Is this odd for a medical school?

Question

I live in Mississippi and I was reading the statistics from University of Mississippi Medical Center (in Jackson) and they said that they admit 50% of the applicants into their medical school. That seemed like a very high number. Have I in some way misread the statistics?

Answer 1

According to Princeton Review, it is 50%. However, it also states that they limit applications. Mississippi residents who apply are asked to submit a second application. This eliminates non-Mississippi residents and Mississippi residents who decide not to contiue the process.

About half of them are then interviewed. About half of those interviewed are accepted.

If half of those are accepted -- then only a quarter of Missippi residents who apply are accepted -- and a smaller percent of all students who apply.

This means that the sample is biased towards those who would be admitted -- and does not mean that they do not accept unqualified applicants.