Nebraska - outta state??

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chitown82

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back in june, i submitted my amcas to the univ of nebraska and today i received a letter to set up an interview. i know nebraska interviews all in-state applicants, but does anyone know the data for outta state applicants? (how many interviewed/accepted). curious cuz i wanna know if i should even bother with the interview.

thanks in advance.
 
According to MSAR for out of state:
709 applicants
109 interviewed
14 listed as new entrants
 
I interviewed there last year as out-of-state. They offer some significant number of full tuition waivers for us, and their curriculum etc. were really pretty interesting and well-designed (I thought).

However, their interview process is garbage. I drove 1200 miles return for ONE 20-minute interview with ONE doctor who had not looked at my app beyond MCAT and GPA. Everyone else got 20 minutes too, and the interviewer sees 4-5 applicants with no break between. They give you a very nice lunch and a few presentations; the whole thing takes 2-3 hours. I was not at all impressed.

I withdrew post-interview, so I have no idea if I would have been accepted. But I would guess that your application, on paper, has to look pretty good since you have so little time or opportunity to make an impression.

If you are seriously interested, I would recommend setting up some additional meetings with faculty and students, etc. in the morning so you can find out more about the place. Also, be sure to request of the admissions office that your interviewer actually fully reviews your AMCAS app before the interview (I found out afterwards that you can do this).
 
this is the latest from USnews... they're never wrong 🙄

Applied / Interviewed / Accepted / Enrolled
Total: 980 353 169 118
In-state: 271 244 125 104
Out-of-state: 709 109 44 14
Women: 422 174 75 47
Minorities: 225 44 17 13
International: 6 0 0 0
 
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