Originally posted by haujun
Pcom is a private school. However they are accepting most of in-state applicants, over 50%? Why is this? I am in second year of PCOM class and ranked top 1/5 of class. I get rather surprised at seeing very low MCAT scores and GPA scores and probably these scores are low due to lowering the standard of in-state applicants?! Although MCAT scores and GPA's aren't important, but I think DO schools need to at least raise the standard a little to attract top college graduates. As an outstate applicant my GPA was 3.8 and MCAT was 28. The range of accepted applicants' score is quite large as you can see. Prepare to so some serious studying here. [/QUOTE
Most private schools allopathic and osteopathic favor in-state residents in the application process. This is b/c states often subsidize the tuition of those from say PA in the case of PCOM. With tighter state funding some of this preference is changing, for example at Medical College of Wisconsin, the gov't of Wisconsin use to chip in $10000 for each Wisconsin resident-- now it's only $5000. Subsequently, the percentage of in-staters that seats are reserved for has decreased b/c of less financial incentive for the school to favor Badgers.
Still Wisconsin residents are favored, just as in-state residents are favored at most other private schools. Of course, the discrepancy is not as great as that of public schools, but something to keep in mind when choosing which school to apply. CCOM and PCOM are the two that come to mind that push their state residents. The school is getting something from the state, if not, those students w/ higher GPAs and MCATs from CA and elsewhere would get in before PA (and maybe NJ) residents.
