2022-2023 UTMB (Sealy)

[wysdoc]

I want to write a letter of intent after interviewing here. If I were extended an offer, I really cannot envision myself turning it down. How/where can I go about doing this? Should I wait until pre-match offers go out?

I would wait a couple of weeks, maybe they liked you too & will send you a prematch

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[MCAThiccy]

I want to write a letter of intent after interviewing here. If I were extended an offer, I really cannot envision myself turning it down. How/where can I go about doing this? Should I wait until pre-match offers go out?

Nah bruh send that out in a few weeks. I would send it out to the admissions email if there is no document upload on the secondary portal. If there is a document submission, you can upload your letter under "Other."

 

[randompremed457]

depression wave is gonna hit hard if I don’t get a midnight prematch from UTMB a next Saturday. I want to build sandcastles and drink pina coladas 🙁

 

[deleted1143203]

depression wave is gonna hit hard if I don’t get a midnight prematch from UTMB a next Saturday. I want to build sandcastles and drink pina coladas 🙁

Don’t worry, if it doesn’t happen we’ve always got plan b where we can do the same!

 

[public_lemon]

OOS II back on 9/23! 🙂

 

[premed226]

I got an II with a 502, but my GPA is a 4.0, which helped.

man I didnt get an II i have the same score and GPA

 

[God Osiris]

man I didnt get an II i have the same score and GPA

Where my app shines imo are my life experiences, personal statement, essays, and descriptions of my activities, and unique hobbies. But then again, this process seems random at times. My friends with higher stats never got IIs and had to reapply.

 

[koalafied_biologist]

I think UTMB likes non-academic things like life experiences, stronger letters, and strongly written personal essays. I have a 3.19 cGPA (3.8 sGPA and 504 MCAT) on TMDSAS and they gave me my first II and it was relatively early. I also have friends with amazing stats and applied the same time as me and are still waiting to hear back from schools. There is no rhyme or reason for this process sometimes!

 

[premed226]

I think UTMB likes non-academic things like life experiences, stronger letters, and strongly written personal essays. I have a 3.19 cGPA (3.8 sGPA and 504 MCAT) on TMDSAS and they gave me my first II and it was relatively early. I also have friends with amazing stats and applied the same time as me and are still waiting to hear back from schools. There is no rhyme or reason for this process sometimes!

when did you submit

 

[koalafied_biologist]

when did you submit

I was complete 7/26, got my interview 8/26 and did the interview 9/28.

 

[MCAThiccy]

Yeah, I just got the virtual town hall thing.

 

[AstroSidekick]

anyone get email for Virtual Town Hall Series just now? 4:05 PM

I can't even sign up for them because I don't have an authorized email. I have an II there (however, I have not interviewed quite yet).

The error message I keep getting is: "This webinar is for authorized registrants only. Please enter another email address."

 

[randompremed457]

i have a strong feeling they emailed it to everyone who’s interviewed as much as I’d like to believe it’s a prematch sign from the heavens above (or beach below in this case)

 

[bean-sprout]

I can't even sign up for them because I don't have an authorized email. I have an II there (however, I have not interviewed quite yet).

The error message I keep getting is: "This webinar is for authorized registrants only. Please enter another email address."

You have to use an email address linked to a Zoom account unfortunately. You can just make a free Zoom account if you don’t have one already and the email the account is attached to should work (per my own experience)!

 

[NothingBurger]

PGY-1 that just graduated from a texas med school! Happy to help if anyone has questions, please feel free to DM me.

You mean UTMB or one of the Texas medical schools?

 

[ale11]

Does anybody received IIs in this month of October from UTMB so far ?

As per this thread, in the last cycle on two different dates (Oct 8th, 11th) UTMB sent the IIs - The Republic of Texas XL: If you are riding a high horse, there ain't no way to get down off it gracefully.

Appreciate any information on this!

 

[wysdoc]

Does anybody received IIs in this month of October from UTMB so far ?

As per this thread, in the last cycle on two different dates (Oct 8th, 11th) UTMB sent the IIs - The Republic of Texas XL: If you are riding a high horse, there ain't no way to get down off it gracefully.

Appreciate any information on this!

I haven’t heard of any in October so far.
You can follow this year’s listing of invitation dates here: The Republic of Texas XLI: You'll Never Break A Horse if You Stay Sittin' on the Fence

 

[Glassdyr]

i was wearing these jeans with a blazer and a shirt. View attachment 359970If they asked me to stand I would hope they’d just applaud me for my excellent fashion choices

Honestly, this would be a really good look, depending on the top. Those jeans are flame.

Hope you get in. Best of luck.

 

[ese2]

i was wearing these jeans with a blazer and a shirt. View attachment 359970If they asked me to stand I would hope they’d just applaud me for my excellent fashion choices

i would’ve stood up sideways 💀

 

[randompremed457]

Honestly, this would be a really good look, depending on the top. Those jeans are flame.

Hope you get in. Best of luck.

Thank you! When I added my John Lennon sunglasses I looked like a total hipster so I wore the outfit to the restaurant I went to that night.

Hope you get in too!

 

[skeptastic]

What was the average Matriculant MCAT here? is it worth applying with a 500-505 score? I know its late but I got scared off by their 513 MCAT average score but I cannot recall if that's for accepted or matriculated students.

Median matriculant MCAT for the last cycle reported on MSAR was 510. Please apply! Don't take yourself out of the game before you have a chance to compete!

 

[birds_up_buttercup]

Median matriculant MCAT for the last cycle reported on MSAR was 510. Please apply! Don't doubt take yourself out of the game before you have a chance to compete!

Agreed! My favorite quote that I've heard during this whole process is: Don't tell yourself 'no', let them tell you 'no'.

 

[skeptastic]

Agreed! My favorite quote that I've heard during this whole process is: Don't tell yourself 'no', let them tell you 'no'.

Indeed!!

 

[pugsygirl17]

UTMB doesn't typically send prematch offers out on the first day (tomorrow), right?

 

[deleted1146825]

UTMB doesn't typically send prematch offers out on the first day (tomorrow), right?

I think that, based on last year's thread, UTMB first started sending out prematch offers about a week after October 15th

 

[pugsygirl17]

I think that, based on last year's thread, UTMB first started sending out prematch offers about a week after October 15th

Ok, that's what I thought. Here's to another week of waiting... hopefully!

 

[boomertexas]

Anything yet?

 

[randompremed457]

Anything yet?

just anxiety 🤠

 

[skeptastic]

Anything yet?

Nada over here

 

[randompremed457]

I believe UTMB waited until like a week after October 15th last year though

 

[pugsygirl17]

I believe UTMB waited until like a week after October 15th last year though

Yep, I don't think they'll send anything today but who knows!

 

[Glassdyr]

I think that, based on last year's thread, UTMB first started sending out prematch offers about a week after October 15th

Thank God, I don't have anything either. I opened this thread dreading to see a string of As.

 

[MonsterIcee]

The wait is real...

 

[Future TX Doc]

I am thinking we should know by Friday..

 

[bluelonghorn]

Haven't received an II from UTMB yet and was wondering if this was a bad sign? Submitted 7/14. Really wanted to get an interview from here :/

 

[Sonarka]

Haven't received an II from UTMB yet and was wondering if this was a bad sign? Submitted 7/14. Really wanted to get an interview from here :/

Same I was thinking about sending an update letter to test my chances

 

[texasvandy]

Hopefully you have high GPA. UTMB likes really really high GPAs.

 

[wysdoc]

Haven't received an II from UTMB yet and was wondering if this was a bad sign? Submitted 7/14. Really wanted to get an interview from here :/

I think they are pretty early in their sequence, hang in there. New admissions dean so things might be a little different than prior years, all we can do is watch & wait.

 

[Sonarka]

Haven't received an II from UTMB yet and was wondering if this was a bad sign? Submitted 7/14. Really wanted to get an interview from here :/

Same I was thinking about sending an update letter to test my chances

Hopefully you have high GPA. UTMB likes really really high GPAs.

x >3.85

 

[Sonarka]

I've also heard they like to prematch students they believe have a higher likelihood of actually attending their institution. So I don't presume GPA is the entire equation, especially for applicants that were already invited to interview. Of course, take this and my rose-tinted lenses with a grain of salt given my GPA is not high and I interviewed here.

Yeah you’re right

 

[wysdoc]

Same I was thinking about sending an update letter to test my chances

send an update letter if you have something NEW to talk about. Otherwise more waiting

 

[Sonarka]

send an update letter if you have something NEW to talk about. Otherwise more waiting

I finished some classes in my masters program and added a few hundred hours of clinical work experience? Is that worth while?

 

[texasvandy]

I finished some classes in my masters program and added a few hundred hours of clinical work experience? Is that worth while?

volunteer hours not a big deal unless you have no other clinical hours on your app, completed classes with nice grades - worth the update.

 

[ese2]

volunteer hours not a big deal unless you have no other clinical hours on your app, completed classes with nice grades - worth the update.

What about research w/ no pubs? I don't have prior research experience.

 

[Sonarka]

volunteer hours not a big deal unless you have no other clinical hours on your app, completed classes with nice grades - worth the update.

I mean I have a few hundred clinical but this almost doubles it

 

[texasvandy]

I mean I have a few hundred clinical but this almost doubles it

My opinion and a dollar buys a coffee at McDonalds. You are expected to have clinical hours, whether it is 100 or 500 it is just a number and should we believe saying that number just went up added anything to the app? OTOH, you went to Uganda in the last month and spent 2 weeks working with pregnant mothers needing prenatal healthcare, that is a brand new experience to brag about if you said you were interested in UTMB's global health program.

If you just finished 2 classes in Anatomy and Physiology in a master's program and did well, it is probably a reasonable update.

 

[texasvandy]

What about research w/ no pubs? I don't have prior research experience.

You have an LM of 78, received 9 IIs and attended 8 of them.

Any update in your case is meaningless since they are just pretending to be ignoring you for now.

 

[ese2]

You have an LM of 78, received 9 IIs and attended 8 of them.

Any update in your case is meaningless since they are just pretending to be ignoring you for now.

ope sorry, neuroticism is getting to me

 

[skeptastic]

You have an LM of 78, received 9 IIs and attended 8 of them.

Any update in your case is meaningless since they are just pretending to be ignoring you for now.

This made me literally laugh out loud, haha. My students probably think I am a psycho, especially since they are taking a quiz.

 

[texasvandy]

ope sorry, neuroticism is getting to me

It is the why dont they like me syndrome! We all have it. If you only got 3 IIs out of 10, one could suspect may be there is something that was said in the app or recs that people didnt like but when everyone else has called you, your application seems well done. There is very little you can now add that can make a difference and they have you on hold for whatever reason.