<p>well, this isnt really a question involving cornell specifically but...</p>
<p>There are a HUGE number of pre-med and medical students across the nation, but I find it hard to believe that all medical students who graduate successfully from medical school find jobs in hospitals. For those of you who are experienced or knowledgeable in this area, do med students who graduate have difficulty finding jobs in hospitals these days?</p>
<p>There is a huge number of premeds but not a huge number of medical students. Most medical school graduating classes are only 100-150 students (smaller than most high schools) and there are only roughly 150 total medical schools in the US. Job security is one of the perks of being a physician.</p>
<p>oh wow thanks for the info i didnt know that</p>
<p>A ridiculous proportion of students start out as "pre-med" in their freshmen year. Some say that there are around 800 premeds in a class of around 3000 at Cornell. I don't know how accurate the number is, but in the end, only around 100 actually end up applying to med school. Hope this helps</p>
<p>wow do only 100 actually end up applying to med school?</p>
<p>Yeah, thats what he just said.</p>
<p>That's what he said but it's not true. </p>
<p>800-1000 freshmen start out as "premed" (some more dedicated than others)</p>
<p>Last year 230 applied as seniors. AAMC data indicates there were 400 total Cornell applicants last year so another 170 had taken time off after college and applied as alumni. So in total, around 350-400 from any given graduating class will apply to med school.</p>
<p>oops i meant in the above post WHY do only a quarter of the pre meds apply to med school?</p>
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<li><p>People change majors. They decide that going through hell for 12 years (4 years of undergrad + 4 years of med school + 4 years of residency) and going $150,000 in debt isn't worth it.</p></li>
<li><p>Their GPA or MCAT score aren't good enough so they're forced to choose another career path. There are plenty of premeds who think their stats are good enough, apply, and get rejected from every single med school. I'd rather be the realistic premed and save myself the trouble.</p></li>
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<p>There is a huge attrition rate in premed at practically every school in the country. Too many freshmen declare themselves "premed" without understanding what medicine entails.</p>
<p>damn, I was off by quite a bit, but eh.. you get the picture. The point being that a majority of people who start out as premed do not end up applying to med school.</p>
<p>Is there any site that tells how many from all colleges (not Cornell colleges, but all colleges across the country) apply and how many get in? What is per cent of Cornell students who apply to medical school who are admitted?</p>
<p>For Cornell:
<a href="http://www.career.cornell.edu/HealthCareers/acceptedApplied.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.career.cornell.edu/HealthCareers/acceptedApplied.html</a></p>
<p>Check the AAMC website for other kinds of data!</p>