How loosely are state ties defined? Would family in a state suffice?

[mrh125]

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What about super close friends? Other examples of what works aside from being born and living there? I'm wondering if I have the justification for some states where I have family in them, but didn't go to school there

 

[osckey]

I would like to know the answer to this as well.

 

[deleted407021]

From what I understand, state ties involve familial and other factors that would make it more likely for you to practice in that state. How a school decides this, I don't know.

 

[ridethecliche]

Are you referring to where you're claiming residency or other factors such as those potentially mentioned in a secondary?

 

[Syndicate]

I would guess that any state where you have a blood related relative AND visit a lot (>10 times) would mean having a "state tie." In addition, any state where you've lived for more than a year would also probably qualify. This is just my guess


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[PreciousHamburgers]

I've been wondering this also, since my father is a Florida resident and my partner's family also lives there...

 

[mrh125]

Are you referring to where you're claiming residency or other factors such as those potentially mentioned in a secondary?

secondaries ask for state-ties and I want to know what would suffice for schools to recognize them. If I have family in a state i'd definitely practice there.

 

[alpinism]

It depends on the school.

However, generally having state ties refers to 2 situations:

1. having previously lived/worked/attended school in the state

2. having close family members in the state (spouse, siblings, parents, grandparents)

 

[SouthernSurgeon]

I've been wondering this also, since my father is a Florida resident and my partner's family also lives there...

A long, long time ago, I applied to Florida. I wrote in the secondary that my father was a UF alum, that I had half my family still in the state, and had spent time in the state every year since childhood. I was accepted.

Anecdote, but still.