TEXAS Med Schools Entering Class 2004 Applicant Thread

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Originally posted by Gleevec
I dont think there is, except for at UTSW where they stated that more people out of the earlier group are accepted. But it all ends up depending on the match anyway, so its probably not too big a deal.
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Unfounded assumption? hearsay?
 
Originally posted by swankydude
Unfounded assumption? hearsay?
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Nope, several students and an interviewer told us this at our interview session. They said the earlier interviewing groups tended to get more acceptances and that we should be happy to "have been invited early"

This holds true definitely for rolling schools, but I was surprised UTSW also did this (since the decisions arent made til Feb. 1)
 
omg, i thought this would never happen, i've been invited to interview at UTSA on october 13th, and they haven't even received my second set of MCAT scores! i'm so excited!
to those of you still awaiting invites, don't get discouraged, if it can happen to me it can happen to you!
 
congratulations! i loved utsa. it's a great school w/wonderful students.

good to hear everyone else is doing well...any other news, anyone?
 
Originally posted by Gleevec
Nope, several students and an interviewer told us this at our interview session. They said the earlier interviewing groups tended to get more acceptances and that we should be happy to "have been invited early"
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Correct... I pretty much heard the same thing from a reliable source.
 
Does anyone know if your last semester grades matter? I have already had all of my interview and now i just have to wait it out until Feb 1st.

And since Texas schools are not rolling admissions ..... is making straight B's going to hurt me in the match?

Just wondering
 
Other than passing all your courses, I'm not sure it matters. Do we have to send an updated transcript and TMDSAS GPA before the match? If not, I don't see how it would matter as long as you pass. (Unless maybe you are still taking prereq's and they want proof you took the class before Feb 1.)

This thread sure has quieted down. Maybe the August MCAT'ers can give it new life when they start getting interviews!

Those of you interviewing out-of-state, how has it been compared to the TX interviews? What do you think of the schools? Is everyone as nice as we are? 😉

Theresa
 
Hi,

I am new to SDN. Congraxs to all of you guys who have gotten interviews in Texas. I just got my first interview in Texas at Texas Tech for the month of October. I am wondering if you guys have any advice on whether it is better to interview in El Paso or the Lubbock campus with regards to travel arrangements (leaving from Houston), hotel accommodations, and friendliness of the faculty interviewers, etc..

Sir Gleevec, Lady Theresa, and Tackl ???
 
Originally posted by TMDSASgirl
Hi,

I am new to SDN. Congraxs to all of you guys who have gotten interviews in Texas. I just got my first interview in Texas at Texas Tech for the month of October. I am wondering if you guys have any advice on whether it is better to interview in El Paso or the Lubbock campus with regards to travel arrangements (leaving from Houston), hotel accommodations, and friendliness of the faculty interviewers, etc..

Sir Gleevec, Lady Theresa, and Tackl ???
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I interviewed in Lubbock, but had an interviewer from El Paso. If you're into FP and indigent(sp) care, go El Paso for sure.
 
Tone2002, congrats on the UTH interview! UTH is great!

TMDSASgirl, I didn't interview at Tech. Hafta live in bigger city due to hubby's career. Hope you get more responses, lots of other SDN'ers did go to Tech.

Lady T :laugh:
 
Tick tock tick tock.......

I'm patiently waiting for MCAT #'s on Oct. 14.

I did receive email from Baylor saying they had received my preliminary application. Funny since AMCAS hasn't said a peep since they took my $210, except "active." I have yet to start the 5000 word autobiography for the Baylor secondary.

Bottom line.......nothing happening yet for August MCATers.
 
Originally posted by OrthoFixation

I did receive email from Baylor saying they had received my preliminary application. Funny since AMCAS hasn't said a peep since they took my $210, except "active." I have yet to start the 5000 word autobiography for the Baylor secondary.

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Just in case you weren't exaggerating about the Baylor essay, check the instructions. I believe it's a character limit, not a word limit! I wrote my essay thinking it was a word limit and then had to gut the whole thing to make it fit after I discovered my error! :laugh:

tick tock tick tock is right! will Feb never come??? :laugh:

T
 
Hey y'all,
Does anybody have the inside goods on how Baylor's interview schedule is set up? I'm still looking for my invitation. Apparently, my application was "reviewed" on Wednesday, so I'd love to know when to be looking, rather than compulsively checking my email every 10 minutes.

Also, those of you who have gotten the coveted invites, would you mind sharing your stats?

Why oh why oh why did I apply so late?

Thanks!
 
TheresaW:
Thanks for the Baylor essay info, I had better revisit the secondary.

You're right, Feb. seems thousands of miles away. It will be here before we know it though.
 
Originally posted by HollyJ
Hey y'all,
Does anybody have the inside goods on how Baylor's interview schedule is set up? I'm still looking for my invitation. Apparently, my application was "reviewed" on Wednesday, so I'd love to know when to be looking, rather than compulsively checking my email every 10 minutes.

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i don't have "inside info" but w/my application, i received an invite about 1.5-2 weeks after receiving the "your application has been received" email. You could also try calling just to make sure everything's been received. there was a glitch with my supplemental that delayed the process 🙁 , but i talked to the very helpful admissions office who sorted it all out just fine. good luck with baylor!
 
Originally posted by HollyJ
Hey y'all,
Does anybody have the inside goods on how Baylor's interview schedule is set up? I'm still looking for my invitation. Apparently, my application was "reviewed" on Wednesday, so I'd love to know when to be looking, rather than compulsively checking my email every 10 minutes.

Also, those of you who have gotten the coveted invites, would you mind sharing your stats?

Why oh why oh why did I apply so late?

Thanks!
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Sorry, I don't have any insight into how Baylor chooses who to interview. My stats are average for them, my overall GPA a bit on the low side (3.5).

I got my invite 2 weeks after they emailed to say they had received my supplemental app. I met a couple of students at the interview who didn't get their interviews until later in the season, Jan. I think. So don't worry too much!

T
 
I do have a bit of insight into the process and am told that after your application is received, they still have to transfer everything into their own little format, distribute it to the committee and wait for everyone to review it. That process is taking quite a while, since they have several thousand applications to go through. My application was received in the middle of September, but as of earlier this week, it had not yet made it to their format. So just because you haven't received an invite yet doesn't mean that they've decided to wait on you, the committee might not have even gotten your app yet. They might be able to tell you when you call the admissions office whether or not it's been distributed to the committee.
 
Originally posted by HollyJ
Hey y'all,
Does anybody have the inside goods on how Baylor's interview schedule is set up? I'm still looking for my invitation. Apparently, my application was "reviewed" on Wednesday, so I'd love to know when to be looking, rather than compulsively checking my email every 10 minutes.

Also, those of you who have gotten the coveted invites, would you mind sharing your stats?

Why oh why oh why did I apply so late?

Thanks!
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Baylor interviews every 2 weeks, so there will be a huge gap between when each wave of interview invites will be sent out. I know they interview on the 5th, 19th, and so forth every two weeks on friday. In any case, they send out all their invites on the same day on a 2-3 week basis.

That said, I got an invite within a week of my application being processed-- the thing is, all our experiences with interviewing at baylor were earlier in the process. It is very likely there is a backlog now, so if you dont hear for a longer period of time, it has nothing to do with you as an applicant, but rather the sheer number of applications that must be processed at this time of year.
 
ONce you've been interviewed at a Texas school...grades and MCAT scores play a minor role. I've been told this by several med school students. If a Texas school was worried about your grades, why would they interview you?
 
Originally posted by XCanadianRagwee
ONce you've been interviewed at a Texas school...grades and MCAT scores play a minor role. I've been told this by several med school students. If a Texas school was worried about your grades, why would they interview you?
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Well, once youre interviewed, its all about how the match plays out. The TX schools might not be worried against certain students at that stage, but I still imagine that some of the schools do care about stats as part of the whole package (interviewing, ECs, etc). They probably dont care nearly as much as WashU or Columbia, but its still relatively important.
 
I believe your stats are still involved in the admissions process even after you interview.

At least 2 of the schools I interviewed with said that they rank the students (1-303...) as part of their match process. It may not matter much if you are in the top 200 of "acceptable" students for your choice school, say, but after that the ranking matters alot. If the cut-off of people who get an acceptance from a school is 275 (they accept more than they matriculate) and I am #280, it would be very important!

They have to have some way of numerically ordering their applicants in order to turn in a rank list for TMDSAS.

T
 
I'll be in San Antonio on Oct 20! Hope to see some of you there! Does anyone know if the social is worth going to?
 
Originally posted by jberg4
I'll be in San Antonio on Oct 20! Hope to see some of you there! Does anyone know if the social is worth going to?
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The social the night before? I interviewed there earlier, and most people said it was worth it, at least it's just a fun time to socialize with them.

I didn't go because A) I had a super late plane flight and B) I was very sick during the entire trip to SA.
 
WHAT's UP 🙂

Hey echostation, A&M rocks as far as the people go. Filo is SOOOOOO nice. all my interviews were good.
and the staff and students said hi to us when we walked down the halls. College station is nice too, but the facilities like scott&white and the VA hospital are too cool.
 
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Originally posted by XCanadianRagwee
ONce you've been interviewed at a Texas school...grades and MCAT scores play a minor role. I've been told this by several med school students. If a Texas school was worried about your grades, why would they interview you?
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During my interview at UTSW, we received a package containing the entering class of 2003. I noticed that there were only 2% of the students who are over the age of 29, so I asked my interviewer the reason for such a small number of older matriculants. Is it because there are just very few older applicants? or is it because they have a preference for younger people? He told me that the admissions process is "all about numbers". He said that young people typically have better numbers because they focused their undergraduate years trying to get in medical school, where as those older applicants may not have done well the first time around, and the old grades do hurt them in this process.
I have asked similar questions to other schools, and apparently stats are very important, even after the interview.
 
Originally posted by Texas1111
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Originally posted by XCanadianRagwee
ONce you've been interviewed at a Texas school...grades and MCAT scores play a minor role. I've been told this by several med school students. If a Texas school was worried about your grades, why would they interview you?
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During my interview at UTSW, we received a package containing the entering class of 2003. I noticed that there were only 2% of the students who are over the age of 29, so I asked my interviewer the reason for such a small number of older matriculants. Is it because there are just very few older applicants? or is it because they have a preference for younger people? He told me that the admissions process is "all about numbers". He said that young people typically have better numbers because they focused their undergraduate years trying to get in medical school, where as those older applicants may not have done well the first time around, and the old grades do hurt them in this process.
I have asked similar questions to other schools, and apparently stats are very important, even after the interview.
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While I know stats are quite important after the interview, Im surprised a professor would make a claim like that. I wonder if its statistically true, or based on his own observations.

In any case, think of interviews like the early grading done at med schools: high pass, pass, fail. Most people pass a few really impress, and a few really disappoint. Thus, if everyone is passing, there have to be some other criteria by which they rank students-- ie stats, ECs, essays, etc.

So stats definitely play a role throughout the process, but the interview is important as well, along with ECs, LORs, etc. Ive seen some schools try to rank interviewees based on a rubric, but I think those are in the minority. In general, they just take notes and present you to the adcoms.
 
Originally posted by Texas1111
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During my interview at UTSW, we received a package containing the entering class of 2003. I noticed that there were only 2% of the students who are over the age of 29, so I asked my interviewer the reason for such a small number of older matriculants. Is it because there are just very few older applicants? or is it because they have a preference for younger people? He told me that the admissions process is "all about numbers". He said that young people typically have better numbers because they focused their undergraduate years trying to get in medical school, where as those older applicants may not have done well the first time around, and the old grades do hurt them in this process.
I have asked similar questions to other schools, and apparently stats are very important, even after the interview.
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I believe this is the reason I got a mych later interview invite from them (11/1) when i interviewed at all the other schools in Sept. UTSW puts more emphasis on the stats. And I'm definitly "older than avg!"

T
 
Originally posted by TheresaW
I believe this is the reason I got a mych later interview invite from them (11/1) when i interviewed at all the other schools in Sept. UTSW puts more emphasis on the stats. And I'm definitly "older than avg!"

T
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I dont think UTSW favors/disfavors non-trads, but I think like many school ranked between 10 and 20, are trying very hard to bring up their rank by raising their average stats and getting more research funding.

As long as it doesnt become ridiculous about stats, like WashU or Columbia, I think UTSW will be OK.
 
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Originally posted by TheresaW
I believe this is the reason I got a mych later interview invite from them (11/1) when i interviewed at all the other schools in Sept. UTSW puts more emphasis on the stats. And I'm definitly "older than avg!"

T
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Both of my interviewers mentioned that there is absolutely no age discrimination at UTSW. I ran into someone I knew from advanced chem class. He is 40+, very cocky dude, and a MS1 there. No worries about age or personality there, only worry about numbers. That's the impression I got from talking to the interviewer.
 
UTSA is pretty big on URM's too.
 
Originally posted by Texas1111
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Originally posted by TheresaW
I believe this is the reason I got a mych later interview invite from them (11/1) when i interviewed at all the other schools in Sept. UTSW puts more emphasis on the stats. And I'm definitly "older than avg!"

T
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Both of my interviewers mentioned that there is absolutely no age discrimination at UTSW. I ran into someone I knew from advanced chem class. He is 40+, very cocky dude, and a MS1 there. No worries about age or personality there, only worry about numbers. That's the impression I got from talking to the interviewer.
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Man, this med school admissions junk is getting to me. I thought you meant his MCAT was 40+ until I realized youre referring to his age. I think the proximity of the work "cocky" threw me off. I havent met too many arrogant non-trads (unless they were doing i-banking or something beforehand) 🙁
 
Originally posted by Gleevec
Man, this med school admissions junk is getting to me. I thought you meant his MCAT was 40+ until I realized youre referring to his age. I think the proximity of the work "cocky" threw me off. I havent met too many arrogant non-trads (unless they were doing i-banking or something beforehand) 🙁
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:laugh: not all of us i-bankers are that bad...although i know what you mean about the snobbery. 🙂

interesting about utsw acom. i know several older students (although not really older than 29) who got accepted in the past few years. hope they're not trying to shift their focus to pure numbers/ages...
 
Damn! I'm going to be one of the last people to turn in my application. Are my chances completely down the tubes? seriously folks, my app. will probably be turned in at 11:59pm on October 31st. LOL.
 
So how come Texas doesn't have any top tier medical schools?
 
Originally posted by Squat n Squeeze
So how come Texas doesn't have any top tier medical schools?
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LOL Baylor and Southwestern you n00b. $7k/yr. Eat it. Only Cali is better (UCSF, UCLA, UCSD).

Shouldnt you be posting under BerkeleyPremed?
 
Originally posted by Gleevec
LOL Baylor and Southwestern you n00b. $7k/yr. Eat it. Only Cali is better (UCSF, UCLA, UCSD).

Shouldnt you be posting under BerkeleyPremed?
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Oh that's right, I forgot. Must be because I only applied to top 10 schools (and Cornell).

Different names have different purposes.
 
Originally posted by Squat n Squeeze
Oh that's right, I forgot. Must be because I only applied to top 10 schools (and Cornell).

Different names have different purposes.
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Funny that for someone so bound by rankings you missed the fact that cornell is tied with baylor for its #12 spot. 🙄
 
Originally posted by spumoni620
Funny that for someone so bound by rankings you missed the fact that cornell is tied with baylor for its #12 spot. 🙄
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In my original post I was really referring to the TMDSAS schools, but I guess Baylor can be considered too. I'm only applying to Cornell as my backup anyway, since it is in NYC and it is also my undergrad. Columbia, which is more highly ranked, is where I plan to attend.
 
Originally posted by Squat n Squeeze
In my original post I was really referring to the TMDSAS schools, but I guess Baylor can be considered too. I'm only applying to Cornell as my backup anyway, since it is in NYC and it is also my undergrad. Columbia, which is more highly ranked, is where I plan to attend.
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Im glad you have no sense of loyalty to your undergrad Berkeley.. i mean Cornell. Same difference except for the cost anyway.

What makes you think Columbia will accept a ***** from a non-top 10 undergrad? I mean, come on, as you yourself state, only top-tier applicants get into top-tier schools. And Cornell isnt even ranked in the top 10. You better hope Columbia does some charity work in terms of recruiting out of non-top-10 schools.

If ranking mattered so much to you, you would have gone to a more highly ranked undergrad. Too bad they all rejected you.

PS to read if you are not Squat N Berkeley: Yet again, I am being disingenuous, I am simply showing how Squat's *****ic philosophy in regards to life/med school can be used to show how he himself is inferior to others by his own arrogant and incorrect criteria. I myself do not believe in any of this nonsense.
 
Originally posted by Gleevec
Im glad you have no sense of loyalty to your undergrad Berkeley.. i mean Cornell. Same difference except for the cost anyway.

What makes you think Columbia will accept a ***** from a non-top 10 undergrad? I mean, come on, as you yourself state, only top-tier applicants get into top-tier schools. And Cornell isnt even ranked in the top 10. You better hope Columbia does some charity work in terms of recruiting out of non-top-10 schools.

If ranking mattered so much to you, you would have gone to a more highly ranked undergrad. Too bad they all rejected you.

PS to read if you are not Squat N Berkeley: Yet again, I am being disingenuous, I am simply showing how Squat's *****ic philosophy in regards to life/med school can be used to show how he himself is inferior to others by his own arrogant and incorrect criteria. I myself do not believe in any of this nonsense.
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As I stated earlier, I was accepted to a few higher ranked undergrad schools, but chose to attend Cornell for various reasons. The factors I considered were financial aid, academic rigor, and reputation. While Cornell might not be a top 5 school, it is still considered top tier. Many students from Cornell go to Columbia P&S each year. Besides, after my Columbia interview, I have no worries about not getting in--it went great.
 
okay, okay boys, quit arguing. squat, no polluting our friendly and warm texas thread. go back to one of the other threads that you started to air your opinions re rankings etc. gleevec and everyone else on this thread, ignore troll and he will leave our quiet little abode.
 
Gleevec go get a life with your 1001 post? quit busting on Squat?s nutz and go get laid or something?
 
Originally posted by swankydude
Gleevec go get a life with your 1001 post? quit busting on Squat?s nutz and go get laid or something?
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Swankydude = Squat N Squeeze = Berkeley Premed

How pathetic are you swanky/squat that you have to post under a different SDN username because no one on here likes/supports you. I pity da fool that has to create a second userid because he has no friends.
 
OK mister cancer assassin... grow up...
 
Originally posted by swankydude
OK mister cancer assassin... grow up...
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"Gleevec go get a life with your 1001 post? quit busting on Squat?s nutz and go get laid or something?"

grow up? go get a life mister hypocrite. 🙄
 
Originally posted by Sparkles
Damn! I'm going to be one of the last people to turn in my application. Are my chances completely down the tubes? seriously folks, my app. will probably be turned in at 11:59pm on October 31st. LOL.
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Sparkles, you need to light a fire under yourself!!! Get goin' gal! 😉 We want to be hearing about your interviews soon. 🙂

Theresa
 
Hey gleevec, thanks for the alter-ego education.

But....don't feed the trolls.

We southerners are quite a friendly lot. I like that.
 
Originally posted by TheresaW
Sparkles, you need to light a fire under yourself!!! Get goin' gal! 😉 We want to be hearing about your interviews soon. 🙂

Theresa
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TeeHee. I know. I'll be the last freaking person they interview probably.... If all of the spots aren't taken by then. lol.
 
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