Students from states with no In-State medical school.....

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Quick question.......

I am a life long resident of the wonderful state of Rhode Island. Being the smallest state in the union we only have to State public college's both of which do not have a medical program. The only medical school in the state is part of Brown university (ivy leauge). Now here is my question are there any Public medical programs that treat students from states with no state medical school as being In-State? either when concidering acceptance or tuition? Seems to me that students from states lacking a public in-state school are at an enormous disadvantage. There must be something in place to correct this injustice.... or no???
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djherse said:
Quick question.......

I am a life long resident of the wonderful state of Rhode Island. Being the smallest state in the union we only have to State public college's both of which do not have a medical program. The only medical school in the state is part of Brown university (ivy leauge). Now here is my question are there any Public medical programs that treat students from states with no state medical school as being In-State? either when concidering acceptance or tuition? Seems to me that students from states lacking a public in-state school are at an enormous disadvantage. There must be something in place to correct this injustice.... or no???
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As a resident of RI, you are able to get a preferential admissions status at Brown and I think some other schools in the NE region. You should try talking to your pre med /health professions advisor for more infomration/clarification.

Good luck!!!!:luck:
 
There are some scattered about. South Alabama gives in-state consideration for certain MS Gulf Coast counties for example, and U of Wash has a program with several neighboring states (and Alaska). Doesn't help you much, though.
 
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Maine applicants can apply to UVM and Dartmouth where they reserve 10 and 5 places respectively. They apply through the Maine Access program and compete with each other, not the national applicant pool, for admission.

Perhaps there is a similar arrangement for Rhode Island students.

Good luck!
 
Finian said:
Maine applicants can apply to UVM and Dartmouth where they reserve 10 and 5 places respectively. They apply through the Maine Access program and compete with each other, not the national applicant pool, for admission.

Perhaps there is a similar arrangement for Rhode Island students.

Good luck!
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Seems like a good deal to me, I'm moving to Maine 🙂
I wonder if NH (and RI) residents would get a similar kind of love, the only med school in their state is an Ivy League...not exactly the same as "safety school".
 
Rhode Isalnd might have an affiliation with an Osteopathic school, such as the University of New England. I know Deleware's official medical school is osteopathic (PCOM)
 
jsnuka said:
As a resident of RI, you are able to get a preferential admissions status at Brown and I think some other schools in the NE region. You should try talking to your pre med /health professions advisor for more infomration/clarification.

Good luck!!!!:luck:
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Yes, this is definitely correct about Brown. 👍

Not sure about "other schools in the NE," but certainly something to look into...
 
UConn does in-state, regional, and out of state....regional being a resident of any New England state that does not have a state med school, such as RI, Maine, or NH. They have some preference, and reduced tuition for these people.
 
I'm also a resident of RI

UVM used to give preferential treatment but not anymore
Brown does give some preferential treatment as somebody mentioned before
 
If you end up at any state school that is not in your state, after your first year, you can *usually* get residency in that state and pay in-state tuition for the remaining 3 years. A lot schools will even help you set up state residency through their financial aid dept. - but it really depends on the state requirements for residency.
 
Mila said:
If you end up at any state school that is not in your state, after your first year, you can *usually* get residency in that state and pay in-state tuition for the remaining 3 years. A lot schools will even help you set up state residency through their financial aid dept. - but it really depends on the state requirements for residency.
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This is true in a few places, but not in as many as you'd think. I know it's true in NY and OH. I think it used to be true in CO, but they changed the law this year (worth checking this out!).

Anyway, yeah OP, it would certainly be a good idea to apply to the NY schools, OH schools, and any other states you find that will let you switch your residency. 👍
 
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