UT Austin Premeds!

[ichewu]

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sup guys, i am probably transferring to UTA next semester and i was wondering how the science courses/ counselors were at ut austin. is it a good environment to get into med school? any advice would be great. thanks

 

[kerplunk112]

well you can get as much or as little out of it as your want. since its a large school meeting with counselors/HPO office is all up to you. Frankly i had a lot of friends/ relatives to give me advice and waiting 3 weeks for a @#$#@ appointment is a pain. But the school does officer a good amount of mock mcats, mock interviews, info sessions etc. But if you dont constantly check the right websites you'll prob miss them. i would join APS or some other pre medical society and attend the meetings...that will help significantly.

 

[Anastasis]

You should go to A&M

 

[aggiesarah2007]

You should go to A&M

I would have to concur 🙂 UT has its things that are nice (I assume that's why people go there) (just teasing!) but you will get no better prep than from A&M. Karen Hudson is AMAZING will tell you exactly how it is. They print some statistic that like 90% of people who use our office and have like a 3.7 or something (I don't remember what gpr) get into medical school.

And...at one of my interviews one of the admissions staff people was walking around talking to us and asked a guy why he wanted to be a doctor (just as a cute prep before our interview) and he thinks and say "Well.... I just really want to help people"😱 And if you don't know it, that's like the 8th deadly sin to say. NEVER say that's why you want to be a doctor. When he said it I heard all the A&M people in the room gasp. And he was from UT.

But good luck at UT if you just HAAVVEE to go there 🙂 use all the resources you can get so you don't make the same mistake 😀






p.s. please take this post in the good nature it was meant in. I really do wish you good luck

 

[armybound]

Sic 'em Bears

 

[Anastasis]

I would have to concur 🙂 UT has its things that are nice (I assume that's why people go there) (just teasing!) but you will get no better prep than from A&M. Karen Hudson is AMAZING will tell you exactly how it is. They print some statistic that like 90% of people who use our office and have like a 3.7 or something (I don't remember what gpr) get into medical school.

And...at one of my interviews one of the admissions staff people was walking around talking to us and asked a guy why he wanted to be a doctor (just as a cute prep before our interview) and he thinks and say "Well.... I just really want to help people"😱 And if you don't know it, that's like the 8th deadly sin to say. NEVER say that's why you want to be a doctor. When he said it I heard all the A&M people in the room gasp. And he was from UT.

But good luck at UT if you just HAAVVEE to go there 🙂 use all the resources you can get so you don't make the same mistake 😀






p.s. please take this post in the good nature it was meant in. I really do wish you good luck

From OPSA's website:
STATISTICS OF AGGIES ENTERING MEDICAL SCHOOL IN 2006:
- 78% of Aggies who applied and had a 27 or higher on the MCAT were admitted.
- 96.6% of Aggies who applied and had a 3.5 overall GPR or better AND a 30 or better MCAT score were admitted.

 

[armybound]

From OPSA's website:
STATISTICS OF AGGIES ENTERING MEDICAL SCHOOL IN 2006:
- 78% of Aggies who applied and had a 27 or higher on the MCAT were admitted.
- 96.6% of Aggies who applied and had a 3.5 overall GPR or better AND a 30 or better MCAT score were admitted.

oh come on, most people at most schools with a 3.5+ and 30+ will get accepted

 

[dwigt]

sup guys, i am probably transferring to UTA next semester and i was wondering how the science courses/ counselors were at ut austin. is it a good environment to get into med school? any advice would be great. thanks

I could be wrong, but I thought UTA = UT Arlington. Usually when people are talking about UT Austin, they just say UT.

 

[Sol Rosenberg]

Science courses = Great (but definitely varies by professor. www.pickaprof.com is your friend)
HPO (Science counselors) = Not nearly as great. They will tell you what you need to do logistically to get into medical school in TX. Not much more.

 

[armybound]

I could be wrong, but I thought UTA = UT Arlington. Usually when people are talking about UT Austin, they just say UT.

you're right.

 

[Bubblehead-to-MD]

Is that in Austin, Massachusetts?

BTW, I can't help but think of Austin Powers when I see UT Austin. I know - totally random.

I might as well go ahead and label this for what it is:

 

[Hednej]

I don't mean to start a flame war here but don't go to A&M, UT's so much better. Technically I haven't been to A&M, but I know that UT is considered higher in the academic year and UT grads usually go to awesome med schools. We have 2 freshmen in UCSF this year, one in Columbia, one in WashU, a crap load in Baylor, and so on. If you want to go to a good med school, come to UT. If you want to go to any med school, then it doesn't matter.

Oh yeah and HPO sucks!

 

[baylormed]

By the way, never, never say UTA...people will look at you puzzled.

It's UT...UT only. 😉