Medical School Placement Number Tricks

maddenmd
Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:05:35 +0000

My S and I were at Emory last week and specifically asked if they “weed out” or select those that get the composite letter. The Dean in charge, Dr Ram, answered that anyone who wants a letter will get one. If everyone can apply, you would expect the numbers of admitted students to be lower than if the college “pre-selects” who is allowed to apply. It is therefore very difficult to compare “percent admitted to med school” without knowing if all applicants or only selected applicants are counted.