VA to TX

[Gladiolus23]

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I am currently a VA resident (dependent on my parents who live and work in VA). I also plan to apply to med school next year...is it possible for me to gain Texas residency in time for next year's application season? If so, how would I go about doing it? If not, are there any other options?

Also, my aunt's family has lived in Texas for 15 years...is it possible to become dependents of them or something in order to gain an in-state status through them or is that illegal?

The high in-state preference for Texas medical schools is VERY tempting 🙁 and I actually really want to live in Texas too!

 

[LaceyMD]

Read through this document: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/pdf/0183.pdf

Basically (with certain exceptions outlined in the rules above) you'd have to move to Texas and work there for at least 12 months to be considered a resident. Also, you'd have to be independent - that is, your parents would have to stop claiming you on their taxes, otherwise you would continue to be a resident of the state where they live.

As to your second question, no, you can't become a dependent of your aunt. Who you are a dependent of is based on who claims you on their taxes, and in order for your aunt to claim you, she'd have to have custody - which would involve courts and rights being revoked and you really couldn't even do now that you're over 18 anyway.

 

[mvenus929]

You have 5 medical schools in Virginia (4 of which are MD). Consider yourself lucky, even if a couple of them don't have such a great IS preference.

 

[The Buff OP]

Besides the lower debt, why does everyone keep wanting to move to Texas? It blows here. We are all gonna have a big debt anyways.

 

[Gladiolus23]

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[Gladiolus23]

Read through this document: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/pdf/0183.pdf

Basically (with certain exceptions outlined in the rules above) you'd have to move to Texas and work there for at least 12 months to be considered a resident. Also, you'd have to be independent - that is, your parents would have to stop claiming you on their taxes, otherwise you would continue to be a resident of the state where they live.

As to your second question, no, you can't become a dependent of your aunt. Who you are a dependent of is based on who claims you on their taxes, and in order for your aunt to claim you, she'd have to have custody - which would involve courts and rights being revoked and you really couldn't even do now that you're over 18 anyway.

Okay, thanks for this! So even if I bought a house in TX but lived in another state, it wouldn't count as residency right? I guess even if I did manage to go to TX now and live there for 12 months, I wouldn't be able to become classified as a resident by the time application season opens (as TMDSAS is on May 1st) right? Or would med school in TX reconsider and classify me a resident seeing as I would have like one more month left to become a resident?

 

[Optimus-Prime]

Besides the lower debt, why does everyone keep wanting to move to Texas? It blows here. We are all gonna have a big debt anyways.

Dude... Everythings bigger Texas - including Biceps

 

[The Buff OP]

Lower debt, not as many taxes, easier to afford a house, better community, better weather....I guess there's lots of reasons. Also, if I did get into a TX medical school as in-state, I could actually afford to go through med school without a single loan! I would love to get in out-of-state as well, but I'm not sure how to maximize my chances for that. I think you need to have A LOT of luck on your side.

Weather sucks here. Humid and hot for most of the year.

 

[The Buff OP]

Dude... Everythings bigger Texas - including Biceps

You mirin?

 

[Optimus-Prime]

You mirin?

Just hopin to come to Texas, gain another inch or two on the bi's

 

[mvenus929]

Yeah, but they are all super-competitive! And have super-high tuition! Also, don't GW and G'town get like 10,000 apps? It seems like even average students get into TX medical schools solely because of their in-state status even if they are not stellar applicants. I guess TX is not like CA where they have an enormous number of applicants

Also, I really want to live in Texas! Everything lifestyle-wise is just so much easier there =/

I actually didn't count GW and GTown at all. I consider them DC schools, not VA schools. VA schools include UVA, VCU, EVMS, VT-Carilion, and VCOM. And while tuition isn't on par with Texas (but who is?), VCU and EVMS both have reasonable tuition for IS students.

I'm a Colorado resident. We have one MD school, and you have to have awesome stats to get in there, even as an IS student. And because it's Colorado and everyone loves Colorado, it's really hard to get back there for residency if you do go OOS for med school.