MSU as an out-of-stater?

[birdie]

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Is it worth applying to MSU as an out-of-stater? What credentials are they looking for in out of state students? I've heard that it is one of the more competitive DO schools to get into.

 

[deleted9493]

It is very competitive to get into if you're applying out-of-state. I think they're pretty selective in terms of numbers when it comes to looking at out of state students. That being true, I know they also favor heavily those students who have had quality patient care experience and a broad range of human service experiences in general.
For in-staters like me, it is considerably less competitive. Anybody correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that ~10% of each class is out-of-state. This percentage is pulled from the ~1600 out-of-state applicants....whereas the other 90% are pulled from the ~500 in-state applicants. So yeah, being an in-state applicant is a huge advantage.

 

[joshua_msu]

out of state tuition is around 38-39K as well. something to think about

 

[The Sgt]

Originally posted by hudsontc
It is very competitive to get into if you're applying out-of-state. I think they're pretty selective in terms of numbers when it comes to looking at out of state students. That being true, I know they also favor heavily those students who have had quality patient care experience and a broad range of human service experiences in general.
For in-staters like me, it is considerably less competitive. Anybody correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that ~10% of each class is out-of-state. This percentage is pulled from the ~1600 out-of-state applicants....whereas the other 90% are pulled from the ~500 in-state applicants. So yeah, being an in-state applicant is a huge advantage.

According to their website: MSU COM
the class of 2006 has 124 students. 5 are out of state, or about 4%.

Another thing you might want to check are tuition costs. I don't have the numbers, but the costs are ridiculous for MSU out of state students.

 

[deleted9493]

Yeah...I saw that too. I do think that the percentage is closer to 10% on average. When you're dealing with accepting so few out of state students...I guess it's kind of a moot point. Yes, it is very competitive.