Are there separate categories for being "out-of-state" for some med schools?

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For example, I know Texan schools have an extremely heavy IS bias. But would some of these schools favor Oklahoma/New Mexico residents over, say, New York or Massachusetts residents, even though they are all out-of-state?

 

[Welshman]

For example, I know Texan schools have an extremely heavy IS bias. But would some of these schools favor Oklahoma/New Mexico residents over, say, New York or Massachusetts residents, even though they are all out-of-state?

Many places have legal requirements for state schools as gonniff said but i think coming from a border state could only help our chances to get into that 10% especially if you can make a case for your unique connection to the state. The university of Washington has a unique system for its neighboring states where they prioritize spots for them. Other states like FL are more generous than Texas where only 75% are required to be IS but I doubt they prefer people from Georgia unless it’s FSU since it’s their mission to train PC docs for the rural area.

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Yes. I am the only OOS student in my class that isn't from a neighboring state or that did ug in the state. Texas is unique, your chances from OOS are much higher if you are applying from BYU. They love BYU applicants and every Texas school will have a few BYU kids in their OOS cohort.