<p>Hey, I was wondering what the distinction was between applying in-state or OOS for medical school. I know its best to apply to basically all your in-state schools, but does that also hold true for private schools?</p>
<p>And also, I currently attend a school in FL, and my parents live here too. But my parents might be moving to Illinois within the next year, leaving me here with three years of school left. If this happens, which state will be considered "in-state" for me when I apply to medical school?</p>
<p>I believe that most states have a certain amount of time you have to live there in order to be considered a resident. </p>
<p>I would probably apply to both FL and IL schools, and any other schools, as an OOS applicant. Though I don't know if you would qualify as OOS for IL... so look into that, I guess.</p>
<p>State residency rules vary considerably from state-to-state and you'll have to look over the paperwork in question. Most likely, you'd be an IL resident at that time, but I can't promise anything.</p>
<p>Even private medical schools tend to demonstrate some preference. Take a look, for example, at the numbers for Wake Forest and Vanderbilt Med -- and those two are not by any means unusual, they just happen to be what comes to mind. So yes, apply to all schools in your state, even the private schools.</p>
<p>erhs- check with your school on residency- my D attends university in our old state (CA) though I moved to a new state (WA). She is maintaining residency there, deliveberately- she would remain at residence tuition for her UG work any way, as long as she goes straight through school with no stops, even if she relocated to my state as her home state.</p>
<p>I am wondering if my D could apply to schools in both states and then choose to establish residency in our state if she gets in here- she has not yet decided where she wants to live forever, so does not want to give up her old state until she determines that.</p>
<p>She could do that (might take a while) to get in-state tuition; at worst this usually takes a year.</p>
<p>Official state residency admissions benefits would only go to her official state residency; still, schools know that students with ties to the state are more likely to matriculate so there might be some unofficial bonus-ing going on. Wouldn't surprise me.</p>