Originally posted by roja
<b>Gleevec</b> Ah, see, it must have been the 'we-speak' that threw me. 😉 sorry. I know that can hit a panic button some times.... and the application/interview process is probably one of the worst in the entire 'road to doctor'.
<b>Megalofyia</b> Chalk it up to late nights in L&D, bored but unable to sleep. 🙂
<b>OrtoFixation</b> They definately do. One of my closest friends is on the selection committee and I have spent many an hour talking about admissions with Dr. J. Of course, the process is also a little bit voodoo... If you <small>or anyone else</small> wants the gory details of how it works, just let me know and I will <strike>clog up the board</strike> post it.
<b>ndi_amaka</b> I ranked UTSW, UTSA, UTH, and UTMB and was accepted at Baylor.... final ranking was based on gut instinct and nothing more: UTSA, UTSW (family etc in dallas), UTMB, and UTH (I loathe the city of houston.) I knew a guy who fell into the Dallas is best in texas despite loving UTH. He was miserable all four years at SW. I would say, all the schools in texas are good. Go where you felt like you fit in best. Period. All else is moot. One of my students is a MS1 at UTSW and is very happy, its a good fit for him.
I have friends at/graduated from UTSW. They are very very very competitive. If you are more laid back, you might find it a not so good fit.
<b>TheresaW</b> specializing has nothing to do with where you go. Honestly. If you do well in <i>any</i> medical school and do well <small>most importantly </small> in third year, you can specialize. by the time you get to fellowship level (specialty) its more about residency. And Texas is deceptive... there is a whole country out there that is really unfamiliar with texas.
<b>doctor Moo</b> All out of staters pay non resident tuition. It is governed by the UT board of education in austin. However, compared to most places it is still cheap.
And because I don't want to feel too old, I will post my college graduation: 92 SMU. *g*
Sorry this is so long, but I was off for a few days and trying to catch up on real life. *g* and consolidate all my loans. *shudder*
I have heard from a few of you regarding questions, and if you have any, feel free to email me... there is not much to do on OB nights. sigh..... 3 more weeks till I am back home.