I’m an OOS candidate. Does the admission dept. give us equal weight vs In state? Or does In state have an advantage over OOS?
The UMass Amherst Common Data Set section C7 shows that state residency is “Considered,” but is not “Important” nor “Very Important.” Assume from that what you will.
https://www.umass.edu/oir/sites/default/files/publications/cds/common_data_set.pdf