OOS Applying to Texas - Lived there for 11 years.

[mnasir94]

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Hello everyone,

I was curious on as to whether having any ties to Texas would give me any help in terms of attending a medical school in Texas. I was born and raised in Texas for a good part of my life. I actually moved away and then lived in Texas again before leaving again. Due to this, I can definitely claim to have ties to the state in temrs of family and having spent so much of my life there (half of it).

Does anyone know if this will actually give me any benefit or lee-way in terms of obtaining interviews/acceptances in TMDSAS?

 

[sliceofbread136]

Yes it will, I believe there is an area on TMDSAs to explain your Texas ties

 

[DokterMom]

Honestly, I don't think it will help much.

The schools have a legal requirement to admit 90% (or 75% for Baylor) TX residents, and 'In-State' in that sense is a 'technical legal' qualification. For the rest of their student body, I'd suspect the schools will look for a mix of students that will fill in whatever diversity gaps remain after the first 90%, and bring up the schools' average numbers.

"Strong Ties" to Texas doesn't meet the legal qualification, and offers only sentimentality. But say it anyway. State pride is an insanely big thing here, so not making a big thing about being an 'honorary Texan' would be weird. (Though having lived here, you already know that 😉)

 

[deleted307836]

It can only help your cause. I've heard anecdotally that personal ties to Texas are a positive factor for OOS applicants.

 

[Catalystik]

Honestly, I don't think it will help much.

Especially if those years were early on and not recent.

 

[LChristmas]

It can only help your cause. I've heard anecdotally that personal ties to Texas are a positive factor for OOS applicants.

I'm OOS and my SO is born and raised in Texas. N=1 but the question "why Texas" was definitely asked after "why TCOM."
They want to train OOS people who will remain in Texas to serve the needs of Texans, so ties to the state are important.