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Health Careers/HCEC
Accepted/Applied Charts of Medical School Applicants
History
Rates of admission to medical school vary over time, given the number of applicants.
For example in the late 1980's around 30,000 people applied to medical school,
however, this rose to an historic high in 1996 when nearly 47,000 applied for
the
17,000 available medical school places. The number of places increased somewhat
following the 2004 Association of American Medical College's (AAMC) call for a
15% increase in medical school enrollments by 2015.
Over the years we have created charts to track medical school applicants from
Cornell. These Cornell charts also reflect national trends over
time.
We use two quantitative factors, Grade Point
Average (GPA) and Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores.
- In 2002 when there were fewer applicants; nationally and at Cornell, 81% of all
Cornellians were accepted. In 2007 applicantions were up significantly
and Cornell's acceptance rate was 68%.
- Eighty-one percent of those Cornellians with a GPA of 3.4 or better were accepted
to medical school in 2007. Grade Point Average is one useful predictor of acceptance.
Prior to Applying
Prior to application students register with Cornell's Health Careers Evaluation Committee; are interviewed; obtain letters of recommendation; and have a composite letter
of evaluation written on their behalf. If you are comparing Cornell's acceptance
rates to other colleges, keep in mind that Cornell does not prevent any student
from applying and includes in the Cornell data all those who applied and released
data. Medical
schools look closely at the type of quantitative information represented in these
charts. Other factors also play an important part in their decisions. Cornell
students who
are well prepared, both academically and experientially, should continue to be
highly successful applicants.
Charts
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