Changing state residency; a question.

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Hello pre-allo!

My father just got a job in Florida, which is a lot better for me than North Carolina. (My GPAs aren't great but are improving, my EC's are pretty solid, and I'm taking the MCAT2015. Three out of five of NC's medical schools are private, and one of the public ones is UNC-CH, which, if memory serves me right, is upper tier. Frankly, I'm not going to have a snowball's chance in hell with my numbers for UNC-CH.)

But that's what I'm wondering- since my dad will be taking this job later this month, it still won't be a full year when the June 2015 cycle opens. Would I put in my AMCAS/AACOMAS that I'm a Florida resident, despite not meeting the requirements when the cycle starts? Or is residency status determined at the time of matriculation?

Thank you!

 

[282NC]

Would I put in my AMCAS/AACOMAS that I'm a Florida resident, despite not meeting the requirements when the cycle starts? Or is residency status determined at the time of matriculation?

Hey, excuse the necrobump but I thought this would be better than starting a new thread. Does anyone have an answer to OP's question, specifically the quoted portion?

 

[282NC]

https://aamc-orange.global.ssl.fast...6a2-49cefdb39bc9/amcas_instruction_manual.pdf
page 65

"AMCAS does not evaluate residency eligibility or citizenship status.
Questions regarding eligibility and application restrictions should be directed to
medical school admission offices. It is your responsibility to determine
your eligibility before designating a school"

Residency for admissions is not the same thing as residency for tuition. You need to see each school's policy on this but if you are applying with a Florida address, it is likely for the purposes of admission you would be a Florida resident.

Thanks. I guess I'll be calling up the schools in the state to which I may be moving to see what they have to say. It's just that I applied this cycle as a resident of one state and it's possible that I may be living in another come time for reapplication next cycle (June).

 

[Snakes]

State residency issues vary state by state, but if Florida is the state you will be moving to, I can tell you for a fact that Florida state residency requires you to have lived here for one year prior to date of MATRICULATION at school to qualify for in-state preference. Change your driver's license as soon as you move.


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[282NC]

State residency issues vary state by state, but if Florida is the state you will be moving to, I can tell you for a fact that Florida state residency requires you to have lived here for one year prior to date of MATRICULATION at school to qualify for in-state preference. Change your driver's license as soon as you move.


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So let's say I move to Florida in May and change my license/sign a lease. I would be considered in-state for admissions purposes even if at the time of application it's only been two months? Just as long as by matriculation in August 2017, I would have been there for over a year, correct?

 

[Snakes]

Linked is USF's Florida residency affidavit (which is pretty much the same as the other colleges I have seen in Florida). That should answer your question. http://www.usf.edu/admissions/documents/residency.pdf


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[Snakes]

Here is UCF Medicine's affidavit. https://med.ucf.edu/administrative-offices/student-affairs/registrar/establishing-florida-residency/

Be aware that many of the combined degree programs start in early June (check Miami as an example), so if you are doing any of those, do not rely on the regular MD calendar start dates.


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[282NC]

That clears things up, Snakes; thanks.

 

[dpl763]

That clears things up, Snakes; thanks.

So did we determine that you WOULD receive in-state tuition if you did get your drivers license and lease 1 year prior to starting class?

 

[BombsAway]

https://aamc-orange.global.ssl.fast...6a2-49cefdb39bc9/amcas_instruction_manual.pdf
page 65

"AMCAS does not evaluate residency eligibility or citizenship status.
Questions regarding eligibility and application restrictions should be directed to
medical school admission offices. It is your responsibility to determine
your eligibility before designating a school"

Link said "forbidden", which seems appropriately ominous.

Does amcas just let you pick a state? With all our moving around with the .mil I'm a gray area resident of 3 states. The one we just arrived at is no place i'd like to live longer than necessary, despite its wonderful tacos and low tuition. The one we just left is delightful, but has an ironclad IS bias. For the record, I do (barely) meet the standards for them. If i could designate them from the get go, despite my physical address, I imagine it would make a world of difference in the process.