im confused about the terminology used on SDN

[musicalMDorDO]

What does OOS mean?
What is a "reach" school? Why apply to them?
Safety school? I'm taking a guess on this....

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[rajad10]

What does OOS mean?
What is a "reach" school? Why apply to them?
Safety school? I'm taking a guess on this....

out-of-state applicant
reach means your numbers fall below their medians - apply because you can get lucky
safety - your numbers above their medians - don't assume you'll get into these

 

[DrVanNostran]

What does OOS mean?
What is a "reach" school? Why apply to them?
Safety school? I'm taking a guess on this....

OOS-Out of State

Reach--Schools that have averages above your numbers or just damn hard to get into---why apply? Because you would love to go to that school and your application is more than a MCAT and GPA

Safety School-A lot of people have different thoughts on this since it is HARD to get in anywhere regardless of numbers sometimes. But some *safety* schools are schools that are private and have averages lower than your numbers.

 

[bigDee]

What is an adcom?

 

[DrVanNostran]

admissions committee.

 

[_ian]

What is an adcom?

Admissions committee.

A note on "reach" schools... I still consider many schools to be "reaches" despite having numbers above their mean, because the top schools require so much more than just good numbers.