GA school applicants

[moose21]

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I did some research this past year, and these are some of the schools that have reasonable stats and take a lot of OOS students:

Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Jefferson
Drexel
Temple
MCW
Tulane

 

[ashestoashes52]

I did some research this past year, and these are some of the schools that have reasonable stats and take a lot of OOS students:

Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Jefferson
Drexel
Temple
MCW
Tulane

Yeah, apply early to those for sure. Applying to these schools after being defered EDP (after Oct. 1), won't give you much of a chance. Speaking from personal experience...😉

 

[sunnyskies]

I applied to every one of those schools you listed, and did not hear a peep from any of them (and I have pretty high stats). It could be just me, but I only heard back from southern schools. Maybe add some more schools close to GA. I know there is a new school in FL opening next year that will be taking oos students for its first class. (I'm not completely sure what the school's name is).

 

[bodonid]

I think the problem with those schools, apart from being rollers, is that they get so many applicants from across the country, and Langford said that if you apply even moderately late with anything but the best stats you will get "lost in the shuffle". This is the trade off for EDP, I guess.

 

[dd128]

So turns out texas schools may not be such a bad way to go after all 😉

 

[bioman2006]

So turns out texas schools may not be such a bad way to go after all 😉

Congratulations! I can't believe you got a decision back from them before any of the GA schools.

 

[armymt]

You going to go to Savannah or Macon?

Savannah? what about Savannah? I live there 🙂

 

[armymt]

I applied to every one of those schools you listed, and did not hear a peep from any of them (and I have pretty high stats). It could be just me, but I only heard back from southern schools. Maybe add some more schools close to GA. I know there is a new school in FL opening next year that will be taking oos students for its first class. (I'm not completely sure what the school's name is).

What are some other schools close to GA? Sorry, I am a new Georgia resident, so I am not sure. If I want to be an MD, should I also apply for DO schools too? I don't want to though, it's just a personal preference thing. There's nothing wrong with DO schools of course. But many of my colleagues are suggesting that I apply to DO schools also. Oh well, I don't know. 😕

 

[armymt]

I did some research this past year, and these are some of the schools that have reasonable stats and take a lot of OOS students:

Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Jefferson
Drexel
Temple
MCW
Tulane

oh okay, thanks moose! are you a GA resident too?

 

[dd128]

Congratulations! I can't believe you got a decision back from them before any of the GA schools.

Thanks! 👍 Yeah they snooze they lose. Houston was probably my top choice, so if I end up getting in GA acceptances, I'll more than likely give them up. Good luck guys

 

[moose21]

I am a GA resident. I applied to all of those schools and was rejected by all those schools. If you want a shot at them, you must get your app in early. Using them as back up schools if EDP doesn't work out is pointless. Applying that late is a waste of your $ and time. I forgot to add Wake Forest to the list above. They have stats comparable to MCG and accept a good # of OOS students.

 

[armymt]

I am a GA resident. I applied to all of those schools and was rejected by all those schools. If you want a shot at them, you must get your app in early. Using them as back up schools if EDP doesn't work out is pointless. Applying that late is a waste of your $ and time. I forgot to add Wake Forest to the list above. They have stats comparable to MCG and accept a good # of OOS students.

Oh okay thank you! Here is my list of schools I will be applying to so far, please tell me what you think and tell if there are other schools I should be considering too, please, thank you!

Emory
Mercer
MCG
Morehouse
Penn State
George Washington
Howard
GeorgeTown
USUHS
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Jefferson
Drexel
Temple
MCW
Tulane
Wake Forest


I have a undergrad GPA of 3.2(yech, i know 🙁)
A post-bac GPA of 4.0
and I will be taking the MCAT on may 10.

Anyone please give me any comment! Thank you!

 

[bodonid]

So turns out texas schools may not be such a bad way to go after all 😉

No Way! Congratulations!!!!! Can you get instate tuition? If not, you should check to see if you can get it after 1yr. Where would you go if you got in Mercer & MCG too?

Edit- didn't read your earlier comment. Congratulations! Guess we won't be classmates after all!

I just got into Houston!!!!!! Ahhhh!!!

lol. Ahhhhh!!!

 

[bodonid]

What are some other schools close to GA? Sorry, I am a new Georgia resident, so I am not sure. If I want to be an MD, should I also apply for DO schools too? I don't want to though, it's just a personal preference thing. There's nothing wrong with DO schools of course. But many of my colleagues are suggesting that I apply to DO schools also. Oh well, I don't know. 😕

If you want to apply DO, GA-PCOM is a new branch of a pretty good school; GA PCOM is in the Atlanta suburbs. The only other one in the area that I know of is NOVA southeastern in Florida. Both have stats lower than that of MD schools, so they would be reasonable 'safeties' for marginal applicants.

 

[GAdoc]

If you want to apply DO, GA-PCOM is a new branch of a pretty good school; GA PCOM is in the Atlanta suburbs. The only other one in the area that I know of is NOVA southeastern in Florida. Both have stats lower than that of MD schools, so they would be reasonable 'safeties' for marginal applicants.

Well I just spent thirty minutes catching up on all five pages that I've missed since I've been out on my community medicine rotation the last two weeks. It sounds like most you guys are still in a holding pattern. Not to worry...there's still a long way to go. I know it gets tough to wait it out this time of year because it feels like you should've heard something...well, you may not. At least not until much later. Mercer will still be accepting people till the end of March, and you can count on there being at least as much wait list movement as in years past.

Don't think that just because there are thirty more slots they've had to lower there standards. You wouldn't believe the credentials of some of the people I know who get rejected. Mercer tends to have a little under 10% acceptance rate...I think there are something like 900 applications for 60 spots. This year, it'll be about 900 apps for 90 spots. That's a pretty strong pool to pull from. My point is that you'll still have a lot withdrawing their acceptance.

As far as DO schools...there is GA-PCOM (in Gwinett Co.), LECOM satellite campus in Bradenton, Fl (just north of Tampa), and NOVA in Florida. But, WVCOM isn't that far and a lot of GA residents go there. But one piece of advice...if there is any part of you that would have ANY qualms about being a DO, don't do it. Four years of the same amount of work as an allopathic school and often more money is too high a price to have to explain what DO means. I know it stinks to not get in right off the bat, but wait for what you want. The ones who've been on the site for a while know this, but I turned down acceptances to two Caribbean schools and one DO school in order to wait on Mercer. I applied, because at the time I was so bummed about not getting in to Mercer. But in the end, the two years it took were well worth the wait.

Finally, I've also taken the shot gun approach to applying to many schools across the country. Just keep in mind that lower average stats doesn't mean much. If they're narrowing 10,000 apps down to 100 or 200 you know they're being selective by some criteria. Applying gets expensive and travel is worse. I used to think the med school scene in GA was pretty bleak, but in the last couple of years GA-PCOM has opened up for 80 students a year, Mercer has a new campus accepting 30 students, and MCG is planning a satellite campus and has increased its class size from 180 to 190. This is a great state to be in if you want to become a doctor. Some states still don't even have medical schools.

Anyway, i'm rambling, but hopefully someone will get some encouragement from what I write. Good luck with the waiting and let me know if I can answer some questions.

 

[bodonid]

^^Good advice.

Ahhhh!!!

lol. Ahhhhh!!!

 

[armymt]

If you want to apply DO, GA-PCOM is a new branch of a pretty good school; GA PCOM is in the Atlanta suburbs. The only other one in the area that I know of is NOVA southeastern in Florida. Both have stats lower than that of MD schools, so they would be reasonable 'safeties' for marginal applicants.

sniff, i'm marginal :cry: 🙁

 

[moose21]

Oh okay thank you! Here is my list of schools I will be applying to so far, please tell me what you think and tell if there are other schools I should be considering too, please, thank you!

Emory
Mercer
MCG
Morehouse
Penn State
George Washington
Howard
GeorgeTown
USUHS
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Jefferson
Drexel
Temple
MCW
Tulane
Wake Forest


I have a undergrad GPA of 3.2(yech, i know 🙁)
A post-bac GPA of 4.0
and I will be taking the MCAT on may 10.

Anyone please give me any comment! Thank you!

I'd say that is a pretty good list and if you score in at least the high 20's, you have a decent shot (from a statistical pov) at most of those schools. I can't really comment of Howard, GW, Georgetown, Penn State, and USUHS.

As for applying DO, I wouldn't unless you really like their philosophy on medicine. But if you do like it, the above advice is very good. Don't worry about the GPA thing so much, if you did a quality post-bacc, it should help you a lot. I came out with a 3.3 uGPA, got into Mercer and interviewed with MCG.

It looks like you plan to apply broadly, which is good, but your apps and travel will get expensive. I would try to narrow your list down if you can. Don't apply to a school unless you can really see yourself going there. At some point you may find yourself thinking: "I don't care where I get in, just as long as I get in." This can cause you to apply to schools based soley on stats, and you might end up being miserable for 4 years. At least to me, that is a far worse situation than re-applying. To me, the biggest thing to look at is the student body. Ask yourself: "Do I fit in with these people?" If you want to build a career in academics, then research should be a big consideration too. But the quality of clinical and pre-clinical training is pretty standard at most schools. Geography was important to me too, but a lot of people don't stress this at all. I know there are certain areas of the country where I would be miserable. End ramble.

 

[GAdoc]

I'd say that is a pretty good list and if you score in at least the high 20's, you have a decent shot (from a statistical pov) at most of those schools. I can't really comment of Howard, GW, Georgetown, Penn State, and USUHS.

As for applying DO, I wouldn't unless you really like their philosophy on medicine. But if you do like it, the above advice is very good. Don't worry about the GPA thing so much, if you did a quality post-bacc, it should help you a lot. I came out with a 3.3 uGPA, got into Mercer and interviewed with MCG.

It looks like you plan to apply broadly, which is good, but your apps and travel will get expensive. I would try to narrow your list down if you can. Don't apply to a school unless you can really see yourself going there. At some point you may find yourself thinking: "I don't care where I get in, just as long as I get in." This can cause you to apply to schools based soley on stats, and you might end up being miserable for 4 years. At least to me, that is a far worse situation than re-applying. To me, the biggest thing to look at is the student body. Ask yourself: "Do I fit in with these people?" If you want to build a career in academics, then research should be a big consideration too. But the quality of clinical and pre-clinical training is pretty standard at most schools. Geography was important to me too, but a lot of people don't stress this at all. I know there are certain areas of the country where I would be miserable. End ramble.

Those are all really good points and anyone concerned that this may not be their year should start considering the future now...that way you make an informed decision.

One of the toughest days for me came during my very first application cycle when my last rejection letter came in. The reality that I was graduating with a degree I did not intend to use, getting married, and needing to find a job all while trying to decide if I wanted to attend St. George in Grenada or reapply in the US took its toll on me.

Pre-meds are so used to success and being at the top that they don't realize that statistically, over 50% of us will fail to matriculate in a given year. That's why you've got to figure out now what you're going to do.

My first year being rejected, I got married, moved to Macon to be close to Mercer, got a job at the medical center, and enjoyed actually making money. I found a place to volunteer and enjoyed my time.

My second year of rejection, I taught public school, continued to make money, and got accepted at the start of my third application cycle. My wife and I bought a house, saved a bunch of money, took a trip to Europe, etc.

Was it tough being rejected two times?...you bet. Was it tough turning down an acceptance at St. George and GA-PCOM? Sure. Am I glad for my two years off? Absolutely. When I didn't get accepted to Mercer early decision in my first application cycle, I panicked and sent out apps to all sorts of schools. All I did was waste a bunch of money. I woudn't have even been happy at those schools. Heck, at this point, I can say I wouldn't have been happy at MCG.

My point is to not sell yourself short...guess I could've taken up less space to say that...

 

[TexasTriathlete]

To each their own, I guess. I would give anything to go back in time and talk some sense into myself. If I had applied to DO schools the first time around, I'd be finishing up my second year of medical school right now, and starting to think about step 1.

This time around, I was much less picky. I got my DO acceptance at GA-PCOM, and I withdrew all my MD applications, including to schools that I had previously interviewed at. I couldn't care less where I go to school, now that I actually have some understanding of what happens in medical school.

These past two years have been the biggest ****ing waste of time and money I could have ever possibly imagined. I am still pissed at myself for putting myself two years behind in my goal of becoming a doctor. The only people who care about MD vs. DO are pre-med posters on this website.

 

[dd128]

No Way! Congratulations!!!!! Can you get instate tuition? If not, you should check to see if you can get it after 1yr. Where would you go if you got in Mercer & MCG too?

Edit- didn't read your earlier comment. Congratulations! Guess we won't be classmates after all!

Truth be told it's easy for me to say that I'd choose Houston over mcg, as I don't have an acceptance from them. If I were to get an acceptance in the next few weeks it would be extremely tough to chose. I did have a much better experience at Houston than mcg, and the dean there is one of the nicest ladies I have met in med school admissions (and that says a lot because ms. devaugn is pretty nice). The hospitals there are top notch too, which puts something else above mcg. Either way I just have a funny feeling this late in the game I'm going to be waitlisted, and instead of waisting time worrying about that I can get myself set up in Houston. And as much as I loved mercer, I'd still put houston above there as well.

To each their own, I guess. I would give anything to go back in time and talk some sense into myself. If I had applied to DO schools the first time around, I'd be finishing up my second year of medical school right now, and starting to think about step 1.

This time around, I was much less picky. I got my DO acceptance at GA-PCOM, and I withdrew all my MD applications, including to schools that I had previously interviewed at. I couldn't care less where I go to school, now that I actually have some understanding of what happens in medical school.

These past two years have been the biggest ****ing waste of time and money I could have ever possibly imagined. I am still pissed at myself for putting myself two years behind in my goal of becoming a doctor. The only people who care about MD vs. DO are pre-med posters on this website.

I'd definitely agree with this. No one cares. But definitely look into the philosophy of DO (shadow a doc or something), to get an idea of what it's all about. Don't do it because you think it's "easier" to get into, as in many cases DO schools can be as competitive as a regular MD school. Congrats on the acceptance tex 👍 I guess you're going to GA and I'm coming to texas, lol.

 

[bodonid]

And as much as I loved mercer, I'd still put houston above there as well.

Well it looks like you've got it all figured out. I didn't have as much luck with OOS schools as you. Way to stick with it 👍.

Ahhhh!!!

lol. Ahhhhh!!!

 

[dd128]

lol. Ahhhhh!!!

Yeah I guess I got a little excited 😛

 

[bodonid]

Yeah I guess I got a little excited 😛

No problem! You deserve to be excited! Go have some fun or something. (if you remember what that is...)

Edit- if you are close enough to smell patients, lol. Ahhhh!!!

 

[armymt]

Texas schools have their own application system right?

 

[TexasTriathlete]

I'd definitely agree with this. No one cares. But definitely look into the philosophy of DO (shadow a doc or something), to get an idea of what it's all about. Don't do it because you think it's "easier" to get into, as in many cases DO schools can be as competitive as a regular MD school. Congrats on the acceptance tex 👍 I guess you're going to GA and I'm coming to texas, lol.

I work with probably 5-6 DO's who are attendings at the busiest level II trauma center in the nation. In addition, the only two doctors I see on a semi-regular basis (a psychiatrist for my ADHD meds, and a dermatologist to make sure triathlons aren't giving me cancer) are DO's, and I didn't even know what a DO was when I started seeing either of them. These guys are all indistinguishable from comparable MD's. I know everything I need to be comfortable with my decision. I'll pick up the rest as I go.

Congrats on UT-Houston. You will love it. The TMS is as good as it gets. As an older applicant, you have to be stellar to get into a TX school, which I am not. I dug myself a deep hole to climb out of early on in college, and will be paying for it in the form of out-of-state private school tuition. I am more than happy with GA-PCOM, but I would have loved the opportunity to stay in-state and pay peanuts for tuition.

 

[TexasTriathlete]

Texas schools have their own application system right?

Yes. And its a pain in the ***. The website sucks.

 

[GAdoc]

I work with probably 5-6 DO's who are attendings at the busiest level II trauma center in the nation. In addition, the only two doctors I see on a semi-regular basis (a psychiatrist for my ADHD meds, and a dermatologist to make sure triathlons aren't giving me cancer) are DO's, and I didn't even know what a DO was when I started seeing either of them. These guys are all indistinguishable from comparable MD's. I know everything I need to be comfortable with my decision. I'll pick up the rest as I go.

Congrats on UT-Houston. You will love it. The TMS is as good as it gets. As an older applicant, you have to be stellar to get into a TX school, which I am not. I dug myself a deep hole to climb out of early on in college, and will be paying for it in the form of out-of-state private school tuition. I am more than happy with GA-PCOM, but I would have loved the opportunity to stay in-state and pay peanuts for tuition.

I totally agree. Please don't misunderstand me - my biggest concern with attending GA-PCOM was the very FACT that I would put in the same (if not more, due to OMM) amount of time and money into obtaining my DO as I would my MD, and it would've bugged me to no end to have to explain to even one person what DO was.

In the end, I made a personal decision the same as someone fortunate enough to choose between two schools like Vanderbilt and Emory. That's all I'm encouraging people to do here. Regardless of where you apply, just make sure you're not "just trying to get in". While all LCME or AOA accredited schools will produce equally competent docs, the four year path to your degree will vary and may very well impact your success.

As an example, consider PBL at Mercer and the more traditional lecture format of MCG. This has already been discussed some. There are people that would hate both and people who excel in both. You have to figure out which you are and don't even apply to the school you wouldn't do well at.

 

[dd128]

No problem! You deserve to be excited! Go have some fun or something. (if you remember what that is...)

Edit- if you are close enough to smell patients, lol. Ahhhh!!!

fffff.....ffffuuuuu....fffffuuuun???...fun....oh yeah I remember that.... 😛

 

[bodonid]

Hey GADoc, Mercer has a chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha, right?

 

[GAdoc]

Hey GADoc, Mercer has a chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha, right?

Of course...I think what they do is select the top 20% of the class based on academics. The faculty then narrows that down to the top 15% of the class overall. That decision is based on other attributes...leadership, compassion, etc. It's kind of a good way to ensure that the number one guy in the class doesn't make AOA just cause he's smart. He also has to be a good person.

 

[godchaser1016]

I thought Mercer has P/F system. What is the basis on which the top 20% students are decided?

 

[ashestoashes52]

I thought Mercer has P/F system. What is the basis on which the top 20% students are decided?

When you take a test at Mercer you get a score, but your grades are P/F because there is no posted class ranking. I imagine they make a ranking for this top 20% based on test scores, but it is not displayed to all of the students. That's my guess.

 

[GAdoc]

When you take a test at Mercer you get a score, but your grades are P/F because there is no posted class ranking. I imagine they make a ranking for this top 20% based on test scores, but it is not displayed to all of the students. That's my guess.

Yeah...that's right. It is pass or fail...sort of. In your first two years, you essentially have three separate curricular programs running simultaneously. There is Clinical Skills, Community Medicine, and the Biomedical Problems (BMP). You have to pass them all, but only your BMP grade counts towards class ranking.

The BMP is further subdivided into a tutorial grade (based on your attendance and participation in group...it is 1 to 5 with 3 being the passing score), a SOCA grade (this is your oral exam which you take the day after the MDE..it is also 1 to 5 with 3 being passing), and a multi-disciplinary exam (MDE) grade. Here, the LCME only allows the MDE grade to determine your class ranking, though failing any of the other sections can be grouds for remediation.

The MDE is graded like any other test and passing is 65. One thing I LOVE about Mercer is that you get your grade the day you take the exam, so you don't have to worry all weekend.

You can fail two MDEs a year (there are only six per year) with no real consequence...however, if you fail a third, you have to repeat the year. I'd say on average only two or three people fail each MDE. Of course, some are more difficult than others. If you come to Mercer, you'll immediately start hearing horror stories about Neuro (the phase I'm in right now). It's the only seven week phase, with over 1800 pages of reading that represent Gross Anatomy, Embryology, Biochemistry, Histology, Genetics, Neuroscience, Immunology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Virology, Pathology, and Pharmacology. The MDE will be six hours and over 250 multiple choice questions.

Anyway...third and fourth year are graded the same pretty much everywhere. I think its fail, pass, high pass, honors. I don't know that you're even considered for AOA until the start of your senior year, but I'm not exactly sure how that works. I also think that Step 1 plays into AOA consideration, but again I'm not sure.

Just do the best you can. But, remember that not being AOA won't count you out of even the most competitive residencies. As long as Step 1 is good, you've got good clerkship grades, and strong letters of recommendation you should be good. Some research also helps.

 

[fahimaz7]

Anyone else ready for this month to be over? March is the longest month!

 

[ruralmd]

Just interviewed at Mercer and the last ADCOM meeting is Wednesday, March 26 for acceptances. There will be another ADCOM meeting the next Wed, the first week in April, to determine who is on the waitlist. But don't sweat it if you do get waitlisted because there is a ton of moment on the Mercer waitlist. And with more spots there will be even more movement.

Good luck

Oh yeah, the last interview day is March 25.

 

[bodonid]

Yeah...that's right. It is pass or fail...sort of. In your first two years, you essentially have three separate curricular programs running simultaneously. There is Clinical Skills, Community Medicine, and the Biomedical Problems (BMP). You have to pass them all, but only your BMP grade counts towards class ranking.

The BMP is further subdivided into a tutorial grade (based on your attendance and participation in group...it is 1 to 5 with 3 being the passing score), a SOCA grade (this is your oral exam which you take the day after the MDE..it is also 1 to 5 with 3 being passing), and a multi-disciplinary exam (MDE) grade. Here, the LCME only allows the MDE grade to determine your class ranking, though failing any of the other sections can be grouds for remediation.

The MDE is graded like any other test and passing is 65. One thing I LOVE about Mercer is that you get your grade the day you take the exam, so you don't have to worry all weekend.

You can fail two MDEs a year (there are only six per year) with no real consequence...however, if you fail a third, you have to repeat the year. I'd say on average only two or three people fail each MDE. Of course, some are more difficult than others. If you come to Mercer, you'll immediately start hearing horror stories about Neuro (the phase I'm in right now). It's the only seven week phase, with over 1800 pages of reading that represent Gross Anatomy, Embryology, Biochemistry, Histology, Genetics, Neuroscience, Immunology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Virology, Pathology, and Pharmacology. The MDE will be six hours and over 250 multiple choice questions.

Anyway...third and fourth year are graded the same pretty much everywhere. I think its fail, pass, high pass, honors. I don't know that you're even considered for AOA until the start of your senior year, but I'm not exactly sure how that works. I also think that Step 1 plays into AOA consideration, but again I'm not sure.

Just do the best you can. But, remember that not being AOA won't count you out of even the most competitive residencies. As long as Step 1 is good, you've got good clerkship grades, and strong letters of recommendation you should be good. Some research also helps.

HA, you always have the longest posts!

Does the community med grade show up on your transcript? My father is a preceptor for community med, and I'd like to know.

 

[bodonid]

Just interviewed at Mercer and the last ADCOM meeting is Wednesday, March 26 for acceptances. There will be another ADCOM meeting the next Wed, the first week in April, to determine who is on the waitlist. But don't sweat it if you do get waitlisted because there is a ton of moment on the Mercer waitlist. And with more spots there will be even more movement.

Good luck

Oh yeah, the last interview day is March 25.

!!!


Thanks, dude- that is really interesting. Good luck with your application/ where else did you interview?

 

[ruralmd]

!!!


Thanks, dude- that is really interesting. Good luck with your application/ where else did you interview?

Meharry, Howard, and MCG. How says you have to apply early?!?

Now there's countdown to the 26th

 

[GAdoc]

HA, you always have the longest posts!

Does the community med grade show up on your transcript? My father is a preceptor for community med, and I'd like to know.

Yeah...sorry. Call it...an accumulation of knowledge rooted in first hand experience! The funny thing is it would probably shock many of my classmates to find out I post on here. I'm pretty introverted, which might be why I post so much - I spend more time around my computer than at the school.

I'm not sure what shows up on the transcript. Since "Community Medicine" is not one of those things any residency program in the country is going to understandm I doubt it does. Or, if it does its just for your benefit. However, it is a separate grade an in no way impacts your basic science (BMP) GPA. You can't blow it off because the school can still make you repeat it, but no one else is going to care. Just remember, you have to have a Dean's letter when applying to residency and anything you do to distinguish yourself is something else they can write about you.

What kind of doc is your dad? Where is he a preceptor? Did he have anyone from my class with him the last two weeks?

 

[UGA MDPhD 21]

Just thought I would rescue my beloved thread from the depths of page 3. Anyone hear from MCG lately?

 

[dd128]

Just thought I would rescue my beloved thread from the depths of page 3. Anyone hear from MCG lately?

Nada here. April 1 is coming up soon, that is the supposed date of hearing something right?

 

[bodonid]

Nada here. April 1 is coming up soon, that is the supposed date of hearing something right?

is it? I heard March 15, March 26, April 1, May 1, and May 15.

today is March 15, and as far as I know nothing much happened today.

GL Happy StPDay!

 

[dd128]

is it? I heard March 15, March 26, April 1, May 1, and May 15.

today is March 15, and as far as I know nothing much happened today.

GL Happy StPDay!

I wouldn't say nothing, I did get my official letter from houston 😀

 

[medstud2be]

I wouldn't say nothing, I did get my official letter from houston 😀

Congrats! I am so jealous (ha,ha). I'm originally from Texas, but I've spent the last almost 8 years in GA. I'm happy to going to school in GA, but the tuition and location (close to family and friends) were a big pull for UT-Houston. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to apply until really late. You know what this means for OOS. Thankfully I have an acceptance that I'm happy with. But, the tuition is about 30K more a year.

 

[dd128]

Congrats! I am so jealous (ha,ha). I'm originally from Texas, but I've spent the last almost 8 years in GA. I'm happy to going to school in GA, but the tuition and location (close to family and friends) were a big pull for UT-Houston. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to apply until really late. You know what this means for OOS. Thankfully I have an acceptance that I'm happy with. But, the tuition is about 30K more a year.

Yeah I'm originally from texas too, been in GA the last 6 years (I can't believe it's been that long...) You can always get your education and move back to texas for your residency, or even after. Four years really isn't that long 🙂Congrats on the acceptance.

 

[armymt]

So, it is a good idea to apply to Texas schools? especially for a GA resident who is thinking about applying "broadly"? Thanks in advance

 

[bodonid]

So, it is a good idea to apply to Texas schools? especially for a GA resident who is thinking about applying "broadly"? Thanks in advance

In general you will have better "luck" with schools that take more students from OOS. This info can be found in the MSAR. Texas schools are almost as bad as GA, FL, & SC schools in taking mostly in-state applicants, so your money would be better spent elsewhere if you are just looking to get in. But if you have ties to TX, or just really like the area or their schools, you will have a *chance*, but maybe not as good as elsewhere.

 

[dd128]

So, it is a good idea to apply to Texas schools? especially for a GA resident who is thinking about applying "broadly"? Thanks in advance

Yeah, it's a fairly small percentage, good news is it's cheap in comparison with amcas, and most of the schools don't have secondaries (A&M and tech the exceptions). I applied to like 6 schools there for less $150. For the most part I doubt you'll have much of a chance if you don't have ties to the state, unless you can really convince them you want to live there. They have some great hospitals and medical centers there that's for sure.

 

[bodonid]

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