This is so exciting! For reference there are currently four other HBCU medical schools open which are Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. This is a huge win! XULA's school of medicine is also the first HBCU school of medicine operating in the gulf south as well.

"The College of Medicine will begin recruiting students in coming weeks for its inaugural class starting in 2027, advancing the vision for America's next historically Black college of medicine."

This is great news and I look forward to the success of the school. What are your thoughts?

Read more here: https://www.xula.edu/xocom/historic-milestone-americas-newest-medical-school-earns-preliminary-accreditation.pdf

I know it’s not the end of the world and that I have a solid chance but I’m feeling so inadequate right now. 1 waitlist and radio silence from everyone else after applying to 30+ schools… I just feel so tired. currently procrastinating on telling my parents

Hey… I got the A today!!!!!!! From my two top schools.

I wanted to call my girlfriend to tell her on the phone but she kept shutting me down over text and telling me she’s studying in the library and she has a lot of work and cannot call. I told her to tell me when she’s free so that I can tell her over the phone.

She finally got the hint and realized that since it’s Oct 15 I must have found something out about med schools. But she continued to ask me to just send her a text or voice note and got increasingly frustrated when I told her that I want to wait to call until she’s free. She told me she hates waiting and that she doesn’t have the time right now.

She’s now mad at me for not just texting her. I’m lost because this is a huge day for me and I just wanted her to be proud and happy. I’m just lost here. Pre med relationships are not easy.

Should I just end it with her? Should I just wait? Am I the A hole…????

EDIT: thanks for everyone’s input. We ended up talking afterward and it went really well. We both apologized and she was really ecstatic for me. Everything is good :) and I’m going to relax😵‍💫

like not even a single rejection??? I mean thank god but not hearing a single thing so far I’m like did my application even go through… complete silence from MD and DO schools and I know people with lower and higher stats than me that have already heard so I’m starting to panic (trying not to but I can feel a crash out coming soon). and don’t even get me started on those emails that schools send that end up being info session invites.

Just sad ngl

Just wanted to brag because I originally thought i’d crash and burn in this class and tank my gpa.

However, thanks to some study tips from this subreddit and the chem subreddit I can officially say I got 100% course grade in Gen Chem 1! Starting gen chem 2 today so any tips are appreciated.

Thank you all and to all good luck on whatever it is that may be challenging you!

Sure I applied MD-PhD so it's probably different, but still hurts nonetheless. Interview wasn't great so I didn't have high expectations, but genuinely one of the worst feelings in the world. I'm just staring at my phone praying they call me and just kinda knowing it's not gonna happen.

Is it possible to get ghosted even though the school sends out R and IIs to other people.
I turned in my secondaries july and early aug but haven’t heard anything back…. I’ve seen ppl get rejected or WL from those schools, but it’s crickets for me….

submitted primary June 1st, verified first week July.

All secondaries sent within roughly 14 days of receiving, most completed July-August, with the last few late August/early September. 28 schools.
School list in post history if interested. 520 4.0

I know it’s still early but see a lot of ppl with IIs so always wondering lol, anybody in the same boat?

I have been waiting all day for mcgovern, and only seen 4 prematches sent. Last year it looks like a lot more were sent, any idea whats up?

First R that actually hurt because it was my top pick. 8 points above their mean mcat (!?!??) but not a good fit I guess. I got interviews from the two other states I’m tied to so thought I was writing well about connections. Even more frustrating because this was my shot at in-state tuition vs out of state at Alma Mater and hometown state. Fmllll not even an interview guys rly

I am currently applying to colleges right now. I’m wanting to major in aerospace engineering but I know it’s a really hard major and it might screw up my gpa and not make it as competitive. Now I could go something easier like biology or finance, but if I weren’t to be accepted into med school I was wanting to do engineering instead. Is it worth the risk of not getting into med school for a major I’d want to pursue as a backup, or should I just go the easy path and do an easier major?

hi! i have my first MD interview next week and am looking for advice. i've only had traditional formats so far and ive done well w those, just haven't done an MMI before. i have adhd lol and my biggest struggle is slowing down and piecing everything together in a way that makes sense to the other person. in other words, i can be a bit sporadic and tend to ramble. any advice is much appreciated!

Basically I am a junior electrical engineering major at a top 10 university. I’ve been doing pre-med since freshman year along with this. What happened was in an intro programming class my first semester, I was hella depressed and lazy back then and essentially copy pasted an entire assignment from chat a minute before the due date like a dumbass and got caught. I got on probation for two quarters, but don’t think it shows in the transcript though. I’m obviously going to tell the truth about it on the application but I have two options for the future: either continue on this path or turn to engineering full time as I was able to get a good internship for next year. Does anyone have any success stories or advice with a similar situation? I’m not trying to waste a bunch of time and money as from what I’ve seen on the internet it’s over if you get something like this. Im wondering if there is a chance.

I'm currently a senior graduating in spring 2027 and have 100+ (will be around 200 by graduation) hours of research experience at my university's medical school, mostly reviewing patient charts, collecting data, and analyzing trends. However, I don't have any wet-lab experience and would really like to get involved.

I'm planning on taking two gap years before med school and was hoping to join a lab this spring and potentially continue after graduation.

For those who started with little to no wet-lab experience, how did you find positions? Is it realistic to get an unpaid volunteer research position near or after graduation at my university and continue in the lab after graduation?

I know i’m applying to MED school so research questions wouldn’t be entirely relevant but i would have thought i would have been asked at least one question about research. Like especially with how emphasized research is in applying to med school?

I’ve only had 2 interviews so far so maybe it makes sense but really? The two schools were also pretty research heavy

I have this friend who’s pre med with me as well, and he has the highest grade in the class but he’s so condescending and egotistical. I asked him a question regarding one of our labs and he straight up told me he can’t help because it can ruin his “chance” of getting accepted like what??? Keep in mind it’s our first year and we are planning on transferring to different universities…

Hey everyone, I'm super conflicted about taking a gap year versus not and I'm trying to sort it out before I schedule my mcat. Here is what my stats are.

My biggest concern is my GPA. I had a hard time adjusting to college level classes freshmen year so my GPA took a hit at first. I've been better and even made the deans list last year (I'm a junior for reference). This puts my gpa at about a 3.5.

For ECs:

Research: I work in two labs and I already have 400 hours as of right now with two posters in the works that I will be presenting at two conferences at the end of this academic year. I'm also gonna be working on an honors thesis. I'm expecting to have about 650-700 by the time I graduate.

Clinical: I work as a peds MA right now and by the end of junior year I expect to have 250-300ish hours from that job alone, but I'm trying to get another PRN/per-diem role in the meantime (if it works out, fingers-crossed since I've gotten auto-rejected some 40 million times). I also have clinical volunteering in pediatrics from my local hospital where I interact 1:1 with the patients.

Non-clinical volunteering: I just started volunteering as a tutor for children with neuro-developmental disabilities, and I plan to do this for about 2.5 hours every week starting in November (once I finish all my training for it). I additionally have about 100 hours from non-clinical work at the hospital (inventory, transport), and

Leadership: VP of a club on campus - 150 hours projected

My main dilemma: Take MCAT in April and assess whether I can apply this May based on my score, or decide to take a gap year and push MCAT to summer 2027.

Either way I will be under-loading in the spring 2027 semester to study for the mcat, and I am taking biochem (my last pre-req).

Given my GPA and ECs, what are your guy's thoughts? Thanks!!

I don’t apply until next cycle but I get so frustrated looking at my overall application sometimes. Specifically my science gpa (I didn’t do too hot my sophomore year). It’s at a 3.5 and as a Texas resident ik that’s not competitive.

I look at all my other stats and the numbers are great which makes me even more frustrated cause it’s one singular number that ik drags my application down

I graduated in 2023 and unfortunately never had any research experience during undergrad. I honestly regret it a lot especially because i went to a large research school. I haven’t had much luck applying to posted positions.

I’ve been building my clinical experience during my gap years (2000+ hours so far). I recently started an MA job too thats pretty flexible (2-3 days per week) while I study for the MCAT(planning to test in January)

Theres a few labs I’m interested in cold emailing for opportunities but does it even make sense for me to do volunteer research? Or should I only pursue posted part time/full time positions even if it’s research im not as interested in?

I’m 25 years old living at home so thats the only reason why a volunteer position would be possible. Im planning to apply in the 2027 cycle, so I’m not sure how worth it is to pursue with 8ish months until I apply

I want to know if i should explore psychiatry and or psych

Im a sophomore in college. I have to decide on a major. Currently in a major that i just feel as though i cant bring anything to because im not interested in pursuing it.

To be honest ive wanted to explore psychiatry and or psychology for some time. I just never felt like i can be the person to do it.
I feel like the people who go down pre med route are incredibly ambitious and intellectual. I feel like i used to be a bit more intellectual until i lost focus of what really matters to me, and wanting to appear a certain way and missing out on exploring things that interest me.

Ive wanted to explore psychotherapy and the medical side of psychology.

But how do you KNOW if its something you should really look into? Is there any signs you had like something about you as a person, the type of work you gravitate to, etc?

I dont want to sound ignorant or rude so im sorry if im making it seem like its more straightforward than the ambition and drive likely reuqired for it, i really dont want to look for any gatekeepers though. Everybody starts somewhere.

does anyone know how promising it is to get off the waitlist at this school?

During the interview, the dean said not to worry if we are put on the waitlist bcs it moves pretty fast, but im not sure if thats true or if he was just saying that to be nice/make us feel better (he was generally very nice/comforting throughout the whole 6 hours)

Desperate to know as this is the only school i had an interview at so far and im low stat so i was reallyyyy hoping to get the A :'(