Is entering med school in FL and TX easier for residents ?

[nyvrem85]

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Hello all !

My classmate is applying to transfer into U of Florida to finish his 4 year degree. He says it's easier to enter medical school in FL once he gains residency. He also told me the same about Texas except entry into Med Schools in TX might be harder (higher gpa/mcat). I'm also finishing up my 4 year degree and taking pre-med classes. I've yet to decide if I want to go med sch or PA school.

Has anyone tried to move to a state to gain residency + having an easier time entering med school there ?

 

[DrMidlife]

Can't get residency in either state by being a student. Read up on the rules for establishment of domicile.

Basically, "in-state" for the purposes of admissions and tuition means your parents paid state taxes all your life.

 

[nyvrem85]

My friend's in his mid 20s. i do believe his plan was to find work in FL after graduation and continue with his pre-med requirements + internships at hospitals before formally applying.
I thought about going down the same route myself (Not rush into applying into med sch but take a year or 2 off and go work elsewhere and exploring options)
Working for a year + in that state, registering for voting, getting drivers licences, I believe would make you a resident.

 

[DrMidlife]

Like I said, look up the requirements.

 

[Straw Hat]

I moved to Florida and got my license and registered my vehicle. Exactly 1 year from that day I was able to get instate tuition at a local state college. I think all I did was license, register car, maybe registered to vote. There's a whole list of information for declaring a state your domicile that you can google. It's something like 2 primary documents and 1 secondary. So my license and registration were primary and my Florida Nursing license was secondary or something.

I have no idea about the easier entering med school thing though. Ya there are a lot of schools to choose from in Florida but really from what I've seen it's all a crap shoot. Some schools you might be competitive for all throughout the country and other schools not so much and then the competitive ones won't even touch you and the ones you'd least expect let you in.

 

[ZX10R]

Here is a list by AAMC. https://www.aamc.org/download/321442/data/factstable1.pdf

It may be easier to get into Texas, but Texas has a lot of applications. It works out to around 32% of Texas IS students get accepted into Texas schools.

 

[DrMidlife]

Texas residency requirements are incredibly easy to find, such as on the google, and are really nicely detailed in kind of an obvious place. Hint: starts with T, ends with MDSAS.

 

[gyngyn]

Here is a list by AAMC. https://www.aamc.org/download/321442/data/factstable1.pdf

It may be easier to get into Texas, but Texas has a lot of applications. It works out to around 32% of Texas IS students get accepted into Texas schools.

It's more like 36.6% for TX and 22.6% for FL: https://www.aamc.org/download/321466/data/factstable5.pdf