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I wish prematch was today ... I'm itching to hear back lol
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just received an interview invite!!! so happy for this opportunity
 
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Hey ya'll I'm interviewing soon and I saw on the school website that interviews consist of 2 30 minute interviews and 2 5 minute standardized patient experiences. (SPEs) Anyone have any idea what these SPEs entail?
 
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Luftwaffle said:
Hey ya'll I'm interviewing soon and I saw on the school website that interviews consist of 2 30 minute interviews and 2 5 minute standardized patient experiences. (SPEs) Anyone have any idea what these SPEs entail?
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You are given a scenario and asked to walk into a room and interact with the actor as you would in real life. Don’t panic, it’s only five minutes so just be yourself. I would say don’t run out of stuff to say bc it gets really awkward.
 
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Hh8219 said:
Could anyone who has interviewed give an example of a Standardized Patient Experience scenario?
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We signed a contract saying we wouldn’t share the info. just think of prompts ethically
 
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BBBallIsLife said:
We signed a contract saying we wouldn’t share the info. just think of prompts ethically
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Also, we would be hurting our own chances by giving others an unfair advantage. But obviously the signing of the nda is the more important reason

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Standardize patient encounter... just think about what that means.

You obviously don’t have physical exam skills, so I doubt you’d be expected to do one. The exercise is also a short, so there isn’t even time to do a physical. If you’ve ever shadowed or worked in a hospital, think about how you or a doctor would act. Or even better, as a patient, how do you expect to be treated? I feel like it’s an exercise for you to be you. Don’t stress about it.
 
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It's like CASPer but in person
 
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Just have fun with it
 
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Definitely don’t remember signing a contract about the SPE it’s not a big deal, let’s all try and help each other out since we are in this mess together
 
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Did talks application status change from Under Review pre-interview, but after the II?

The portal says “Your status will remain Under Review until you are either invited for an interview or your application is released (end of January)” but I also got an II for 12/13. Just wanna make sure this is real...
 
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ThunderDog said:
Definitely don’t remember signing a contract about the SPE it’s not a big deal, let’s all try and help each other out since we are in this mess together
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There was definitely an NDA paper that we signed
 
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Txpre_med said:
Did talks application status change from Under Review pre-interview, but after the II?

The portal says “Your status will remain Under Review until you are either invited for an interview or your application is released (end of January)” but I also got an II for 12/13. Just wanna make sure this is real...
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Mine only changed after I interviewed to "Interviewed"

Additionally I had the interview RSVP sent to my portal. As long as you have that, consider it in the books. Congrats!
 
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Killakait said:
Mine only changed after I interviewed to "Interviewed"

Additionally I had the interview RSVP sent to my portal. As long as you have that, consider it in the books. Congrats!
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Thank you!
 
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Called the admissions office today and they said that pre-match notifications will be sent out all day tomorrow starting at 8 AM, so give it the entire day!
 
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Anyone have a rough estimate of how many people interviewed here so far lol.
 
Boromir1r said:
There was definitely an NDA paper that we signed
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Since I was at their first interview day and this procedure is relatively new to them, they could implemented the contract after I left. Still I didn’t sign anything lol
 
Luftwaffle said:
Hey ya'll I'm interviewing soon and I saw on the school website that interviews consist of 2 30 minute interviews and 2 5 minute standardized patient experiences. (SPEs) Anyone have any idea what these SPEs entail?
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It's no time something you really prepare for. You are placed in a scenario and have to act accordingly. Be sincere and genuine and you'll be good.
 
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Anyone have a rough estimate of how many people interviewed here so far lol.
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So I'm just guestimating here but:
about ~30-40 people in total(both Bryan and Temple campus) get interviewed every week on Thursday.
From when I interviewed it was the fourth week of interviews. There's probably 17-20 weeks of interviews?

So take the product of those two averages (~650) and based on what they interviewed last year (676) seems approximately right.
 
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So I'm just guestimating here but:
about ~30-40 people in total(both Bryan and Temple campus) get interviewed every week on Thursday.
From when I interviewed it was the fourth week of interviews. There's probably 17-20 weeks of interviews?

So take the product of those two averages (~650) and based on what they interviewed last year (676) seems approximately right.
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I see. So I guess about 1/5 of those who interviewed will get prematched since a&m prematches their class size.
 
Sorry if this has been asked before, but is A&M prematch heavy? Got my interview today actually and was wondering if I'm essentially interviewing for a waitlist spot
 
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NotTheOne said:
I’m super interested in this. However I did not choose to select the option on my application. Is there any way to still join if I’m doing regular admissions?
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Yeah, definitely. I didn’t even know about it until I interviewed. I can answer more questions about the process, what it’s like etc if you want to PM me your email or something.


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semaupyours said:
Sorry if this has been asked before, but is A&M prematch heavy? Got my interview today actually and was wondering if I'm essentially interviewing for a waitlist spot
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At the interview they said about half their offers are prematch and the other half go to the match.
 
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Hello! Can someone explain to an OOS student who interviewed here the prematch? I get the general premise, but if you're prematched, does that mean you're attending A&M?

Anyhow, good luck today!
 
Will a&m be sending my prematches through the rest of the day, or was it just one big wave this morning?
 
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Hello! Can someone explain to an OOS student who interviewed here the prematch? I get the general premise, but if you're prematched, does that mean you're attending A&M?

Anyhow, good luck today!
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OOS offers of admission are "rolling" and don't use our TMDSAS match/prematch system. But a prematch is an offer of admission and a Texan can get none, one, or more. Texans rank all schools where they interviewed for a final school Match on Match Day Feb1.
 
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Prematched 7:22!


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Killakait said:
Hello! Can someone explain to an OOS student who interviewed here the prematch? I get the general premise, but if you're prematched, does that mean you're attending A&M?

Anyhow, good luck today!
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It’s a guaranteed seat, but not a commitment


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is there a facebook page for accepted students?
 
Congrats to everyone who pre-matched!

For those of you who interviewed, do you feel that there is a good way to prepare for the Standardized Patient Experiences or any topics that we should read up on/be prepared for?
 
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