<p>I want to get into medical school, and I was looking at this website.</p>
<p>Insider Information on Individual Medical Schools' In-State & Out-of-State Acceptance Rates
(says it was source is <a href="http://www.AAMC.com%5B/url%5D">www.AAMC.com</a>)</p>
<p>It says that Arkansas has the highest acceptance rate to medical school for in-state students. Would I be considered "in-state" if I apply to a medical school from Arkansas? or do I have to go to college there, get a job and actually have to pay for an apartment or some sort of housing over there? Speculating I achieve at least a 3.6, 30+ on the MCAT, going to school in Arkansas applying to a Arkansas medical school, how good are my chances of getting to a medical school? I'm also a minority, so that's an advantage as well.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.aamc.org/download/157948...-grid-hisp.pdf%5B/url%5D">https://www.aamc.org/download/157948...-grid-hisp.pdf</a></p>
<p>I'm trying to maximize my chances of getting into medical school. I also want to go into Internal Medicine and I want to be a LASIK eye surgeon or a Neurosurgeon and have a Private Practice with a partner.</p>
<p>Any feedback?</p>
<p>IDEALLY I would like to go to Rutgers University and go to UMDNJ At Robert Wood Johnson hospital, but I don't even know how good of a chance i'll have to become a doctor since acceptance rates are so slim.</p>
<p>“In-state” refers to your state of residency. “State of residency” generally means the state where your parents or guardians have a permanent house and where they pay taxes. If you’re financially independent from them, they no longer claim you as a dependent for tax purposes, and you have officially established a permanent domicile in Arkansas per the University of Arkansas’ rules (typically involving a period of time living there, registering your car there, registering to vote there, and earning a predetermined amount of taxable income), then you could be considered an Arkansas resident even if your parents or guardians live somewhere else. </p>
<p>Simply going to school in Arkansas will probably not make you in-state for application purposes. You will need to do more than that. You will probably be considered an NJ resident unless you take the steps to become an Arkansas resident.</p>
<p>It will be nearly impossible to do internal medicine and neurosurgery or ophthamology in private practice–internal medicine and surgery are completely different fields (with completely different training), and the patient population seeking a private practice neurosurgeon is probably not large enough to support you and your partner’s business. Most people revise their thoughts on specialties a few times before deciding, so I’m sure you’ll figure it out when the time comes! </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>