Hey, I was also a CT resident with a 28Q on the MCAT in last years cycle, let me guess you are a white male right? You are ABSOLUTELY right about moving, being form connecticut is a TERRIBLE hinderance with borderline mcats. Heres why:
Uconn has averages of 10 10 10. Doesnt seem too hard to get into at first.
But it has a class size of only 80.
AND the year that I applied, 2/3 of the incoming class were women, because in the past the classes have been mostly all men and they are trying to compensate.
So, 2/3 of 80 is 53 women. Leaving 27 open spots for men.
Now from the men, you have to consider that some are going to male minorities.
Plus, the male out of staters that uconn lets in with ridiculous stats
So I would guess there are less than 15 openings for white men at Uconn.
So how do they choose the 15? Well, since the majority of the class is URMs (women/minorities) they statistically have lower numbers (no offense just facts) and so the remaining white men category has to have stellar stats to compensate, and keep the average at 10, 10, 10.
So its not that the average is 10 10 10. The question is.. what is the average for white men? Id guess around a 33. This is due to the extremely small class size in combination with the very high percentage of URMs and women.
About moving, I thought of doing the same thing before I ended up getting into georgetown ( a school u should definitely apply to). Despite what anyone may tell you, it IS possible to move and establish residency without waiting two years..I know because I called tons of schools and asked them about their requirements to qualify as an in-state resident for admissions purposed.
Most schools go by this rule: you have to have lived in the state for one year from the date of orientation to be considered in-state. So, if you wanted to apply for next year it would be too late by a couple months, you could have done so in august. This goes for all of the SUNY schools and all of the schools in OHIO. You just list yourslef as a resident of that state on AMCAS, and prove it when u get in, which will be a year later and you will be all good.
Those are the two states that I think you will have the best chances at, especially ohio. If you look at the sheer numbers, you will see how bad connecticut is for applying to med school. It was something like 80% of the accepted applicants from connecticut end up matriculating out of state. Whereas in Ohio and New York, the majority of applicants from those states end up going to school in those states. You can get these numbers from doing some calculations from the stats in the aamc book. Connecticut is NOT the place for a borderline mcat white male, Uconn has NO soul and you will apply over and over again and get rejected. It makes no sense, the class there is way too small.
I would say that from Ohio you will have a great chance of admission, and from NY you are still MUCH better off than being from COnnecticut. Hope this helps, PM me with any questions. I am doing well at Gtown now, with a 28 on the mcat, so dont give up hope it is very possible.
