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What is a typical day like as far as classes and studying? Are weekends mostly study as well?DM me or post on the thread. 2018 grad here.
What is a typical day like as far as classes and studying? Are weekends mostly study as well?DM me or post on the thread. 2018 grad here.
Man you have some guts to be calling so much lol I've emailed and the people sounded like NO, YOU ARE OKAY! so I dont want to piss them off and have them reject me lmao. But good news that your app is being reviewed. I kind of think we're getting more acceptances tomorrow!
Well to be fair most of my calls were before the document deadline because my transcript was still in my to-do list and I kept getting different answers from their staff as the whether or not they had received it. Hopefully I wasn’t too annoying lol but they did end up receiving my transcript in early February, but it took about three calls for someone to finally tell me that and remove it from my to-do list.
Applied/Received on 3/1 waiting to hear back. Good luck to everyone applying.
My stats aren't the best but I'd thought I would give it a shot:
MCAT 485
GPA: 3.01
Planning to retake the MCAT during the summer
I don't think that's bad. I mean that's the idea of wanting to do the SMP program, is to strengthen your app. I also thought I'd give it a shot and I bombed my MCAT last year. However I retook it a few weeks ago.
On the same note, I was told by another program that my application is under review and I will know something by Friday.
So I'll Wait
Did you also apply to the program at TTU? I'm in undergrad there and I've heard the SMP they have is basically a shoe-in to their medical school (MD)
I just called the graduate office and they said that they're sending out interviews and denials all this week up until monday
Accepted 3/27/2019 at 10:40am by email
Application submitted 2/25, had an issue with LORs that I emailed them about and they responded/and updated my status 3/13/2019 that they got them.
For people waiting for the next wave, I must accept before 8:00 a.m. CDT on April 10, 2019.
DAT 20 aa/20 ts/20 pat, no score below 19
tmdsas gpa 3.46
tmdsas bcpm gpa 3.31
first generation student, over represented minority
I will be accepting, attempting to find affordable housing, and am looking forward to meeting everyone
Also, are classes recorded? Is there a dress code standard?DM me or post on the thread. 2018 grad here.
Do you guys know if they send out acceptances/rejections at the same time in one batch? Or is it throughout the day? I'm so nervous because I haven't heard anything today and someone else on here did.
Also, are classes recorded? Is there a dress code standard?
I'm sorry to hear this. I've been cheering for you. Good luck in your endeavors.Well I wish I wasn’t saying this, but we can’t be biased and just post the acceptances. I got a rejection email. Hurt like hell. Needless to say, I cried a river, but I’ll be okay. They did offer to review my app with me in June so I’ll do that. Hopefully I have better luck getting in somewhere else. Good luck to everyone else still waiting!
I'm sorry to hear this. I've been cheering for you. Good luck in your endeavors.
Got my rejection email. Needless to say I am crushed. I will do the file review in June as well. Not quite sure where to turn now. I was hoping this program would it for me.
STATS
501 MCAT
2.856 uGPA
Does anyone know if this is the end to this wave (aka waiting again until April 10th to hear something back)?
Hey there, same stats, except ~3.45 GPA, I applied in late Jan, but feeling iffy as of now.Applied/Received on 3/1 waiting to hear back. Good luck to everyone applying.
My stats aren't the best but I'd thought I would give it a shot:
MCAT 485
GPA: 3.01
Planning to retake the MCAT during the summer
We have almost same stats, except your mcat is 12 points higher than mine, I def bombed it. So sorry to hear though, I dont feel like I will get in either, but its hard nevertheless. Best of luck.Well I wish I wasn’t saying this, but we can’t be biased and just post the acceptances. I got a rejection email. Hurt like hell. Needless to say, I cried a river, but I’ll be okay. They did offer to review my app with me in June so I’ll do that. Hopefully I have better luck getting in somewhere else. Good luck to everyone else still waiting!
Edit: forgot to include my stats
cGPA: 3.4
MCAT: 497
What is a typical day like as far as classes and studying? Are weekends mostly study as well?
Congrats - what time did you receive the email?Accepted! Applied the day of the deadline.
3.4, 511.
1:28 pmCongrats - what time did you receive the email?
So a follow up question about studying. I haven't seen anything about textbooks that will be purchased. I'm assuming most of the material just comes from powerpoints and lectures?Class schedule is variable - a long day would normally run from 8a to 3p, meanwhile a short day would be 8-10a . I was successful in not attending class and studying about 4-5 hours a day and taking Friday nights and Saturdays off assuming there was no exam on Monday or Tuesday the following week.
(Things might've changed since '17-18)So a follow up question about studying. I haven't seen anything about textbooks that will be purchased. I'm assuming most of the material just comes from powerpoints and lectures?
Current here! Fire away.Any current/past students willing to take questions?
Hey, current student here.Also, are classes recorded? Is there a dress code standard?
Hey there, same stats, except ~3.45 GPA, I applied in late Jan, but feeling iffy as of now.
Thank you so much for your thorough feedback! And thank you to all the other current and past med sci students who have also made comments.Hey, current student here.
I think how much time you need to spend studying is hugely variable. We have people in this program from really strong, research-heavy schools with strong STEM programs, and we have people with theater degrees from tiny liberal arts colleges, and everything in between. So YMMV big time. I generally study every weekday for a few hours, but nothing that feels punitive, if that makes sense. Maybe 3 - 4 hours a day. I went to a big state school with amazing science classes so that's helped. Try not to model on someone's else's experience too much. Start off studying more than you think you need, and then adjust from there, but don't think that there's a "right amount" of study. Also, what the faculty tell you a class will be like may or may not align with your experience in that class. For example, the program director Dr Gwirtz famously likes to say that the biochem class in the fall is "two semesters of undergrad biochem in 6 weeks". Scary, right? In my experience, Med Sci biochem covered less material than my biochem for non-biochem majors class at my undergrad. This obviously won't be true for everyone - I'm not saying she's lying, just that the rigor and depth won't be as equally challenging for everyone based on their undergrad institution, so try not to get psyched out. The only thing especially challenging was the pace - we covered all of metabolism, soup to nuts, in about two weeks. But it's good to get used to that pace.
The classes will *probably* continue to be recorded. This semester all of our lectures have been captured by Mediasite, which lets you watch and listen to the lecture at home with really excellent quality. It's amazing. I use it every day. They didn't have it for the fall, but since it's being consistently used now and the medical students use it as well, I hope it stays, it's an incredible tool. To that end, if you feel comfortable doing so, I don't think there's anything wrong with not going to the classes and watching lectures on Mediasite. I personally get way more out of that approach bc I can rewind as much as I need to until I get the concepts. But to each their own. We have people in this program who are balancing school with parenting, caring for a sick parent, and other big life stressors, so the flexibility offered by Mediasite is a lifesaver.
No dress code. We're all in leggings and sneakers and ballcaps every day. Only example of a dress code is that you have to wear scrubs and close-toe shoes in the anatomy lab, which is spring semester. But that's pretty standard. No required colors or anything, just whatever you have.
Books aren't commonly purchased. All of the texts can be accessed through the library's online resources for free. Also, so far no professor has really used the texts as anything other than a reference, so if you study the lecture materials well you've seen all of the testable material. The only exception to this is that we had to buy the text for epidemiology, medical ethics, and honestly you should buy a copy of Netter's Anatomy. Probably also the histology text for the images. However, the epi class is apparently changing in some significant way starting next year (the course director stepped down), and the medical ethics book is called The Brewsters, and you can get it on Apple Books for like, $20 or so. I suggest getting a bound copy of Netter's so you can haul it into the anatomy lab if you're so inclined, but also bc it'll be needed again in medical school.
Lmk if you have any other questions.
Hey, current student here.
I think how much time you need to spend studying is hugely variable. We have people in this program from really strong, research-heavy schools with strong STEM programs, and we have people with theater degrees from tiny liberal arts colleges, and everything in between. So YMMV big time. I generally study every weekday for a few hours, but nothing that feels punitive, if that makes sense. Maybe 3 - 4 hours a day. I went to a big state school with amazing science classes so that's helped. Try not to model on someone's else's experience too much. Start off studying more than you think you need, and then adjust from there, but don't think that there's a "right amount" of study. Also, what the faculty tell you a class will be like may or may not align with your experience in that class. For example, the program director Dr Gwirtz famously likes to say that the biochem class in the fall is "two semesters of undergrad biochem in 6 weeks". Scary, right? In my experience, Med Sci biochem covered less material than my biochem for non-biochem majors class at my undergrad. This obviously won't be true for everyone - I'm not saying she's lying, just that the rigor and depth won't be as equally challenging for everyone based on their undergrad institution, so try not to get psyched out. The only thing especially challenging was the pace - we covered all of metabolism, soup to nuts, in about two weeks. But it's good to get used to that pace.
The classes will *probably* continue to be recorded. This semester all of our lectures have been captured by Mediasite, which lets you watch and listen to the lecture at home with really excellent quality. It's amazing. I use it every day. They didn't have it for the fall, but since it's being consistently used now and the medical students use it as well, I hope it stays, it's an incredible tool. To that end, if you feel comfortable doing so, I don't think there's anything wrong with not going to the classes and watching lectures on Mediasite. I personally get way more out of that approach bc I can rewind as much as I need to until I get the concepts. But to each their own. We have people in this program who are balancing school with parenting, caring for a sick parent, and other big life stressors, so the flexibility offered by Mediasite is a lifesaver.
No dress code. We're all in leggings and sneakers and ballcaps every day. Only example of a dress code is that you have to wear scrubs and close-toe shoes in the anatomy lab, which is spring semester. But that's pretty standard. No required colors or anything, just whatever you have.
Books aren't commonly purchased. All of the texts can be accessed through the library's online resources for free. Also, so far no professor has really used the texts as anything other than a reference, so if you study the lecture materials well you've seen all of the testable material. The only exception to this is that we had to buy the text for epidemiology, medical ethics, and honestly you should buy a copy of Netter's Anatomy. Probably also the histology text for the images. However, the epi class is apparently changing in some significant way starting next year (the course director stepped down), and the medical ethics book is called The Brewsters, and you can get it on Apple Books for like, $20 or so. I suggest getting a bound copy of Netter's so you can haul it into the anatomy lab if you're so inclined, but also bc it'll be needed again in medical school.
Lmk if you have any other questions.
Has anyone heard any more follow up information on the tech package for this coming year?
How many people are on the FB page now? I'm wondering how many people have accepted their offer and how many seats are left...they said on the fb page that it isnt finalized yet
How many people are on the FB page now? I'm wondering how many people have accepted their offer and how many seats are left...
Thank you so much, your answer is very through! I have one question about the optional biochem class over the Summer. If it's optional, does that mean it's not graded or is it graded? And if you did it, how was the format and would you recommend it?
Hey there. Unfortunately did not apply anywhere else, as I only wanted this one cause it’s less than an hour from me. If I don’t get in I’ll definitely use summer for mcat and maybe retake my gen chem 2 and ochem 1 at cc due to C grades. I’m sure whatever happens will be for the best though.Same bro. I’ll keep you in my prayers and all we can do is hope for the best. Any other programs you applied to
The various people on the tech package committee had to cast their vote this week, so y'all should know soon. It sounds like the strong favorite was the MacBook Pro 13" again, which is what we have right now.they said on the fb page that it isnt finalized yet