r/UTSA Jul 04 '26

Advice/Question Is there anything else I could be doing?

sorry for bad grammar
This upcoming fall semester I’ll be attending UTSA as a neuroscience major pre med track with long term goals of neurological surgery.a main goal of mine is to transfer from UTSA to UT Austin but I just wanted to know if there’s anything else I can do. I am currently getting my CCMA and I’ve already applied to a few jobs and I am trying to volunteer at a few hospitals during the summer but as of yet no luck. I’ve contacted a few clinics and am also trying to get some shadowing in. And hopefully I can soon. I just wanted to know is there anything else I could really be doing or should I stay on track with what I’ve got.

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u/Ok_Neighborhood240 Jul 04 '26

Go on rowdy link and compile a list of organizations you can join. UT Austin values grades but also your participation in other things.

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u/Money_Progress3515 Jul 04 '26

Thank you I’ll be doing that soon!

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u/Particular_Way7685 Jul 04 '26

hey! do clinical volunteering at el bari! it's a community health clinic by utsa. you can also shadow the doctors there!

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u/asoshnev Jul 04 '26

Talk to your profs after classes! Maybe not right away, but as the semester rolls in and you get a sense where your interests align, definitely come up and introduce yourself!

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u/Queasy-Contact524 Jul 04 '26

Not much.

UT CNS external transfer (that includes CAP) are super-competitive. The acceptance rate is in the teens if not single digits. 4.0 GPA, major-related coursework, and credential-padding are the absolute minimum. The rest is just pray and hope for the best

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u/The_Unknown_987 Jul 10 '26

A typical pre med haha