<p>D1 finally turned her AMCAS application. She's still fiddling with her list. She says she's thinking of adding a Texas school to list. </p>
<p>Is this a good idea? Any schools she should consider/not consider? Which ones are 'friendly' to non-residents?</p>
<p>GPA 3.54 (physics and math), MCAT 36P, 2 pubs, plenty of volunteer hours, 300+ hours working as an EMT-I in an ER and OR.</p>
<p>DD applied to all the TX schools as it only another $10 per school after the base fee.
As an OOS applicant she got two interview intvites- one from TT-Lubbock which in my pre-application reading seemed to be one of the least likely to consider OOS who are not from surrounding states. DD applied as a small town rural kid so that may have helped. </p>
<p>As I recall it was around $200 to apply to them all and with only 10% OOS allowed it seemed a smart gamble, especially since TX schools seem to work with kids to find ways to give in state fee rates and their fees are quite reasonable, so fees are not totally insane OOS like CO and others</p>
<p>Well, that’s interesting… I’ll suggest applying to ALL of them to her if the fees are that reasonable.</p>
<p>And NM is a neighboring state…</p>
<p>Are you in NM? That should be a pretty safe state school with her marks & scores; NM does not take OOS at all or only neighboring, I know DD checked it out and could not apply, so that should shrink the pool.</p>
<p>I learned 4 years ago that NM has some 8 years bs/md combined program. A CCer chose to go there instead of going OOS to a prestigious school. Money is likely not an issue because his family seems not poor (physicians in his family), but he seems to prefer the security provided by the bs/md program. I had this impression because he posted many messages on CC asking many other CCers where he should go. This was what he posted regarding that program and other UGs:</p>
<p>Yeah, JHU and Baltimore didn’t appeal too much to me when I visited last weekend. I visited Yale and Duke last week, and both were phenomenal. I visited UNM’s BA/MD event today, and it seems as though they have the curriculum figured out rather well, considering it is the program’s inaugural year. They claim that 85% of their medical students get the residency slots of their choice, but I’m sure there’s a catch to that, although a local student did just recently get match at Mayo Clinic. I’m just nervous about being blown away at Yale or Duke, since I come from such a different background than most. How difficult would it be to maintain a 3.5 or so at Yale or Duke in, say, the biology major, given I put effort into it? I was considering Yale’s biomedical engineering program, but given my weak mathematical background, it doesn’t seem to realistic. Hydrogen3k, would you know how many seats Duke does reserve for its undergraduates interested in attending its medical school? I would think Research Triangle would be rather conducive to finding internships, but so would Yale, most likely.</p>
<p>Yes, NM has an 8 year combined BS/MD, but most (90%) of the slots are reserved for students who live outside of Bernalillo County or who are URMs.</p>
<p>UNM really does not accept OOS applicants unless they are members of the Navajo Nation, or from a WICHE state that doesn’t have a medical school.</p>
<p>While in-state is usually a safe bet, UNM is notorious for rejecting first time applicants, esp those with high MCATs. (They want to see ‘dedication’ by making you re-apply the next year.) D is a non-trad and if she doesn’t get accepted to medical school somewhere this cycle, will not re-apply.</p>
<p>Hopefully the non-traditional aspect will help them see sincerity and dedication</p>
<p>Tell her to sell it. Don’t give them any hint that it’s “in this year or done”. She may draw the question “what if you don’t get in this year?” IMO, “one and done” is not the answer they want to hear.</p>
<p>Nor do they want to hear she’s interested in radio-nuclear medicine/radiation oncology.</p>
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During college application cycle, I heard the admission officers from many colleges (esp. the private ones) do not care at all about what major you are interested in. Is it the same during the medical school application cycle? That is, they really do not believe you know what you are going to specialize in, until you are MS3 or MS4. Just my guess here.</p>
<p>Showing them you have a big and warm/kind heart toward the under-priviledged would more likely gain a few bonus points for you than showing them how passionate you are about any specialty. If you have been living in the under-priviledged environment since birth and have demonstrated that you have empathy toward people from your community, it is then a very good “hook”, IMO.</p>