2013-2014 University of Texas - San Antonio Application Thread

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Interview Invite! Just received the email about 10 min ago.

OOS 35, 3.8
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Just received an II via email! OOS, normal MD
 
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II here too!! OOS!!

No ties to Texas so I am very very surprised. applied to 4 schools on TMDSAS, and I am 2 for 2 so far! can't ask for more
 
strange, looks like SA sent out invites to the OOS applicants first....(or you guys are just way more qualified than us Texas rednecks :laugh:)

Congrats fellas
 
WOOHOO! II here! In-state, 35, 3.5c.

I am beyond excited. I'm going 8/12 as well. Congrats everyone!! :D
 
(For the record, got it at the same time as OOS, just freaked out by myself and danced around for a while... :D )
 
runningdude said:
Congrats! Which day did you select? I chose the 12.
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leaning towards the 12th, but havent decided just yet. checking on flights and such. anyone know if its possible to reschedule interviews after selecting a date? just concerned about conflicting interviews.
 
surfdoc29 said:
leaning towards the 12th, but havent decided just yet. checking on flights and such. anyone know if its possible to reschedule interviews after selecting a date? just concerned about conflicting interviews.
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It says on the interview selection site that once you choose, you cannot reschedule. I'm assuming that this is since they give you a choice of dates in the first place.
 
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what are your guys' stats for OOS? I applied within the first week TMDSAS opened, and no love here with a 3.9/38.
 
PescadoAmor said:
yay gandalf so happy for you. hopefully I hear something from them :(
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:D

Thanks bud.
Im sure you will be getting yours soon. I submitted mine very early so it might be the case.

What dates are you guys picking to interview?

im on 8/12
 
GandalfTheWhite said:
I got an interview invite too!
3.4/35 IS

I live 10-15 minutes from the school lol.
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You don't know me and I don't' know you, but, having a general idea about your story, I'm very happy for you! :)
 
ended up going with 8/26. cheapest flights from cali were for that weekend. just hit me how expensive this process is really going to be...
 
It looks like Gandalf has an SDN fanbase lol :laugh:
 
Anyone with a MCAT of less than 35 get an II?
 
miss chievous said:
Looks like this first batch went out to people with a 3.9 GPA/30+ MCAT combo or 34+ MCAT/mediocre GPA combo.
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I'm among those in the former group and haven't noticed anyone with "average" MCATs (31-34) who received an II. I'm disappointed but there's always a chance next round.
 
FSOG said:
I'm among those in the former group and haven't noticed anyone with "average" MCATs (31-34) who received an II. I'm disappointed but there's always a chance next round.
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A 34 is top 6-8% of people who take the test. Hardly average
 
TXLS11 said:
The new curriculum is letter grades
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Damn. Which schools don't do letter grades? From Foster, A&M, Baylor, southwestern, and SA, it looks like only Foster and Baylor do P/F (automatically making them my top choices). not sure about the other 3 MD schools. Anyone know?
 
miss chievous said:
Damn. Which schools don't do letter grades? From Foster, A&M, Baylor, southwestern, and SA, it looks like only Foster and Baylor do P/F (automatically making them my top choices). not sure about the other 3 MD schools. Anyone know?
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I wouldn't rank my schools only by their grading system. Yeah it can mean a lot to you, but pre clinical grades rarely matter for residencies, pass fail or not.
 
miss chievous said:
Damn. Which schools don't do letter grades? From Foster, A&M, Baylor, southwestern, and SA, it looks like only Foster and Baylor do P/F (automatically making them my top choices). not sure about the other 3 MD schools. Anyone know?
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I think that UTSW has a P/F the first semester or year ( probably semester).

NCKSD said:
I wouldn't rank my schools only by their grading system. Yeah it can mean a lot to you, but pre clinical grades rarely matter for residencies, pass fail or not.
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Im sure some people prefer not being ranked against others, even if it is a minor thing as pre-clinical grades. Im sure med students want every leg up they can get.
 
burntorange said:
Finally the man who deserves an interview got one. Congrats man! :thumbup:
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Loving the love for Gandalf :D

Congratulations to everyone getting interviews, this is so exciting!
 
OOS here and just got an interview invite! Woohoo! I'm surprised that OOS students received invites so early on in the cycle.
 
I received my interview invite on August 1 at 11pm CST (?)! In-stater here. :D My TMDSAS was transmitted on June 21.

My interview will be on September 23. Other dates offered were Mondays on September 16, September 30, and October 7 for anyone interested.

Hang in there, everyone!
 
Ravenloudspeakr said:
I received my interview invite on August 1 at 11pm CST (?)! In-stater here. :D My TMDSAS was transmitted on June 21.

My interview will be on September 23. Other dates offered were Mondays on September 16, September 30, and October 7 for anyone interested.

Hang in there, everyone!
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wow, they are inviting for October already? I hope to get some love from them soon..
 
Received II last night too! Set up for September 16th
 
got an interview! set up for 9/9. OOS

when i applied on tmdsas, there was a UTSA-SA campus and UTSA-ST campus. what's the difference between the two?
 
juskeepswimmin said:
got an interview! set up for 9/9. OOS

when i applied on tmdsas, there was a UTSA-SA campus and UTSA-ST campus. what's the difference between the two?
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One is in Harlingen and focuses on rural health care near the border.
 
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ST is in the Rio Grande Valley, about five-seven hours away, near the Texas/Mexico border. SA is San Antonio
 
bhandal said:
One is in El Paso and focuses on rural health care near the border.
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It's actually Harlingen, not El Paso. (Those are 11 hours apart) From the site:

The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio (UTSOMSA) offers clinical education in the third and fourth year of medical school at two sites: the main campus in San Antonio, TX, and; the South Texas Regional Academic Health Center (RAHC) in Harlingen, TX.
 
DR MOM said:
It's actually Harlingen, not El Paso. (Those are 11 hours apart) From the site:

The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio (UTSOMSA) offers clinical education in the third and fourth year of medical school at two sites: the main campus in San Antonio, TX, and; the South Texas Regional Academic Health Center (RAHC) in Harlingen, TX.
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Yes you are right I don't know why I wrote El Paso, my bad and thanks for the correction.
 
GandalfTheWhite said:
A pre-interview LOI might help.

Send it directly to Dr. Jones. I really like that he responds to you quickly and is very nice.
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This probably wouldn't be useful if my TMDSAS wasn't submitted yet would it? Another week and and half I'm guessing based on what date they are processing today compared to when I submitted but I'm interested in San Antonio since I'm from south Texas. My low MCAT (29) puts me at a slight disadvantage but maybe a LOI would be helpful after TMDSAS is submitted.

Any timetable for between when they receive apps to when they either send an II or reject?
 
phys2med said:
This probably wouldn't be useful if my TMDSAS wasn't submitted yet would it? Another week and and half I'm guessing based on what date they are processing today compared to when I submitted but I'm interested in San Antonio since I'm from south Texas. My low MCAT (29) puts me at a slight disadvantage but maybe a LOI would be helpful after TMDSAS is submitted.

Any timetable for between when they receive apps to when they either send an II or reject?
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that is why I recommended it to PescadoAmor. His LizzyM score is in the same ballpark as mine (68-72).

Sending an LOI before your primary is even submitted sounds a bit foolish IMO. They might offer you an II without even needing to send one. I would wait till september if I was you. That way you dont come off as desperate.
 
GandalfTheWhite said:
that is why I recommended it to PescadoAmor. His LizzyM score is in the same ballpark as mine (68-72).

Sending an LOI before your primary is even submitted sounds a bit foolish IMO. They might offer you an II without even needing to send one. I would wait till september if I was you. That way you dont come off as desperate.
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Figured the same. Maybe end of September if I haven't heard anything. Anyway good luck to everyone
 
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