In state vs out of state MD

[doc_for_short]

Is it super difficult to get into Rutgers and Robert Wood Johnson if you are out of state? MCAT 33 GPA 3.8

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[Banco]

NJMS and RWJ are heavily in-state biased. If you're going to apply as OOS, you need a strong link to the schools or NJ. Your stats are around their average but you need a good reason to apply.

 

[GrapesofRath]

https://www.aamc.org/download/321442/data/factstable1.pdf

Don't waste an application fee on either. You won't be part of the 2% admitted OOS with those stats. Stick with realistic schools for you and you'll be fine though.

 

[Hospitalized]

OP, the fact that you've asked this question most likely means that you don't have the necessary reason to be admitted as an OOS applicant. Those that are accepted as OOS have an exceptional story for that particular school, and their decision to apply is inexorable.

 

[ChrisMack390]

Among NJ schools, only Cooper takes a decent number oos.

 

[itsogre]

Nj residency is easy to establish before you start med school , that's why the reported %oos is low. If you have an NJ connection you can talk about (+ if you're interested in primary care), shouldn't be hard to get an interview. There is a good # of OOS in NJ schools.

 

[lantx]

I heard the NJ schools are the type of schools that take OOS candidates that would raise their medians. So would having a high MCAT help? GPA aside… (my GPA isn't great).

 

[ChrisMack390]

Any reason you are so set on coming to NJ? If you have a connection, the secondary app gives you a spot to write about it.

 

[ndafife]

I heard the NJ schools are the type of schools that take OOS candidates that would raise their medians. So would having a high MCAT help? GPA aside… (my GPA isn't great).

If you apply with high stats with no connection to the state you will look like a good candidate to get into/attend your own IS school or a higher prestige school. Nothing is absolute in admissions, but for those two NJ residency/connection > Higher stats as an OOS applicant

 

[Goro]

Damn near impossible.

Is it super difficult to get into Rutgers and Robert Wood Johnson if you are out of state? MCAT 33 GPA 3.8

 

[Goro]

You heard wrong.

I heard the NJ schools are the type of schools that take OOS candidates that would raise their medians. So would having a high MCAT help? GPA aside… (my GPA isn't great).

 

[lantx]

You heard wrong.

What kind of OOS candidates are the NJ schools looking for?

 

[ChrisMack390]

What kind of OOS candidates are the NJ schools looking for?

Essentially none, unless they have a compelling reason to be in New Jersey, which would make them not -really- OOS students.

Look at the class profiles, it is not uncommon for them to have 100% NJ students, especially NJMS.

 

[ndafife]

What kind of OOS candidates are the NJ schools looking for?

They want OOS students with strong connections to the state. Strong connections are generally being a former resident or attending college in New Jersey. Weak connections are those like having family in the state or from the state.

 

[Goro]

You'll have to ask them. Rutgers matriculated a grand total of ONE OOS this year, for a class of 178, while RWJ took in 6 (one international) out for a Class of 141. I'll guess that these people grew up in NJ.

What kind of OOS candidates are the NJ schools looking for?