Once TMDSAS has processed letter #4 it will be sent to all the TMDSAS schools on your list.
I guess what I am trying to ask is, will UTSW update/include it since my application is marked as "Complete."
Yes they will
I personally only got a C in one of my courses my freshman year non-science courses but the rest of my grades were good from there on out so I did not include it. Though I did mention it in my Optional Essay (primary apps), I was told you should write about it only if you had something like "academic probation" or some huge event (like a parent's death). The reasoning they gave was UTSW does not want to read more stuff and it is too common for people to have not done "well" during their first year of college. Moreover, a "C" is not a "bad grade" compared to an "F" in a course or "Withdrawal/Drop."
Used to be high stat instate people could get called before recs showed up but now they are also going thru full review.
3 is not about you, it is about others and what you have learned.. 2 is about you or others.
it is focused on a group project and group dynamics and what persuasion techniques you used to get people to agree with you.
So in 3, even like the origin story of noticing a cultural difference should more so be focused on something i witnessed in others then rather than a cultural difference I noticed in my own culture from others, correct? I know the second half of the essay should show how you impacted others. Thanks for the clarification on prompt 1, I'll make sure the focus is on group dynamics.
3 wants you to notice something different that you have added to your understanding and improve your own values on DEI.
Great thank you so much for the clarification
From your experience when does UTSW usually notify for first round of interview invites? From website it says interviews start August so I'm assuming pretty soon?
Last year the first round of invites went out during the last week of july iirc
is it okay if my essay focuses on a scenrio where I am a co-leader with other committee members i had to convince? or is it more so being on equal footing with everyone
good to know that it can be used. since its proudest accomplishment i assume it can be within or outside of healthcare right?
What were your stats if you don't mind me asking
I’m sure more will chime in soon unless they don’t like sharing their news
MCAT 518 GPA 4.0
Thank you & congrats- are you an MD/PhD applicant or regular MD?
Thank you! MD applicant
Congratulations!!! Can I ask when you were considered complete?i received IS II at noon on 07/26! MCAT 505 and GPA 3.95
very very surprised to have gotten an interview haha i've been all smiles since friday
Congrats!! When was your app complete if you don't mind me asking?
Completed 6/20!
I had my letters complete + received
Can you do it on that day? then take it.
what is the rationale for having only one day available? I know for other schools like Long slots open for each month as it fills. Does it have to do with the group 1 group 2 thing?
Filling earliest dates first before opening up more dates is efficient and makes students less likely to miss an interview farther in the future or do lots of rescheduling
Some schools try to fill several dates at once while others fill one date at a time before they open new dates.
Sounds like they added some people to finish the open date? What other dates did they have?
