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UT Houston Medical School
I came away with a good feeling from this interview. Everyone was extremely friendly and helpful. This was my first interview, so I wasn't yet accustomed to the students and faculty treating me like I was already accepted. I guess they figure if you made it to an interview you are most likely going to get into medical school somewhere. They made me feel special. The medical school is in a high rise in the middle of the city of Houston. On the ground floor, they have this reception area they call the "leather lounge". It sounds like 1970's lounge lizards or something! The lobby is filled with large brown leather chairs and couches. The halls in this medical school are painted in rainbow colors to help you navigate the building.
UT Medical Branch at Galveston
My interview at Galveston didn't go as well. It was still early in the interview season (September), and the weather in Galveston was HOT. They had the applicants walking all over a large campus on their own with only a crude map. My interview was actually just off campus. I had to walk all the way there in my black suit under the unforgiving sun and through construction sites! One of my interviews was with a scientist PhD lady. We had nothing in common. I am a outgoing social person, and the only conversation she participates in is with her test tubes.
UT Galveston was the first medical school in Texas. The building pictured in the link is old and beautiful. They actually still use this building. It is their anatomy building and the specimens they have on the top floor are very interesting. They have dissected and labeled humans in clear plastic containers from the 1920's. Top halves, bottom halves, just heads, just arms, every part of the body you can imagine.
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
I had a good interview here. The two doctors that interviewed me asked all the right questions. I left there feeling that the interviewers really had a good idea of what I am all about. San Antonio is a very cultural city. We spent an enjoyable evening in the downtown area. I was even able to see the Alamo. It is significant to note, however, that the San Antonio medical school building is a labyrinth. The staff there realizes this, and they are more than happy to lend a hand with the map. When they handed out the maps of the building, they jokingly said that using the map to find our interview locations was our IQ test. Ha!
Placed on Alternate List
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
This interview was right in my own back yard. I slept in my own bed the night before and drove the 45 minutes into Dallas that morning. I really liked the woman that I interviewed with. We had a really good talk. On more than one occasion she said, "Just between us girls . . ." Her husband is a doctor also. She gave me some tips on being married as a doctor.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
My brother-in-law goes to the Texas Tech undergraduate school, so when we were out in Lubbock we hung out with him. My interviews went well here. My first interview was with one of the Deans. It was a little scary, but in the end I could tell he liked me. My second interview was with a woman family doc. I spent a bunch of time with her. I even ran some errands with her. She was very busy and asked my to tag along (definitely a variation!). Where ever we went she introduced me as a future medical student. I liked that! I actually received a top priority early acceptance to this school in December (normally acceptances are announced in January). I guess they liked me too!
Texas A & M University Health Science Center
This school was a tough interview. It was my last interview. Matter of fact, I had already received my acceptance letter from Texas Tech. It was near Christmas and the school was decked out in holiday decorations. There was even a bell choir! The A & M interview was a little different. First, it lasts two days instead of one. The first day is at college station at the medical school, and the second day is in Temple where the hospital is located. Temple is an hour away and is where you have to move for your third and fourth years of medical school. I got a speeding ticket on the way to Temple! Second, there are three interviews here instead of two. Two interviews are with faculty and the third is with a student. They asked tough questions! For example, they asked, "If I had a classmate with a drinking problem would I turn her in, and would I give birth control pills to a 13 year old, and would I stay in practice with a doctor who had AIDS . . . " A & M is the smallest medical school in Texas. They only have 60 in a class instead of 200. I loved the college station campus and the support system they have. The Scott and White hospital in Temple was great too. A & M is the only school in Texas that uses essay exams instead of multiple choice. Ouch!
Baylor College of Medicine
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
