Residency advantage?

[Enso]

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I'm very new to pre-dental and wanted to know what states gave the “best” preference to their residents. I read somewhere that if you’re a resident of Kentucky your chance of getting into one of their dental schools is quite strong, barring having unacceptable scores. I believe in California residency doesn’t matter so much. The reason I ask this is because I may consider finishing my pre-dental in the state where I wish to go to dental school. Thanks to anyone with info.

 

[DGDDS]

State schools usually give highest preference to instate students because they are funded by those tax dollars. Private schools typically do not care where you're from (exception: Pitt is half private, half public, so for the most part they don't care where you're from, but PA students get lower tuition). You can search predents.com for the instate/out of state percentages. That being said, make sure you also research the school! For example, it says Tennessee accepts 29 from out of state, but of those 29 spots, 15 - 20 are guaranteed to go to Arkansas residents because of an agreement between the states.

Your plan of moving to a new state to finish your pre-reqs won't qualify you for residency in that state. All state schools have different residency requirements, but typically they require you to live in a state for at least one full year while working and paying taxes WITHOUT going to school. Or they require your parents to live in that state. You can contact various schools on their residency policy.

 

[doc toothache]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=503848

 

[BeBe01]

Getting residency to get into Texas schools would probably be your best bet. Last year, only 15 out-of-staters got in compared to 250 in state from the 3 Texas schools. Tuittion there being one of the cheapest in the country doesnt hurt either

 

[xtractime]

getting residency in another state is not as easy as it seems. if you work hard your next few years in college u will get in somewhere. there is no need to alter your life that drastically to better your chances at dental school acceptance. with the amount of work you and your parents would need to put in to get residency at another state, you could just stay where you are and study harder and not worry about playing the instate odds.

 

[diane07]

Getting residency for the purpose of in state tuition can be different than just general state residency requirements.

for example, at UIC you have to have lived in Illinois for a year, be employed, paid taxes, be there for a reason other than school - ect ect ect -

 

[ryanaj]

Not all states have those same requirements though. Connecticut gives in-state to anyone who has lived there for a year (even if you are there for school). So just research where you want to go, but more than likely you are going to have to quit school for a year to get residency.