How is in state considered? I grew up in NY, did some college there, but am now moving to Mass. (getting an apartment to live there for the school year and a job -- I am not sure if I'll stay for the summer) to get my bachelors. Would NY be considered my in state school?
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Unless you graduated from high school in MA or have lived in the Commonwealth for at least 5 years, you aren't eligible for UMass Medical (unless you're doing the MD/PhD).
http://www.umassmed.edu/som/admissions/residency.aspx
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This is a bit of an oversimplification. Many states have a different (usually tougher) standard for what makes you eligible for in-state tuition. I've lived in my present state for over a year (doing a grad program), yet I was still classified as OOS for that state's med schools.
Unfortunately, as Ephesus said, UMass has some of the most stringent requirements. From the sound of it (and without knowing specifics), I'd bet that you're still considered a NY resident, but you'll have to check with individual med schools.
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Albany is not a state school. Like most private medical schools that charge far too much money, they don't really care about an applicant's state of residence.
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Residency laws vary by state. One prime indicator: where do you have a driver's license? Another: if you are still in college, where did you live with your parents prior to attending college (attending college in another state does not by itself change your state of residency). If you are post college, where have you been living and working and filing tax returns? Or if you are post college but still a dependent on your parents' tax return, where do your parents live?
Ultimately the best source for the residency test is schools.
Ultimately the best source for the residency test is schools.
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Agreed. Every state can have fairly different residency requirements so what may be the rule in a given state may not fly in another. And as a prior poster mentioned, there may be different residency requirements for in state tuition versus in state admission. In general, drivers licenses, tax forms, voters registration and home ownership/name on a lease are some of the more common (but not universal) indicia of residency. Some schools do not consider being within a state for academic purposes to be residing there. I have no idea of the specifics for NY but agree with the above poster that the optimal resource will be calling the school and asking.
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The four state med schools which will consider state residency for admission are SUNY Buffalo,Upstate-syracuse,Downstate-Brooklyn,Stony Brook all the other med schools in NY are private and dont care about state residency.
