What is the difference of in-state vs out of state GPA/MCAT

[TheBiologist]

If a state school reports their average MCAT as say a 513 (and say a 511 matriculant), how much lower is the average for in state applicants, considering out of state applicants/matriculants are usually much higher than in state?

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[efle]

This will vary a lot, since the portion of seats going to OOS varies a lot. For example Oregon clearly wants their out of state people to bring the high stats, but only 25% of each class for them is out of state people. The instate crowd still must be populating up to that 75th percentile mark.

I think really the bar that gets lowered is for interviewing, anyways. Take Iowa. They interview like 85-90% of instate applicants, but must still admit mostly from the upper end of the score range for their median to stay that high (512)

 

[gyngyn]

For public schools (and many private ones), OOS candidates bring something to the table that is in short supply. Sometimes stats, sometimes it is variety of experience.

 

[freshprinceMD]

This will vary a lot, since the portion of seats going to OOS varies a lot. For example Oregon clearly wants their out of state people to bring the high stats, but only 25% of each class for them is out of state people. The instate crowd still must be populating up to that 75th percentile mark.

I think really the bar that gets lowered is for interviewing, anyways. Take Iowa. They interview like 85-90% of instate applicants, but must still admit mostly from the upper end of the score range for their median to stay that high (512)

Is there a place where we can get data on the stats of In-state vs OOS matriculants for every school?


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[efle]

Nope

 

[freshprinceMD]

Nope

Other than Oregon, do you know which other schools are known to only accept higher stats from OOS?


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[efle]

Other than Oregon, do you know which other schools are known to only accept higher stats from OOS?


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They are the only one I've seen state explicitly one their website that they want OOS people to be above-median GPA/MCAT. I know U of Washington makes a similar statement about URM, saying they generally only interview out of state people filling that demographic.

I suspect this practice is quietly widespread though.

 

[freshprinceMD]

They are the only one I've seen state explicitly one their website that they want OOS people to be above-median GPA/MCAT. I know U of Washington makes a similar statement about URM, saying they generally only interview out of state people filling that demographic.

I suspect this practice is quietly widespread though.

Thank you for taking the time to respond!


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[hubbsbubbs]

They are the only one I've seen state explicitly one their website that they want OOS people to be above-median GPA/MCAT. I know U of Washington makes a similar statement about URM, saying they generally only interview out of state people filling that demographic.

I suspect this practice is quietly widespread though.

OHSU says something similar on their website

 

[efle]

OHSU says something similar on their website

OHSU = oregon, no?

 

[libertyyne]

Some schools publish this data. I did some analysis on U of M in the U of M thread for this past cycle. The difference was roughly 5~ LizzyM points, this will vary a lot, but a good rule of thumb is you should be above the median lizzyM if you are applying to a state school as an OOS student.

 

[hubbsbubbs]

OHSU = oregon, no?

Yes, it is sorry, I read that as colorado for some reason