Do Medical School Acceptance Rates Reflect Preferences for Preferred Minority Groups?

http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2012/02/do-medical-school-acceptance-rates-from.html

1. For those students applying to medical school with average GPAs (3.40 to 3.59) and average MCAT scores (27-29), black applicants were almost three times more likely to be admitted than their Asian counterparts (85.9% vs. 30%), and 2.4 times more likely than their white counterparts (85.9% vs. 35.9%).  Likewise, Hispanic students with average GPAs and average MCAT scores were about twice as likely to be accepted as white applicants (68.7% vs. 35.9%), and more than twice as likely as Asian applicants (68.7% vs. 30%).  

2. For students applying to medical school with slightly below average GPAs of 3.20-3.39 and slightly below average MCAT scores of 24-26 (first column in the table), black applicants were more than 8 times as likely to be admitted as Asians (67.3% vs. 7.7%), and more than 5 times as likely as whites. 

If a racial bias saves the self-esteem of one child, it's worth it.  Diversity of intelligence is our greatest asset in medical school.  Grades are over-rated for doctors.  I want my medical care providers to reflect America, not just the smart kids.

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