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Originally Posted by Ponygirl
Thank you blueash
I too was confused abt the stats for people applying to medical school.
If you use the 52,000 number for 17,000 slots. That’s an acceptance rate of over 32%.
In actuality the number for acceptance is closer to 4%
Some exact numbers are: My son went to George Washington university med school. 15.216 applications for 181 slots. Acceptance rate of 1.09%
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As usual, statistics don't lie, but people are "confused" with statistics. Blue and I were referring to the number of
individuals that applied 40 years ago and more recently. She cited 36,000 in 1983, I remembered 125,000 from something I've seen in the past. She may very well be right in the number, but I believe the point I was making is valid regardless.
The statistics cited in the post above are for
applications, not
individuals. Most candidates apply to 5,10,15 or even more schools, so the total number of
applications far exceeds the number of
applicants.