These were stats from 2015 (so not the most recent cycle, but the one before that), but thought they were interesting.
https://careercenter.umich.edu/article/medical-school-application-statistics-2015
Overall story is that acceptance rate for undergrads applying to medical school:
UMich undergrads: 55.3%
National Average: 41.7%
Keep in mind the numbers don’t take into account a lot of factors (e.g., how many of them reapplied, how many of them took gap years).
@umcoe16 The acceptance rate of reapplicants was 47.8%. But aside from that, very true, everyone who applies has a different background
It should also be noted that for students with 3.6+ GPAs and 30+ MCAT scores, the admit rate into Medical School is roughly 85%.
@Alexandre To add onto that, anyone who wants to delve deeper into the numbers here is a comparison of acceptance rates by ethnicities based upon MCAT + Cumulative GPA
https://www.aamc.org/data/facts/applicantmatriculant/157998/factstablea24.html
Anyone have statistics for what those with biology/chemistry and other pre-med related majors who do not apply to med school / or did not get in?
I know quite a few regret coming here and would’ve instead done premed at a much easier college to get into med school.
@ForeverAlone the majority, though I do not have numbers and my only evidence is anecdotal, most who don’t get in the first time will take a gap year to work/research/retake classes/retake MCAT, and then reapply. Those who don’t get in then will find a plan B, typically taking jobs as low-tier researchers, teachers, or go on to grad school to get a Masters and then do more research, become teachers, or go on to a PhD program. Some will find other jobs that they love, but not all. Some even join the Peace Corps for a few years. Some will go back to college to get a vocational degree or something similar, like my teacher almost went back to become a dental hygienist. These are by no means the only paths that can be taken, so please don’t say I’m generalizing, I am just saying what I normally see.
As for those who don’t apply to med school, they normally have plans by senior year that resemble those who never get into medical school.
If anyone has numbers, PLEASE add them. And If you have evidence against what I said, please add it and correct me!
@ForeverAlone I highly doubt you’ll find stats for the former, as not everyone who majors in bio/chem/other pre-med related majors wants to go to medical school (some have already decided on grad school/PA school from the moment they came to college). The percentage that didn’t get in is just from the above stated numbers (100 - 55.3%) = 44.7% of people don’t get in from UMich. The acceptance rate between those w/ science majors and those w/ non-science majors is almost identical nationally, so I don’t see why that would be any different at UMich.
Honestly if you can’t handle the rigor of UM undergrad, I don’t think you would be a very successful medical student in the first place. And a lot of people that don’t get in have other issues with their applications other than GPA (weak ECs, interview, essay, LORs, etc.)
That’s exactly the point of my question. There are plenty of student who planned for Medschool, then got a C in orgo or p-chem (or maybe even failed). As a result, they need to change career plans. This is a very common occurrence. In fact a lot of them ruin their chances for any graduate program, not just medical school. Obviously, realistically not every UMich students receives a stellar GPA
@ForeverAlone Finally someone speaks candidly! I wasnt sure what to think because I personally know three top hs students that struggled tremendously in the UM stem classes/programs and switched tracks. It is puzzling as to the disconnect between a hs experience which indicates that this is a viable path to a UM college experience which is so drastically the opposite. What happens? These people were admitted to the university thereby having met its high standards.
Reading your post, i must Thank you, I feel better for my top hs senior.
@ForeverAlone Ahh I see what you’re saying, but I’d imagine getting those types of numbers would be quite difficult haha
@gottaknwnow Some people that opted out of pre-med that I know just found things that clicked more with them than science classes. I mean especially for a class like organic chemistry, sometimes there’s nothing you can do if it doesn’t just click with you. Those same kids may have been killing it in high school, but maybe they just aren’t made to be doctors, but that doesn’t mean that they weren’t made to go into business, engineering, etc.