Is it worth applying to UW as an OOS and poor applicant?

[quirkybric2040]

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Washington has been my dream place to reside and work in for the longest time. I had the opportunity to live there for a few years as my family was in the military and stationed there (8 years ago). It was the most amazing experience, and I loved the population.

I currently live in Ohio, and I'll be applying in state obviously, but I know that I want to end up back in Washington. I wanted to go there for medical school, do residency there, and live there, but I'm OOR and very very very poor (think pell grant <40K a year for a family of 5 poor). UW's tuition is 90K for OOS students. And with the new OBBB, the loans are capped at 50k.

So, should I just give up my dream honestly?

 

[PickaGodnPray]

If you have the money to apply, have ties and a reason to want UW (you obviously do), and have the time to write the secondary I don't see why not. If that money for UW would be better spent at a school you know you could afford is up to you to decide.
UW provides need based aid so if this is your dream, this does not need to be the deciding point yet. Apply and see if you even get in. If you do, then its the time to compare COA and financial aide packets. Some schools if they want you bad enough will also be willing to match aide, especially if you show you have the need for it.

 

[Obnoxious Dad]

Washington has been my dream place to reside and work in for the longest time. I had the opportunity to live there for a few years as my family was in the military and stationed there (8 years ago). It was the most amazing experience, and I loved the population.

I currently live in Ohio, and I'll be applying in state obviously, but I know that I want to end up back in Washington. I wanted to go there for medical school, do residency there, and live there, but I'm OOR and very very very poor (think pell grant <40K a year for a family of 5 poor). UW's tuition is 90K for OOS students. And with the new OBBB, the loans are capped at 50k.

So, should I just give up my dream honestly?

Whatever you do, apply to all of the state schools in Ohio including Toledo, NEOCOM, Cincinnati, OSU and Wright State. Make no mention in your primary of any desire to live outside Ohio. If your MCAT is below 512 you should also apply to the Ohio U DO school. You are lucky to be an Ohio resident. The Ohio DO school is well regarded.

If you are really poor, you need to understand that Seattle is obscenely expensive. Medical residents in Seattle bemoan the cost of living there. Living there as a student would drive up your loans through the roof. You can always move to Washington after residency.