No In state residency

[Abc1234567___]

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I believe I will not have any in state residency when I apply in the future. I graduated from a Texas high school, but am in Pennsylvania for undergrad. I believe you have to live in Texas for a year before the September of the application cycle (so 2 years before matriculation). I do not plan on returning to Texas for multiple gap years. I also do not believe I will gain in state residency in Pennsylvania. How will this affect me? Will I no longer be subject to the negative bias toward texas residents from out of state schools?

 

[Wolvvs]

When you fill out the application, you will need to submit an address and select your home state. You will be able to select Pennsylvania even if you don't qualify for in-state tuition. If you do that, it's unlikely that schools will know you're from Texas.

 

[Goro]

The fact that you're a PA resident still gives you a plus to the PA schools, since they know that you're more likely to attend as a local kid.

 

[ChemEMeddie]

Not to hijack the thread, but I've been wondering, how does residency and IS favoring work with states like NH where there isn't a public medical school, but rather only Dartmouth? If it helps, I'm from NH with strong ties to MA but attend college at Wisconsin. Do I get any benefit at UWisconsin Med since I'm an undergraduate or do I get any benefit at Dartmouth or UMass due to my home address/affiliations or am I kind of in an awkward spot where I don't get any benefits from anywhere because of my situation?

 

[Jeremy Bearimy]

Residency

• Graduated from a Texas high school or receive a GED in Texas; and
• Lived in Texas for the 36 months immediately before high school graduation; and
• Lived in Texas continuously for the 12 months immediately preceding the application deadline, October 1.

In the case of this last point, do you know what "living" somewhere technically refers to? Being physically present in the state for the 12 months, or having your legal/tax home in the state for the 12 months?

 

[Abc1234567___]

If you are still under your parents as dependent on income taxes and they are still in Texas, that would be your "home" and you are legally a resident as you fulfill the three legal tests (see below) for TMDSAS admission purposes. Is your driver's license and/or voter registration still in Texas? Going to school out of state does not make you a resident of that state.

Residency

• Graduated from a Texas high school or receive a GED in Texas; and
• Lived in Texas for the 36 months immediately before high school graduation; and
• Lived in Texas continuously for the 12 months immediately preceding the application deadline, October 1

Residency Requirements for Pennsylvania Colleges
In most cases, students are not considered residents unless they have a Pennsylvania domicile and are residing in the state for reasons other than attending school.

Thanks for the reply. I do not meet the third point as I will not live in Texas for 12 months before applying. I will be in Pennsylvania at the time (except for maybe summer while applying before senior year).

 

[OfMiceAndWomen]

If you are still under your parents as dependent on income taxes and they are still in Texas, that would be your "home" and you are legally a resident as you fulfill the three legal tests (see below) for TMDSAS admission purposes. Is your driver's license and/or voter registration still in Texas? Going to school out of state does not make you a resident of that state.

Residency

• Graduated from a Texas high school or receive a GED in Texas; and
• Lived in Texas for the 36 months immediately before high school graduation; and
• Lived in Texas continuously for the 12 months immediately preceding the application deadline, October 1

Residency Requirements for Pennsylvania Colleges
In most cases, students are not considered residents unless they have a Pennsylvania domicile and are residing in the state for reasons other than attending school.

I think the issue for Texas residency is, once you've graduated and work several gap years outside of Texas, you no longer count as a resident, even if you still have your driver's license/voter registration in Texas, because they consider where you file your taxes.

@OP, you're walking a fine line, and whether or not you qualify for Texas residency will depend on the nature of your gap year employment.

You're allowed to keep your residency if you go to undergrad outside of Texas, because it's for educational purposes. You can keep residency if you work one (or two?) years after graduation, as long as you prove that your job is on a "temporary contract".

Depending on your stats and your choice for med schools... it might behoove you to try and keep Texas residency.

Source: this podcast, would highly recommend listening to if you're interested in keeping Texas residency.

 

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[Obnoxious Dad]

I believe I will not have any in state residency when I apply in the future. I graduated from a Texas high school, but am in Pennsylvania for undergrad. I believe you have to live in Texas for a year before the September of the application cycle (so 2 years before matriculation). I do not plan on returning to Texas for multiple gap years. I also do not believe I will gain in state residency in Pennsylvania. How will this affect me? Will I no longer be subject to the negative bias toward texas residents from out of state schools?

Move back to Texas. Pennsylvania is a lousy state of residence for medical school applicants. The only MD school in PA in the fall of 2018 that was more than 50% instate was Geisinger Commonwealth. Texas on the other hand is a great state to call home if you want to go to medical school. Tremendous number of seats and cheap tuition are the benefits of being from Texas.

https://www.aamc.org/system/files/reports/1/factstablea1.pdf

 

[Obnoxious Dad]

Not to hijack the thread, but I've been wondering, how does residency and IS favoring work with states like NH where there isn't a public medical school, but rather only Dartmouth? If it helps, I'm from NH with strong ties to MA but attend college at Wisconsin. Do I get any benefit at UWisconsin Med since I'm an undergraduate or do I get any benefit at Dartmouth or UMass due to my home address/affiliations or am I kind of in an awkward spot where I don't get any benefits from anywhere because of my situation?

U of Massachusetts will not care that you drop your Rs and root for the sawx. Mass has a strict anti-nonresident policy. Dartmouth will not care that you are from NH. Last fall less than 10% of Dartmouth's class was from New Hampshire. The absence of a state owned med school in NH is the price you paid for no state income tax and no broad based state sales tax. https://www.aamc.org/system/files/reports/1/factstablea1.pdf

Wisconsin has no statutory constraints on its admissions office. MCW generally has a class that is only 55% instate. You need to perform well in class, rip the MCAT and apply broadly.