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I know this is an over-asked question. However I do hear that school trends for OOS applicants have changed for some schools in the recent past. Also several new schools have opened recently, and I'm unsure of their policies regarding OOS applicants. Could someone ( perhaps with experience from last application cycle) give an updated list of perhaps the top 30 schools one should apply to for the 2011-2012 cycle, for the average 30/3.5 OOS applicant? Thanks so much!
 
NickNaylor said:
You know what you need? The MSAR. Then you can do this work yourself.
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The MSAR doesn't tell what schools are OOS friendly, but on a select regional basis, for instance. That's why I asked if anyone with experience from last cycle could submit a list of schools that are, for the most part, "generally" OOS friendly without any special caveats that you wouldn't know of, just from inspecting the MSAR.
 
cgk said:
The MSAR doesn't tell what schools are OOS friendly, but on a select regional basis, for instance. That's why I asked if anyone with experience from last cycle could submit a list of schools that are, for the most part, "generally" OOS friendly without any special caveats that you wouldn't know of, just from inspecting the MSAR.
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No one would know be ause our sample size is exactly 1. The MSAR may not be a perfect resource but it is the best one for answering your question.
 
beyond the MSAR (yes, that's your best resource), you can rely on the fact that every school is going to be more open to accepting students from their home region because generally speaking those people are more likely to attend.
 
NickNaylor said:
You know what you need? The MSAR. Then you can do this work yourself.
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To be fair to the OP, the MSAR can tell you which schools accept large numbers of OOS applicants, but it doesn't tell you which schools will be *friendly* to them. Or does the 2012 edition have a column indicating which admissions offices provide free candy and send emails in Comic Sans?
 
I'll bite, even though I agree with Nick. Put down most of the UCs and the SUNY's.
 
LuciusVorenus said:
Not sure if serious.
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No, he can't be. Applying OOS to UC schools is like applying to f-ing clown college without a sense of humor. Or applying to...eating college without an appetite. Applying to...um...rock star school without VD?
 
cgk said:
The MSAR doesn't tell what schools are OOS friendly, but on a select regional basis, for instance. That's why I asked if anyone with experience from last cycle could submit a list of schools that are, for the most part, "generally" OOS friendly without any special caveats that you wouldn't know of, just from inspecting the MSAR.
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The MSAR might not have ideal information in it, but it is really the only source for information about applying. I suppose you could look at individual schools' websites, but that information will not be standardized between schools, so it could give you an inaccurate idea of which schools are 'OOS Friendly' and which ones you actually have a good shot at.

Also keep in mind that private schools are, in general, more OOS friendly than public schools.
 
What about OOS medical schools that are CA friendly?
 
Gust said:
My bad. I meant to ask, what schools(outside of CA) are friendly toward CA applicants
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I've heard University of Illinois is pretty good. Honestly, you don't even need an MSAR to figure this stuff out. Just go to What Are My Chances and see Cat's response to the dozens of California applicants who ask this question every week 😉
 
I'll try to actually be helpful. From what I remember, state schools in New Jersey, New York, and Ohio tend to be friendly to non-residents. First year OOS tuition at these schools is not too insanely high and most of them offer a way to obtain in state residency and tuition after the first year. I've heard that you can get NJ residency even before first year begins. I agree the MSAR is not too helpful. Get a list of med schools in the US, narrow it down to the schools or regions you'd be willing to go to and look on school websites.
 
Private schools generally place less emphasis on regional bias and focus more on the dufferent arts of your application. Therefore, I deem them as OOS friendly schools. Unfortunately, I have been taking peeks at some mdapplicant profiles and notice a large number of people with extraordinary stats BE REJECTED SOME SOME OF THE TOP SCHOOLS. It is a really shady process....
 
Swiss Medical said:
Private schools generally place less emphasis on regional bias and focus more on the dufferent arts of your application. Therefore, I deem them as OOS friendly schools. Unfortunately, I have been taking peeks at some mdapplicant profiles and notice a large number of people with extraordinary stats BE REJECTED SOME SOME OF THE TOP SCHOOLS. It is a really shady process....
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it's not all about numbers, sometimes a 4.0 40 MCAT kid can just be a gunner-douche nobody wants.
 
OP Maybe your undergrad school keeps numbers on students who have gone on to what med schools. Premed committee? Bio Sci office? Career center? I would try to ask around about that.
 
The issue is not if Brown is OOState friendly. If you look at the numbers, I suppose it is. The issue is if Brown is OOSchool friendly. Brown has a BS/MD program (although it might have a different name) where a huge portion of their matriculants come from out-of-state applicants who went to Brown for undergrad. I don't think the IS/OOS ratio of the remaining slots is well known, but the point is there are very very few of them.

Applying to Brown is not like applying to GWU.
 
.I'm not sure anyone is going to write u up a list of 30 schools, but since I already started a list of my own here are a few.
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Private
VCU
GWU
Tulane
Temple
OUWB
NYMC
Drexel
Rosalinda


Public
UVM
Wright State
University of North Dakota
 
crazyasian said:
.I'm not sure anyone is going to write u up a list of 30 schools, but since I already started a list of my own here are a few.
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Private
VCU
GWU
Tulane
Temple
OUWB
NYMC
Drexel
Rosalinda


Public
UVM
Wright State
University of North Dakota
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OUWB was 70% IS for their class of 2015, is that just because it was their first class ever?
Source: http://www.oakland.edu/?id=19505&sid=340
 
crazyasian said:
.I'm not sure anyone is going to write u up a list of 30 schools, but since I already started a list of my own here are a few.
.
.
Private
VCU
GWU
Tulane
Temple
OUWB
NYMC
Drexel
Rosalinda


Public
UVM
Wright State
University of North Dakota
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North Dakota??? :laugh::laugh::laugh: You can't even get a primary from them (they do not use AMCAS) unless you are in-state or a VERY narrowly defined in-region applicant.

If you are going to add North Dakota, you might as well add Southern Illinois University.
 
MT Headed said:
North Dakota??? :laugh::laugh::laugh: You can't even get a primary from them (they do not use AMCAS) unless you are in-state or a VERY narrowly defined in-region applicant.

If you are going to add North Dakota, you might as well add Southern Illinois University.
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I think north dakota is jumping on the amcas train this upcoming cycle. I think I read it in the "Changes to AAMC" ppt section on their site.
 
Shinobiz11 said:
OUWB was 70% IS for their class of 2015, is that just because it was their first class ever?
Source: http://www.oakland.edu/?id=19505&sid=340
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They are private and don't have preference, it just worked out that way because more IS students applied.

And I just looked at the data from the MSAR for North Dakota, I didn't realize the regional ties parts 😀
IS applied 125, II 109, Matriculated 48
OOS 193 applied, II 42, Matriculated 14
 
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