Applying as a State Resident for two states?

[ipodtouch]

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My family lives in New York, and that's where I lived until just a year and a half ago when I came to Atlanta to do research.

I applied this year with my parent's NY address listed on my AMCAS as my permanent address, thereby giving me residency in New York for NY med schools.

I was wondering, however. I have been in Georgia for over a year. Does this mean I can also apply to georgia schools as a GA resident?

 

[NickNaylor]

Doubtful. If you're living independently on you're own, it'd be pretty shady to claim residency via your parents.

 

[chiapet874]

My family lives in New York, and that's where I lived until just a year and a half ago when I came to Atlanta to do research.

I applied this year with my parent's NY address listed on my AMCAS as my permanent address, thereby giving me residency in New York for NY med schools.

I was wondering, however. I have been in Georgia for over a year. Does this mean I can also apply to georgia schools as a GA resident?

I thought residency required more than one year

 

[LifeTake2]

My family lives in New York, and that's where I lived until just a year and a half ago when I came to Atlanta to do research.

I applied this year with my parent's NY address listed on my AMCAS as my permanent address, thereby giving me residency in New York for NY med schools.

I was wondering, however. I have been in Georgia for over a year. Does this mean I can also apply to georgia schools as a GA resident?

You don't gain GA residency if you moved for education (ie research most likely). You are a NY resident.

 

[ipodtouch]

thanks for the replies~

I graduated from school here in August 2010. I've been working full-time employment as a research specialist until now, so I suppose it wouldn't be categorized as education.

how long do you believe it may take?

 

[km17]

I believe for in-state in Georgia all you need is to have lived there for a year before the first day of classes, provided that you did not become a resident just to go to school there. You can prove this with a combination of voter registration, driver's license, income tax return, vehicle registration, or letter from your employer.

That being said, if you're a dependent...most of those documents should be for NY, and you shouldn't claim GA residency. If you're an independent, then it sounds like you shouldn't claim NY residency.

Here's the document: http://www.gsfc.org/Main/publishing/pdf/2011/2012-Residency.pdf

 

[Stumpyman]

If you're independent I think GA would be you're state of residency. For med schools, GA>NY

 

[LifeTake2]

Easy answer, call the admissions office at MCG or Mercer and they call tell you in about 30 seconds if you can claim GA residency.

Note: Mercer actually requires an residency affidavit signed by the judge in the county you reside to even submit your secondary.

 

[km17]

Easy answer, call the admissions office at MCG or Mercer and they call tell you in about 30 seconds if you can claim GA residency.

Note: Mercer actually requires an residency affidavit signed by the judge in the county you reside to even submit your secondary.

From MCG's website:

Preference is given to Georgia residents. No more than 5 percent of the entering class each year can be non-residents of Georgia. Applicants for admission may be classified as residents of only one state. Applicants offered admission as a Georgia resident are expected to maintain Georgia resident status in American Medical College of Application Service records. Applicants who claim Georgia residence must make claim on their AMCAS application no later than Nov. 1, 2010. No residency changes are permitted afterward. Georgia residents who change their legal state of residence designation with AMCAS after being accepted at MCG will have their acceptance withdrawn and their applications for admission reviewed for admission as a non-resident of Georgia.

 

[chiapet874]

If you're independent I think GA would be you're state of residency. For med schools, GA>NY

Why is GA > NY for med schools?

 

[NickNaylor]

Why is GA > NY for med schools?

I'm curious to know as well. Seems like the SUNY system is a better offering, but I'll admit that I don't know all that much about either system.

 

[Local Native]

I think he probably meant that GA > NY in terms of your chances for getting accepted. NY, similar to CA, may have a lot of schools but it's much more competitive.

 

[sector9]

My family lives in New York, and that's where I lived until just a year and a half ago when I came to Atlanta to do research.

I applied this year with my parent's NY address listed on my AMCAS as my permanent address, thereby giving me residency in New York for NY med schools.

I was wondering, however. I have been in Georgia for over a year. Does this mean I can also apply to georgia schools as a GA resident?

You can only pick one state to be a resident of when you submit your primary application

As km17's quote indicates, most schools are unlikely to let you claim residency on a secondary application or whatever

 

[Guy Montag]

I think he probably meant that GA > NY in terms of your chances for getting accepted. NY, similar to CA, may have a lot of schools but it's much more competitive.

Competition comes from the fact that Mercer and MCG will barely (if at all) take OOS students. Some of the SUNY schools are actually fairly OOS friendly.

 

[Stumpyman]

Yeah I meant for competition. If it was a matter of location, price, and quality of school, I would pick any of the NY schools over GA (exception of Emory).