From: Association of applicant demographic factors with medical school acceptance
All Applicants N = 153,664 | Accepted Applicants N = 69,569 (45.3%) | Not Accepted Applicants N = 84,095 (54.7%) | |
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Sex, n/% | |||
Female | 82,190 / 53.5% | 37,683 / 54.2% | 44,507 / 52.9% |
Male | 71,356 / 46.4% | 31,823 / 45.7% | 39,533 / 47.0% |
Not Reported | 118 / 0.1% | 63 / 0.1% | 55 / 0.1% |
Age, n/% | |||
UNDER 22 | 10,896 / 7.1% | 6,260 / 9.0% | 4,636 / 5.5% |
22 | 45,647 / 29.7% | 23,851 / 34.3% | 21,796 / 25.9% |
23 | 36,610 / 23.8% | 17,416 / 25.0% | 19,194 / 22.8% |
24 | 23,485 / 15.3% | 9,922 / 14.3% | 13,563 / 16.1% |
25 | 12,596 / 8.2% | 4,553 / 6.5% | 8,043 / 9.6% |
26 | 7,422 / 4.8% | 2,433 / 3.5% | 4,989 / 5.9% |
27 | 4,591 / 3.0% | 1,466 / 2.1% | 3,125 / 3.7% |
OVER 27 | 12,417 / 8.1% | 3,668 / 5.3% | 8,749 / 10.4% |
First-Generation College Student, n/% | 30,455 / 19.8% | 11,529 / 16.6%* | 18,926 / 22.5%* |
Low-income (< $75,000 Childhood Income), n/% | 54,735 / 35.6% | 21,702 / 31.2%* | 33,033 / 39.3%* |
Underrepresented in Medicine, n/% (95% CI) | 31,587 / 20.6% | 13,975 / 10.1%* | 17,612 / 20.9%* |
MCAT2015 Total Score, Mean (SD) | 506.00 (9.54) | 511.70 (6.46)* | 501.46 (9.15)* |
Science GPA, Mean (SD) | 3.51 (0.42) | 3.70 (0.28)* | 3.35 (0.45)* |
Quintile 1 (< 3.19) | 28,974 / 18.9% | 3,840 / 5.5% | 25,134 / 19.9% |
Quintile 2 (3.19 – 3.48) | 29,495 / 19.2% | 9,664 / 14.4% | 19,831 / 23.6% |
Quintile 3 (3.49 – 3.69) | 29,402 / 19.1% | 14,219 / 20.4% | 15,183 / 18.1% |
Quintile 4 (3.70 – 3.87) | 29,208 / 19.0% | 17,474 / 25.1% | 11,734 / 14.0% |
Quintile 5 (3.88 – 4.00) | 30,617 / 19.9% | 22,126 / 31.8% | 8,491 / 10.1% |
Non-Science GPA, Mean (SD) | 3.74 (0.27) | 3.83 (0.20)* | 3.66 (0.30)* |
Extracurricular Activities, n (%) | |||
Employment | 90,657 / 59.0% | 41,129 / 59.1% | 49,528 / 58.9% |
Medical employment | 68,428 / 44.5% | 29,214 / 42.0%* | 39,214 / 46.6%* |
Scholarly activities | 56,820 / 37.0% | 28,769 / 41.4%* | 28,051 / 33.4%* |
Honors/awards | 78,505 / 51.1% | 41,129 / 59.1%* | 37,376 / 44.4%* |
Shadowing | 114,164 / 74.3% | 56,053 / 80.6%* | 58,111 / 69.1%* |
Community service | 75,018 / 48.8% | 38,634 / 55.5%* | 36,384 / 43.3%* |
Other activities | 69,625 / 45.3% | 38,935 / 56.0%* | 30,690 / 36.5%* |