It's Official: Med School Applications Well Up This Cycle
In August, MedPage Today published a story on how applications to medical schools were coming in at a higher rate than usual. Here's a review of what's happened since. The surge in medical schools applications reported over the summer has held, as applications to MD programs are closed and most submissions to DO schools have arrived. Applications to Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) schools are up 18% over the last cycle, while those to American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) schools are up 19% over this time last year. With about 2 months remaining in t...