Med School Competition in Roanoke
The Roanoke Times reports that the new Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine has already received 1,200 applications and is expecting between 1,700 and 2,000 applications by the deadline in six weeks. With only 42 spots available, this is just one example of the intense competition among med school applicants. And this large number of applicants even falls short of the national average—new med schools received an average of 2,800 applications last year. Additionally, about 42,000 people applied for 18,000 positions at 131 medical schools, and the average med school candidate applied to 14 schools.
A partnership between Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic, VTC was launched two years ago. Its small inaugural class will begin in August a four-year program with a focus on medical research.
Linda Abraham
in Medical School Admissions, Virginia Tech Carilion
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