OOS to Texas...

[panbimbo]

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Hi all,

I know this has been discussed before but would like to ask for my personal situation. Would someone with LizzyM around 72 (3.77, 516) have any business whatsoever applying to Texas medical schools? I have no connections to Texas but do know a lot of people that live there, especially Houston and Dallas. My EC's are nothing out of the park but good enough, I have no red flags. My hook would be my Spanish speaking demonstrated in the medical setting. I know there are a lot of Hispanics in Texas so this may be valued.

Is it worth it? Or would I just be wasting my time?

 

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Hi all,

I know this has been discussed before but would like to ask for my personal situation. Would someone with LizzyM around 72 (3.77, 516) have any business whatsoever applying to Texas medical schools? I have no connections to Texas but do know a lot of people that live there, especially Houston and Dallas. My EC's are nothing out of the park but good enough, I have no red flags. My hook would be my Spanish speaking demonstrated in the medical setting. I know there are a lot of Hispanics in Texas so this may be valued.

Is it worth it? Or would I just be wasting my time?

Your stats are not particularly spectacular, but Texas looks very favorably upon applicants fluent in Spanish so it's possible you'd have a shot at some of the lower tier schools. All the OOS people I met on the interview trail in Texas spoke Spanish fluently, though I don't know anything about their stats. If you're really really interested in Texas schools and you have the cash to spare maybe consider applying to a couple, but you'll have to accept the fact that it'll most likely not result in an acceptance. Good luck!

 

[panbimbo]

Your stats are not particularly spectacular, but Texas looks very favorably upon applicants fluent in Spanish so it's possible you'd have a shot at some of the lower tier schools. If you're really really interested in Texas schools and you have the cash to spare maybe consider applying to a couple, but you'll have to accept the fact that it'll most likely not result in an acceptance. Good luck!

Thank you. Also weighing why I would actually want to go to Texas, besides that it seems like a cool state and that tuition is cheaper.

 

[panbimbo]

About 8%-9% of OOS get accepted to Texas schools each year. By law, Texas schools must have at least 90% instate residents as matriculants. Ties to Texas have less, if any, influence for admissions as the TMDSAS makes the residency determination prior to applications being transmitted to the schools. Therefore you wind up in the OOS pile for consideration. Fluency in Spanish in a medical setting would be a plus in my opinion

Right. And to be more specific, if you look at Out-of-State vs In-State stats, the difference is staggering. I lie around 10-25% percentile for GPA and MCAT. Nevertheless, I'm thinking of going for it.

 

[Isoval]

I think 8-9% is generous.

Many schools have as little as 3-5% (I believe UTMB and others), with some schools like UTSW, and I think mine too?, reaching for the 9% marker. Haven’t looked in a while, but my recollection is it’s significantly lower than even that 10% for how many OOS actually matriculate.

It is disproportionately difficult to gain access to a TMDSAS school as an OOSer, but it’s also a single fee for all TMDSAS. If you think you’re competitive and don’t mind doing another application, I’d throw your hat into the ring.

About 8%-9% of OOS get accepted to Texas schools each year. By law, Texas schools must have at least 90% instate residents as matriculants. Ties to Texas have less, if any, influence for admissions as the TMDSAS makes the residency determination prior to applications being transmitted to the schools. Therefore you wind up in the OOS pile for consideration. Fluency in Spanish in a medical setting would be a plus in my opinion