Texas A&M

Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine College Station, TX · Public · MD

Class size: 200
Tuition: $36,878 (per year, nonresident)
Out-of-state applicants: Limited

Deadlines

AMCAS deadline: Oct. 1, 2026
Secondary deadline: Nov. 1, 2026

Essays

Essay 1: multicultural communities (3,500 characters)

As a physician, you never know what type of patient you will serve. From your past experiences, please describe or highlight factors or situations that demonstrate your ability to work with individuals from multicultural communities.

Essay 2: Aggie core values (3,500 characters)

The Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine embraces the Aggie Core Values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity and Selfless Service. Please elaborate on personal characteristics, values, accomplishments and/or any experiences that you feel will help to demonstrate your potential to contribute to the college and to the profession of medicine.

Essay 3: hardship (optional) (3,500 characters)

OPTIONAL: Describe or reflect any circumstances indicative of some degree of hardship, such as, but not limited to: personal or family illness, a medical condition, a death in the immediate family or socioeconomic disadvantages not mentioned in your primary application essays. What steps or strategies have you used to address these circumstances?

Editor's notes

Everyone gets the secondary, so getting it means nothing. The Nov. 1 deadline is a month after TMDSAS closes, but interviews start July 20 and offers roll from Oct. 15. The FAQ itself says early application is highly encouraged. Treat Nov. 1 as a backstop.
Read the screening list before you write your TMDSAS activities. It names first-generation status, working through school, caring for family, your home region's physician shortage and multilingual ability. If any apply to you, make sure they appear somewhere a reader can find them.
Texas A&M prefers a committee packet and caps individual letters at three, and it rejects letters missing letterhead, contact details, your ID, a signature or a date. Send your letter writers that checklist.
The campus track matters for three of your four years. You rank tracks after you're admitted, but knowing whether you want AIM in Bryan-College Station, a big-city track or EnMed gives your secondary essays something specific to say.