numbers needed for non-resident

[dr45sdn]

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Hey everyone,

I just had a question about some of the schools that, in the MSAR, state that they give strong preference to state resident, but "encourage exceptionally qualified non-residents to apply". I am trying to narrow down the list of school I am applying to, so knowing this might help. I am waiting on my April MCAT scores. Thanks.

 

[bigbassinbob]

So what's your question?

 

[willthatsall]

If you are asking what constitutes "exceptionally qualified", obviously it depends on which school you are referring to. But I would think at least 3-5 points better than average on the MCAT and a nice GPA. Some of these schools that give preference to in staters have a very small limit for out of staters so you might be fighting for 2 or 3 spots. Unless you see yourself as a superstar candidate, you are probably just wasting money on a secondary applying to places like that.

 

[NE_Cornhusker1]

being an exceptionally qualified generally entails being a urm with 4.2 gpa, 48z mcat, having voluteered at the childrens hospital since puberty, help old women cross the street, have two or three articles a week published in each science, pnas, and the jbc, as well having develop a cure for cancer and a vaccine for aids.

if you have too ask if your 'exceptionally quailified' then in all likelihood you are not. that's not a dig directed towards you but rather the bs line schools give about 'exceptional candidates.' the simple fact of the matter is that it would be rather gouche to state 'out of staters need not apply.' take a look at the numbers of oos students applied, interviewed, and accepted. if 500 oos students apply, 50 are interviewed, and only 2 are accepted then in all likelihood you have wasted a ton of money [if rejected pre-interview] and time [post-int. rejection] that could have been spent much more wisely.

basically-don't apply out of state.

ps-if you do apply out of state then apply to sombined programs [md/mba, md/jd, md/mph] ad they usually first consider your [mba, jd, mph] app and if they accept you evaluate your md app using in state applicant criteria.

hope this helps. peace.

 

[RaiderHeisman]

I just had a question about some of the schools that, in the MSAR, state that they give strong preference to state resident, but "encourage exceptionally qualified non-residents to apply".

Practically all the UCs would fit under that category...

 

[gildas]

being an exceptionally qualified generally entails being a urm with 4.2 gpa, 48z mcat, having voluteered at the childrens hospital since puberty, help old women cross the street, have two or three articles a week published in each science, pnas, and the jbc, as well having develop a cure for cancer and a vaccine for aids.

if you have too ask if your 'exceptionally quailified' then in all likelihood you are not. that's not a dig directed towards you but rather the bs line schools give about 'exceptional candidates.' the simple fact of the matter is that it would be rather gouche to state 'out of staters need not apply.' take a look at the numbers of oos students applied, interviewed, and accepted. if 500 oos students apply, 50 are interviewed, and only 2 are accepted then in all likelihood you have wasted a ton of money [if rejected pre-interview] and time [post-int. rejection] that could have been spent much more wisely.

basically-don't apply out of state.

ps-if you do apply out of state then apply to sombined programs [md/mba, md/jd, md/mph] ad they usually first consider your [mba, jd, mph] app and if they accept you evaluate your md app using in state applicant criteria.

hope this helps. peace.

So thruthful hunh 👎
Well I guess candidates from AZ better focus only on one school then 😴

 

[Scubadoc]

I know that for Florida schools as an out of state applicant it is fairly impossible. I just checked w/U of Miami & they said you have to have a minimum cumul. gpa of 3.6 (vs 3.2 for Fl residents & they don't take post-bacc grades into account for oos). For U of Florida, they said they took only ONE oos applicant for the 2004 cycle and basically not to even bother. Hope that helps....

 

[Pinkertinkle]

If you're coming to crowd the already crowded UC's, I'm going to have to hurt you!