Residency/Regional Bias

[DogMD]

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I am applying for the 2020 cycle and had a quick question about residency. I have been living and working full time in NYC for two years post-grad, so I was planning on claiming NY residency when I apply. However, I am originally from FL (spent my whole life there until college). Is it possible that FL schools with regional bias would take the fact that I'm originally from FL into consideration?

 

[efle]

I am applying for the 2020 cycle and had a quick question about residency. I have been living and working full time in NYC for two years post-grad, so I was planning on claiming NY residency when I apply. However, I am originally from FL (spent my whole life there until college). Is it possible that FL schools with regional bias would take the fact that I'm originally from FL into consideration?

Schools are interested in 1) meeting their requirements for instate % of students, where applicable and 2) accepting people who will matriculate aka high yield. Whether 1 is an issue will depend on the laws governing the FL schools, but I imagine being born and raised Floridan will help a lot with 2!

 

[mw18]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the way I understood it when I just went through it. Schools get money from the state to train in-state physicians because they feel they are more likely to remain in the state. You wouldn't be classified as such, so you wouldn't fall into the 80-90% of classes that are usually in-state. However, in my n=1 experience, if you are a well-qualified applicant, applying out of state with ties to the state does increase your odds of receiving an OOS interview invite for the same reason, that you are more likely to matriculate/practice in the state. I may be wrong, but it's the impression I got and I went on 5 OOS public interviews (I was military growing up so I had lived in every state but one, your situation should garner more favor with Florida schools.). I'd make sure to mention your ties to the state.

Edit: pretty much what efle said.

 

[Goro]

Despite being a NY resident, you have what I consider honest-to-God ties to FL. So I recommend applying to FL schools, as well as NY.

I am applying for the 2020 cycle and had a quick question about residency. I have been living and working full time in NYC for two years post-grad, so I was planning on claiming NY residency when I apply. However, I am originally from FL (spent my whole life there until college). Is it possible that FL schools with regional bias would take the fact that I'm originally from FL into consideration?