Which would I have a better chance at?

[MyEyesMesmerize]

If my application is not "average", and by that I mean ~3.5 post bacc GPA, 3.0 undergrad, 27-29 MCAT (i'll know for sure in a week), the typical EC's that include volunteer work, leadership, and some research, should I bother applying to schools that are not in my state that take mostly in state applicants? For example, schools such as UMDNJ, MSU, Wake Forest, etc. Let me know what u think.

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[SMW]

My rule of thumb was I did not apply to schools that did not take at least 25% out-of-staters.

 

[MyEyesMesmerize]

Oops forgot to compare applying to those schools as opposed to higher ranked private schools like georgetown for instance. That is what i mean by having a better chance at. Thanks.

 

[seaturtle112]

hey MyEyesMesmerize, our stories sound powerfully similar. 3.1 undergrad, 3.7 grad, find out the MCAT in a week... volunteer, worked as a nurse aide for over a year too. other stuff... blah blah, yadda yadda... oh yeah, i'm not a URM. here's my list!

Medical College of Ohio
Ohio State
Wright State
Cincinatti
MCW
Wake Forest
Tulane
Vermont
George Washington

and these two (hey, why not... its just 30 bucks )
Case Western
Rochester

also these DO schools:
Midwestern U (chicago), Ohio U, Lake Erie

and BTW, i'm an Ohio resident. God bless the state legislature and their policy of littering the state with medical schools. This applying to med school thing may be a ultimately be a futile endeavor, but I shall cast my bread upon the water on June 5th nonetheless. we'll see what comes of it!

best of luck to all SDN'ers!! i love you guys!!

 

[brickmanli]

try to find out how many out of state residents each state school takes. I didn't know about policies of Wright State and got rejected being a CT resident. Also stats for in-state and out-of-state matriculants could differ with the latter being higher. Pritzker School of Medicine takes 25% Illinois residents even though it's a private school, but the University at Buffalo only takes a handful of out-of-state residents. I think sometimes it's harder to get into a state school from another state than Harvard Med.

Who knows, you might've done better than you thought on your MCAT.

 

[vyc]

i'm a CA resident and i didn't apply to any other state schools.
bc even with the ones that take up to like 25% out of staters, i didn't think it was worth it.

it's so hard getting in period, why apply to schools that PREFER other people?

my answer?
yes, IMHO, i think you have a better chance at some of those private schools than the state schools, not in your state.