I'm currently a CA resident, but plan to move to Texas to become a resident, and take advantage of their academic fresh start. Most likely I will find a job there and work min of 1 year.
My question is, does it matter to the adcoms of the Texas medical schools how long you've been a resident of the state? Assuming I will qualify as a resident - i.e. employed and lived there 13 months without taking any classes.
I'm considering the option of going to a local state college in CA and re-doing my premeds. This will enable me to live at home (free rent) and continue to work at my current job. It will take about 2 years, but it will ultimately let me save up money to move to Texas and pay partially for medical school. Or the alternative is to move to Texas asap, find work, and take classes later, but the end result will be that I won't be able to save as much, if at all. So the difference is 1 year vs 3 years of living in Texas.
Cost is a big consideration, but ultimately I don't want to do anything that may significantly hurt my chances. I was wondering will any of these choices matter to adcoms during the application process - again, given that I will count as a Texas resident for the application process?
If anyone has done this or have a friend who has or has any insight on the matter, suggestions or feedback would be most appreciated. Thanks.
My question is, does it matter to the adcoms of the Texas medical schools how long you've been a resident of the state? Assuming I will qualify as a resident - i.e. employed and lived there 13 months without taking any classes.
I'm considering the option of going to a local state college in CA and re-doing my premeds. This will enable me to live at home (free rent) and continue to work at my current job. It will take about 2 years, but it will ultimately let me save up money to move to Texas and pay partially for medical school. Or the alternative is to move to Texas asap, find work, and take classes later, but the end result will be that I won't be able to save as much, if at all. So the difference is 1 year vs 3 years of living in Texas.
Cost is a big consideration, but ultimately I don't want to do anything that may significantly hurt my chances. I was wondering will any of these choices matter to adcoms during the application process - again, given that I will count as a Texas resident for the application process?
If anyone has done this or have a friend who has or has any insight on the matter, suggestions or feedback would be most appreciated. Thanks.