<p>If there’s one thing I’ve learned during this cycle it’s that the concept of matches and safeties does not apply to med school applications.</p>
<p>I would also recommend that your search look beyond school stats and consider the OOS friendliness of various public med schools, school missions and other selection factors.</p>
<p>(You can find some of this info at the US News graduate school site. $30 will get you access to the premium content --which includes the # OOS applications, # OOS interviews granted and # OOS students accepted – for 1 year.)</p>
<p>IIRC, TX med schools are not especially OOS friendly and are required by law to reserve 85% (maybe more?) for instate residents. Admission preference for OOS goes to students with ties to TX. (For Tech, A&M and UTSA, a demonstrate interest in rural primary care is also a consideration.)</p>
<p>Uniform = Uniformed Health Services University? UHSU requires that matriculants be armed forces service members (not to apply but in order to matriculate into the school). Preference is given to current and former military personnel. All matriculants must meet all physical and mental requirements for armed forces enlistment and sign an enlistment contract as a condition of matriculation. UHSU students are required to enter a military residency and incur a service obligation. </p>
<p>Loma Linda is a religious school and requires a lifestyle contract of its matriculants. (Mandatory chapel attendance; mandatory attendance at religious instruction; no alcohol, tobacco or drug use (even off campus); strict dress code; strict sabbath observance.) Not saying this is a bad thing–just applicants need to be aware of these conditions upfront.</p>
<p>In search of med schools for DD, I came upon several public schools with exceptional OOS% accepted. Wondering if you have any comments on those schools</p>
<p>U Iowa, 30% that is pretty high comparatively AVG gpa 3.7 and Mcat 31.7</p>
<p>U Vermont 60% Really? That is better than lots of Private Schools gpa 3.6 and Mcat 30, that is wonderful.</p>
<p>VCU 42% GPA 3.62 and Mcat around 30? some thing wrong with that?</p>
<p>B10 P11 V12 =33 MCAT GPA 3.5 U of Chicago(Grade deflation?)
Bio Major Resident of CA</p>
<p>Instate Schools</p>
<p>Loma Linda
UCD
UCI
UCM
USC</p>
<p>Out of State</p>
<p>Commonwealth
Marshell
U Ark
Mich State
VCU
UVT
U of Utah
Drexel
NYMC
Albany
Trulane
Rush
Temple
U Toledo
Loyola
Rosalind
Penn State
Med Coll of Wis
U Iowa
Indiana
Boston U
Brown
Thomas Jefferson
U of Colorado</p>
<p>What about AZ, aren’t they still open to OOS? And closer to home. Other than AZ, most of the western states have no interest in CA kids unless there is something remarkable- URM, history of serving the underserved etc., IIR, my western DD got interviews in AZ & TX OOS and the rest were back east.</p>
<p>Thanks WOWM, Will consider remove U o U and Marshall, I think we can meet the U Colo’s requirements.Will have to take out U of Ark, only 1%OOS</p>
<p>somemom. AZ only accepted less then 10% OOS, so I took it out. And since CA in state is very difficult to be accepted by CA schools, we are applying just for the sake of, Davis is the only one has any chance. Loma maybe taken out as well, because heavy religion.</p>
<p>We own a rental near Touro, a DO school. We will put in an application for that, if she ended up there, we can give her a room. I am in that market for fixuppers, just lost two houses in Vallejo…</p>
<p>B10 P11 V12 =33 MCAT GPA 3.5 U of Chicago(Grade deflation?)
Bio Major Resident of CA</p>
<p>Instate Schools</p>
<p>Loma Linda
UCD
UCI
UCM
USC</p>
<p>Out of State</p>
<p>Commonwealth
Creighton
Oakland Beaumont
Mich State
VCU
U VT
V Tech
Drexel
NYMC
Albany
Trulane
Rush
Temple
U Toledo
Loyola
Rosalind
Penn State
Med Coll of Wis
U Iowa
Indiana
Boston U
Brown
Thomas Jefferson
GWU</p>
<p>Please comment
I took out Colorado because she told me she did not have enough clinical
I know GWU is a crap shoot, but Her grand aunt would like to see her if interviewed</p>
<p>I think DD applied in AZ’s first season of accepting OOS & then she withdrew when accepted early to her #1 choice, so I did not follow up. Thanks for the update as to how many OOS they actually took.</p>
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