I think WVU might be okay to apply to. I didn't have any ties to the school whatsoever and was offered an interview there in January 2007. I decided not to attend because I had already been accepted. I think if you have a really good DAT score or really good GPA go for it. If you have both, then even better. I guess my point is, they apparently saw something in my application as an out-of-stater (from Texas) and I don't think it was my DAT (18/18/15).
On another note, I definitely agree with not applying to UMKC, MUSC, Georgia, and I would add VCU to the list. I heard it is almost a MUST for you to have ties to the school. Also, I wouldn't apply to the Texas schools as a non-resident unless you have pretty stellar stats (i.e. 21+ on the DAT, no section less than 18, and 3.7+ GPA). They take very very few non-residents, and many of out-of-staters they do take are from Utah.
Being someone from Cali, I know the competition is rough for your state schools, but I would still apply to them. And then I would focus on applying to several private schools... ASDOH, Case, Nova, NYU, Tufts, etc.
