<p>Wow, this is really scary. Thanks for the info though, this has only inspired me to go study some more!</p>
<p>do you guys think that the mean numbers will continue to go up, or are they reaching a peak? Does it make sense that they might level off here for a long time, or even decrease a little bit? or does that not make sense at all?</p>
<p>Hm. If memory serves, the "peak" in terms of just number of kids in the population is currently college freshmen. Economic conditions being equal (which they won't be), things will get worse and worse over the next four years and might then get easier, possibly dramatically. Combined with the increase in medical school seats, the level-off might well happen.</p>
<p>I'm screwed</p>