Career decisions of unaccepted applicants to Medical School.
To investigate the admissions process to medical school and the post-rejection behavior of unaccepted applicants, a national sample of the 16,837 such applicants to the entering medical school class of 1971-1972 was studied in 1973.  The majority of the 1,933 respondents had reapplied to medical school following rejection, and 27% had gained entrance to either US or foreign schools by the time of study.  Of those still unaccepted, about half were studying or working in health-related fields of study or occupations at least 2 1/2 years following the initial rejection.  We conclude that unaccepted applicants demonstrate considerable variance in postrejection behavior, which is associated with both personal and institutional factors.
D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009790:Occupations; D012577:Schools, Medical; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States