*** Tmdsas 2007 ***

[eigball]

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what if u forgot to put your pin # behind your pictures do u need to call or just send another batch in???

does anybody have any comments or experience with this question??????

 

[Anastasis]

I dunno - do they show on the received documents page that they got them?

Bumping my response to your question.

 

[Beadle]

I'm going to go ahead and put this question here since TX people will be more prone to read it....

If any of the schools decide they do NOT want to extend you an invitation to interview, do they let you know, or just leave you dangling?

 

[eigball]

Bumping my response to your question.

i'm sorry I didn't know the original response was for me....anyways..i don't know I just mailed it Friday, so I wondering if I should call on Monday or wait till they receive it and see what they say... just don't want a delay to be for that reason.......

 

[chaeymaey]

I'm going to go ahead and put this question here since TX people will be more prone to read it....

If any of the schools decide they do NOT want to extend you an invitation to interview, do they let you know, or just leave you dangling?

They leave you dangling until about a week before match day when UTMB sends rejections. The rest send rejections after match day.

 

[Anastasis]

i'm sorry I didn't know the original response was for me....anyways..i don't know I just mailed it Friday, so I wondering if I should call on Monday or wait till they receive it and see what they say... just don't want a delay to be for that reason.......

I'd call Monday about it if I were you and see what they say. Remember that Tuesday is the fourth so they might have monday and tuesday off.

 

[eigball]

thanks, i'll do that

 

[greytmedic]

Two questions
First-I have LOR's on file at my school with a form that is very similar to the TMDSAS evaluation form. Do I need to track down my LOR writers and get them to fill out another form and have them send a letter specifically to TMDSAS or will TMDSAS take letters from my school's letter service? I have seen other people ask the same question but haven't seen if anyone has official word.

Second-I am applying to UT at San Antonio because my entire family (Parents, Siblings and their families, Grandparents, and even Uncle and Aunt) have all moved down to San Antonio all about the same time about three years back. I also spent some time at Ft. Sam while I was in the army. Everytime I have gone to San Antonio I am really impressed by the city and I have been impressed by the university and College of Medicine as I have researched schools. I just want to know if only applying to one Texas school will look bad. Thanks for any response.

 

[BlackBantie]

In response to your second question, I don't think it will look bad. At first I thought you meant that it was the only school you're applying to but I see in your mdapp profile, it's the only TX school. However, you will be fighting an uphill battle if you're not a TX resident.

 

[chaeymaey]

Two questions
First-I have LOR's on file at my school with a form that is very similar to the TMDSAS evaluation form. Do I need to track down my LOR writers and get them to fill out another form and have them send a letter specifically to TMDSAS or will TMDSAS take letters from my school's letter service? I have seen other people ask the same question but haven't seen if anyone has official word.

Second-I am applying to UT at San Antonio because my entire family (Parents, Siblings and their families, Grandparents, and even Uncle and Aunt) have all moved down to San Antonio all about the same time about three years back. I also spent some time at Ft. Sam while I was in the army. Everytime I have gone to San Antonio I am really impressed by the city and I have been impressed by the university and College of Medicine as I have researched schools. I just want to know if only applying to one Texas school will look bad. Thanks for any response.

I wondered about your first question too, because I have LORs on file with interfolio with a signed waiver. I really don't want to go back to my LOR writers just to fill out the TMDSAS form, but now the TMDSAS site says that LORs without it are marked "unofficial" and that doesn't sound good to me.

 

[Pemberley]

I wondered about your first question too, because I have LORs on file with interfolio with a signed waiver. I really don't want to go back to my LOR writers just to fill out the TMDSAS form, but now the TMDSAS site says that LORs without it are marked "unofficial" and that doesn't sound good to me.

They marked my LORs from Interfolio as "received" without raising the issue of the extra form. I'm hoping that's a good sign.

 

[chaeymaey]

They marked my LORs from Interfolio as "received" without raising the issue of the extra form. I'm hoping that's a good sign.

Great! I guess they just wanted a form with a waiver. Pemberley, whose LORs did you use? I won't be able to get a LOR from my grad school advisor in until I start classes in August, so that will definitely be my 3rd "later" LOR. I have 3 LORs logged in Interfolio now. One from an English prof, one from a chem prof, and one from my employer (an MD). Out of these 3, which 2 would be best to use for TMDSAS?

 

[Zuerst]

For those of you whom are verified... how long did it take?

 

[Pemberley]

Great! I guess they just wanted a form with a waiver. Pemberley, whose LORs did you use? I won't be able to get a LOR from my grad school advisor in until I start classes in August, so that will definitely be my 3rd "later" LOR. I have 3 LORs logged in Interfolio now. One from an English prof, one from a chem prof, and one from my employer (an MD). Out of these 3, which 2 would be best to use for TMDSAS?

I'm probably the last person you should ask -- I'm going through this process for the first time myself. (I didn't really have to choose -- my most recent boss from the Real World wouldn't have recommended me for a janitorial position, let alone medical school -- so I got all three of my spring semester profs to write for me and sent in the two letters that were written in a timely manner.)

That being said, I would go with chem prof and MD employer. Just my 2-cents worth, and it's probably not even worth that.

 

[Pemberley]

For those of you whom are verified... how long did it take?

They received my certification page & photos & check on 19 Jun and sent the application out to medical schools on 28 Jun.

 

[chaeymaey]

That being said, I would go with chem prof and MD employer. Just my 2-cents worth, and it's probably not even worth that.

Yeah, that's what I filled in. It seems like those are the most relevant to the profession. I think I'll send the English profs letter to the individual schools that let you. It's weird cuz AMCAS schools let you send 3 letters at once and an additional letter later.

 

[Sol Rosenberg]

For those of you whom are verified... how long did it take?

Submitted 6/8, processed 6/21

 

[mychelle774]

Oh man I feel late with this application. Good job for getting it in early guys!

Are we supposed to elaborate on our activities in the Personal Biography section or cram it into the space given in the Chronology section? Or even at all? The sample for Chronology was really just listing. I only have one entry for Research under Personal Biography so I want to know if I should explain what it was about there. Do they even want to know? It does say "list" ...

 

[heyimnick]

They leave you dangling until about a week before match day when UTMB sends rejections. The rest send rejections after match day.

I believe my advisor told me that if I haven't received an interview invite by early October, to pretty much let it go. Maybe others of you have heard of similar time frames by which to expect an interview invite, especially if you've applied early (June/July time frame).

Having said that, the week before Match Day seems like a looooong time for them to send out a formal letter for a PRE-INTERVIEW rejection.

 

[Anastasis]

Oh man I feel late with this application. Good job for getting it in early guys!

Are we supposed to elaborate on our activities in the Personal Biography section or cram it into the space given in the Chronology section? Or even at all? The sample for Chronology was really just listing. I only have one entry for Research under Personal Biography so I want to know if I should explain what it was about there. Do they even want to know? It does say "list" ...

I didn't really elaborate on the chronology thing and I only elaborated a bit in the biography section. If they want to know more, they need to interview me.



Please Please Please interview me? Pretty Please, UTMB and A&M!!

 

[mychelle774]

I didn't really elaborate on the chronology thing and I only elaborated a bit in the biography section. If they want to know more, they need to interview me.



Please Please Please interview me? Pretty Please, UTMB and A&M!!

Thanks Anastasis! TMDSAS's formatting is really getting on my nerves. So you think in the chronology section they really only want the cut and dry account of your time (I graduated, went to school, worked over winter, went to school, worked over summer, etc)? No EC's or jobs we may have done while in school? I am really not liking how this carpenter dude hasn't explored other avenues of work.

 

[the12thmd]

Thanks Anastasis! TMDSAS's formatting is really getting on my nerves. So you think in the chronology section they really only want the cut and dry account of your time (I graduated, went to school, worked over winter, went to school, worked over summer, etc)? No EC's or jobs we may have done while in school? I am really not liking how this carpenter dude hasn't explored other avenues of work.

I went ahead and included jobs and ECs. I think you should too.

 

[notdeadyet]

Submitted 6/8, processed 6/21

How do you know when you are processed? I go back to the login page and it looks the same as when I clicked submit.

 

[heyimnick]

To those of you that have submitted secondaries for UTSW/Tech/A&M/TCOM: Did you receive an automated reply from just UTSW after completion of the secondary? Thanks!

 

[Beadle]

another question....

On Tech's "check status" website, it says they have "no information" on me even though I submitted my secondary and TMDSAS was processed a good while ago. I don't think they have received my secondary fee yet, though.....is that the reason nothing is showing up or did something else go awry?

Thanks!

 

[mychelle774]

I went ahead and included jobs and ECs. I think you should too.

Yay, that's much more colorful. I love how I feel the need to rush to SDN and ask my question just to get a shred of validation. Actually, I don't love it. But thanks!!

 

[DrVanNostran]

Yay, that's much more colorful. I love how I feel the need to rush to SDN and ask my question just to get a shred of validation. Actually, I don't love it. But thanks!!

For the chrono part, I just included: Graduation from HS, colleges attended, jobs, and time I took MCAT....Oh and I also included some vacations.

I was going to add EC's but decided not to at the end after I looked at the example.

 

[DrVanNostran]

Optional Essays:

BTW: OOS student

2. Please describe any personal characteristics and/or important or challenging experiences you have had that will contribute to the diversity of or provide educational benefits to the student body.

For the above question, I am writing about my public health degree and some issues that I can bring to the table, and so forth.

1. Briefly discuss any unique circumstances or life experiences that are relevant to your application which have not previously been presented.

For this question, I started on something but wasnt sure If I needed to write anything. I was goint to write about how I was about to attend a school in the caribbean, but at the last moment decided to study for the MCAT and take it one last time to see if I can get a competitive score and that road taken....Should I scratch this idea?

 

[Sol Rosenberg]

How do you know when you are processed? I go back to the login page and it looks the same as when I clicked submit.

You will get an email with the subject "TMDSAS Application Processed" 🙂

Also, there is a line on the status page that says something like "Date Sent to Schools" or something like that, which is blank until you are processed, and gets filled in when you have been processed.

 

[chaeymaey]

Optional Essays:

BTW: OOS student

2. Please describe any personal characteristics and/or important or challenging experiences you have had that will contribute to the diversity of or provide educational benefits to the student body.

For the above question, I am writing about my public health degree and some issues that I can bring to the table, and so forth.

1. Briefly discuss any unique circumstances or life experiences that are relevant to your application which have not previously been presented.

For this question, I started on something but wasnt sure If I needed to write anything. I was goint to write about how I was about to attend a school in the caribbean, but at the last moment decided to study for the MCAT and take it one last time to see if I can get a competitive score and that road taken....Should I scratch this idea?

Don't tell them you got into another med school, which is how they will view the Carib. It will look like you aren't willing to go anywhere for a medical degree. Just tell them how you love medicine.

 

[tangledupinblue]

Please tell me there is an easy way to print the TMDSAS application . . .

I can't seem to find a way, besides printing out the web page of each section. It would make reviewing my app much easier.

Thanks.

 

[chaeymaey]

Click on Printable application after you log in under Status.

 

[DrVanNostran]

Don't tell them you got into another med school, which is how they will view the Carib. It will look like you aren't willing to go anywhere for a medical degree. Just tell them how you love medicine.

Thanks, I decided to scratch the idea completely.

 

[DrVanNostran]

This special experiences essay is killing me, I have everything done but the conclusion of this essay. Nothing is flowing...All this for a 1/10 chance to get in med school🙂

 

[the12thmd]

This special experiences essay is killing me, I have everything done but the conclusion of this essay. Nothing is flowing...All this for a 1/10 chance to get in med school🙂

I only did the second one...first one my mind was blank.

 

[DrVanNostran]

LOL I just realized I have a class that was double digit credit hours and it wont let me enter 10 into TMDSAS, this is going to be a long night 🙂

 

[the12thmd]

LOL I just realized I have a class that was double digit credit hours and it wont let me enter 10 into TMDSAS, this is going to be a long night 🙂

I really think they created the TMDSAS app in 1998, said "this will do", and just NEVER decided to change it.

After finishing it, AMCAS was a breath of fresh air.

 

[Pemberley]

LOL I just realized I have a class that was double digit credit hours and it wont let me enter 10 into TMDSAS, this is going to be a long night 🙂

I had lots of these; I called, and they said to enter a 10-credit class twice, in identical lines of 5 credits each.

 

[mychelle774]

For the chrono part, I just included: Graduation from HS, colleges attended, jobs, and time I took MCAT....Oh and I also included some vacations.

I was going to add EC's but decided not to at the end after I looked at the example.

Hmm what to do ... I'm gonna type everything in, print it out, and look at it as if I were the adcom. If it's overwhelming, I'll simplify. Just FYI. *wink*

 

[DrVanNostran]

I had lots of these; I called, and they said to enter a 10-credit class twice, in identical lines of 5 credits each.

Ah thanks for the advice, that makes sense. 😀

 

[DrVanNostran]

Hmm what to do ... I'm gonna type everything in, print it out, and look at it as if I were the adcom. If it's overwhelming, I'll simplify. Just FYI. *wink*

The only problem with that is; I did that for my self and I ended up rejecting me. 😳

 

[DrVanNostran]

I really think they created the TMDSAS app in 1998, said "this will do", and just NEVER decided to change it.

After finishing it, AMCAS was a breath of fresh air.

I actually liked the TMDSAS until I hit the double digit credit issue.

Another NEWB question:

So when I look at the prinable version of my application it looks ok, but when I print it out the right margin is cut out a bit. Is that just because my margins are to big for the format?

Basically, if it looks ok in the prinable version is that what I am aiming for?? Thanks 😀

 

[Sol Rosenberg]

I actually liked the TMDSAS until I hit the double digit credit issue.

Another NEWB question:

So when I look at the prinable version of my application it looks ok, but when I print it out the right margin is cut out a bit. Is that just because my margins are to big for the format?

Basically, if it looks ok in the prinable version is that what I am aiming for?? Thanks 😀

I think a bunch of people had that problem. I never actually printed mine out, so I don't know. If it displays OK on the screen, you should be fine. It might just be an IE 6 lack-of-flexibility in printing problem (there are many.) IE 7 is supposed to solve all of these, but I digress.....

 

[Sol Rosenberg]

This special experiences essay is killing me, I have everything done but the conclusion of this essay. Nothing is flowing...All this for a 1/10 chance to get in med school🙂

It IS optional, so if you don't have anything to write about, then don't. Personally, I think it's better to leave something like that blank than fill it with BS.

 

[DrVanNostran]

I think a bunch of people had that problem. I never actually printed mine out, so I don't know. If it displays OK on the screen, you should be fine. It might just be an IE 6 lack-of-flexibility in printing problem (there are many.) IE 7 is supposed to solve all of these, but I digress.....

Thanks, I am thinking that its an IE problem as well now. I double checked my charachters to make sure.

As for the optional essay, I just had such a hard time with the conclusion, I liked my essay but we will see. I really like UTMB and UT-Houston, I'm hopin for some OOS lovin.

 

[JDMD243.0]

I'm a nontraditional student with excellent MCAT/GPA stats. I am interested in MD/PhD programs but I just started an independent research project (synaptic plasticity) with a professor in May, so my research experience is pretty limited at this point. My professor has some connections with UT medical schools and is encouraging me to apply to MD/PhD programs now. I definitely want to go for MD/PhD but am having some difficulty deciding whether to go for it now or wait and only apply MD now...Here is the list of variables I'm trying to weigh out:

1) UT and most other state schools (I am a KS resident) MD-only programs are very difficult to get into if you are not a resident. Most state school MD-PhD programs do NOT have a bias towards in-state residents. This makes me lean toward applying MD/PhD at state schools and MD-only to private schools. The reason-being is that most private schools are pretty flexible in terms of applying to MD/PhD after the first year of medical school and I would have a strong reseach background at that point.

2) should I apply MD/PhD to TX schools now or in the fall? If I apply now, I don't have much research to discuss. If I apply in the fall, I have more experience under my belt but am concerned about being late in the applications cycle.

3) I've dropped my AMCAS MD-only applications but have not sent my TMDSAS applications yet because I'm trying to figure out what to do. This decision is further complicated by the fact that all UT schools have different MD/PhD application processes. UT-Southwestern makes you go through AMCAS for MD/PhD but TMDSAS for MD-only. I cannot tell if it is a completely separate admissions process for these two programs. UT-Houston does both through TMDSAS.

So in a nutshell, I've submitted AMCAS MD-only to about 20 schools and am trying to figure out what to do with TMDSAS. I have already written these schools in TX but haven't gotten a real firm reply in terms of how to go about making a decision. Any advice?

 

[Sol Rosenberg]

I'm a nontraditional student with excellent MCAT/GPA stats. I am interested in MD/PhD programs but I just started an independent research project (synaptic plasticity) with a professor in May, so my research experience is pretty limited at this point. My professor has some connections with UT medical schools and is encouraging me to apply to MD/PhD programs now. I definitely want to go for MD/PhD but am having some difficulty deciding whether to go for it now or wait and only apply MD now...Here is the list of variables I'm trying to weigh out:

1) UT and most other state schools (I am a KS resident) MD-only programs are very difficult to get into if you are not a resident. Most state school MD-PhD programs do NOT have a bias towards in-state residents. This makes me lean toward applying MD/PhD at state schools and MD-only to private schools. The reason-being is that most private schools are pretty flexible in terms of applying to MD/PhD after the first year of medical school and I would have a strong reseach background at that point.

2) should I apply MD/PhD to TX schools now or in the fall? If I apply now, I don't have much research to discuss. If I apply in the fall, I have more experience under my belt but am concerned about being late in the applications cycle.

3) I've dropped my AMCAS MD-only applications but have not sent my TMDSAS applications yet because I'm trying to figure out what to do. This decision is further complicated by the fact that all UT schools have different MD/PhD application processes. UT-Southwestern makes you go through AMCAS for MD/PhD but TMDSAS for MD-only. I cannot tell if it is a completely separate admissions process for these two programs. UT-Houston does both through TMDSAS.

So in a nutshell, I've submitted AMCAS MD-only to about 20 schools and am trying to figure out what to do with TMDSAS. I have already written these schools in TX but haven't gotten a real firm reply in terms of how to go about making a decision. Any advice?

I am an MD-only applicant, but from what I understand, your research expereince is an integral and important part of an MD-PhD application. My opinion is that I wouldn't apply until you have a strong application in this regard. Does your school have an MD-PhD advisor? If so, you should talk with him/her.

 

[BlackBantie]

Gosh, it's been almost two and a half weeks now and they still haven't verified my application. They did take and cash my money in so they better hurry up. Must be backlogged... If I get flagged, will I get put back at the end of the list and have to wait weeks again before the application is sent out? I have a horrible feeling that I probably made a mistake somewhere.

frustrating...

 

[interstellar]

i'm so happy! only 3 secondaries to do (no UNT for me 🙁 )

aaand only need to mail a check for 2 of them. (thank god its not like $100 per school) 😀

 

[MedicineForLife 777]

Gosh, it's been almost two and a half weeks now and they still haven't verified my application. They did take and cash my money in so they better hurry up. Must be backlogged... If I get flagged, will I get put back at the end of the list and have to wait weeks again before the application is sent out? I have a horrible feeling that I probably made a mistake somewhere.

frustrating...

I'm in the same boat. I called TMDSAS to see why it was taking so long. They told me that it takes about 2-3 weeks from the time you submitted everything to verify the application. Hopefully it gets done anytime now!