I'm from NY. The SUNYs typically take ~80% of their students from NY. Texas requires a 90% minimum instate. Other states' schools require 95, 98 or even 100% of matriculants to be from instate? Take NY and CA for example. They could easily do what states like Mississippi and Massachusetts and Georgia have done, and require 100% of matriculants to be NY residents, because these are two of the top 5 states in terms of MCAT scores for the average applicant. Matriculant quality wouldn't suffer in a state like NY as a result of this change. In addition, NY state is diverse enough that this might actually help increase URM enrollment at the four SUNYs.
Thoughts? There are myriad public policy arguments in favor of it. In state matriculants are
More likely to stay in state to practice, and their families have contributed taxes to state coffers for years. OOS applicants have not.
Please respond whether you'd be in favor of this or not. I'm interested to hear why you support or oppose the idea. Also, if you are from Cali, please disclose that. I know IS applicants have a tough road there and you love being able to apply to SUNYs.
One more point if you want to address it. NY grants in state tuition after your first year of med school here if you are OOS. This should change. Most states don't do that and Ny shouldn't either! Make the OOSers pay OOS rates for all 4 years! LOL.
Thoughts? There are myriad public policy arguments in favor of it. In state matriculants are
More likely to stay in state to practice, and their families have contributed taxes to state coffers for years. OOS applicants have not.
Please respond whether you'd be in favor of this or not. I'm interested to hear why you support or oppose the idea. Also, if you are from Cali, please disclose that. I know IS applicants have a tough road there and you love being able to apply to SUNYs.
One more point if you want to address it. NY grants in state tuition after your first year of med school here if you are OOS. This should change. Most states don't do that and Ny shouldn't either! Make the OOSers pay OOS rates for all 4 years! LOL.
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