Any advantage in going to a school in the state you want to practice?

[JakeSill]

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I guess you get rotation sites in the state so you will get to know the people who work in the facilities. But are there other advantages?

 

[Rouelle]

a) Networking and some local name recognition
b) The MPJE will be easier to study for

 

[confettiflyer]

California:

1) Slightly faster licensing (in-state schools process apps in bulk w/ BOP)
2) Familiarity with California law so a theoretical advantage in taking CPJE

That's about it. Our residents come from across the country and the only discernable difference is the California-based residents take their boards ~month earlier on average (n=6), everyone has passed (NAPLEX + CPJE aren't that hard).

 

[Sparda29]

Yes.

This chick just dropped by the pharmacy where I'm the SP/PIC. Dropped off resume said she was looking for an intern position. Noticed she goes to Touro and won't be graduating for another 2 years, told my boss to hire her, the interview is all but a formality now.

 

[confettiflyer]

Yes.

This chick just dropped by the pharmacy where I'm the SP/PIC. Dropped off resume said she was looking for an intern position. Noticed she goes to Touro and won't be graduating for another 2 years, told my boss to hire her, the interview is all but a formality now.

She cute?

 

[Sparda29]

She cute?

7-8/10? She's quad-linqual too.

 

[zelman]

California:

1) Slightly faster licensing (in-state schools process apps in bulk w/ BOP)
2) Familiarity with California law so a theoretical advantage in taking CPJE

That's about it. Our residents come from across the country and the only discernable difference is the California-based residents take their boards ~month earlier on average (n=6), everyone has passed (NAPLEX + CPJE aren't that hard).

You don't need to know Cali law to pass the CPJE

But that logic applies in every other state.

 

[BenJammin]

Not really. Just depends on local reputation. The MPJE line is garbage if you make student connections in those states.

 

[confettiflyer]

You don't need to know Cali law to pass the CPJE

But that logic applies in every other state.

It's ~90% clinical anyway, hence a theoretical advantage (like you pick up the requisite law knowledge on rotation/at work anyway). I think I spent a week reviewing Weissman for ~7-8 questions on the exam.

 

[PharmtoCS]

It is very difficult to get rotation sites in California if you go to an out-of-state school. If you go to a California school, you will pay through the nose on tuition and living costs. You're screwed either way if you want to practice in California.

 

[pillpharmer14]

Unless you have some outstanding qualifications, getting a job in this market is about who you know. Most jobs in my market go out word of mouth before they are posted, so by the time you see it on Indeed the job has already been given to someone they just have to post it for legal purposes. I'm sure this will continue to get worse with saturation as managers have to find some way to sift through the piles of applicants.

 

[Leper Messiah]

It will help tremendously to go to school in the state you want to practice in. "It's not what you know, it's who you know." Also, yes the law exam will be easier if you've been working in a state for 4 years already.

 

[Leper Messiah]

7-8/10? She's quad-linqual too.

Indian?

 

[Sparda29]

Indian?

Nope. I think a Mexican-Persian Mix.

 

[bananaface]

Out of state applicants can seem a little more iffy to employers, because they will have past experiences with licensing delays and people who had committed from out of state and then backed out when they found jobs closer to home. If you are going back to a home state, an employer may be less concerned about you not panning out.

I agree with the posters above that you will have an easier time job hunting if you are in your desired state to network and watch the job market during school.