SHSU-COM (Gordy)

Sam Houston State University Russell and Glenda Gordy College of Osteopathic Medicine Conroe, TX · Public · DO

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How has your community and/or hometown shaped your values and your pursuit of medicine?

Describe a moment when you failed to accomplish a task or let yourself down. How did you grow from this experience?

What do you consider the role of physicians in medically underserved Texas communities?

Sam Houston State University's Motto is "The Measure of a Life is its Service." What is the most significant service contribution that you have made?

Why do you want to pursue osteopathic medicine at SHSU-COM? What about osteopathic medical education interests you?

Are you a Texas resident? (Yes/No)

Please share anything you would like to mention to the SHSU-COM Admissions Committee about yourself to strengthen your application.

Take the mission literally. SHSU-COM says it recruits applicants from places they'd want to return to and practice, with East Texas and rural Texas named outright. Ninety-five percent of the Class of 2030 are Texas residents, and more than one in five come from rural communities. Your hometown essay and your underserved essay are where you show you fit.
Casper is required, and the school won't consider you for an interview until the supplemental, the $75 fee and Casper are all in. Interviews start in July or August and the school warns that most spots fill early. Book Casper before you submit TMDSAS, not after.
Reapplicants get unusually direct instructions: don't reuse old essays, and fill in the TMDSAS question about what you've improved. The school also says more than three drops or repeated courses counts against you. If you can't point to real change since last cycle, it suggests waiting a year.
The price is low for a DO school: a $26,500 program fee for Texas residents and $41,600 for non-residents, with first-year budgets of $60,340 and $76,080. For a Texan who fits the mission, that's a strong reason to rank it high in the Match.