Best state to be a resident of

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What do you guys think would be the best state to be a resident of for a pre-med? texas would be my guess.

 

[AtlasCarraway]

Definitely Texas.

 

[Ruhroh]

Texas no question

 

[Fivo]

To acquire females or to acquire medical school acceptance?

 

[gmcguitar4]

To acquire females or to acquire medical school acceptance?

NYC for females...by far.

 

[JESSFALLING]

West Virginia >>>>>>>> Texas, for premed. In-state WV students have better odds of admission vs TX, and tuition is still very reasonable.

Not making this claim for anything else, well, except for the scenery and weather 😀 Texas has the better food (bbq!), culture, etc., in my opinion.

 

[911 Turbo]

West Virginia >>>>>>>> Texas, for premed. In-state WV students have better odds of admission vs TX, and tuition is still very reasonable.

Not making this claim for anything else, well, except for the scenery and weather 😀 Texas has the better food (bbq!), culture, etc., in my opinion.

And the cities (Houston). Also, tex-mex

 

[JESSFALLING]

And the cities (Houston). Also, tex-mex

Definitely! The largest city in WV would be considered a suburb next to Houston.

 

[sinombre]

California.

 

[tiedyeddog]

West Virginia, from a "best chances to get in" viewpoint.

Texas from a "best schools and best chances" viewpoint.

 

[tiedyeddog]

California.

No.

 

[sinombre]

Haha... I've seriously considered moving/obtaining residency somewhere else before applying. I'm anticipating 8 CA rejections before the end of the year.

 

[Verum]

How's NY? It has like 15 med schools.

 

[darkjedi]

I would say Texas and NY are pretty good to be a resident of. 3 SUNY medical schools in the state of NY. Ton in Texas as well.

 

[MDschoolorbust]

Florida has a ton of schools that cater to in-state. Pretty lucky for us Floridians.

 

[kfre2435]

I'm just going to leave this here.

 

[Wile]

I would say Texas and NY are pretty good to be a resident of. 3 SUNY medical schools in the state of NY. Ton in Texas as well.

4 actually. Buffalo, Upstate, Downstate, Stony Brook.

 

[1289]

Illinois?

 

[darkjedi]

4 actually. Buffalo, Upstate, Downstate, Stony Brook.

Ah yes, you are right, I had forgotten about Buffalo.

 

[235788]

Ohio is really nice. We have a mix of upper/middle/lower tier MD, a DO, a Pods school, and 2 solid SMP programs (toledo, cinci).


I think we have something for almost every applicant.

A doc once told me "If you cant get into medical school as an ohio resident, you're doing something wrong."

 

[Ironmandoc]

Florida for schools and women 🙂

 

[hellocubed]

It should be noted that the NY SUNYs are all pretty competitive.

In terms of easiest to get into... Georgia?
Mercer and MCG are pretty applicant friendly.

 

[linebacker57]

Illinois?

Illinois is not bad if you dont mind paying private school tuition. You have UIC, which is a good school, and if you are from Southern Il you have SIU, which arguable has some of the lowest admissions numbers in the country, because they only take from southern IL, you also have Rush which is private, but very very IS friendly

 

[SpacemanSpifff]

The acceptance rate for this last cycle for Alaskan residents at the University of Washington was 41%. That seems to be a pretty solid state to claim as your homeland, especially if you're tryna go to UW.

 

[JoeM]

For student loan debt...North Carolina. ECU's in-state tuition is $10,000 (a couple of years ago it was less than $8,000) and UNC's is $14,000.

How many med students manage to get out with less than $50,000 in debt?

 

[deleted393595]

Texas

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[MrTambourineMan]

For student loan debt...North Carolina. ECU's in-state tuition is $10,000 (a couple of years ago it was less than $8,000) and UNC's is $14,000.

How many med students manage to get out with less than $50,000 in debt?

Most students wouldn't graduate with less than $50,000. You have to factor in cost of living which is also five figures (usually). Med school costs a bit more than just tuition!

 

[FattySlug]

Anything but CA and you are good.

 

[235788]

For student loan debt...North Carolina. ECU's in-state tuition is $10,000 (a couple of years ago it was less than $8,000) and UNC's is $14,000.

How many med students manage to get out with less than $50,000 in debt?

how is it so cheap? I know kentucky (well louisville) and texas are in the same boat.

 

[JoeM]

Still, ECU is the cheapest med school in the country. Lots of folks pay more than that for undergrad at their state school.

 

[tn4596]

Still, ECU is the cheapest med school in the country. Lots of folks pay more than that for undergrad at their state school.

baylor instate tuition is $6500

republic of texas win

 

[Cinclus]

Texaaaassssssss!!!

 

[calvnandhobbs68]

Ohio is really nice. We have a mix of upper/middle/lower tier MD, a DO, a Pods school, and 2 solid SMP programs (toledo, cinci).


I think we have something for almost every applicant.

A doc once told me "If you cant get into medical school as an ohio resident, you're doing something wrong."

Ohio is the hidden gem also considering all the MD schools except one (Case) are public so the majority of matriculants are in-state. OU is also one of the better DO programs.

 

[JoeM]

Baylor's tuition is $6,500, but it also has $9,118 in fees. That's $15,618 tuition + fees. East Carolina is $12,644 tuition + fees:

http://www.usnews.com/education/bes...-public-medical-schools-for-in-state-students

 

[Doctor Strange]

Obviously it's Pennsylvania. Seven allopathic schools and all but two are pretty easy to get into for in-state applicants.

 

[tima]

Md

 

[iqe2010]

Texas.

Where else is med school 15k?

I love my state. 🙂

 

[Charles Darwin]

Obviously it's Pennsylvania. Seven allopathic schools and all but two are pretty easy to get into for in-state applicants.

Yeah I don't think so...

Look at tuition and % IS/OOS for PA allopathic schools.

 

[Tianar]

NOT DELAWARE.

Though we still have tax free shopping.

 

[michmedic]

Greatest state in the union! Michigan?

 

[naixin]

Does SIU only take people from southern IL? Their website just says need to be IL resident. Or is it just an unspoken rule?

Illinois is not bad if you dont mind paying private school tuition. You have UIC, which is a good school, and if you are from Southern Il you have SIU, which arguable has some of the lowest admissions numbers in the country, because they only take from southern IL, you also have Rush which is private, but very very IS friendly

 

[NightGod]

Illinois is not bad if you dont mind paying private school tuition. You have UIC, which is a good school, and if you are from Southern Il you have SIU, which arguable has some of the lowest admissions numbers in the country, because they only take from southern IL, you also have Rush which is private, but very very IS friendly

Except you still live in IL. Gods I hate this state...