It's even more difficult to get into med school

Creekland
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:31:03 +0000

Latest AAMC data here (written):

AAMC

Medical school applicants and enrollments hit record highs; underrepresented...

The 2021 first-year class is larger, more diverse than any before. Did the pandemic, social justice, or remote interviews boost motivation of aspiring doctors?

Charts:

https://www.aamc.org/media/57761/download?attachment

They talk about how last year was likely an anomaly due to Covid. Time will tell. One big figure that jumped out to me was the change in number of applicants since 2002-03, an increase of 85.7%. Matriculants have only increased 37.5% for the same time period.

When I did the calcs to see acceptance rate it came back at 37.97% (23,711/62,443).

To anyone with offspring wanting to head toward med school as often comes up in various threads, take heed of current recommendations to have solid applications. It’s not as “easy” as it used to be to get in.