It just isn’t possible to convey how excited I am to be on Baylor Med’s admissions committee beginning next year. As many of you know, this school was the only medical school I wanted to attend since early grade school, and now I have the privilege of being able to interview applicants who (hopefully) share a similar passion for the institution.
In his latest blog post, a classmate of mine has provided some of the most “real” advice one can give to aspiring students working on their personal statements for medical school. He summarizes the points I feel most admissions committees wish applicants would adhere to while leaving out the sugar-coated and often superfluous nonsense. Read more
What an interesting surprise I had today when I checked the mail. UT Southwestern medical school sent me an acceptance letter (talk about last minute), which I quickly faxed back with a “no” to the offer. It’s funny. Just yesterday I blogged about UTSW hating me because they may have come across this site and read about my views on Baylor Med. Oh well, it’s one more spot that may go to someone who has yet to receive an offer. 
It’s funny how many people on Student Doctor Network (SDN) decide to become completely “anonymous” by removing their MDApplicants profile link, making their Facebook profiles private, disabling MySpace accounts, etc. during interview season. I know it’s a personal preference and they’re trying everything they can think of to convey a positive image to health profession schools across the nation, but this it’s amazing how paranoid some people can be. Read more
One of my pre-med friends from Houston is faced with a rather unique dilemma involving two schools. He wants to know whether he should matriculate to the University of Louisville or the University of Texas at Houston for medical school. Here’s an excerpt of the message he sent me containing the pros and cons for each school from his perspective:
When students are applying to graduate school, is it fair for some of them to already have connections to schools through family members, friends, etc. when the other applicants have to start from square one?
A reader contacted me with a topic request:
I would think you know a little about financing for medical/dental school. I know most people don’t go into the medical profession because of money, but I’ve been reading about how it is going to be hard for primary care physicians to pay back loans. Maybe you can post something about the problem one will encounter trying to finance for medical school, or do you even think there is a problem? Some may say that physicians are making enough, and that they are just living our of their means or expecting too much before they enter the profession. What’s your thought on this topic? I think they should post insane surgeries on TV and pay doctors what they pay professional athletes. Or, fix up the Rockets and receive the same salary as their star athletes.
It’s kind of exciting to know that in the next twenty-four hours, a lot of pre-health students (mainly Texas residents) will have their life long dreams finally come true. After receiving my Baylor Med acceptance, I withdrew my TMDSAS application entirely. This disqualifies me from being considered for the “Match” which will be posted at some point tomorrow. For those who don’t know how the Texas medical/dental school application service works… it’s best described as a hybrid system between rolling admissions and a match. Yeah, leave it to Texas to have such a weird system. 
A Dream Come True – Baylor College Of Medicine
Published: December 10, 2008 at 8:31 pm in Baylor MedGetting into Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) has been a dream since elementary school. I didn’t even know much about the school at the time, but was convinced that purchasing a “Baylor Bears” sports mug in an elementary fundraiser event showed my true “BCM pride.” Come to find out that I was sadly mistaken (haha, sorry for any of you Waco people), but the dream finally came true on the very cold, snowy Wednesday evening at 5:57 PM.
Applying to medical school is quite a roller coaster of events. Students rush to submit their primary application, and then they wait. Then they rush to submit their secondary application and then wait for interview invitations. After receiving an invite, they wait for the actual interview day. After the actual interview day, they wait for an acceptance/rejection letter. This is some cruel game which has apparently worked for many years and will probably remain the same for a… long… long… time.
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