What is considered a good out of state acceptance rate?

[ieatshrimp24]

I'm not sure if I'm phrasing that correctly.
# of out of state applicants invited for an interview / # of total applicants invited for an interview
What percent would be reasonable for an out of state applicant to apply to the medical school? 25%? 35%? I understand that there are some schools (such as UWash) that really only considers applicants from certain states and so the out of state rate is misleading. Thanks.

---

Members don't see this ad.

 

[GrapesofRath]

General number you might seen thrown around here is about 25-30% OOS as a mininum number. But this really varies alot by school and applicant. A number of schools will look for very specific things in their OOS applicants(ie ties to the state as an example). Also you have to consider the quality of the applicant: if your a 3.8/36 it might be worth looking at schools with say a 10-15% OOS matriculation rate if you really are interested in them. For your generic 3.6/31 app? Those schools arent going to be nearly as feasible or worthwhile to consider. A general guideline youll hear alot is for OOS public schools you really want to be above their average stats.

 

[ieatshrimp24]

0%

That's too low. A little higher would be nicer.

General number you might seen thrown around here is about 25-30% OOS as a mininum number. But this really varies alot by school and applicant. A number of schools will look for very specific things in their OOS applicants(ie ties to the state as an example). Also you have to consider the quality of the applicant: if your a 3.8/36 it might be worth looking at schools with say a 10-15% OOS matriculation rate if you really are interested in them. For your generic 3.6/31 app? Those schools arent going to be nearly as feasible or worthwhile to consider. A general guideline youll hear alot is for OOS public schools you really want to be above their average stats.

I'm at 3.55 and 516 (34). Will that get me anywhere with 25-30% OOS? Thanks.

 

[GrapesofRath]

That's too low. A little higher would be nicer.


I'm at 3.55 and 516 (34). Will that get me anywhere with 25-30% OOS? Thanks.

It depends on what else is in your app(ie ECs and what not), and what schools we are talking about specifically. Can't make any vague rules. Create a WAMC thread separately if you are interested in school list suggestions.