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Article: Is Medical School Worth It? Series: Education Review
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- November 1, 1987
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IS GETTING into medical school any easier than it used to be?
Yes-well, not exactly. Major changes within the medical profession,
as well as a shift in attitude among potential applicants, are
contributing to a downward trend in medical school applications that
has educators concerned -so in a sense it is now easier to get in.
In 1973 there were 2.8 applicants for each place in medical school,
in 1981 there were 2.1, and currently there are 1.9.
At the same time, the academic qualifications of medical school
applicants have declined only slightly, if at all, according to the
latest findings of the Association of American Medical Colleges
(AAMC). "I'm speaking about hundredths of a point ...