Is this an easy state med school for acceptance? >50% acceptance rate (MSAR)

[MelissaThompson]

I'm from Colorado and is applying to some jobs in Omaha-Council Bluff in NE. I checked out the Nebraska medical school on MSAR and is so envy of their acceptance statistics.

It says out of 210 interviewed (all instate applicants are interviewed), 109 matriculated - so does that mean more than 109 were actually accepted? The chart doesn't say the actual number of acceptances. If so - that is well over 50% acceptance rate for all applicants (instate). Is this the easiest med school for acceptance or what? If so - I want to move to Nebraska regardless if I have a job or not.

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[thlaxer]

I'm from Colorado and is applying to some jobs in Omaha-Council Bluff in NE. I checked out the Nebraska medical school on MSAR and is so envy of their acceptance statistics.

It says out of 210 interviewed (all instate applicants are interviewed), 109 matriculated - so does that mean more than 109 were actually accepted? The chart doesn't say the actual number of acceptances. If so - that is well over 50% acceptance rate for all applicants (instate). Is this the easiest med school for acceptance or what? If so - I want to move to Nebraska regardless if I have a job or not.

No the acceptance number is higher than the matriculation number (as not everyone who gets accepted ends up matriculating at that school), so the post-interview acceptance rate is even higher than 52%.

 

[Starlightembers]

I'm from Colorado and is applying to some jobs in Omaha-Council Bluff in NE. I checked out the Nebraska medical school on MSAR and is so envy of their acceptance statistics.

It says out of 210 interviewed (all instate applicants are interviewed), 109 matriculated - so does that mean more than 109 were actually accepted? The chart doesn't say the actual number of acceptances. If so - that is well over 50% acceptance rate for all applicants (instate). Is this the easiest med school for acceptance or what? If so - I want to move to Nebraska regardless if I have a job or not.

109 matriculating students means just that: 109 students ultimately matriculated/decided to enroll at U of Nebraska's medical school. To matriculate, one must be accepted; but, an accepted student does not have to matriculate. According to USNews, the number of accepted in-state students is actually a bit higher at 124; however, it also seems to be false that all in-state students are interviewed, though most are (281 applied, 213 were interviewed)*.

That said, I have no idea if this makes UofN the easiest medical school to get into [for in-state students].

*Due to my lack of knowledge on USNews terminology, I am unsure if "applied" includes those who never sent in secondaries or who withdrew their application per-interview. If it does, you may still be correct in your claim.

 

[TheGloaming]

I'm from Colorado and is applying to some jobs in Omaha-Council Bluff in NE. I checked out the Nebraska medical school on MSAR and is so envy of their acceptance statistics.

It says out of 210 interviewed (all instate applicants are interviewed), 109 matriculated - so does that mean more than 109 were actually accepted? The chart doesn't say the actual number of acceptances. If so - that is well over 50% acceptance rate for all applicants (instate). Is this the easiest med school for acceptance or what? If so - I want to move to Nebraska regardless if I have a job or not.

That would just be the post-interview acceptance rate. The overall acceptance rate is total accepted/total applications. This just depends on how many apply. Edit: Just read post that only 281 applied. Wow, those are some good odds.

 

[MelissaThompson]

109 matriculating students means just that: 109 students ultimately matriculated/decided to enroll at U of Nebraska's medical school. To matriculate, one must be accepted; but, an accepted student does not have to matriculate. According to USNews, the number of accepted in-state students is actually a bit higher at 124; however, it also seems to be false that all in-state students are interviewed, though most are (281 applied, 213 were interviewed).

That said, I have no idea if this makes UofN the easiest medical school to get into [for in-state students].

Looking at past school specific threads - they say if you meet all the course requirements - then you are selected for an interview. They do not screen your app to select individuals for interviews.

Anyone here from NE caring to chime in?

 

[Sephiroth]

I'm from Colorado and is applying to some jobs in Omaha-Council Bluff in NE. I checked out the Nebraska medical school on MSAR and is so envy of their acceptance statistics.

It says out of 210 interviewed (all instate applicants are interviewed), 109 matriculated - so does that mean more than 109 were actually accepted? The chart doesn't say the actual number of acceptances. If so - that is well over 50% acceptance rate for all applicants (instate). Is this the easiest med school for acceptance or what? If so - I want to move to Nebraska regardless if I have a job or not.

That's the number of interviewed applicants, not total applicants. Now for OOS applicants, very few get interviews or get in, but if we are only talking about IS applicants, then yes, the overwhelming majority get interviews. The number of matriculants based on IS applicants is just under 40%, but there are most likely more acceptances than matriculants, so it may be close to 50% for IS applicants. However there may be some other factors at play. While their avg MCAT is below the national average, its still not too low. They have very few IS applicants in general, so there may be some self selection going on as well.

Without a job, though, residency may be hard to establish. Plus you don't even know if you want to go to that school or live in that area.
And not to be a jerk, but you probably want to work on your grammar for your PS.

 

[Starlightembers]

Looking at past school specific threads - they say if you meet all the course requirements - then you are selected for an interview. They do not screen your app to select individuals for interviews.

Anyone here from NE caring to chime in?

See my edit. It is possible that the USNews term "Applied" also includes those who withdraw pre-interview and/or do not send in secondaries. I, too, would be interested in those more knowledgeable to chime in.

 

[MelissaThompson]

That's the number of interviewed applicants, not total applicants. Now for OOS applicants, very few get interviews or get in, but if we are only talking about IS applicants, then yes, the overwhelming majority get interviews. The number of matriculants based on IS applicants is just under 40%, but there are most likely more acceptances than matriculants, so it may be close to 50% for IS applicants. However there may be some other factors at play. While their avg MCAT is below the national average, its still not too low. They have very few IS applicants in general, so there may be some self selection going on as well.

Without a job, though, residency may be hard to establish. Plus you don't even know if you want to go to that school or live in that area.
And not to be a jerk, but you probably want to work on your grammar for your PS.

Once again - looking at past school specific threads - they do not select individuals for interviews - only screen to see if you meet all the pre-reqs. Pretty much, every qualified in-state applicant gets an AUTOMATIC interview. So we are looking at 124 selected out of 210 people - a 60% success rate - wow!

 

[sector9]

See my edit. It is possible that the USNews term "Applied" also includes those who withdraw pre-interview and/or do not send in secondaries. I, too, would be interested in those more knowledgeable to chime in.

"Applied" in the MSAR means number of completed primary applications sent to the school. I don't know about US News but isn't the OP talking about MSAR?

 

[blub1212]

Anyone here from NE caring to chime in?

UNMC interviews all IS applicants that meet the requirements for matriculation. They have a very strong preference for IS applicants, they will only accept an OOS student if they have the scholarship money to bring their tuition down to where it is equivalent to an IS student, as such they typically accept around 10 OOS students per year. There are typically a couple thousand OOS applicants and several hundred IS applicants per year. All of this is per a presentation in my interview at UNMC. Part of the reason for the low number of IS applicants is that Omaha has two medical schools (UNMC and Creighton) and Nebraska has a pretty small population. So, if you are an IS applicant, then you very good chance of getting accepted here. Average acceptance stats (per my interview) are 3.7 overall and 30 MCAT. If you are OOS though, your stats would have to be way higher and you have to prove that you have ties to Nebraska to even get an interview.

 

[flatearth22]

According to USNews they interview ~76% of IS applicants, accept ~58% of IS interviewees, and a stunning ~88% of those accepted IS choose to matriculate.

 

[MelissaThompson]

According to USNews they interview ~76% of IS applicants, accept ~58% of IS interviewees, and a stunning ~88% of those accepted IS choose to matriculate.

No other medical school in the country has such ridiculous TOTAL acceptance rate of 60%......

I am packing my bags and moving to Nebraska tomorrow!

 

[Stumpyman]

No other medical school in the country has such ridiculous TOTAL acceptance rate of 60%......

I am packing my bags and moving to Nebraska tomorrow!

Ha! Gotta love that med school drive!

Also, you might want to consider texas, as they have 9 super cheap in state med schools.

 

[blub1212]

No other medical school in the country has such ridiculous TOTAL acceptance rate of 60%......

I am packing my bags and moving to Nebraska tomorrow!

"All students who are not graduates of an accredited Nebraska high school will automatically be classified as nonresidents."

http://www.unmc.edu/studentservices/residency.htm

This could inflate the number of OOS applicants and deflate the number of IS applicants.

 

[lkthlttr]

According to USNews they interview ~76% of IS applicants, accept ~58% of IS interviewees, and a stunning ~88% of those accepted IS choose to matriculate.

No other medical school in the country has such ridiculous TOTAL acceptance rate of 60%......

I am packing my bags and moving to Nebraska tomorrow!

Uh, by my calculations that is an overall acceptance rate of 44% not 60%.

 

[lkthlttr]

Ha! Gotta love that med school drive!

Also, you might want to consider texas, as they have 9 super cheap in state med schools.

I agree, if there was one state to move to, for the sole purpose of establishing residency to apply to med school, I think it would have to be Texas.

Could take a look at Arkansas too though. They interview 100% of IS applicants and accept 60%.

 

[Stumpyman]

"All students who are not graduates of an accredited Nebraska high school will automatically be classified as nonresidents."

http://www.unmc.edu/studentservices/residency.htm

This could inflate the number of OOS applicants and deflate the number of IS applicants.

😱 Residency is really hard to obtain in Nebraska!

Other states with a med school like Nebraska (that I know of): Arkansas, New Mexico, West Virginia (and a couple others). I know NM isn't way too hard to get obtain residency in...

 

[robertch8]

While the percentages at UNMC are relatively high for IS compared to other med schools, you have to look at the stats of those who matriculate--3.7 GPA, 30 MCAT is just about on standard with the middle, lower tiered schools. If you want an easier way in, I'd pick a school like University of Mississippi which is a 3.7 GPA, 27 MCAT. Or move to Florida, where there are 7 allopathic schools and a population that is half that of California.

"All students who are not graduates of an accredited Nebraska high school will automatically be classified as nonresidents."

http://www.unmc.edu/studentservices/residency.htm

This could inflate the number of OOS applicants and deflate the number of IS applicants.

I was just reading this and it seems pretty standard compared to a lot of states; essentially you have to live there for 1 year and not be going to school full time.

UNMC interviews all IS applicants that meet the requirements for matriculation. They have a very strong preference for IS applicants, they will only accept an OOS student if they have the scholarship money to bring their tuition down to where it is equivalent to an IS student, as such they typically accept around 10 OOS students per year. There are typically a couple thousand OOS applicants and several hundred IS applicants per year. All of this is per a presentation in my interview at UNMC. Part of the reason for the low number of IS applicants is that Omaha has two medical schools (UNMC and Creighton) and Nebraska has a pretty small population. So, if you are an IS applicant, then you very good chance of getting accepted here. Average acceptance stats (per my interview) are 3.7 overall and 30 MCAT. If you are OOS though, your stats would have to be way higher and you have to prove that you have ties to Nebraska to even get an interview.

It's a little bit off topic but I gotta ask do ALL the OOS students get the tuition waiver for IS tuition. I recently was accepted here and even though they told me at financial aid that no one has had to pay OOS rates in 15 years, I'm wondering if this is really true or if they give a partial waiver to some and a full waiver to others.

 

[blub1212]

It's a little bit off topic but I gotta ask do ALL the OOS students get the tuition waiver for IS tuition. I recently was accepted here and even though they told me at financial aid that no one has had to pay OOS rates in 15 years, I'm wondering if this is really true or if they give a partial waiver to some and a full waiver to others.

At my interview they told us that they wouldn't accept any OOS student unless they could bring them down to IS tuition. I don't know of any OOS that matriculated that this didn't happen to, however, I am not a student there and don't know everyone. And, it was not the financial aid person that said that, so they could have misspoken.

 

[BigRedBeta]

It's a little bit off topic but I gotta ask do ALL the OOS students get the tuition waiver for IS tuition. I recently was accepted here and even though they told me at financial aid that no one has had to pay OOS rates in 15 years, I'm wondering if this is really true or if they give a partial waiver to some and a full waiver to others.

As a UNMC alumnus who was an OOS (though with significant Nebraska ties), I received the waiver. I know for a fact that one of my friends (and I've definitely graduated within the last 15 years), had to pay OOS tuition for her first year, then subsequently received a waiver for years 2-4. I believe this was actually fairly typical - if they couldn't manage a waiver for you for all 4 years, they'd find ways to get one for you thereafter. As far as the veracity of "no one paying OOS rates" perhaps it might be more accurate to say no one has paid OOS for all 4 years.

 

[Starlightembers]

"Applied" in the MSAR means number of completed primary applications sent to the school. I don't know about US News but isn't the OP talking about MSAR?

Yes, he referenced the MSAR in his original post; however, the statistics I quoted were from USNews, which is what we were commenting on at that moment.

 

[sector9]

Yes, he referenced the MSAR in his original post; however, the statistics I quoted were from USNews, which is what we were commenting on at that moment.

I believe that the US News leaves it up to the school to define stuff like this.

In any case, I haven't been able to find exact definitions for the US News numbers.

 

[Zoopeda]

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[ABQ9988]

😱 Residency is really hard to obtain in Nebraska!

Other states with a med school like Nebraska (that I know of): Arkansas, New Mexico, West Virginia (and a couple others). I know NM isn't way too hard to get obtain residency in...

It might not be hard to obtain residency in New Mexico, however the school prefers people who have shown commitment to the state, and even worse they prefer people born and raised.