I am a dependent and my parents live in IL but I have lived in CA for 4 years while going to school at UCSB and have a CA driver's license & am registered to vote here. If I were to put down CA as my state of residency on my AMCAS application and verify that with a CA driver's license would I hypothetically be considered an in-state student during the application process? I would not be able to get in-state tuition as you have to be financially independent for a year in CA but I do not care about getting the tuition just being considered an in-state student for the purpose of increasing my chances of being accepted.
How do medical schools check residency?
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CA is the largest exporter of pre-meds in the country.
Odds are better than 50/50 that you, too, would be exported.
If you want to be a doctor only if you can be a medical student in CA, indicate that you are a CA resident on your AMCAS application. Let each school decide if you are (or are not). If you want to increase your odds of getting into medical school, strive to be a resident of almost any other state.
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okay! thank you for the advice
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Plus, if you don't qualify for IS tuition, I'd imagine schools would not be happy that they admitted you as an IS resident. I could see this potentially being an issue post-admission when they verify residency for tuition purposes, which you admittedly would not be seeking.
Under the rules in pretty much every state (I'd imagine including IL and CA), you are an IL resident as a dependent of IL residents, notwithstanding holding a CA driver's license. JMHO, but I'd play up my ties to CA as someone who loves it there and attended UG there, and leave it at that rather than being accused of trying to game the system to gain an admissions advantage by claiming residency while not eligible for IS tuition.
Under the rules in pretty much every state (I'd imagine including IL and CA), you are an IL resident as a dependent of IL residents, notwithstanding holding a CA driver's license. JMHO, but I'd play up my ties to CA as someone who loves it there and attended UG there, and leave it at that rather than being accused of trying to game the system to gain an admissions advantage by claiming residency while not eligible for IS tuition.
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