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I was looking at the match list on the tamu website and saw that a majority of the accepted students went to schools in Texas. Do the schools in Texas prefer students who went to school in texas or is this just true for tamu
 
Originally posted by keekee
It may be true for TAMU, but definitely not UTHSCSA!

Check out our Class of 2008 enroll list- I'm amazed at how many different schools from around the country are represented.

http://som.uthscsa.edu/PDF/Fall2004EnrollList.pdf
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Well after looking at that list, it proves it doesn't matter what quality undergrad you went to. They just like numbers. So the moral of the story is, go to an easy ass undergrad and take a review prep course for the MCAT and you're in!

😕
 
Well over a quarter of that class is coming from out of state schools. Which is pretty good for the Texas schools, but you may have a point. I went to a high quality private out of state school for undergrad, and my numbers were good, but not super-duper stellar. And I got in, so there's gotta be more in their decision than simply MCAT and GPA...Then again, I didn't get interviewed at a lot of other places, so who knows? It may just be a numbers game after all...

I am really surprised that more Texas med schools don't take students that go to really awesome out of state schools, even if they are Texas residents (maybe less apply or maybe a lot do get accepted but end up deciding to go out of state for med school? I don't know). I've always wondered if maybe the adcoms think you're less likely to stay in Texas to practice if you don't stay in Texas for undergrad. Or maybe like you said, it is just that people in the Texas public universities have higher numbers in general and that's what they want to see. Either way, I think my undergrad school helped me get into UTHSCSA, but it may have hurt me with other schools. It just goes to show how random the whole process really is...
 
Originally posted by keekee
Well over a quarter of that class is coming from out of state schools. Which is pretty good for the Texas schools, but you may have a point. I went to a high quality private out of state school for undergrad, and my numbers were good, but not super-duper stellar. And I got in, so there's gotta be more in their decision than simply MCAT and GPA...Then again, I didn't get interviewed at a lot of other places, so who knows? It may just be a numbers game after all...

I am really surprised that more Texas med schools don't take students that go to really awesome out of state schools, even if they are Texas residents (maybe less apply or maybe a lot do get accepted but end up deciding to go out of state for med school? I don't know). I've always wondered if maybe the adcoms think you're less likely to stay in Texas to practice if you don't stay in Texas for undergrad. Or maybe like you said, it is just that people in the Texas public universities have higher numbers in general and that's what they want to see. Either way, I think my undergrad school helped me get into UTHSCSA, but it may have hurt me with other schools. It just goes to show how random the whole process really is...
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Having gone out of state myself, I completely agree with Texas schools being skeptical that you will be willing to come back to school and then to remain and practice in Texas. Then again, out of state schools seemed skeptical that I would choose their school over the great deal we have in Texas.

I think they aren't that many out of staters because not many people leave Texas for ugrad. A really small number of people from Texas go to med school outside of Texas, maybe somewhere around 200 people (I think, its one of those websites with all the stats.) But I remember it being small.
 
Originally posted by ::Seabass::
Having gone out of state myself, I completely agree with Texas schools being skeptical that you will be willing to come back to school and then to remain and practice in Texas. Then again, out of state schools seemed skeptical that I would choose their school over the great deal we have in Texas.

I think they aren't that many out of staters because not many people leave Texas for ugrad. A really small number of people from Texas go to med school outside of Texas, maybe somewhere around 200 people (I think, its one of those websites with all the stats.) But I remember it being small.
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University of the Incarnate Word seems to be quite popular.

Count me as one of those that left TX for ugrad, am coming back for med school, and hopefully will be able to stick around for res/fellowship and maybe even for work. Luckily no school gave me any grief about it (which is fine either way, since I could easily explain my reasons for wanting to come back).
 
Originally posted by ::Seabass::
Having gone out of state myself, I completely agree with Texas schools being skeptical that you will be willing to come back to school and then to remain and practice in Texas. Then again, out of state schools seemed skeptical that I would choose their school over the great deal we have in Texas.

I think they aren't that many out of staters because not many people leave Texas for ugrad. A really small number of people from Texas go to med school outside of Texas, maybe somewhere around 200 people (I think, its one of those websites with all the stats.) But I remember it being small.
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i think you're right about not that many kids from tx leaving the state to go to ugrad. it seems to me that the general preference is to stay in the state, especially with ut-austin being the top choice for a lot of students as well as guaranteed admission for those top 10% in their high schools.

i'm pretty happy to see a lot of out of state universities represented on the UTHSCSA incoming class list, especially since i am from a private out of state ugrad like keekee. i like the variety. then again, i'm only a recent transplant to the state of tx, but i think i would have been one to go to college out of state even if i did go to hs here. i'm originally from the east coast, where it's very common to leave your home state for college.
 
Also, the 6 state supported allopathic schools (The 4 UT schools, TAMU, and Tech), no more than 10% of the class can be filled by out of state residents.
 
Hi Everybody,

I'm waitilsted at San Antonio and Galveston but will be headed to Tech in the fall if I don't hear from these. Have any of you heard of any waitlist movement reciently from these schools?

~Abbiequeen 🙂
 
I can't find the TAMU match list online... could someone provide a link?
 
Hey Abbiequeen,

I read a post earlier about someone being pulled off the UTHSCSA waitlist on Monday. But since that person had already accepted at UTSW, he/she wasn't sure about accepting at UTHSCSA. Hope you get into the school you want!
 
trauma_junky said:
Well after looking at that list, it proves it doesn't matter what quality undergrad you went to. They just like numbers. So the moral of the story is, go to an easy ass undergrad and take a review prep course for the MCAT and you're in!

😕
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Went to a middle-tier school, worked my behind off, received good grades. After college, worked in biotech, then off to the NIH. Currently finishing my PhD and volunteering with hospice. Studied on my own for the MCAT and did well. UTHSCSA was not the only school I was accepted to, however, it was the one I liked the most. Moral of the story for UTHSCSA; numbers help (which everyone has at the interview), but personality and experience count more. The one aspect of UTHSCSA that I truly appreciate is the higher than average age of a matriculating student (i.e.: brings more life experiences to the table).
 
Turned down my spot at UTMB. Just FYI for those of you on waitlist. I wish you all the best of luck. :luck: :luck:
 
YAY!!! Just got off the waitlist at San-Antonio. The Dean called me on my cell phone in my car driving back from Virginia (today's a Sunday!) Don't know if I'm going to accept yet, but I'll let everyone know when a Tech spot or a San Antonio spot is available. Best of luck to everybody else!

Trauma, any word about A&M? I've been seeing you've been waiting for it.

~Abbiequeen 🙂
 
Congrats abbiequeen. UTHSCSA is one of the best medical schools. (nope, I am not biased at all.) Good luck making your decision.



*sniff* I am ssssooooooooooo homesick... 🙁
 
abbiequeen said:
YAY!!! Just got off the waitlist at San-Antonio. The Dean called me on my cell phone in my car driving back from Virginia (today's a Sunday!) Don't know if I'm going to accept yet, but I'll let everyone know when a Tech spot or a San Antonio spot is available. Best of luck to everybody else!

Trauma, any word about A&M? I've been seeing you've been waiting for it.

~Abbiequeen 🙂
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Congrats Abbiequeen, I still hope you decide to come to Tech though! 😀 How long do you have to before you have to make a decision? Good luck where ever you go.
 
The Dean gave me a week to tell them yay or nay, but I'm prob going to make my decision by tomorrow night just to get it out of the way.

~Abbiequeen 🙂
 
Just got off the phone with TAMU. Despite hearing through SDN that some people have withdrawn from TAMU, they are stating that no one has moved from their alternate list and their is no predicted movement. 😕 So do you think calling them is even worth it?
 
What is the lowest quarter anyone has been in on the Southwestern waitlist and still gotten in before June 1? I'm assuming its only the 1st and maybe some people from the 2nd.
 
Abbiequeen, I am sure you are aware of this but, I believe UTSA starts in June or July instead of Aug. like all the other Texas schools. I am sure there is time to make the right decision. Don't let ambiguities get in your way. Go where you want to go and everything else will fall in place down the road. Best of Luck.
 
Has anyone heard of any movement lately for any of the Texas schools?
 
While I really liked everyone from UTHSCSA and San Antonio, I'm withdrawing my place there. Good luck to everyone and if you're waitlisted somewhere, don't lose hope.
 
getting off a waitlist at a Texas School is like winning the megamillions lotto it seems. More than likely you will not win, but when you d, you feel like a king.
 
I just found out I was accepted (got off the waitlist) at another school, so I'll be telling San Antonio to take me out of the alternate pool here shortly (I know, I know it's not an actual space in the class, but maybe it will help someone). Good luck to those still waiting.
 
I just withdrew from my slot at UTHSCSA. It's a fantastic school, and trust me, I withdrew as fast as I could, given the current time-crunch situation. Good luck to all of you waiting to hear from them!

One quick question...On June 1st, if someone holds a slot at a TX med school, they are removed from waiting lists from all TX schools?
 
Yes, unfortunately, if you hold a spot at a school, you will be removed from all TX waitlists as of June 1st. It sucks....
 
So if you are already accepted, you will be dropped. But if you are just a wait lister you will not.
And doesn't this go against the whole may 15th intent issue? (i.e. shouldn't everyone that is accepted and made their 5/15 decision withdrawn themselves from others waitlist?)
 
No, it doesn't go against the intent issue. After May 15th, you can only hold one acceptance, but you can hold as many waitlists as you want. After June 1st, if you are holding an acceptance, you will be dropped from all other waitlists.
 
TJ Ford said:
No, it doesn't go against the intent issue. After May 15th, you can only hold one acceptance, but you can hold as many waitlists as you want. After June 1st, if you are holding an acceptance, you will be dropped from all other waitlists.
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I thought TMDSAS took care of that already?
 
does the june 1st wait-list droppage apply to baylor's waitlist too? or just TMDSAS schools?
 
Baylor honors the June 1 deadline too.
 
Algunn said:
Baylor honors the June 1 deadline too.
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i called the office and asked and they said theyve accepted people off the waitlist after June 1 and they mentioned that some students have been accepted 2 days before class started. so who knows.
 
TJ Ford said:
No, it doesn't go against the intent issue. After May 15th, you can only hold one acceptance, but you can hold as many waitlists as you want. After June 1st, if you are holding an acceptance, you will be dropped from all other waitlists.
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I know someone who was accepted at UTSA, and accepted off the wait list at UTSW in August. That doesn't seem to jive with this info. This was a couple of years ago though.
 
Sina said:
i called the office and asked and they said theyve accepted people off the waitlist after June 1 and they mentioned that some students have been accepted 2 days before class started. so who knows.
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That June 1 deadline doesn't apply to people that aren't holding spots at other TX medical schools. Hypothetically, if you've been accepted to 10 places (all non-texas) and wait-listed at baylor, then you have to withdraw from 9 places by May 15. You are still eligible for admission to Baylor from the waitlist until classes start. The date of June 1 comes into play only for those individuals holding a seat at a TX school. If by June 1, baylor hasn't accepted you yet but you are holding a seat in a TX med school, then baylor will remove you from their waitlist (just as every other TX med school will).

Hope that clarifies things

One more thing... While I wouldn't recommend doing this, in theory, you could be accepted to a TX medical school and withdraw your seat by June 1 and STILL hold a waitlist spot after June 1 at the TX school (including Baylor) that you're trying to get into.
 
Well, its June 1st guys and gals! Anyone hear of any movement at any of the Texas schools? Good luck to all!
 
You'll find undergrad schools do not correlate with intelligence or preparedness (is that a word??) in med school. Sometimes students from "upper tier" private colleges come with a superiority complex type of arrogance that hurts them. In my first year class and the second year class students from Harvard and Stanford failed the first phase exams whereas some of the brightest students (top scores in the class) went to Angelo state, Texas State...You'll find pretty much everyone in med school is smart and that people choose different undergrads for different reasons. I think two of the top 10 students this year (in the 4th year class) were reapplicants (originally rejected). Both students from top "quality schools" and Texas schools fail courses. Both types are also at the top of the class. It is that thinking--that because you went to a highly ranked (by US NEWS which is largely based on research and ignores many other factors) undergrad that your school is quality while a public state school is not quality--that will get you in trouble. You're in for a rude awakening.

trauma_junky said:
Well after looking at that list, it proves it doesn't matter what quality undergrad you went to. They just like numbers. So the moral of the story is, go to an easy ass undergrad and take a review prep course for the MCAT and you're in!

😕
Click to expand...
 
catch 23 said:
You'll find undergrad schools do not correlate with intelligence or preparedness (is that a word??) in med school. Sometimes students from "upper tier" private colleges come with a superiority complex type of arrogance that hurts them. In my first year class and the second year class students from Harvard and Stanford failed the first phase exams whereas some of the brightest students (top scores in the class) went to Angelo state, Texas State...You'll find pretty much everyone in med school is smart and that people choose different undergrads for different reasons. I think two of the top 10 students this year (in the 4th year class) were reapplicants (originally rejected). Both students from top "quality schools" and Texas schools fail courses. Both types are also at the top of the class. It is that thinking--that because you went to a highly ranked (by US NEWS which is largely based on research and ignores many other factors) undergrad that your school is quality while a public state school is not quality--that will get you in trouble. You're in for a rude awakening.
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NO! I SPEAK FROM DIRECT EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I did my undergrad at Texas Break your balls A&M University in Biomedical Science (Tier I as far as Dr. Jones rates undergrad institutions, As a mater of fact Jones says only UT Austin, A&M and Rice!). I then did my masters at University of Texas San Antonio. Here I had some hard grad classes but the undergrads I retook (O-Chem) and the undergrads I taught and tutored were a complete joke compared to the caliper of students and rigor of the classes. The biochem class had mulitple choice exams and only finished half the material but still got full credit for the class? O-chem most of the students droped because they would say, "It's impossible to know all this stuff!" Yet the class was no where near as hard as the one Dr. Tiner taught at A&M (she is cited in the front of McMurry's Organic chem for the record.) So, I don't care how they perform once they are in school, it's the fact that they made it IN with an inflated GPA from a cheese ball school, compared to others whom busted their but at harder institutions.

For the record, Ivy Schools are notorious for inflating grades!
 
Anyone hear news about movement on UTMB waitlist? Please, I need info because I'm so tired of waiting.... 🙁
 
Hey, I called UTMB yesterday, and they said they have accepted 17 people off the waitlist. Anyone out there get into UTMB off the waitlist?
 
anyone hear of any movement lately? good luck everyone!
 
A&M has its white coat ceramony today, classes in two weeks, I hope someone didn't show up 😀
 
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