2025-2026 UTSW

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Hi all!

I’m still hopefully waiting to hear back from UTSW for an II, but so far I haven’t received anything. I put together the attached spreadsheets that break down MCAT and GPA data from TMDSAS applicants and the corresponding interview-invitation rates for each school. Feel free to take a look.

I’ve been fortunate to receive IIs from Baylor, UTMB, and TTUHSC El Paso, but I’m confused about why I’m hearing from these schools and not others like UTSW. I’ve seen applicants with a very wide range of LM scores receive IIs there, so I’m trying to understand how schools decide whom to invite. For reference, my LM is 74.

If anyone has insight into how UTSW or other TMDSAS schools approach II selection, I’d really appreciate it. Tagging @wysdoc and @TMDSASSY in case you have any thoughts!
 

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SR77 said:
Hi all!

I’m still hopefully waiting to hear back from UTSW for an II, but so far I haven’t received anything. I put together the attached spreadsheets that break down MCAT and GPA data from TMDSAS applicants and the corresponding interview-invitation rates for each school. Feel free to take a look.

I’ve been fortunate to receive IIs from Baylor, UTMB, and TTUHSC El Paso, but I’m confused about why I’m hearing from these schools and not others like UTSW. I’ve seen applicants with a very wide range of LM scores receive IIs there, so I’m trying to understand how schools decide whom to invite. For reference, my LM is 74.

If anyone has insight into how UTSW or other TMDSAS schools approach II selection, I’d really appreciate it. Tagging @wysdoc and @TMDSASSY in case you have any thoughts!
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Your timing, your writing, your goals and activities all play a role. Celebrate the wins!
 
Hello! Would anyone say it is best to submit a letter of intent before the second round of pre-match II in late november. I'm sure this is my top choice, but I don't know if it would be better to wait until after the round or try and get it in before.
 
TopCantaloupe said:
Sorry if this has been asked already but does UTSW accept update letters?
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I don’t remember them specifying a policy, but there is a place in the portal to upload a document and tag it as an update. So I’d take that as a yes. The ones that don’t allow updates won’t give you a spot to submit any
 
Is UTSW done with sending interview invites? I saw last year's anomaly going into December but not sure if it'll repeat this year 🙁
 
TMDSASSY said:
Congrats. Great job to get both UTSW and Baylor A for OOS. Any thoughts on which one you will choose?
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Thanks! It will definitely be a tough decision. If you’ve got recommendations please lmk
 
neurotropic said:
Thanks! It will definitely be a tough decision. If you’ve got recommendations please lmk
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Take your time to read more about both schools and choose your best fit
 
HippocraticGhost said:
Did anyone’s acceptance come with financial aid offers?
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Mine said that they will get back to me about the offer in the next few days. They gave the anticipated minimum amount but said more details will be coming. They mentioned giving me in-state tuition as an OOS student but I think every OOS student gets that.
 
maybefuturedoctor7 said:
Mine said that they will get back to me about the offer in the next few days. They gave the anticipated minimum amount but said more details will be coming. They mentioned giving me in-state tuition as an OOS student but I think every OOS student gets that.
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You get a 1k scholarship that entitles you to instate.
 
texasvandy said:
You get a 1k scholarship that entitles you to instate.
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hmm my letter says something slightly different but I’ll see what happens in a few days! I’m not too sure. Though in state tuition is an awesome enough deal in itself! 🙂
 
If we got an A, do we wait to send in transcripts until after graduation and grades are final? Confused bc tmdsas says to send it in now.
 
polasd said:
If we got an A, do we wait to send in transcripts until after graduation and grades are final? Confused bc tmdsas says to send it in now.
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Send it now to TMDSAS and send a separate official copy to the school you will finally go to, after graduation
 
I've seen that UTSW is pre-match heavy a lot on this thread, but I have also heard that there's a lot of movement after match day. Not sure if either statement is more accurate, but anyway, I'm trying to ask if I can still have hope if I interviewed early October and haven't heard back.
 
UTSW usually issues prematches before Christmas and may be one last time before match deadline.

There are always openings during the match process because many have dual prematches in both Baylor and UTSW (occasionally with Dell but that is a much smaller number) who have to choose one or the other.
 
As an OOS applicant who interviewed on 10/29 but didn’t get accepted during the November wave, is it most likely gonna be a WL or R at this point?
 
nationalhamster said:
As an OOS applicant who interviewed on 10/29 but didn’t get accepted during the November wave, is it most likely gonna be a WL or R at this point?
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There are officially 23 seats per the rules for OOS. Usually they fill the seats at some point and then wait for people to drop in order to choose someone else.

No one knows if they filled the seats yet. So anything is possible but not sure they issue Rs to interviewed candidates until much later in the process (March or April?).
 
texasvandy said:
There are officially 23 seats per the rules for OOS. Usually they fill the seats at some point and then wait for people to drop in order to choose someone else.

No one knows if they filled the seats yet. So anything is possible but not sure they issue Rs to interviewed candidates until much later in the process (March or April?).
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agree with this and most likely you will hear your decision around the same time as our TMDSAS Match Day for the in-state applicants (this year it's February 13th)
 
I totally blew this interview 😭. The actual interviews went so well! But I just had a massive brain fart because they split the interview over two days, and I totally forgot about the check-in. They called me and were clearly upset because I had not joined the Zoom link. Stupid me was sitting in front of my computer the whole time, just waiting to click the web link to start my first interview. I am a case manager, so I usually have a million things on my schedule, and the check-in part totally went over my head. I wonder if the staff is gonna flag me straight to the R.
 
PowerpuffMD said:
I totally blew this interview 😭. The actual interviews went so well! But I just had a massive brain fart because they split the interview over two days, and I totally forgot about the check-in. They called me and were clearly upset because I had not joined the Zoom link. Stupid me was sitting in front of my computer the whole time, just waiting to click the web link to start my first interview. I am a case manager, so I usually have a million things on my schedule, and the check-in part totally went over my head. I wonder if the staff is gonna flag me straight to the R.
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How did they display that “they were upset with you”?
 
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