Blog #3

On Monday, June 30 I shadowed a recruiter from UNMC. He was a very intellectual person and concise as well. Mr. Petite handed us brochures along with packets of information about UNMC, describing programs and scholarship opportunities inside out. He spoke of professions in allied health such as clinical perfusion, cytotechnology, physician assistant, physical therapy, clinical lab science, medical nutrition, and radiography. He went into great detail about careers that could potentially interest us, but uncommon like clinical perfusion where I discovered was where all urinals and blood samples get sent to in order to figure out what was needed. He also touched on UNMC's College of Dentistry, College of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, Graduate Studies, and College of Public Health. He was a serious individual warning us that if we did not feel this was the path to go, it could lead to serious debt in the future.

Since I am interested in the College of Medicine, I paid special attention to the details he was giving out, general information and statistics too. There are around 1,375 students that apply each year to UNMC's Medical College however there are only 121 seats available making not on UNMC but any other med school extremely competitive. Those that get accepted have an average GPA of 3.7 with a 29 on their MCAT. They are currently renovating with money they received from a federal grant which allows them to add 8 more spots, this is quite a large jump increasing the chances of acceptance to UNMC. Those who live in-state are also prioritized as well, and even if you receive an education from, let's say....University of Iowa, you are still considered a Nebraska resident so long as you don't register to vote or to move.

Something that I had completely been unaware until today was the NU Path scholarship. It is one of the most competitive scholarships that are given to around 2 students each year from either UNK, UNL, or UNO. The recipients can vary but are generally 2 from each of the schools I stated earlier. Upon receiving this scholarship, you are guaranteed a spot at UNMC even if you didn't do well on your MCAT however you must maintain a high GPA while in college in order to keep this scholarship.