Okay thanks!! 🙂 I got an II this morning, I was kinda curious if it was normal for them to just give one date or if it meant someone else cancelled last minute (or something like that)
Did they give a date or you could only find one date? If it is this week or next, it is possible they are trying to fill up some open slots to have a full schedule but if it is next month, it might be because whatever they opened up got filled.
I think they just assign us to a date a month from the ii, the portal has no option to pick a date. The email just told us when our interview was!😆
last year they sent out 330 acceptances
This year someone who had a home close to campus was denied based on financial reason as an acceptable one.
I felt the same way; they were very adamant that not everyone gets their first choice, and there's seemingly no potential for appeal.
If you can’t accept the possibility, then rank other schools higher in your Match.
If location is an important element dont take a risk, rank another school higher that meets your location needs. It is too early to have these discussions and people should wait until January when we come down to ranking.
"This is just my opinion here, y'all" : If they are making the pre-clinical curriculum more condensed, they need to have an idea on whether the students are absorbing & understanding the information. This is much easier for a professor to do with an in-person class. You will also have a more immediate chance to clarify points, in person.
I talked to a friend about it and she said its a few mandatory times a week! She said it's also not necessarily mandatory lecture style, it's small group discussion based with a faculty mentor.
Personally, I attend the "Lectures." They are Large Group Interactions on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8 to 10. They cover topics such as physical examinations, patient interactions, etc. You don't have to attend. It's not like you have to put in effort for medical school. Attend lectures that you're paying for in med school? Pfft, who does that?
Temple does not have mandatory lecture attendance?
Honestly, no, we don't. The only mandatory session is the Problem Based Learning session from 10 to 12 in small groups (in person). We also have Ultrasound sessions (next one in October). That is mandatory and in person, too.
People that interview, I believe they give us a link to schedule an in-person preview during/after the interview
There have been OOS IIs issued. Look thru the posts.
How did you get acceptances from Baylor and UT-Southwestern given their strong in state biases in admissions?
We have 10% OOS quota in all schools and slightly more at Baylor as a private school. Some good OOS students get into several Texas schools each year.
If I knew, I'd be rich from selling my secret to success
Also the nice thing about TMDSAS schools is they don't require you to prove any Texas ties. (exceptions some which have a regional mission)
It has always been a tough decision choosing between Baylor and UTSW when accepted to both.
I thought TMDSAS schools are required by law to accept mostly instate?
They do, 90%.
congrats!! when was your completion date?
7/29. MCAT score came out on 7/25 so I wasn't complete until later in the month. Seemed really early to get an II but I'm not gonna question it.
I would say to give it a few more days. I think LORs have to be manually confirmed if I recall correctly.
In my experience, each school confirmed my letters at different times over the span of a few days - it isn’t automatic.
Thank you! I'll wait a few more days then.
or a few more weeks. But Baylor is pretty efficient with processing.
The TMDSAS schools do not do that degree of checking until later in the year, usually after they have offered someone admission. They don't have the personnel to do that degree of checking on every one of thousands of applicants.
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