In state preference for private schools?

[Avenue Q]

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I had a meeting with the director of pre-professional advising today, and she told me that almost every school, including most private schools, have an in state preference, and to prove this she showed me the numbers of students applied vs accepted, and it did seem kinda true. But it seemed to me that most private schools don't act like they have a preference, especially those in my state (NY).

Any thoughts?

 

[la gringa]

i know that wake forest is about 1/2 NC "residents". don't think duke has any preference but i'm not sure. many private med schools were disproportionately in-staters from what i remember (4th year now so i applied in 2000-01)

 

[acidhouse303]

is U mich private? i know they try to take 50% in-state. some private schoosl may have a state pref for various reasons. i definitely do not think most NY private schools give preference to NY state residents however and unfortunately.

 

[dopaminophile]

many private schools have some amount of in-state preference because the state gives them money. Others are mandated by their charter to educate and serve their community. I think, however, that in most cases the statistics your advisor showed you are an artifact of having more quality in-state applicants rather than geographic discrimination.

-dope-

 

[fullefect1]

Are these stats for attending students? This could also be bacause of students wanting to stay in their own state.

 

[davidus]

I remember UPenn actually mentioning that they give preference to Pennsylvania residents, everything else being equal... Can anyone confirm this? I thought it was pretty unusual when I heard about it. They definitely don't advertise this.

 

[CarleneM]

At Harvard, the acceptance rate for in state is like 8 point something percent and 4 point something percent for out of state and overall, at least according to what happened last year. I don't think they get any money from the state for taking in staters. I just figured the slight preferences reflect their knowledge that folks often like to stay in the state where they are from and schools are always trying to maximize the number of students that accept their offers.

 

[YzIa]

is U mich private? i know they try to take 50% in-state. some private schoosl may have a state pref for various reasons. i definitely do not think most NY private schools give preference to NY state residents however and unfortunately.

Michigan is a state school

 

[striped sweater]

in some cases, it could just appear that there is a state bias when, in reality, more people apply from that state just because of the proximity.

 

[bidster]

I remember UPenn actually mentioning that they give preference to Pennsylvania residents, everything else being equal... Can anyone confirm this?

They have it printed in the MSAR under "selection factors."

 

[rockstar2525]

I have heard that several schools give a slight preference to in-state applicants, even if they don't recieve state money. The reasoning that I heard is that they think you are more likely to matriculate there if the school is in your home state. They want you to "accept their acceptance" and it seems logical considering a lot of people want to stay near family/friends/support systems when entering medical school.