Why are so many premeds applying now of all times?

M4 here. Not gonna belabor this but it's an open secret the job market for industry careers in the US is better than ever seen in history. That said, last year the greatest delta of increased applicants was also seen by far: https://www.aamc.org/media/9576/download Now its become a meme-worthy acceptance rate to at least one school of 37.9% (ie likely half of that percent don't have any sort of option-weighing opportunity of any kind). Can anyone speculate why this is happening? Do... Read more
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums