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So my situation is that I could be a resident of one of two states and I can't decide what to put on AMCAS.
I live in Ohio (designated as resident state on AMCAS right now) which has lots of state med schools, and my parents (who I am dependent on) are moving to New Jersey which has only 2 state schools. The schools in NJ said that if I switch my AMCAS designation I would be considered in-state there. I would really really prefer to live in NJ than OH, but I have more chances of getting into med school in OH because there are more state schools there. I really don't know what to do. I feel like it would be like shooting myself in the foot to not designate NJ since I really want to be there and my chances are slim of getting in as an out-of-stater. Would it be really weird to designate NJ on AMCAS but then on the OH secondaries say that I am an OH resident (and then prove it by filling out the questions about how long I've lived here etc)? Actually I've already turned in two OH secondaries saying that I'm a resident (since that is what AMCAS says right now and I couldn't change it on the secondaries).
MCAT: 31O
BCPM: 3.66, AO: 4.00, Cum: 3.82
I live in Ohio (designated as resident state on AMCAS right now) which has lots of state med schools, and my parents (who I am dependent on) are moving to New Jersey which has only 2 state schools. The schools in NJ said that if I switch my AMCAS designation I would be considered in-state there. I would really really prefer to live in NJ than OH, but I have more chances of getting into med school in OH because there are more state schools there. I really don't know what to do. I feel like it would be like shooting myself in the foot to not designate NJ since I really want to be there and my chances are slim of getting in as an out-of-stater. Would it be really weird to designate NJ on AMCAS but then on the OH secondaries say that I am an OH resident (and then prove it by filling out the questions about how long I've lived here etc)? Actually I've already turned in two OH secondaries saying that I'm a resident (since that is what AMCAS says right now and I couldn't change it on the secondaries).
MCAT: 31O
BCPM: 3.66, AO: 4.00, Cum: 3.82