*~*~*~* Official TMDSAS Questions Thread 2025-2026 *~*~*~*~*

[wysdoc]

Welcome to the 2025-2026 application cycle for TMDSAS!

Whether you're a Texan or not, you know Texans are independent, and like to do things our own way!
Hence a separate application system for our TMDSAS affiliated schools.

TMDSAS has gone modern and the 2025-2026 Application Guide is all online, no printable .pdf to download.
Here is the link to the Guide: TMDSAS Guide

Put that link in your favorites on the browser for easy reference.

***When you are logged in and working on your application in the portal, be sure to save your page often. The site will "time out" after you've been on it for 60 minutes and you don't wanna lose 60 minutes of work!***

The application portal is available to begin filling in those blanks on May 1st, 2025.
You cannot submit it until after 8AM on May 15th, 2025.
Why? So you can proofread that thing over and over. You can't change anything once you hit submit!

You DON'T need to submit transcripts with your primary application.
You DO need to have all your Spring 2025 courses listed and wait for your Spring 2025 grades to come out so you can enter them in the application.
(If you attend a school on the quarter system you may apply with your winter quarter grades.)

Please read the application guide. Most everything is spelled out for you there.
TMDSAS holds weekly "TMDSAS Office Hours" on YouTube where you can ask specific questions live.

Your official mode of communication with TMDSAS for issues, problems, or questions is via messaging them in your TMDSAS portal.
This is the fastest way to get your answer, and please wait for your answer before submitting the application.
The TMDSAS staff work from 8 to 5 Monday - Friday.

You can apply to ALL the TMDSAS schools for one application fee. Schools will have separate fees for the secondary applications later on.

That's all for this intro - time to get started!


AFTER you have turned it in, there will be some time needed for processing the application. The very first people to turn theirs in had it processed in a few days, but soon that processing time will grow to 2-4 weeks during the busy months.

Want to see what day's submission they are working on? Go to the TMDSAS Home Page TMDSAS Home Page
On a desktop or laptop you will see, on the right side of the page, something like this:

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Members don't see this ad.

 

[wysdoc]

Some of you are re-applicants.
If you are, please read this article about updates to the 2026 TMDSAS Guide and some definitions of terms such as "First-Gen college student"
There are not many changes to the application this year, mainly some definitions and policy statements, and a new short-answer question about what activities you are currently involved in.

TMDSAS Entry Year 2026 updates

 

[laru]

Would it be considered late if I submitted my primary app around June 7? I have a 518 and 4.00 for reference.

 

[wysdoc]

Would it be considered late if I submitted my primary app around June 7? I have a 518 and 4.00 for reference.

Not at all. Take your time to get the essays sounding the way you want them.

 

[eb124101]

The TMDSAS Application Guide says that planned activities are only from October 1st - matriculation. I'm starting a new clinical research job mid-June but would like to submit my application before then. I have a good understanding of what I'll be doing but don't know yet what my takeaways will be from this job since I haven't started it yet. Do I put this in both the employment/healthcare activities and planned activities? Or should it only go in planned activities since I haven't started it yet?

 

[wysdoc]

The TMDSAS Application Guide says that planned activities are only from October 1st - matriculation. I'm starting a new clinical research job mid-June but would like to submit my application before then. I have a good understanding of what I'll be doing but don't know yet what my takeaways will be from this job since I haven't started it yet. Do I put this in both the employment/healthcare activities and planned activities? Or should it only go in planned activities since I haven't started it yet?

You will put it in Planned activities and just give a brief rundown of what you will be doing.
Logically there are no "takeaways" because you haven't started it.

Choose whichever category you want but not 2 categories.
There is a new "short answer" question on TMDSAS asking what you will be doing this year so mention it there as well.

 

[eb124101]

You will put it in Planned activities and just give a brief rundown of what you will be doing.
Logically there are no "takeaways" because you haven't started it.

Choose whichever category you want but not 2 categories.
There is a new "short answer" question on TMDSAS asking what you will be doing this year so mention it there as well.

Okay, just to clarify, it doesn't need to go under my current activities but only under planned?

 

[wysdoc]

Okay, just to clarify, it doesn't need to go under my current activities but only under planned?

Sorry, I assumed you had already placed it in current activities and wanted to know how to carry it forward into "planned"

Go back to the TMDSAS guide please, & read their examples.
The way they define "current" activities as being anything you have done or will start, up to Oct 1 is confusing.
In any case, don't pad your resume by putting an activity you haven't started yet in more than one category, and what you write will be a brief description of of the expected duties and no takeaways.

 

[eb124101]

Sorry, I assumed you had already placed it in current activities and wanted to know how to carry it forward into "planned"

Go back to the TMDSAS guide please, & read their examples.
The way they define "current" activities as being anything you have done or will start, up to Oct 1 is confusing.
In any case, don't pad your resume by putting an activity you haven't started yet in more than one category, and what you write will be a brief description of of the expected duties and no takeaways.

Okay thank you!

 

[rich2929]

what is considered "early" to submit secondaries by?
I submitted on 5/28, have secondaries prewritten, still waiting to get verified + transmitted.

is july 1st completion early?

 

[BigBroBeans23]

what is considered "early" to submit secondaries by?
I submitted on 5/28, have secondaries prewritten, still waiting to get verified + transmitted.

is july 1st completion early?

"Early" is submitting secondaries within the unspoken 2 week after receiving invite. So if you received secondary invite on 6/1 for a school, submit at the latest by 6/14.

And if you are complete even on or before July 1st (ALL scores, LOR, Secondaries all submitted), then you are super early.

Just a friendly reminder to not sacrifice quality for the sake of timing!

 

[rich2929]

can you include non-Texas clinical hours on AMCAS while omitting it on TMDSAS?

Since we get to choose on AMCAS which activities we get to put, I would like to include and emphasize some activities from outside of the state where I grew up (Washington) to show some well-balanced regional activities that I did throughout the year, especially since I'm applying to UWash.

however, I am wondering if this is a bad idea, like omitting something from TMDSAS that I included in AMCAS, or if it's not that big of a deal because they are separate services.

 

[wysdoc]

You can include your Washington experiences on the TMDSAS app too, you won’t be discriminated against for that. Since TMDSAS doesn’t limit your number of entries, there’s no reason not to share them.
Your description could be different on the TX app
You do have the choice on both what to include and feature.

In answer to your specific question, AMCAS schools don’t get to read your TMDSAS app. Or vice versa