Is it necessary to input ALL the schools I applied for TMDSAS?

[reese07]

I am applying to all of the DO schools in the US and a few MD schools. This will be a drag putting each one for TMDSAS, since it asks for all the non-tmdsas schools as well. Is it necessary? And is this bad that I'm applying to so many schools? I have the money for it so I thought why not..

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[DbDan]

How are your stats? what are the reasons for applying to every school? could you see yourself attending every single school if accepted? I'm obviously shotgunning the approach myself with 28 schools but applying to a massive amount if you are not prepared is going to lead to burnout. Plus its a waste if you are applying to schools you would never attend. But yes, if TMDSAS asks for non-tmdsas schools than list them.

 

[reese07]

I just cannot afford to not get accepted this cycle...

 

[DbDan]

I just cannot afford to not get accepted this cycle...

well then go for it. All I'm saying is that if you have super uncompetitive stats applying to every school in the world isn't going to help. If your stats are competitive applying to too many schools could potentially cause you to burn out and lower the quality of your apps. I know last year I wasn't prepared and burned out after about 20 secondaries, just flat didn't turn in about 5. This year I'm much better prepared and still having a hard time turning secondaries around (have 3 sitting waiting right now and haven't started on most of the rest of the ones I haven't received yet). I'm not going to bash you for applying to a load of schools.

but like I said. YES include every single school you've applied to on your TMDSAS applications. The risks of lying about it are worse than the admissions committees looking at it and seeing you applied to 40 schools.

EDIT: Going back it looks like you are applying late (Aug 20th MCAT?) with an average GPA (3.5/3.4?). How have your MCAT practice tests been?

 

[reese07]

after distinguishing which ones were DO schools I seemed to lost count if which one I applied to through AACOMAS, in all I selected 30 schools with a few MDs in there. Would forgetting to state 3 or 4 schools be that big a deal?

 

[DbDan]

after distinguishing which ones were DO schools I seemed to lost count if which one I applied to through AACOMAS, in all I selected 30 schools with a few MDs in there. Would forgetting to state 3 or 4 schools be that big a deal?

Not necessarily. It shouldn't be a huge deal. Don't worry about stuff like this. I had to list 28 schools from this year and 20 from last year when I turned in my Nova secondary. They know people apply broadly.

 

[DrDre2001]

Tmdsas?

 

[EgyptianDoc]

Texas has its own application process for medical and dental school. I'm not from Texas so I don't know much about it... just know that they have their own system, which is why it's probably not a good idea for out-of-staters to apply to Texas schools. They heavily favor in-state students.

Tmdsas?

 

[crazynate]

Texas has its own application process for medical and dental school. I'm not from Texas so I don't know much about it... just know that they have their own system, which is why it's probably not a good idea for out-of-staters to apply to Texas schools. They heavily favor in-state students.

I didn't apply but man I wish it wasn't so difficult. I have always wanted to enter the Texas "system" but have always shied away because of their strong in-state preference. From undergraduate to graduate and I assume to residencies and boards it just seems impossible to get into Texas.