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I live in the southwest, and this cycle I wrote off schools in neighboring states because they didn't accept many out of state applicants. (Utah reserves 108 seats/122 for in-state+Idaho residents, Nevada reserves 60/70 seats for in-state, Oklahoma reserves 124/165 for in-state, etc) I've been doing a little more digging into these locations out of curiosity because a friend of mine is interviewing for dental schools here, and the thought of "wait why didn't I apply there again?" has popped into my head. Looking at their class profiles, I definitely see people from my state and my alma mater represented. When I applied I was under the impression that I wouldn't have a shot at schools like these that only have say, 10 seats for the rest of the country. If schools like these are a good stats match is it worth it to apply? This cycle I operated on the idea that private = higher chances because they took more people from out of state, but this has not served me thus far. I'm not really sure how to weigh the competitiveness of a prestigious private vs. the competitiveness of a heavy in-state bias. Any thoughts?