You Have a 50/50 Chance of Getting Into Med School

Great article about the admission process (on the surface.)

http://www.sj-r.com/health/x772314451/Clout-no-help-at-SIU-medical-school

At first glance it states that there are 1200 applicants and only 72 spots. That is a crazy 6% chance of getting into this medical school.
But the admissions committee will kick out a large portion of that because they don't reside there or don't look good on paper.
It gets widdled down to 300 people that actually have an interview. Then they send out 150 acceptance letters for 72 spots. They send some out and some accept and some refuse. Then they send out another batch. And so on. Until the 72 spots are filled.
What if you are the 150th acceptance letter of the 300 people that got an interview?
Then you have a 50/50 chance of acceptance--if you are the target market for this med school!

Each medical school will have its own set of selection criteria, but the biggest is if you reside in the area. (Of course, you have to look good on paper--GPA, MCAT and personal statement.)
More later about the the ability to get into medical school if you want to practice where you are trained!