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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
I applied to all three schools in the state of Louisiana but didn't fill out the secondary application to Tulane. I was accepted to both LSU campuses and chose LSU-Shreveport. Most state schools will NOT take out of state students (unless of course they are big name schools) because the state funds the education of these students in part. If mostly out of state residents were admitted to a state school, there would be hell to pay! As others have said, your best bet is to apply in state unless you are a stellar applicant with loads of research or willing to pay the big bucks for a private school education.
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While I agree that in-state is best...I think that the overall goal for most people should simply be to become a doctor (without going to a foreign school). Simply because of the difficulty of getting in anywhere, the prudent strategy is to apply to a broad spectrum of schools.
And research matters only at those schools that value research heavily. Certainly there are some schools where research is a requirement for admission and some schools where it is a simply a nice bonus.