I'm not sure. I always thought Texas schools took huge chunks a students from in state but I was told that's only for public schools. I sent in my primary pretty a bit late (late August). Also I sent out the bulk of my apps on 7/20 and only added this school late so they might have seen that they were not a first choice. Who knows.
No worries, the Dean explicitly stated during our interview day that since they are private, they are not biased toward IS and are focused on fit. She did state that their mission was to primarily educate physicians that would be dedicating to serving South Texas, but their inaugural class last year had students from all over the country. I don't remember the exact % from the presentation but I think it was like a 70/30 split of IS/OOS (I could be wrong but I know for sure it wasn't outrageously skewed)
Awesome thanks for the info
Oh ok I ended up sending my secondary late as well because there was a mix-up with my app since I am a DC and they thought I had already attended DO school so I got an auto-reject pre-secondary and then they revoked it and realized they were wrong and sent me a secondary later on even though I had my app in early. I guess we will see
Hey! what were your stats? You can PM if you like. I have an AROM II as well. Where else did you get II?
Congrats!!
Stats? You can pm if you would feel more comfy. I would love to hear from this school. When did you complete?
50 interviewing that day? Makes me wonder if an II really means much
When did you complete??
8/17!
Holy moly Thank God I have the HPSP
Nov 17th as well! See you there
Yes, from my portal, that is the earliest I see.
I scheduled my interview for 10/21 yesterday
Yes, it is still considered a little early. We still have the rest of september, october, november, december and then programs still, although a little on the later side, interview Jan-March(ish) and sometimes even april (very late).
When did you complete
I'm rooting for you.
Still in the game! I'm rooting for you too!
+1 Pretty disappointed as well.
Happened to me too. So I withdrew. Take that UISOM! Just kidding, I was going to withdraw anyway. I have a few acceptances closer to home. Good luck to everyone here!
Looks like I'll see you 10/21!
Have found this SDN post helpful with getting my head around how to approach MMI: Top 8 Strategies to Prepare For and Ace Your Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) - Student Doctor Network
I don't think they have a huge IS preference. I would apply, you also don't have below average stats (average at worst, your MCAT might make up for your lower but still not bad sGPA IMHO, but I am not an adcom so don't quote me on that haha). I got an II here and I have a sub 500 MCAT. I have a high GPA and a lot of clinical experience, but still a sub-500 MCAT is saying something about how this school has a holistic admissions perspective.
