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Reapplying to Med School: How to Strengthen Your Primary Application

reapplying to med school

With matriculation data from the AAMC indicating approximately 40% of applicants successfully get a seat in a medical school each year, that means 60% of applicants are left deciding whether or not to reapply. While an unsuccessful application cycle is difficult to handle both financially and emotionally, reapplicants who demonstrate growth, determination, and resilience on …

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Tip for the Activities Section of the TMDSAS Application

TMDSAS Activities Section Tips

All applicants to Texas medical schools must submit the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS) application. Candidates applying to one of the 14 medical school programs that use the TMDSAS application need to complete an Activities section similar to, yet different from, the one in the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) application.  …

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Writing Your Essays for the TMDSAS (Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service)

Writing Your Essays for the TMDSAS

The Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS) has its own application process. You can begin filling out the organization’s electronic application on May 1, similar to the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) application. On the TMDSAS application, there are two required essays and one optional essay.  Ready to get to work on …

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Writing Compelling Activity Descriptions to Boost Your Med School Application

Writing Compelling Activity Descriptions to Boost Your Med School Application

Having worked in admissions for more than two decades, I have read thousands of experience and activity descriptions from applicants to medical schools and schools in healthcare-related fields. Some candidates seem to view this element of their application as less important than their personal statement, writing only cursory descriptions of their tasks. This “job description” …

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Collecting Letters of Evaluation for the TMDSAS

Collecting your letters of evaluation for the TMDSAS

There are two options when submitting letters of evaluation to TMDSAS. They request either a committee letter or three individual letters of recommendation. For the committee letter, they will accept three different formats: a committee letter that introduces and includes an unlimited number of letters, a committee letter that includes quotes and excerpts from the …

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TMDSAS Personal Characteristics Essay: What Do They Want?

TMDSAS Personl Characteristics Essay What Do the Adcom Want

The Accepted consultants recently had a productive discussion about the Personal Characteristics Essay from this year’s TMDSAS application. Here’s the prompt: Learning from others is enhanced in educational settings that include individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Please describe your personal characteristics (background, talents, skills, etc.) or experiences that would add to the educational experience of …

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