Who only accepts in-state residents?

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JennSong said:
I was looking at The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and they say here that they haven't accepted anyone from out-of-state for 20 years.

It looks like University of Mississippi is the same.

Any other schools (MD or DO) that I can cross off my list?

Y'all rock! Thanks!
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The University of Arizona only accepts in state residents. Also many state funded schools give preference to their state residents. My school claims to have a small percentage from out of state but that is because it allows us to become state residents immediately and receive in state tuition. So it can be tricky to figure out so you have to ask a lot of questions.
 
University of Washington unless you are from a WWAMI state.
 
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All Florida Public Schools pretty much accept only in-state students (This excludes NOVA and Miami which are private and will take some out of state students.)
 
You're right about MS. I'm pretty sure North Dakota and the two Louisiana system universities are in-state only. You'll find, though, that most state schools give high preference to residents, like their website will say, "State law dictates that we reserve 90-95% of seats for residents." The 5% they do admit should be "exceptionally qualified", as in well above that schools averages for gpa and MCAT.
 
I got into USF (where I am attending) and was offered an interview at UF (which I declined) as an out-of-state resident. Both programs had a 99% FL resident rate at the time I applied so you never know.
 
JennSong said:
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.
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I hear ya on the jersey thing...theres no love for jerseyans
 
Check the MSAR, its pretty comprehensive about things like this.
 
Florida State is the only Florida school that accepts only in-state students. USF is rumored to have interviews OOS, but I'm not aware of any acceptances. UF and Miami certainly take out-of-staters.

Keeping with the theme of the thread, Mercer only takes Georgia residents.
 
University of Nevada only takes Nevada residents and a few students from western states without a medical school (which, if I remember right, means Wyoming and Montana). They'll also take people from the Nevada side of the Sierra Nevada, even if they technically live in California.
 
JennSong said:
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.
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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
 
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deuist said:
Florida State is the only Florida school that accepts only in-state students. USF is rumored to have interviews OOS, but I'm not aware of any acceptances. UF and Miami certainly take out-of-staters.

Keeping with the theme of the thread, Mercer only takes Georgia residents.
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I am in the USF Class of 2009 and was an out of state student at the time I was accepted. There are 5 out of state students in my class out of 120.
 
skypilot said:
Percent in state for every school from the AAMC

http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/2005/2005school.htm
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Great link; wish I had it going through the app process. Might not be completely accurate though, since like someone said above several schools take only out-of-state applicants from neighboring states w/o a school of their own. For example, the chart says South Alabama takes 13% from out-of-state, but in reality many of those are from neighboring counties in coastal MS and FL. The school believes those applicants are more likely to stay and practice in the USA service area. On a side note, check out UConn and their almost 3:1 female:male ratio. Man!
 
Tic said:
Great link; wish I had it going through the app process. Might not be completely accurate though, since like someone said above several schools take only out-of-state applicants from neighboring states w/o a school of their own. For example, the chart says South Alabama takes 6% from out-of-state, but in reality many of those are from neighboring counties in coastal MS and FL. The school believes those applicants are more likely to stay and practice in the USA service area. On a side note, check out UConn and their almost 3:1 female:male ratio. Man!
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Yeah, I wouldn't bother applying to any schools which are below 40% out of state unless you have some special connection.
 
UMass only takes mass residents. And to qualify as a resident, you need to have lived/worked in mass for >= 5 years.
 
East Carolina U. accepts only NC residents. Has never accepted a non-NC resident in the history of its program.
 
JennSong said:
Is that Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine also?
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The Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private school. It's just as easy for an oos student to get in as an in-state student
 
Southern Illinois University doesn't like OOS either.
 
SexyLexie729 said:
University of Washington unless you are from a WWAMI state.
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That's not true - I'm going to U. Washington next year as an out of state student - it's much more competitive, but it's possible!
 
Beaner81 said:
That's not true - I'm going to U. Washington next year as an out of state student - it's much more competitive, but it's possible!
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Really? Are you MD/PhD? When I applied (which was for admission to the class of 09), they told me that the only out of state students they accept are WWAMI schools and MD/PhDs. 😕
 
That doesn't surprise me with Mississippi as their tuition rates are bargain basement for in-state residents. Last I checked it was sub 10k 👍 .

Southern Illinois not only has a strong preference for in-state, but they have a strong preference for "from Illinois but not from Chicagoland". Most chicagoans/other illinoisians will admit that Southern/Central Illinois is essentially a completely different state, so its no surprise. Especially as their mission is to create doctors for rural IL.
 
You're pretty much screwed at the University of Utah as an OOS applicant unless you have serious ties to Utah or you're the best thing since sliced bread...and even then... :luck:
 
JennSong said:
I was looking at The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and they say here that they haven't accepted anyone from out-of-state for 20 years.

It looks like University of Mississippi is the same.

Any other schools (MD or DO) that I can cross off my list?

Y'all rock! Thanks!
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Schools in Louisiana and New Mexico (with the exception of Tulane.)
 
JennSong said:
That ratio is crazy.

Here are schools I've ruled out because of residency type things:

  1. University of Mississippi: they only accept Mississippi residents
  2. East Carolina University (Brody): haven't accepted anyone from outta Carolina for 20 years
  3. University of Arizona: only accept Arizona residents
  4. University of Washington: only accept Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho residents
  5. Florida State University: only accepts people with DNA close to that of citrus plants
  6. University of Florida: only extremely competitive non-Florida residents accepted
  7. University of South Florida: "a limited number of exceptionally qualified non-Florida residents may be considered for entry into our MD Program"
  8. University of North Dakota: seems pretty much limited to North Dakotans and others in the area
  9. LSU School of Medicine--New Orleans: only Louisiana residents
  10. LSU School of Medicine--Shreveport: only Louisiana residents
  11. East Tennessee State University (Quillen): they want Tennesseeians, mostly
  12. Marshall University (Edwards): If you're not from WV, they don't want ya.
  13. Mercer University: Gotta be a resident of peach-land.
  14. Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine: only 20% aren't BS/MD kiddies
  15. Ponce School of Medicine: have to be bilingual spanish
  16. Southern Illinois University--Springfield: Gotta be from Illinois or wanna be a lawyer
  17. Texas A&M University System Health Science Center: Almost all from Texas, couldn't deal with the jokes
  18. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: Only six non-texans
  19. University of Massachusetts--Worcester: Mass residents only
  20. University of Nebraska College of Medicine: Mainly for Neb, need biochem
  21. University of Nevada--Reno: only Alaska, Idaho, Montana, or Wyoming folks
  22. University of New Mexico: Like 7 non-NM applicants in the past 5 years
  23. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: only 6.1% out of AS
  24. University of California--Davis: 3.2% out of CA
  25. University of California--Irvine: 1.9% out of CA
  26. University of California--San Diego: 8.3% out of CA
  27. University of Minnesota Medical School: only 7.3% not from Minnesota
  28. University of South Dakota: 4% from out of SD
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If you are going to rule out A&M because of the out-of-state thing, you'll need to do the same for all of the rest of the Texas schools. Also, the Oklahoma schools are very stingy with out-of-state residents.
 
JennSong said:
I eMailed Oklahoma yesterday and they said, "We accept 162 students each year and no more than 24 of those can be from out of state. The current first year class has a 3.68 GPA and an MCAT average of 9.64." Not a high percentange, but 24 is more than some other state schools, it seems.
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If you're an oos applicant at OU, you're required to send a letter detailing your ties to the state. I wouldn't bother applying if you don't have any ties to write about because they do consider those. I think that's generally how it works with most states schools that give a strong instate preference.
 
JennSong said:
I ruled out the rest of the TX schools, but I ruled them out because they don't take the AMCAS and I don't feel like filling out a separate thing. They others seem to let in a slightly higher % of non-residents, though. Still not much.

I eMailed Oklahoma yesterday and they said, "We accept 162 students each year and no more than 24 of those can be from out of state. The current first year class has a 3.68 GPA and an MCAT average of 9.64." Not a high percentange, but 24 is more than some other state schools, it seems.
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Wow. Is that going to be your response when you are asked to do a difficult procedure that you aren't comfortable with? "I don't feel like it."
 
amojan99 said:
Check the MSAR, its pretty comprehensive about things like this.
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Yeah, the MSAR is really a book that you MUST have when applying to medical school, because it'll save you a lot of money by telling you what schools only take in-state and what the premed class requirements are for each school (like I had a couple of friends who didn't read well enough and spent a lot of money applying to Arizona and Hawaii, one which takes only in-state and the other which has a lot of strange premed requirements).
 
JennSong said:
That ratio is crazy.

Here are schools I've ruled out because of residency type things:

  1. University of Mississippi: they only accept Mississippi residents
  2. East Carolina University (Brody): haven't accepted anyone from outta Carolina for 20 years
  3. University of Arizona: only accept Arizona residents
  4. University of Washington: only accept Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho residents
  5. Florida State University: only accepts people with DNA close to that of citrus plants
  6. University of Florida: only extremely competitive non-Florida residents accepted
  7. University of South Florida: "a limited number of exceptionally qualified non-Florida residents may be considered for entry into our MD Program"
  8. University of North Dakota: seems pretty much limited to North Dakotans and others in the area
  9. LSU School of Medicine--New Orleans: only Louisiana residents
  10. LSU School of Medicine--Shreveport: only Louisiana residents
  11. East Tennessee State University (Quillen): they want Tennesseeians, mostly
  12. Marshall University (Edwards): If you're not from WV, they don't want ya.
  13. Mercer University: Gotta be a resident of peach-land.
  14. Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine: only 20% aren't BS/MD kiddies
  15. Ponce School of Medicine: have to be bilingual spanish
  16. Southern Illinois University--Springfield: Gotta be from Illinois or wanna be a lawyer
  17. Texas A&M University System Health Science Center: Almost all from Texas, couldn't deal with the jokes
  18. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: Only six non-texans
  19. University of Massachusetts--Worcester: Mass residents only
  20. University of Nebraska College of Medicine: Mainly for Neb, need biochem
  21. University of Nevada--Reno: only Alaska, Idaho, Montana, or Wyoming folks
  22. University of New Mexico: Like 7 non-NM applicants in the past 5 years
  23. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: only 6.1% out of AS
  24. University of California--Davis: 3.2% out of CA
  25. University of California--Irvine: 1.9% out of CA
  26. University of California--San Diego: 8.3% out of CA
  27. University of Minnesota Medical School: only 7.3% not from Minnesota
  28. University of South Dakota: 4% from out of SD
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I think you guys are wrong about the University of Washington. As I understood it, they have MUCH MUCH higher standards for out-of-state and out-of-region applicants, but they DO accept some. My rejection letter said that I wasn't good enough for an out-of-region applicant, which implies that they take some.
 
Cinnameg said:
I think you guys are wrong about the University of Washington. As I understood it, they have MUCH MUCH higher standards for out-of-state and out-of-region applicants, but they DO accept some. My rejection letter said that I wasn't good enough for an out-of-region applicant, which implies that they take some.
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Also, as far as CA schools go, I thought Irvine had recently switched to being CA ONLY. CA schools in general are expensive, time-consuming, and non-rewarding for out-of-state applicants. It's bad enough for the in-state folks.
 
OSUdoc08 said:
Wow. Is that going to be your response when you are asked to do a difficult procedure that you aren't comfortable with? "I don't feel like it."
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That's pretty harsh, dude. I think it'd be dumb to waste time and money applying to schools that have little interest in them and they have little interest in attending.
 
Tic said:
That's pretty harsh, dude. I think it'd be dumb to waste time and money applying to schools that have little interest in them and they have little interest in attending.
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Good idea. So why apply to out of state public schools at all?
 
JennSong said:
Can't speak for others, but for me at least some out-of-state selling points are:
1) PA schools - I live in NJ, and the Philly ones are 10 minutes from home. The NJ schools are all further from home, at like 2 hours
2) I have family all over the south and the atlantic coast, and some friends around there too, so that makes the idea of some state colleges nice
3) Location: some colleges are just in beautiful places, or in areas that have climates I'd like...like, I wouldn't apply to a Minnesota school because I have circulation problems and don't want the cold. But I have lived in the south, and like it there.

*shrug*

But those are just my reasons. I'm sure everyone has different once.
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I was being sarcastic. I attend an out-of-state public school.
 
OSUdoc08 said:
If you are going to rule out A&M because of the out-of-state thing, you'll need to do the same for all of the rest of the Texas schools. Also, the Oklahoma schools are very stingy with out-of-state residents.
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Is their osteopathic school stingy?
 
Cinnameg said:
I think you guys are wrong about the University of Washington. As I understood it, they have MUCH MUCH higher standards for out-of-state and out-of-region applicants, but they DO accept some. My rejection letter said that I wasn't good enough for an out-of-region applicant, which implies that they take some.
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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 🙂
 
JennSong said:
What do you thnk of UCSF? That one seems the most out of state friendly, at 18.3%

UC Davis and Irvine both have very low out-of-state acceptances. Davis is 3.2% and Irvine is 1.9%.
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According to my MSAR, last year only 3 non-residents were interviewed at Irvine, and none matriculated. The class was 100% in-state.

At UCSF, out-of-staters have a slightly better shot (27 out-of-staters in a class of 141). I love the school, I love the city . . . and so does everyone else. I opted to not apply there because the median GPA (both kinds) at UCSF was 3.8, and I couldn't stand to receive a rejection from the place while I was actually working there. And of course, as an out-of-state applicant (I claimed OR as my residency -- it's where I grew up) with average grades, competing against ALL of my classmates from Stanford undergrad and Mills post-bac who ALL wanted to go to UCSF, I knew I would get a rejection. It's a long shot for anyone, but if you are brave (and rich) enough to apply, it is just a fabulous school.
 
Beaner81 said:
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 🙂
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Congrats on getting in! 🙂 Enjoy Seattle.
 
Marshall definitely.
JennSong was a little wrong about them when she said if you're not from WVa they don't want you ....
If you're not from a state that borders WVa they won't send you a supplemental application (or accept you). And even if you do live in a bordering state they have a whopping 6-8 spots annually.
 
Beaner81 said:
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 🙂
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I stand corrected...and congratulations! 👍
 
Indiana is pretty difficult for oos I think..like less than 10 percent are out of state I believe....
 
For those applying to State schools that are from out of state, I would suggest taking the percentage of OOS students accepted into consideration, but also with a grain of salt. I applied to many OOS schools and eventually got into a few of them, albeit from the waitlist in July, even though they all only accepted 5-20% OOS students. Also take into consideration that each year may vary. My school had 10% OOS for my year, the following year had a whopping 30% OOS. I know application fees add up, but $40 on the primary application and $100 on a secondary if you get it could mean getting in and not. I expected to not even get a secondary, but I got it and more. Good luck.

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