JAMA. 1975 Jun 16;232(11):1141-3.

Career decisions of unaccepted applicants to Medical School.

JAMA

D M Levine, C S Weisman, H M Seidel

PMID: 1173616

Abstract

To investigate the admissions process to medical school and the post-rejection behavior of unaccepted applicants, a national sample of the 16,837 such applicants to the entering medical school class of 1971-1972 was studied in 1973. The majority of the 1,933 respondents had reapplied to medical school following rejection, and 27% had gained entrance to either US or foreign schools by the time of study. Of those still unaccepted, about half were studying or working in health-related fields of study or occupations at least 2 1/2 years following the initial rejection. We conclude that unaccepted applicants demonstrate considerable variance in postrejection behavior, which is associated with both personal and institutional factors.

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MeSH terms

• Allied Health Personnel
• Educational Measurement
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Occupations*
• Schools, Medical*
• Sex Factors
• Students*
• Surveys and Questionnaires
• United States

Publication Types

• Journal Article
• Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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