Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at 11:22 am CDT
A study conducted by U.S. News found that only 43 percent of applicants are accepted to medical school which may be due in part to rising admissions standards for students. Over the past ten years, the average GPA of a premed student applying for medical school rose from a 3.6 overall to a 3.68 overall, and the average MCAT score rose from 29.6 to 31.2.
Source: INQUARTA