State schools

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If you look at interview rate than you also have to look at acceptance rate following interview for OOS students (this information can be found with US news compass). Some schools might interview a relatively large amount of OOS students but actually accept very few. This is why at the end of the day it is better to just look at the overall acceptance rate for OOS students (again, use US news for this because the acceptance rate is not = to the number of OOS applicants divided by the number of OOS matriculants).

More importantly however is this. Unless you are a truly outstanding applicant (as in, the bulk of the schools you are applying to are top 10-20 in the nation), you should absolutely not apply to OOS state schools. It's just not worth your time or money. There are only two exceptions to this general rule.
1. You live in a neighboring state that has some kind of arrangement with the OOS school that gives extra consideration to students from your state. An example of this being Wyoming/Alaska/Montana/Idaho with the University of Colorado.
2. You have strong ties to the state that make it reasonable to believe that you might actually end up practicing as an attending physician in that state. For example, this might be the case if you go to undergrad in another state but keep your residency back in your home state. You might have a decent shot at the state you completed your undergrad in if you can convince them that you are there to stay and show strong interest in their state's medical school.
 
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