For us the summer semester began in early June, I believe the first or second week. Also, I don't think they do interviews for the MedSci program; at least they didn't for us last year. The first wave of acceptances came in the first week of April.
Thank you very much for your reply! I just got my acceptance letter today Woohoo! Any advice/opinions you have from the program. I have read from previous posts but since you are a current MedSci student I'd appreciate current input too!
Current in-person cohort student. First day of classes for us was on June 8, 2020. There isn't an interview phase. I applied a few days before the deadline and I think I heard back around 3 weeks ish.
Thank you for your reply! I just got my acceptance Yesterday 3/26! How have you like the program so far and do you feel it has made you a more competitive applicant for pre-med/pre-dent ?(idk which one you chose)
waiting seems better, if you apply now then your fall semester grades would only get released in dec/jan and by then most TX IIs are already sent out
I know this question wasn't directed to me, but I thought I'd chime in lol. With the program being mostly online, there have been a lot of challenges, but overall I think the program has been beneficial for me. I feel like I have a better foundation of the sciences, developed better study habits, and it has helped improved my application. My biggest problem was my science gpa, so the program has definitely helped a lot. The program also gives you a little bit of head start for med/dental school. I am pre-dental btw. The face-to-face cohort, if still partially online due to the pandemic, will be better for y'all because our class figured out most of the bugs/kinks.
I think it depends on your application and schools you apply to. Some schools, not all, will wait to see your fall semester grades before sending out interviews/acceptances. Since that is the case, don't be too disappointed if you need to reapply in the next cycle. Overall, it depends on your app, schools you want to apply to, and if you have money to spare to should you need to reapply.
Thank you very much for you insight! Just PM'd you
Good linkage to TCOM I believe, most students get interviews and about 50 spots in the entering M1 class are Med sci students.
Maybe they're having trouble filling the class/haven't got as many apps as they hoped
Well I hope i get accepted, are you in the program?
Do you mind sharing your stats?
I'm in it currently if you have any more questions, but the trend over the past 3 years is that about 40-50 people matriculate into TCOM each year.
To add if I remember correctly the 40-50 number is roughly half MedSci being admitted during the program and half students applying after graduating.
Do you feel it was worth doing the program vs doing a post bacc?
Depends on your situation. My sGPA was really lacking since I majored in exercise science and didn't do excellent in all my science classes. I definitely recommend the program since it pushed me to be a better student overall. It made me find out how to study a lot of information in a short amount of time.
Our first official TPR class was 6/10 and ended 8/14.
I asked about that and they said no they will start on time same as last year. They will accept people until the day of orientation.
Have you heard anything back yet? I also applied to the online cohort, but it was in late May.
I just got in today; applied on may 31st
What happens if you already took the MCAT and have a good score? Do they still make you do the mcat prep?
more than 230 people b/c that's how many they usually accept someone said in this thread before?
Do you think they're being less discerning than w/ previous years though?
oh I just realized you're not that other person - it seemed like they were hinting at that, that's why i was asking
Hi, could you send me a link as well please?
What is the Bible? What in the world are they talking about deleting **** from the Bible? Why is **** redacted?
It says to apply for fafsa so presumably there is some aid
Yes I got mine by email and it also says accepted on the portal.
