmas? I guess it depends if they are wanting to wait on those December interviews or not before releasing pre-matches.
I think we already knew that a majority of the class will be from ETX. But there is still a lot of room for those outside to be accepted. And honestly, I hope the class isn't entirely ETX. I think UTT's class could benefit from having students with varied life experiences.
sweating, crying, throwing up
Yup, exactly what I was thinking. It would be wise for UTT to admit candidates from all over to bring in multiple perspectives and expose more people to how amazing East Texas truly is! I think there's a huge misconception about the area being extremely rural/underdeveloped which is not the case, and a way to counter that would bring people from all over and show them the real East Texas. But hey, that's my two cents.
Well at this point whoever is from outside is just waiting for II or had an II so whatever be will be ( que sera sera )
Yes, I hope they choose some students that are not from ETX
i’m sure some ETX students may get accepted and go to other schools due to prestige/etc
Yep, going to a brand new school is something of a gamble with the curriculum and methods still in development, unknown match potential, etc. I grew up in ETX and some of my mentors in the medical community advised me to focus my attention on more established programs.
Yup. Got the same advice, if you are going for a competitive specialty. If you are going for primary care, may be ok.
Yes, I only applied to TX schools and received 4 IIs and prematched to 1 (so far?).
I doubt they’ll start handing out any rejections any time this year to anyone who’s gotten an interview invite. But if you don’t get a secondary invite by like mid January it’d be safe to say that’s a rejection since the last interview is like sometime in January.
100%. the potential to set the campus culture is part of what i’m so excited about.
If u mentioned it in ur app maybe wait and include it on the LOI
check your email & spam/junk mail daily and your portals maybe once a week
they emailed me
For this school, make sure you have received an email with the subject "UT Tyler: UT Tyler SOM - Applications Completed". If you haven't received that email make sure the portal is showing your CASPer, Duet, Letters, etc are all uploaded and showing green checks. After that, you just gotta hurry up and wait. 😉
I just want the II email....
Very straight forward! 6 stations and a fairly fun group activity! Nothing to stress over!
So you haven’t turned it in yet I’m assuming? If they’re offering an extension I say take it even tho it may be late it’s another possible opportunity and it’s better than just leaving it unfinished, it’s also free so that’s a bonus.
