Who only accepts in-state residents?

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[sscooterguy]

That's awesome, good for you! Were you waitlisted so long because it was OOS, or because you applied late? I think my August MCATing probably won't help my OOS chances, but I'm going for a half dozen OOS public schools anyway.

I too took the august MCAT (had to retake for borderline april MCAT), and had all my materials in pretty early. But who knows why I was waitlisted. I thought I interviewed well, but I was actually waitlisted everywhere. What that means, I don't know. Don't worry too much about things you can't control, and try to control what you know you can. I sent a letter of interest to the schools to let them know I was still interested, quickly tell them why they are perfect for me and why I'm perfect for them, and to let know if they needed anything else to contact me (just a few sentances all together). There are no guarantees, but good luck, you still have time to get acceptances.

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[PoliticalMD2Be]

I'm pretty sure that NJ actually takes 80 to 85% of its students from NJ...When I called to ask why I was rejected at RWJ, the admissions office said it was because I was not a NJ resident.

But you guys have it tough because they're are only 2 MD schools in NJ and everyone in NJ applies to them

UMDNJ does take quite a lot of non Jersey residents as students. Most of my friends who are first years there are not from there at all. The trick is that we can become NJ residents immediately. Once you are admitted you need to show proof of an apartment and a NJ drivers license even if you just got it yesterday and they will count you as a NJ resident and you will recieve NJ tuition. I have heard of other schools giving in state tuition after the first year but never for the first year. I think this is why there in state stats seem so high.

 

[thesauce]

And it's just my luck that I live in NJ, where it seems like the public med schools will take a bunch of outta staters. Life hates me.

The chances of being accepted to NJMS as an out-of-state applicant is like 1 in 70. You have a better chance of getting into Harvard, easily.

 

[thesauce]

Yup, you're right. I am not an MD/Ph.D. student nor a WWAMI resident (Michigan, actually) and I'm going there next year. I've also met a couple of other students in the same boat who are starting with me in the fall. So again, not impossible, but hard! Definitely worth the try if you have your heart set on it, though 🙂

The problem with UW is that they wait so f^&*ing long to let you know. I was an in-state 4.0 Chemical Engineer with a 30+ MCAT and it took them almost 8 months to pull me off their waiting list. You can say what you want about that being policy and what-not, but I worked my tail off for 4 years to get that degree with a perfect GPA and they more or less turned their nose up at me.

If you're thinking that I had a bad interview, I didn't. It was likely the best interview I'll ever have in my life. Anyway, I had already committed to another school on the east coast and so did my girlfriend, so I went there. I'm actually pretty happy with my decision, but I definately left the state with a bad taste in my mouth for the UW.

 

[acrobat]

I've noticed the South is notorious for only taking in-state ppl. Most big state schools take 10% or so out, but much of the South takes say 0%.

 

[nhmdphd]

UMass only takes mass residents. And to qualify as a resident, you need to have lived/worked in mass for >= 5 years.

FYI, for anyone who might be interested, the MD/PhD program at UMass admits a few non-residents every year. (The regular medical class is still residents-only.)