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InterviewHarvester said:
Difficult to say. The Harvester was admitted to Harvard and is waiting to hear back and deciding between a few other schools. However, the Harvester feels that Texas is who they are. Leaving the rolling plains, the smell of barbecue on the front porch, the glorious sunsets that stream down from the heavens with drops of milk sparkling across the sky... The Harvester is a Harvester not because of what they are, but the land that has nourished them. As an act of gratitude, would one not nurture the very fields that made the milk they suckled on as a wee child?

We shall see. A difficult decision it shall be.
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if they give money go to harvard. otherwise spending your own is not really worth it for that name.
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The waitlist blues...
How's everyone doing?
If you are one of our Texans with No Match and only WLs, this is a tough time right now, but WL offers probably won't start until April.
Besides that, Friday March 21 is Residency Match Day for 4th year medical students and it's pretty much an all-hands-on-deck effort for the schools to support any students who didn't match to a residency to "SOAP" into one between Monday the 17th and Friday, and plan the Match Day celebrations for Friday.
All schools in the US will be busy supporting their current graduating class for a bit and will get back to "new applicant" business after that. You will want the same love & attention when you are a 4th year student.
 
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wysdoc said:
The waitlist blues...
How's everyone doing?
If you are one of our Texans with No Match and only WLs, this is a tough time right now, but WL offers probably won't start until April.
Besides that, Friday March 21 is Residency Match Day for 4th year medical students and it's pretty much an all-hands-on-deck effort for the schools to support any students who didn't match to a residency to "SOAP" into one between Monday the 17th and Friday, and plan the Match Day celebrations for Friday.
All schools in the US will be busy supporting their current graduating class for a bit and will get back to "new applicant" business after that. You will want the same love & attention when you are a 4th year student.
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Wysdoc I have no idea if this is even you or not because it isn't your normal avatar
 
InterviewHarvester said:
Difficult to say. The Harvester was admitted to Harvard and is waiting to hear back and deciding between a few other schools. However, the Harvester feels that Texas is who they are. Leaving the rolling plains, the smell of barbecue on the front porch, the glorious sunsets that stream down from the heavens with drops of milk sparkling across the sky... The Harvester is a Harvester not because of what they are, but the land that has nourished them. As an act of gratitude, would one not nurture the very fields that made the milk they suckled on as a wee child?

We shall see. A difficult decision it shall be.
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What Texas schools would you consider over Harvard??
 
Dumb question, if I matched but am on a waitlist at another school, should I hold off on doing all the onboarding until May 15th? Will activating my student account commit me to the school?
 
Latinodoc98 said:
Dumb question, if I matched but am on a waitlist at another school, should I hold off on doing all the onboarding until May 15th? Will activating my student account commit me to the school?
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it doesn't commit you to the school, if you happen to get off the WL somewhere else you can always withdraw politely
 
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Question: technically after April 30 you are only supposed to hold one offer. Let’s say you have two. 1 TMDSAS A as an OOS and 1 AMCAS A. Am I supposed to narrow down to 1 by the 30th? Or can I wait til after as long as I let both schools know by their deadline?
 
sciencerules135 said:
Question: technically after April 30 you are only supposed to hold one offer. Let’s say you have two. 1 TMDSAS A as an OOS and 1 AMCAS A. Am I supposed to narrow down to 1 by the 30th? Or can I wait til after as long as I let both schools know by their deadline?
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I don’t know the answer to that, but look up the expectations & deadlines of both schools.
 
sciencerules135 said:
Question: technically after April 30 you are only supposed to hold one offer. Let’s say you have two. 1 TMDSAS A as an OOS and 1 AMCAS A. Am I supposed to narrow down to 1 by the 30th? Or can I wait til after as long as I let both schools know by their deadline?
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For your own sanity, you should narrow down by April 30. The spirit of Choose Your Medical School is to encourage you to make decisions to help those on waitlists.

Doesn't TMDSAS MD's also participate in CYMS? If that's the case, CYMS will report both A's to the two schools where you hold offers, and you will be encouraged to comply with the CYMS guidelines.
 
Once upon a time I was a medical student at one of these schools in the great state of Texas and near the end of my med school journey I discovered that 3 out of my probably 10 or so closest friends in the class came off the waitlist in May 🙂
 
NotTheOne said:
Once upon a time I was a medical student at one of these schools in the great state of Texas and near the end of my med school journey I discovered that 3 out of my probably 10 or so closest friends in the class came off the waitlist in May 🙂
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Also very glad to see @wysdoc still shepherding the herd here.
 
NotTheOne said:
Perhaps I’ll wait before I develop any semblance of wisdom myself before passing judgement 😆.

As for me…doing quite great. I’ve grown quite fond of the anesthesia ABCs. Airway. Break. Coffee.
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Coffee is one of my 3 major food groups ☕
 
NotTheOne said:
Perhaps I’ll wait before I develop any semblance of wisdom myself before passing judgement 😆.

As for me…doing quite great. I’ve grown quite fond of the anesthesia ABCs. Airway. Break. Coffee.
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Well, if you are a medical student, you have attained a "wisdom badge" from every premed who wants to get into medical school, regardless of how "wise" you feel you are. 🙂 That's why there are so many influencers.
 
neuroticpremed222 said:
@wysdoc I can’t believe I’m going to be one of those people who validate your wisdom every year but - this year’s movement feels slow 🤣😭
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Just a few more days until April 30 when the WL ball starts slowly rolling downhill
 
Quick review of TMDSAS WLs for Texas residents:

Admitted Texans got their news on Match Day, Feb 14 2025 and as of now you only hold 1 TMDSAS school.
If that Match school was not your #1 choice, you might be still on some WLs for TMDSAS schools.
You can hold out hope for an offer from your WLs until 5 PM on May 15th. After that, any offers will go only to Texans who interviewed but didn't match, or to OOS applicants on the WL.

"No Match" Texans can stay on the WLs until the cows come home. (indefinitely, until orientation date at each school).

What do I do if I get an offer from a WL?
Consider and compare to the school you now hold.
You can accept the new offer, if you prefer it to your current school.
You can turn down the new offer and stick with what you have.
The choice is yours, and you will have a very short period of time to make it. Start thinking things over now, in case an offer comes your way.
It is your responsibility to communicate directly and clearly with each school, TMDSAS does not serve as the middleman here.
 
NonTradMed25 said:
@wysdoc does it benefit unmatched Texas residents on waitlists to make any outreach to waitlisted schools at this stage in the process?
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if you already sent them an update of some sort after Match Day you don't need to send another. WL offers will start showing up in early May.
 
jmag2013 said:
Is turning down a WL offer perceived the same way as turning down a regular acceptance?
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No, it just means you do not prefer that school to the one where you currently hold an acceptance.
Politely thank them for the offer, but also clearly turn it down.
 
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Texas Roundup: April 23, 2025: Baby Steps
Texas Roundup posts are where I list all the new regular admissions, WL admissions, and the withdrawals that I see from Texas-school SDN members.

WL action usually starts out slowly and picks up a lot in May, wrapping up for Texas by early to mid-June.
Newly vacated spots in Texas schools are mainly created when a currently accepted person leaves in favor of an OOS school, or can't start school as expected this year for a variety of reasons. Later on, vacated spots might be created from Texans moving up to a preferred school from their current school.

Today's post will include all the WL offers SDN members have shared from Match Day (February 14, 2025) to today. I will also list spots that opened up due to withdrawals that I know about.

After this, the Roundups will be just what's been posted since the prior Roundup. This is just for fun and I can only see what people share on SDN. Reasonably verifiable sources only - you, your friend, your relative. No FOAF or "Saw somebody somewhere say it on Reddit" sources.
I don't have any insider source. I'll say IS or OOS if I know.

Disclaimers out of the way, let's rodeo!

Texas Roundup April 23, 2025
February 2025
Up for Grabs Again:
1 spot relinquished at SHSU
1 spot relinquished at Texas Tech Lubbock, OOS

March 2025
1 TCOM offer of admission from WL, OOS
1 UH Fertitta offer of admission from WL, OOS

Up for Grabs Again:
1 spot relinquished at UTSW, IS

April 1-22, 2025
1 UH Fertitta offer of admission from WL, OOS
1 TCU offer of admission from WL, IS
1 UT Tyler offer of admission from WL
3 UIWSOM offers of admission from WL
1 TCOM offer of admission from WL
1 Texas Tech Lubbock offer of admission from WL

Up for Grabs Again:
1 spot relinquished at McGovern, IS
1 spot relinquished at Dell, IS

Share your news if you have some, y'all!
On the individual school pages
Or DM me your news if you want more anonymity and I'll post it for you
 
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