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confused20002 said:
I wonder if that means the updates they were talking about have started or if they already sent out all the As to the ppl they’re taking off the waitlist for the time being
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They said last week of March and the one referenced was a couple days ago so I don't think it is what they talked about.
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Heard some students in the masters program at tech got off the waitlist. Still more movement expected later this month?
 
I received an email from the school Friday that has me VERY confused: "Since TTUHSC’s first day of class is July 30, 2025, all non-resident students holding multiple offers of acceptance must:

By April 30 of the matriculation year (April 15 for schools whose first day of class is before August 1), each non-Texas resident holding multiple offers of acceptance must choose the specific school in which he/she prefers to enroll and withdraw from allother schools from which acceptance offers have been received." I'm still waiting on financial aid from other schools..... and can't find support for this April 15 deadline on TTUHSC website or TMDSAS. Is this legit???
 
artificialflavors said:
I received an email from the school Friday that has me VERY confused: "Since TTUHSC’s first day of class is July 30, 2025, all non-resident students holding multiple offers of acceptance must:

By April 30 of the matriculation year (April 15 for schools whose first day of class is before August 1), each non-Texas resident holding multiple offers of acceptance must choose the specific school in which he/she prefers to enroll and withdraw from allother schools from which acceptance offers have been received." I'm still waiting on financial aid from other schools..... and can't find support for this April 15 deadline on TTUHSC website or TMDSAS. Is this legit???
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They are stating their deadlines to you in this email. The AMCAS CYMS dates are general guidelines and if a school has earlier deadlines for whatever reason theirs can take precedence.
Sometimes we have to make decisions with incomplete information so you will have to weigh the “possible” scholarships from OOS schools against the certain lower cost of TTUHSC.
 
artificialflavors said:
I received an email from the school Friday that has me VERY confused: "Since TTUHSC’s first day of class is July 30, 2025, all non-resident students holding multiple offers of acceptance must:

By April 30 of the matriculation year (April 15 for schools whose first day of class is before August 1), each non-Texas resident holding multiple offers of acceptance must choose the specific school in which he/she prefers to enroll and withdraw from allother schools from which acceptance offers have been received." I'm still waiting on financial aid from other schools..... and can't find support for this April 15 deadline on TTUHSC website or TMDSAS. Is this legit???
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So is the ttuhsc deadline 4/15?
 
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medschoolbound? said:
So maybe there will be movement this week then
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I dont think there will be much WL movement until the first week of May. Again not an expert but April 30, is when people have to narrow down to 1 school, and at one of the seminars a few of the student panel that came off the WL said they received offers off the waitlist between May 5-10
 
Are OOS applicants getting the emails and IS applicants receiving phone calls?
 
Received Waitlist A phone call just now. Declined it since I have committed to another school already 🫡
 
CYaL8Er01 said:
Received Waitlist A phone call just now. Declined it since I have committed to another school already 🫡
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Just wondering, did they call/email about asking if you still wanted to be on the waitlist before you got the call today? Congrats future doc!
 
Late on my decision and kinda in panic mode. Incoming class 2029, I've heard good things about the different campuses (UMC, Covvy, Odessa, Amarillo), and really struggling to decide. Have an interest in Gen surg and would like a robust exposure. Amarillo and Odessa seem to be programs don't have residents and allow for decent ones-on-one involvement and exposure.

Any word or advice?
 
Removed_Ca said:
Late on my decision and kinda in panic mode. Incoming class 2029, I've heard good things about the different campuses (UMC, Covvy, Odessa, Amarillo), and really struggling to decide. Have an interest in Gen surg and would like a robust exposure. Amarillo and Odessa seem to be programs don't have residents and allow for decent ones-on-one involvement and exposure.

Any word or advice?
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what's the decision you are trying to make, which campus, or between TTU and another school?
 
Removed_Ca said:
Late on my decision and kinda in panic mode. Incoming class 2029, I've heard good things about the different campuses (UMC, Covvy, Odessa, Amarillo), and really struggling to decide. Have an interest in Gen surg and would like a robust exposure. Amarillo and Odessa seem to be programs don't have residents and allow for decent ones-on-one involvement and exposure.

Any word or advice?
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RUN AWAY. Anything but midland/odessa!! TTUHSC took away the stipend, and it’s oil field cash there. Unless you’re wealthy (majority of you guys are), should be fine or take this into consideration. You want covenant or UMC at Lubbock campus.
 
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Firstgen2025 said:
RUN AWAY. Anything but midland/odessa!! TTUHSC took away the stipend, and it’s oil field cash there. Unless you’re wealthy (majority of you guys are), should be fine or take this into consideration. You want covenant or UMC at Lubbock campus.
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I'll keep it in mind but my main interest is w/re to clinical experience. We got the memo in the discord that the funding for Odessa fell through.
 
Removed_Ca said:
I'll keep it in mind but my main interest is w/re to clinical experience. We got the memo in the discord that the funding for Odessa fell through.
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For clinical experience covenant or UMC Lubbock campus especially for surgery. Amarillo isn’t bad though - know lots of people with solid experiences there. Midland/Odessa good for primary care though.
 
Agree with what others have said about trying to avoid Midland/Odessa if cost is a concern. The school was giving people ~$10-15k/year to compensate for the higher cost of living compared to Lubbock/Amarillo. Amarillo could be a decent option since you get more one-on-one time with attendings as there are fewer residents there. (Odessa would be similar to Amarillo, albeit with fewer classmates.) Covenant is nice because you get perks like free food. But, for your situation, I think you want UMC. It is hands-down the busiest hospital in the area, so you will get more experience (higher acuity, more patient volume, more diversity of cases, etc.). That is not to see that it is a particularly big deal if you get assigned to another campus, but I would at least aim for UMC if you want to do surgery, particularly something like trauma.
 
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Howdie (aka the GOAT MS1) here

This is somewhat of a controversial topic since you could ask 25 students and get 25 different responses, but I’ll go ahead and give opinion on the subject.

If you’re wanting to match into something competitive like surgery, the campus you attend is not going to make as big of a difference as you think it will. Your step 2 score is going to be the most important factor, followed by 3rd year core rotation grades (shelfs/evals), and LoRs. At least this is what I’ve been gathering through discourse w/ upperclassmen and my own personal research.

Each campus has its pros and cons. UMC is notorious for having the most difficult evals, and this will greatly impact your third year scores. This is the biggest gripe I’ve heard from nearly every single upperclassmen that has rotated through here. On the flip side, staying at UMC will allow to keep relationships formed during the first two years of school. To wit, I’ll be starting research in a couple weeks, but I’ll be unable to continue my research longitudinally as I’m moving to Amarillo for clinicals. I’ll add that I have several friends pursuing ortho who have already formed great relationships with attendings/residents here and are already cranking out pubs. Given that most of them are staying at UMC for clinicals, this could open opportunities for potential LoRs in the future. Food for thought.

Regarding Amarillo, they are opening up a surgery residency this year. I don’t know how many residents there will be and how it’ll impact “first assist” opportunities, but I want to put it out there. There will still be more one-on-one time with attendings as there are significantly less residents in Amarillo. Ditto for Odessa.

Regarding covenant? Not a clue, it’s popular though. I’ve only heard good things from students who rotate there, and they’re typically pretty happy (or as happy as an MS3 can be).

You are ultimately the deciding factor regarding what specialty you match into. You dictate your personality and test scores, so, shine wherever you end up. I’ll say this, if you are dead set on surgery, I think UMC would be an overall net positive. I think the diversity of cases you get here would allow you to see several different sub specialties w/ in surgery and give you an idea of what you’d like to explore. The burn unit here is very, very good and students who have no interest in surgery very much enjoy rotating through there.

4th year is where you do your electives and sub-Is which you can do at any campus. So, in reality, your 5 weeks of surgery (+1 week of shelf study) likely won’t make a huge dent in your academic curiosity, if that makes sense. Amarillo, Covenant, and Odessa will still give you excellent educational experiences.

My initial campus rankings were 1) UMC 2) Covenant 3) Amarillo 4) Odessa

Knowing what I know now, my rankings would be 1) Amarillo 2) Covenant 3) UMC 4) Odessa

For context I am considering anesthesia, IM, or pathology. So for me, I want to make 3rd year as easy as possible and I’m confident Amarillo is the best place for me (also the food is sooooooooooo much better there).

I hope this gives you some insight!

Edit: After reading replies above, ig it’s not that controversial. Lmao

Also hi wysdoc! Hope all is well 😀
 
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Howdie said:
Howdie (aka the GOAT MS1) here

This is somewhat of a controversial topic since you could ask 25 students and get 25 different responses, but I’ll go ahead and give opinion on the subject.

If you’re wanting to match into something competitive like surgery, the campus you attend is not going to make as big of a difference as you think it will. Your step 2 score is going to be the most important factor, followed by 3rd year core rotation grades (shelfs/evals), and LoRs. At least this is what I’ve been gathering through discourse w/ upperclassmen and my own personal research.

Each campus has its pros and cons. UMC is notorious for having the most difficult evals, and this will greatly impact your third year scores. This is the biggest gripe I’ve heard from nearly every single upperclassmen that has rotated through here. On the flip side, staying at UMC will allow to keep relationships formed during the first two years of school. To wit, I’ll be starting research in a couple weeks, but I’ll be unable to continue my research longitudinally as I’m moving to Amarillo for clinicals. I’ll add that I have several friends pursuing ortho who have already formed great relationships with attendings/residents here and are already cranking out pubs. Given that most of them are staying at UMC for clinicals, this could open opportunities for potential LoRs in the future. Food for thought.

Regarding Amarillo, they are opening up a surgery residency this year. I don’t know how many residents there will be and how it’ll impact “first assist” opportunities, but I want to put it out there. There will still be more one-on-one time with attendings as there are significantly less residents in Amarillo. Ditto for Odessa.

Regarding covenant? Not a clue, it’s popular though. I’ve only heard good things from students who rotate there, and they’re typically pretty happy (or as happy as an MS3 can be).

You are ultimately the deciding factor regarding what specialty you match into. You dictate your personality and test scores, so, shine wherever you end up. I’ll say this, if you are dead set on surgery, I think UMC would be an overall net positive. I think the diversity of cases you get here would allow you to see several different sub specialties w/ in surgery and give you an idea of what you’d like to explore. The burn unit here is very, very good and students who have no interest in surgery very much enjoy rotating through there.

4th year is where you do your electives and sub-Is which you can do at any campus. So, in reality, your 5 weeks of surgery (+1 week of shelf study) likely won’t make a huge dent in your academic curiosity, if that makes sense. Amarillo, Covenant, and Odessa will still give you excellent educational experiences.

My initial campus rankings were 1) UMC 2) Covenant 3) Amarillo 4) Odessa

Knowing what I know now, my rankings would be 1) Amarillo 2) Covenant 3) UMC 4) Odessa

For context I am considering anesthesia, IM, or pathology. So for me, I want to make 3rd year as easy as possible and I’m confident Amarillo is the best place for me (also the food is sooooooooooo much better there).

I hope this gives you some insight!

Edit: After reading replies above, ig it’s not that controversial. Lmao

Also hi wysdoc! Hope all is well 😀
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Thanks! I ranked UMC, Amarillo, Covvy, and Odessa last night around 2300. Thanks for your reply, it kinda confirmed what I was initially thinking regarding scores and exposure (and confirming my preexisting biases/notions is always a plus!)
 
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