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QUESTIONS:
1. What happens to your residency status when you move just before an application cycle starts?
2. With the fact that I am 2 years out of undergrad in mind, is it worthwhile to take more time off to gain financial independence and establish Texas residency since I want to end up there anyway? Or should I stay in Illinois (current residency) to finish post-bacc/work part-time/live with family friends and apply for this upcoming cycle?
Background info: Graduated in Spring 2016, moved home in Illinois and took some time off to work full-time before starting a (informal) post-bacc in Fall 2017. I am financially dependent on my parents due to unexpected health issues that drained my bank account. They have agreed to help support me while I complete the post-bacc and during the application process. Found out in January that my parents were moving to Texas over a year sooner than anyone thought. They have begun the process of selling the house and have already left, but they're offering to let me move with them until I can get on my own feet again. I'm considering taking up their offer, especially because I ultimately want to end up in Texas since my entire family lives there and I love the state.
My (sad) stats:
Undergrad: cGPA- 3.3, sGPA- 3.1
Current GPA (all science): 3.9
Taking DAT in summer
80+ hours of assisting, lots of community service and volunteer work
1. What happens to your residency status when you move just before an application cycle starts?
2. With the fact that I am 2 years out of undergrad in mind, is it worthwhile to take more time off to gain financial independence and establish Texas residency since I want to end up there anyway? Or should I stay in Illinois (current residency) to finish post-bacc/work part-time/live with family friends and apply for this upcoming cycle?
Background info: Graduated in Spring 2016, moved home in Illinois and took some time off to work full-time before starting a (informal) post-bacc in Fall 2017. I am financially dependent on my parents due to unexpected health issues that drained my bank account. They have agreed to help support me while I complete the post-bacc and during the application process. Found out in January that my parents were moving to Texas over a year sooner than anyone thought. They have begun the process of selling the house and have already left, but they're offering to let me move with them until I can get on my own feet again. I'm considering taking up their offer, especially because I ultimately want to end up in Texas since my entire family lives there and I love the state.
My (sad) stats:
Undergrad: cGPA- 3.3, sGPA- 3.1
Current GPA (all science): 3.9
Taking DAT in summer
80+ hours of assisting, lots of community service and volunteer work
