Do schools discriminate? Please help.

[caseys]

Do Pharmacy schools discriminate between an out of state and in state student by giving preference to In state? Apparently In State helps get more funding plus I have looked at a couple of schools in Texas and some say in state is given preference, PLUS the stats accepted from previoius years are like 95% to 5% out-State.........However I called UT Austin Pharmacy and their admissions said they don't give preference its just based off students who apply there.....even though their stats are like 140 in state to 5 out of state....

I REALLY need to know this because I plan on doing my pre-reqs in California and move back to Texas where I will qualify for something called Hazlewood act which pays most of my school IN Texas. If the answer is Yes, my wife and I will have to separate ;( long distance...

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[rxphd]

Usually they tell you if in state is a preference. The school I got accepted to gives extra admission points for in state.

 

[Jibby321]

If it is a public school then yes in state students are preferred. This is because public schools are funded somewhat from the state and they have to accecpt a certain amount of in state students. For private it's what ever they want. Usually equal.

 

[DrDrugs2012]

Some public schools dont care and in some ways prefer out of state students who pay higher tuitions, are less likely to stay in-state after graduation, driving up local demand for pharmacists making the school a constant "destination".

 

[88888888]

Do Pharmacy schools discriminate between an out of state and in state student by giving preference to In state? Apparently In State helps get more funding plus I have looked at a couple of schools in Texas and some say in state is given preference, PLUS the stats accepted from previoius years are like 95% to 5% out-State.........However I called UT Austin Pharmacy and their admissions said they don't give preference its just based off students who apply there.....even though their stats are like 140 in state to 5 out of state....

I REALLY need to know this because I plan on doing my pre-reqs in California and move back to Texas where I will qualify for something called Hazlewood act which pays most of my school IN Texas. If the answer is Yes, my wife and I will have to separate ;( long distance...

Depends on the school.

 

[Irelia]

Do Pharmacy schools discriminate between an out of state and in state student by giving preference to In state? Apparently In State helps get more funding plus I have looked at a couple of schools in Texas and some say in state is given preference, PLUS the stats accepted from previoius years are like 95% to 5% out-State.........However I called UT Austin Pharmacy and their admissions said they don't give preference its just based off students who apply there.....even though their stats are like 140 in state to 5 out of state....

I REALLY need to know this because I plan on doing my pre-reqs in California and move back to Texas where I will qualify for something called Hazlewood act which pays most of my school IN Texas. If the answer is Yes, my wife and I will have to separate ;( long distance...

Discriminate is a very misleading word here because overall in-state schools are funded by tax money from people living in that state. So inherently, it would make sense to give advantage to applicants who are from in-state.

 

[KidPharmD]

Some state universities have high number of instate applicants. However out of state students pay more than their share in tuition. These schools often take a certain minimum number of out of state students (20% or so). This means that an out of state student might get in instead of an in-state student merely for funding purposes.