Dual-residency for TMDSAS vs ACMAS?

[tigerdr]

My family currently owns houses and pays taxes in both Texas and another state. I qualify for Texas residency based on the TMDSAS guidelines, and plan to apply as in-state for TMDSAS. However, I have close ties to the other state (it's where I went to both high school and college), and I planned to apply as in-state for the state medical school there, since I've done research there and it's where my initial interests in medicine began. I'm wondering if anyone knows how my application would be affected if I list different residencies on TMDSAS and AMCAS?

I called TMDSAS about this and the rep did not know what would happen. It would be amazing to hear from someone with experience doing this in the past, but I appreciate general input as well!

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[wysdoc]

My family currently owns houses and pays taxes in both Texas and another state. I qualify for Texas residency based on the TMDSAS guidelines, and plan to apply as in-state for TMDSAS. However, I have close ties to the other state (it's where I went to both high school and college), and I planned to apply as in-state for the state medical school there, since I've done research there and it's where my initial interests in medicine began. I'm wondering if anyone knows how my application would be affected if I list different residencies on TMDSAS and AMCAS?

I called TMDSAS about this and the rep did not know what would happen. It would be amazing to hear from someone with experience doing this in the past, but I appreciate general input as well!

Where do YOU physically live? If your parents own TX property but don't reside there, it is more likely that you will be considered a resident of the state where you live and where you have attended HS and college.

 

[Isoval]

If you don't and have not (permanently) physically resided in Texas, I find it very doubtful you'd be classified as an in-state resident without having to bend the truth, tell half-truths, or lie.

Coming to Texas over winter break with your family - who also doesn't permanently reside in Texas - is not residency.

 

[wysdoc]

I am originally from TX and my family moved back a couple years ago, but I went to high school and college in another state. I'm not sure why the automatic assumption is that I am attempting to lie- I was simply asking due to confusion, because after reading the residency requirements for both states, I fully qualify for both.

Edit: To clarify, my parents currently live and work in TX, and I am filed as a dependent, so I qualify under those guidelines and applied as in-state through TMDSAS. I am not confused about whether I qualify as a TX resident, but I'm wondering if I can still apply as in-state for my other state school through AMCAS.
Thank you both for taking the time to respond!

I am not accusing you of lying, thank you for the clarification. From your initial post I came to the (erroneous) conclusion that your parents lived in the other state but owned property in Texas. You will declare yourself a resident of one state only.

 

[wysdoc]

TMDSAS and AMCAS "talk" to each other regularly; All Texas schools are part of AAMC and their applicant data is included in AMCAS reports. The TMDSAS has explicitly told me via email that they do indeed cross-check residency, I believe post-acceptance / pre-matriculation. If you were to declare different residency on each and if that were to surface, it could be considered an ethical violation and risk an acceptance and the ability to reapply in either system.

While you may legally qualify to be a resident in either state, many states, especially Texas, do not accept dual residency. It is up to you declare which one you are declaring. Besides, as I point out frequently, TMDSAS has a lower overall acceptance rate for its in-state applicants than the aggregate acceptance rate for AMCAS. Additionally, unlike other states, Texas schools do not formally recognize "ties" to the state. Residency classification is made by TMDSAS before the schools ever get the application. At that point you are either IS or OOS. Since Texas law requires that 90% of matriculants must be residents (historically schools have aimed for 92%), even in the OOS pile, it wouldnt seem to give particularly great advantage but certainly better than nothing. You would need to clearly identify your ties in your TMDSAS to have some impact

Thanks @gonnif I was going to ask you to chime in here so thanks for the fuller explanation