best cities to be a resident in to get into a med school?

[bipolardoc]

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best cities to be a resident in to get into a med school? i dont care if it is a DO or MD school, what is the best state to get into a med school. We know CA is the worse, what would be the best, which ones are known to let those non trad students with lower stats, is texas the best since it has a DO school with lower stats acceptance rates yet very cheap DO school, or is it somewhere like florida who has so many med schools and seems in state friendly. Were talking for the case of a non trad, 29 year old with 3.2/30 stats who needs a good paying job while preping and setting up to be a resident in the state. Also which stats are the hardest/easiest to develop residency is, what is the typical requirement, one year of residence with proof of some utility bill as I hear?

 

[Sylar]

As far as Florida residency is concerned:

1. Legal ties to the state of Florida - At least one document must be dated or issued at least 12 months before the first day of the semester for which Florida residency is sought. No single document is conclusive.
   • Florida driver's license
   • Florida vehicle registration
   • Florida voter's registration
   • Declaration of domicile
   • Proof of purchase of a permanent home in Florida
   • Florida occupational/professional license
   • Florida incorporation or other evidence of legal residence
   
   In addition, the student must also produce evidence of
   • No legal ties to another state and
   • Establishment of bona fide domicile in Florida (rather than maintaining a temporary residence incidental to enrollment at the university). Continued legal ties with another state contradicts establishment of Florida domicile.
2. Proof of physical presence – Independent students must demonstrate that they have maintained a residence in the state of Florida for the domicile year (previous 12 months) associated with the term of entry to UF or the request for reclassification.
   
   Physical presence can be documented by
   • Continuous enrollment at the university for the past three terms, or
     for periods of non-enrollment --
   • Leases, rent receipts and utility bills in the student's name
   • Proof of employment
3. Financial independence – Independent students must also prove that they are financially self-supporting.
   When the initial request or the request for residency reclassification is evaluated, university staff will estimate the student's expenses for the domicile year. These estimates are based on cost of attendance figures used for financial aid eligibility. The estimate is specific to the student and it is dependent on number of hours enrolled, place of residence (on-campus or off-campus) and other circumstances.
   
   The student must conclusively document that they have provided at least 51% of these expenses. Financial independence can be substantiated with:
   • A copy of the parents' most recent tax return indicating that the student was not claimed as a dependent, and
   • Proof of income greater than or equal to 51% of the estimated expenses.
   
   Income can include:
   • Earned wages for the past 12 months, documented with federal income tax returns, W-2's and pay stubs.
     (Earned wages must be declared for consideration; tips and other earnings not reported to the IRS cannot be considered.)
   • Scholarships received in the past 12 months.
     (A copy of the award letter is required).
   Monetary gifts, personal loans or financial support in the form of room, board or other expenses from the student's parents, other relatives, a significant other or friends demonstrates that the student lacks independence and is financially dependent upon others. In such cases, the student is NOT considered independent.

 

[Greonis]

We know CA is the worse

Sorry to go off on a tangent, but I respectfully disagree. There are states out there (such as Rhode Island and New Hampshire) that have absolutely no ties to any medical schools, forcing their students to pay either private tuition or OOS tuition for a portion of their education. I say "a portion" because there are some generous state schools, such as those in Ohio, that are willing to grant OOS matriculants in-state status after at least one year. But even then, that doesn't mitigate the fact that there are no admissions pathways that give specific preferences to these particular states.

I will admit, however, that CA schools are quite difficult to get into, even for CA residents. But even then, having those public schools at one's disposal is better than nothing at all, as far as I am concerned.

 

[MilkmanAl]

Ohio, Georgia, Florida, and Texas are probably your best bets. All of them have a good number of state schools that aren't insanely hard to get into.

 

[Bacchus]

If you have SOUND stats Pennsylvania is the land of opportunities:

PCOM
LECOM
LECOM-Seton Hill
Pitt
PSU
Penn
Temple
Jefferson
Drexel
Commonwealth Medical College

Thats 10 schools in Pennsylvania alone.

 

[bozz]

Absolute no brainer:

TEXAS

You'll get in somewhere + ridiculously cheap tuition even for OOSers: $12,000 a year. I'd like to see any state beat that 😛

I'm not from Texas btw.

 

[searun]

Absolute no brainer:

TEXAS

You'll get in somewhere + ridiculously cheap tuition even for OOSers: $12,000 a year. I'd like to see any state beat that 😛

I'm not from Texas btw.

Agree. Texas has the most opportunities and the best bang for your buck for med school. But you will have to live in Texas so make sure you are comfortable with the whole Texas big hair thing.

 

[stooges287]

If you have SOUND stats Pennsylvania is the land of opportunities:

PCOM
LECOM
LECOM-Seton Hill
Pitt
PSU
Penn
Temple
Jefferson
Drexel
Commonwealth Medical College

Thats 10 schools in Pennsylvania alone.

Very true, but also note that the state of Pennsylvania gives very little funding to its medical schools so the COA at these schools are all pretty high.

 

[majestic red]

I'd like to point out that even though CA's state schools are insanely difficult to get into, for those that do get in, it means going to a top-notch medical school for much cheaper. I'm a little jealous, to be honest.

 

[chessknt]

I'd like to point out that even though CA's state schools are insanely difficult to get into, for those that do get in, it means going to a top-notch medical school for much cheaper. I'm a little jealous, to be honest.

Feel free to come on over, its only one of the highest CoL in the US full of liberals that <3 taxes and nanny laws.

 

[bluesmd]

the whole Texas big hair thing

haha good one