<p>Do private medical schools count state residency as a factor in admissions?</p>
<p>Edit: Another question, how many schools do students apply to on average?
I imagine filling out med school apps are much more time consuming then college apps; having said that, how many would be reasonable?</p>
<p>1.) Sometimes.
2.) Don't know what the average is, but you don't want to be taking averages from a process in which half the kids fail anyway. A good number is 15-20; more if you're at a disadvantage for some reason.</p>
<p>I've heard that the average as of two years ago was about 12. It's probably gone up since then, as I imagine medical school admissions are getting increasingly difficult. 15-20 is definitely a reasonable number, even for well-qualified applicants. </p>
<p>One rule of thumb that I heard once heard that may be helpful is:
10 for the EXTREMELY well qualified
15 for well-qualified
20 for slightly under-qualified</p>
<p>I think BBK's recommendations are low, but in any case don't forget to accomodate state residency into your "qualifications."</p>
<p>15-20 is a good number generally.</p>
<p>If you're a CA resident, 25 is a good number.</p>
<p>what if you live in texas, with the match thing?</p>
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<p>Supporting BDM's answer here. The medical school in my hometown is quite good, but they're still trying to shake off their image as a "regional medical school." So, I've heard that if you live in my hometown, it can be more difficult to get admission simply because the school is trying to admit more out-of-towners.</p>
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<p>How come? And what if you don't have residency at any state? I'm a US citizen but I've lived abroad for the most part of my life and my parents still live abroad. Our family lived and worked in New York for over ten years before we moved abroad in 1996ish. Do you think I might still have residency in NY state? I wonder if there's a way to check something like that...</p>