Moving To Be IS

[JerseyLynn]

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Okay, after talking to a bunch of people with my GPA, I've come to the conclusion that I would have a much better chance of getting in next cycle if I not only repeated classes, but moved.
I have relatives in Florida and Virginia that have offered to put me up as soon as I graduate so I can get a job, take classes, and establish residency. The schools say you have to be a resident for a full year by the time you begin your first year. So I can move in May and apply in Sept. and that would be alright? Just doesn't sound right, but I'm hoping it is because right now, as much as I would hate leaving Jersey, they have no school, and offer no contract seats, so I think it's time to go!
Anyone move and apply the same year? Tks., still trying to figure it all out...

 

[pressmom]

Okay, after talking to a bunch of people with my GPA, I've come to the conclusion that I would have a much better chance of getting in next cycle if I not only repeated classes, but moved.
I have relatives in Florida and Virginia that have offered to put me up as soon as I graduate so I can get a job, take classes, and establish residency. The schools say you have to be a resident for a full year by the time you begin your first year. So I can move in May and apply in Sept. and that would be alright? Just doesn't sound right, but I'm hoping it is because right now, as much as I would hate leaving Jersey, they have no school, and offer no contract seats, so I think it's time to go!
Anyone move and apply the same year? Tks., still trying to figure it all out...

There are quite a few states that don't allow you to take classes while establishing residency. I don't know which ones exactly or where FL and VA fall on this continuum. Hopefully someone will pipe up with more info on those states.

 

[hoodle]

Some states are really strict about "intention" - having applications in during your residency establishing-period often looks like your intention is academic, rather than honest "moving." If you do that, make sure you ASAP change drivers license, register to vote, and get your own apartment if possible (so you can pay rent, you lucky duck!)

Certainly, you'd be ready to apply as IS by class of 2014. Whether schools will be OK with CO 2013 is debatable... specific state info necessary!

 

[veggirl]

I thought New Jersey had like 7 contract schools??? I just pulled this off the internet...is this not true anymore??

"New Jersey has contract seats in 7 schools: University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University (New York), Tuskegee University (Alabama), Iowa State University, Oklahoma State University, University of Illinois, and Tufts University (Massachussetts)."

 

[charismarl]

A friend of mine is from Jersey and I know he was considered IS for at least Iowa and Oklahoma for this application cycle. I think you need to look into your contracts better before you go moving anywhere.

 

[CalpardNY]

I thought New Jersey had like 7 contract schools??? I just pulled this off the internet...is this not true anymore??

"New Jersey has contract seats in 7 schools: University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University (New York), Tuskegee University (Alabama), Iowa State University, Oklahoma State University, University of Illinois, and Tufts University (Massachussetts)."

They told me at Illinois that Jersey had a contract but they went poor so they lost the contract. Im not sure if that is new this year or if its been a few years - but while NJ has no money they lose their contract. Maybe this happened at a few of the other schools?

 

[adOggy07]

The schools say you have to be a resident for a full year by the time you begin your first year. So I can move in May and apply in Sept. and that would be alright?

Not all schools are this way. I would check with each individual school and check what their policy is for residency status. I was thinking about moving to Minnesota to do the very same thing because I really wanted to go to U of MN... I talked to the admissions director and he said this...

"...Our residency policy is such that you need to have been in Minnesota as a non-student 12 months prior to the application deadline of Oct. 1 in order to be considered in the resident applicant pool. If you moved to Minnesota this summer, the earliest that you would be able to be considered in the resident group would be for Fall 2010 admission..."

So I think it definitely varies from school to school, so you should talk to the in-state school that you hope to become to find out what their policy is before making any assumptions! GOOD LUCK!! 🙂

 

[JerseyLynn]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Okay, now I really feel dumb. I had recived a lot of E-mails last year about the governor cutting all the seats, and even signed petitions. With the stress of filling out the applications away at school, I was E-mailing friends in Jersey schools who said there really were no contract seats this year. I did call U Penn, but not the 3 that had them. Not that 8 seats are a lot, but better than none. Since I know other people who are also misinformed, I'm posting this info that I found from a March newsletter to Vet students in NJ prevet clubs. Still, Jersey needs to step up to the plate and help out. My own vet told me with the cost of living here, he has a hard time finding veterinarians.

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Another thing to beat myself up over. Thank you SDN members for educating me. Wish I knew about you last year, but nice to know I have a support group for the next go around.​

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Facts about the .

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]New Jersey Veterinary Medical Education .
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Contract Program(NJVMEC).​

For a second year in a row the FY2007-2008 New Jersey annual budget allocated only $687,000 to the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Education Contract Program. This is less than 55% of New Jersey’s contractual obligation to the 7 Colleges of Veterinary Medicine participating in the program for the seats they had allocated to New Jersey residents in the past 3 years, much less providing for the assignment of new seats for the incoming class of 2011. As a result, 4 of the 7 colleges have dropped out of the program and are no longer reserving seats exclusively for New Jersey residents: University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, University of Illinois, and Iowa State University. Only 8 reserved seats were allocated this year, 4 at Tufts University, 2 at Tuskegee and 2 at Oklahoma State, cutting the program by 60%. Over 125 New Jersey residents were seeking admission to the contract schools for the fall of 2007. With only 8 seats available their chances for admission plummeted.
We are in serious jeopardy of losing the program. The 3 remaining contract schools will not tolerate a third year of breached contracts and will cease to admit NJ residents under the preferred contract status
Sarah Ralston, VMD, PhD, DACVN, Chair, NJVMECP Advisory committee


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[winkle1983]

I would check with schools about their residency policies. In Ohio, you have to have lived here for at least a year for "non-academic" reasons...ie, no taking classes. And you need to prove the heck out of it before they'll let you be in-state (I would know b/c I had to do it...twice!). So, def call these schools student affairs office and see what the deal is so you're not surprised at a very bad time.

 

[VAgirl]

I think the message is clear that you'll need to check with the individual schools on their policies. But I had thought that at some, you could establish residency while taking classes as long as you weren't taking classes more than part time.

 

[FlyOnTheWall]

I think the message is clear that you'll need to check with the individual schools on their policies. But I had thought that at some, you could establish residency while taking classes as long as you weren't taking classes more than part time.

Every year we get students who don't get certified as residents because they missed a key deadline or were registered to vote in another state.. or have a car registered elsewhere. These folks end up having to wait out a full cycle to get "certified".

Speak to each school directly. Get specifics.. and the names and dates of people you talk to. Moving to get resident status is a big deal. Make absolutely sure you know everything that is involved before you start.

 

[BG85]

Don't beat yourself up JerseyLynn. When the governor first cut the funding I thought all seats were gone too. Back in 2000 there were 104 contract seats available, now there are 8. (And this is a very populated state!)

I don't see myself moving, but agree the way to go is to call the schools. I'm going to call the 3 colleges that have the 8 seats and make sure they're there for 2008-2009 cycle. Lots of budget cuts in NJ, and they are going to be suffering in a few years when they have an even greater shortage of vets.

 

[cupolovet]

It is definitely a good idea to double check with those schools that still have contracts before assuming they will still have them next year. The few schools that still have contracts are not getting full funding and as a result the amount of money one must pay for tuition even for those contract seats is more than it used to be. These schools have also threatened to eliminate their seats for NJ residents entirely in the future if NJ does not do something to rectify the situation. I am an NJ resident who will be attending vet school oos, but if there is a particular school that you really want to attend I think it is at least worth considering a move.

 

[JerseyLynn]

It is definitely a good idea to double check with those schools that still have contracts before assuming they will still have them next year. The few schools that still have contracts are not getting full funding and as a result the amount of money one must pay for tuition even for those contract seats is more than it used to be. These schools have also threatened to eliminate their seats for NJ residents entirely in the future if NJ does not do something to rectify the situation. I am an NJ resident who will be attending vet school oos, but if there is a particular school that you really want to attend I think it is at least worth considering a move.

Congrats on getting an OOS slot. I wish I could go back and redo the path I took and have a higher GPA, but I was hoping my GRE's would make up for it. But if I was applying instate I know I would have a good shot. This was copied from a college pre-vet site on how to be accepted to vet school:

"The single most important thing is to make sure you are a resident of a
state that has a vet school or a state that has a contract with another vet
school to accept students. Veterinary schools almost all limit enrollment
to students in one of these two situations"
I heard that the few seats are threating to pull theirs also, but no one in NJ seems to know or care, so moving OOS, well, I'm thinking real hard about that.

 

[NoleDevil]

I just had my application review with Tufts on Friday. To apply for IS residency for c/o 2013, Laura on adcom told me that I'd have to change my driver's license, register to vote, and have a place to live in MA by this August (which is 12 months prior to next year's matriculation). She also said that I could take classes, but had to be considered only a part-time student.

So, it's definitely still possible to move to another state this year and re-apply for next year's cycle to be IS. Like many others have already said, just check with the school to be absolutely sure what their policy is.