Texas A&M University System Health Science Center,
College of Medicine Admission
Texas A&M University System Health Science Center,
College of Medicine Undergraduate Program
Texas A&M University System Health Science Center,
College of Medicine Application

The Facts

Texas A&M University is a rather large, public institution located in the town of College Station, Texas, and has a combined graduate and undergraduate population of over 30,000 students. The university's College of Medicine is significantly smaller, and is home to about 830 graduate medical students. The average age of enrollment is around 23, and it is fairly rare for any of the students to enter the school directly from their undergraduate education. The school is perhaps best known for its terrific research programs, as well as for its emphasis on the doctor-patient relationship. Aside from the basic MD degree, the school also offers a joint MD/PhD degree in the areas of anatomy, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, biophysics, cell biology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, pathology, pharmacology, as well physiology.

Admission to the College of Medicine is extremely competitive among the many students who apply; last year, over 1,780 students applied for admission to the school. Approximately 80 of those students were accepted. Eventually however, only about 64 of the admitted students actually enrolled for the coming semester. The admitted students had average MCAT scores of about 10.2 in Biology, 10.4 in Physics, and 9.5 in Verbal, as well as an average undergraduate GPA of about a 3.6. Students are notified of their admissions status on a rolling basis, and there is currently no early application program in place.

The College of Medicine has about 830 faculty members, all of whom come from very diverse academic and medical backgrounds. The school also boasts a very manageable student to faculty ratio of about 1:1, and the small classes allow for plenty of discussion and interaction between students and their professors.

Graduates of the College of Medicine are often accepted into some of the most prestigious and competitive residency programs in the nation, and most frequently specialize in areas such as family practice, surgery, ob/gyn, pediatrics, psychiatry, anesthesiology, as well as radiology.

Clinical Programs

Students are required to take extensive clinical training including rotations of 6 weeks of ob/gyn, 6 weeks of pediatrics, 12 weeks of family medicine, 12 weeks of surgery, 4 weeks of neurology, 2 weeks of alcohol and drug dependence, as well as a 4 week internship.

What's Good

"There is a terrific sense of community here, and everyone is very supportive of one another."

"You get so much hands-on experience and patient contact, which is awesome."

"The professors push you, but not in a ridiculous way. It's nice to have that motivation."

What's Bad

"Things do get a bit intense here; students can be competitive."

"The administration seems more concerned with the undergraduates at times. They can be difficult to get a hold of."

"There isn't any on campus graduate housing, which is a bit of a pain."

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