Should I Apply to Schools I can't Afford?

WayOutWestMom
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:56:12 +0000

CA is the worst state for a pre-med to be a resident of. Large population; not enough med school seats.

CA produced over 6200 med school applicants in the last cycle. Only 16% of the those 6200+ matriculated at a CA med school (public or private). Another 25% matriculated at an OOS med school, but most CA applicants (59% or 3652) were not accepted into ANY med school.

Nationally, less than 40% of med school applicants are accepted into any medical school in any given year. The odds for MD/PhDs are even poorer–238 applied; 88 matriculated.
https://www.aamc.org/download/321466/data/factstablea5.pdf
https://www.aamc.org/download/321542/data/factstableb7.pdf

It’s estimated that between 67% and 75% of freshmen pre-med never even apply to med school. Odds for MD/PhDs even lower.