Race a factor in BS/MD admission?

norcalguy
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:40:44 +0000

I disagree with this. The high percentage of Asians in these programs is an indication that a large number of Asians apply. It’s not an indication that BS/MD programs don’t practice AA.



A lot of Asians apply to med school but I don’t see any med schools with 70% Asian population. Look, we know Asians are going to be overrepresented. 25%, 35%, maybe even 40%. But, if you look at the rosters of the UCSD Medical Scholars, year after year after year, they’re almost ALL Indian and Asian. Just the fact you have a 2250 SAT cutoff for the application is an indication that affirmative action is not practiced. There are very very few underrepresented minorities with those scores.

Like I said, there’s almost no incentive for AA to be practiced for these small programs. AA is already practiced in undergrad and med school admissions, what’s the point of making sure every race is represented in these 5-10 person BS/MD programs? So, you can get a variety of races for the 2-3 BS/MD parties/gatherings you have a year?