Has anyone moved to get into school & been successful?!

[charoldy]

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I was just curious if anyone had tales of moving to a particular state to obtain residency, so as to increase their chances of getting into a particular school. Did you have success in getting in? Any horror stories?

It's something that I'm considering, but moving would entail "starting over" so to speak...like finding a new job, finding new vets to work with, etc...

 

[twosoakers]

i didn't move to lafayette, in, to go to vet school; i moved here to get my phd. getting residency here was a real pain, though, despite the fact that i own a home here, am registered to vote here, have my license plates and DL here. my residency was still rejected because i was either to be 'married' to someone working here for a year (it didn't matter that i'd been here two years with a boyfriend and both of our names are on the lease--you must be religiously bound in indiana) or take a year off of school full-time to work (which i did, at a veterinary clinic). it depends on where you're moving. supposedly ohio and elsewhere have better policies. purdue is a nightmare. wow. i complain a lot about purdue. 😎

 

[lechatton]

great thread
especially being from a state with no vet schools or contact spots, i am very interested to know!

 

[alonepear]

I know someone who moved here to NC to attend NCSU instate, and she got in. I know a bunch of people who have moved here for the same reason, they're finishing up their pre-reqs and are going to apply soon. I think it's a fairly common occurance here in NC, people move here after undergrad and either work for a few years and apply, or just establish residency and apply.

 

[wildfocus]

the woman who showed me around davis campus was from seattle and moved to cali to get residence, and she got into davis...

 

[charoldy]

thanks for all the stories, everyone! One of the vets that I shadow applied in 2 cycles and got didn't get into any schools until her 3rd round of applications, when she switched residencies and got into the state school. But this was also 8-10 years ago.

 

[kate_g]

I know a vet who decided Davis was the school for him, and moved to CA in order to get residency before applying to Davis. I think he did all his prereqs here and worked, and then applied in-state. Given the near-zero chance of getting in to Davis out of state, I guess it would be a good strategy if you know that's where you want to go.

 

[Angelo84]

One of the vets I work with moved to ohio to get and was then accepted at Ohio State. So it can be done!