Geographical post bacc plans for med school

[Elevencents]

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Hello! First post after lots and lots of reading.

I'm beginning the journey towards med school and will be applying to post baccs in a few months. As of now, I am looking at SFSU, Mills and Loyola Chicago as the top three I would like to attend. I was leaning toward Mills and SFSU but started considering residency prior to med school applications. I will most likely be a DO applicant, with an outside chance of MD (assuming I do well!) and with all of the talk of the competition in California, I am thinking I would be better off going to Loyola and establish residency, thus having a better shot at Illinois schools. While I would love to be in California, realistically I would be applying to mostly OOS schools in order to have a chance.

Is a post bacc just a post bacc? Would residency be a more important factor to consider for the future rather than what school to do my pre-reqs at?

I appreciate any and all advice.


Disclaimer: I apologize if this is a rehash, I've been digging through most subforums and have yet to come across it.

 

[DrMidlife]

Typically you can't establish residency in a new state by going to school there. Last I heard, Ohio was the only exception to this.

Get a look at what it takes to be eligible for instate tuition (such as on UIC's med school admissions web pages) before you go much further.

Best of luck to you.

 

[Elevencents]

I had planned on working part-time during post-bacc work but it appears even that will not be enough to establish residency.

"He/she must rely upon gainful employment in Illinois or prove reliance upon resources in Illinois for more than fifty percent of the income sufficient to provide for tuition, fees, and normal living expenses, e.g., food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Income earned as a result of University enrollment, such as educational loans, graduate assistantships, or student employment, is not considered evidence of intent to establish residency."

Doh. Thanks for making me look into that closer, DrMidlife.