This is absolutely WRONG. I'm a rising dental student at UConn and also a scholarship recipient for UConn dental. I'm an OOS resident. From across the country. BTW, OOS students get in-state tuition after the first year, and that together was cheaper than the in-state all 4 years at my home state and that's why I first applied to UComm. They explained the selection process at the interview though. They do not give a preference for OOS or In-state. It just so happens that statistically in-state students prefer to attend UConn. For example, if 80 students are asked to interview, 30 in-state and 50 OOS, and 20 instate are accepted and 40 OOS are selected. Would it not surprise you if all of the accepted in-state students choose their only in-state school? Well the OOS accepted students might make the same decision to choose their respective in-state schools because they want to live where they grew up with family and friends or whatever the reason, and maybe only 15 choose to attend UConn. Well then 20 would be in-state and only 15 OOS, so the statistics at the end make it appear that UConn has a preference for in-state applicants, but in actuality, they only choose the best applicants without a residency preference. The accepted students must decide based on various factors, moving across the country vs hometown is just one.
LizzyM 74.5, IS and submitted/completed 7/8
