Science Majors and Nonscience Majors Entering Medical School: Acceptance Rates and Academic Performance.

Sorenson, Norma E.; Jackson, James R.

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ERIC Number: EJ555737

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Publication Date: 1997

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Science Majors and Nonscience Majors Entering Medical School: Acceptance Rates and Academic Performance.

Sorenson, Norma E.; Jackson, James R.

NACADA Journal, v17 n1 p32-41 Spr 1997

A comparison of rates of acceptance and performance of undergraduate science and nonscience majors applying to 13 classes (1978-90) of the University of Alabama, Birmingham, medical school found no significant difference in acceptance rates, and no difference on most standard measures of medical school academic performance. Results suggest nonscience majors should not be discouraged from applying to medical school. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, College Admission, College Applicants, Comparative Analysis, Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Medical Schools, Nonmajors, Professional Education, Science Education, Undergraduate Study

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Language: English

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