What data is most important in considering whether to apply to a school as an OOS applicant? Percentage out of state? What is a reasonable OOS percentage to make it worth applying to a particular school? Thanks 🙂
check out the school's websiteI need to know this too. There's only one med school in my state. And I had the same question about what percentage OOS makes it worthwhile?
And how do you figure out certain preferences that aren't in MSAR? One heard that UW doesn't take ppl from Oregon, but their overall OOS numbers aren't bad so w/o that info I would've prob wasted money applying.
Is there any OOS hope for a NW resident? My family lives in Delaware so that doesn't help.
Yep. Get the MSAR to check. Very valuable resource. Mostly private schools are more friendly to OOS, with a few exceptions here and there. Off the top of my head, some usual OOS schools are VCU, EVMS, NYMC, Albany, Creighton, Medical College of Wisconsin, Penn state, Loma Linda, U Miami, Wake Forest.
UW OOS numbers are misleading compared to other schools. UW gives in-state treatment to applicants from Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Washington (WWAMI Region). But on the MSAR, only Washington counts as in-state. On the MSAR it says that there were 5246 applicants, 293 interviewed, and 119 matriculated for OOS, but if you exclude the WWAMI Region, those numbers change to 4846 applicants, 109 interviewed, and 19 matriculated. So only 8% of the entering class of 2014 was OOR, even though 80% of the applicants were OOR. As an Oregon resident, your only in-state chance is an Oregon school.I need to know this too. There's only one med school in my state. And I had the same question about what percentage OOS makes it worthwhile?
And how do you figure out certain preferences that aren't in MSAR? One heard that UW doesn't take ppl from Oregon, but their overall OOS numbers aren't bad so w/o that info I would've prob wasted money applying.
Is there any OOS hope for a NW resident? My family lives in Delaware so that doesn't help.
Is there any OOS hope for a NW resident
I would look at the MSAR to find the 20 or so friendliest OOS schools, and then post the list with your stats and extracurriculars on WAMC. Some of the people with more knowledge then me can then help you with any modifications to that list.Haha I meant Northwest. I've heard we are pretty screwed for OOS public schools and with only one in-state school, I'm just having trouble even knowing how to start my school list. Right now my list is just OHSU. I prob need to post sth in WAMC forum for help w/a school list.
Thanks for the info that most other MSAR OOS data is more reliable!
Many of these are private lol
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/determining-oos-friendly-schools.825381/List of favorability of med schools to OOSers: https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/careers/act/gradstudy/health/guide/part2/appendix
Note that it's a few years out of date. Arizona, for example, plans to have up to 25% OOS matriculants.
This tells you nothing compared to the MSARAAMC has this info on their Applicant and Matriculants data, no need to pay for MSAR
https://www.aamc.org/download/321442/data/factstable1.pdf