Ooh thank you--that's good to know. I have only done some initial diagnostics and schedule mapping at this point, plus a little Anki to refresh my content knowledge every couple of days (been ~4-6 years since I took pre-reqs). Just to commit some easy basics to memory again (like functional groups, basic formulas for chem/phys, amino acid structures/pH/polarity, and orgo nomenclature). Will prob keep doing that just to refresh the content, then will start in full study mode in a couple of months using one of the SDN schedules.
Another question: Is it unwise to reject TX residency if I'm technically eligible for it? I'm instate MA, but my parents live in TX (and I graduated from a TX high school), and seeing as I still receive some support from them, they could technically claim me as a dependent (meaning I'm eligible for instate). I have read that many non-TX schools will immediately reject TX applicants bc of low yield, which worries me since many of my top schools are in the northeast. I don't want to go back to Texas at all but of course am tempted by the instate price tag and by the fact that I have extensive connections at UTSW, some of whom have pull at other TX institutions. I have connections up here too, but from most to least significant (anonymity be damned), they're at Columbia (I'm close with at least 6 or 7 faculty members/administrators and countless alumni, did my MPH there and led a beloved med school club), Harvard (close with 4-5 faculty members and doing research full time at MGH), and Tufts (work extremely closely with a dean). So a bit tougher than the TX angle given the competitiveness of those schools (especially of the first two, of course). I still have a TX drivers license because of this dilemma despite not having resided there myself since 2014, but I may need to get a Mass one soon. So any insight on this would be much appreciated!
