How competitive is the application process?
The Center does not fund a set number of projects or have quotas for projects from different areas of study. If you follow the proposal guidelines, write a clear proposal for a “doable” project, meet the eligibility requirements, and have the strong support of a faculty mentor, your chances of being supported are excellent.
It is very competitive. We accept 20 people into each workshop, and we receive more than 10 times that many applications. The vast majority of those applicants also are highly qualified, so if you are not accepted it does not mean we don’t think you are deserving of the training. We just have far more people we would like to admit than we have slots for. This is why we encourage applicants to re-apply for every subsequent workshop if they are not admitted the first, second or even third time they apply.
Of the 39,108 people who applied for admission into Allopathic medical schools (MD programs) in 2006, a reported 17,370 of them matriculated at a U.S. medical school. This means that nationwide, 44.4% of all applicants gained entrance into an MD granting program. In light of the American Association of Medical College’s (AAMC) endorsement of a 30-percent increase in medical school graduates by 2015, medical schools are being challenged to admit more students. This, however, will probably not change the expected credentials at all. In 2007, for example, a medical school admissions dean reported that over 1000 of his program’s applicants had a GPA at or above a 3.8 and an MCAT score in the 30s. That is tough competition. To see the applicant and matriculant information for MD programs, go to http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/2006/2006mcatgpa.htm Osteopathic medical schools are similarly competitive. Enrollment in osteopathic programs has been growing since 2000 and more schools are currentl
