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The College of Medicine at Texas
A&M has reported that the number
of freshmen applicants decreased 8
percent this year from last fall.
Dr. William Ward, associate dean
of the College of Medicine, said the
figures reflect a national trend that
has developed in the past few years.
“This year national applications
were down 4.5 percent,” he said.
Ward said a common explanation
for the trend is the increased cost of
a medical education. The cost proba
bly will continue to rise, he said.
In 1985, tuition at A&M was
$1,200 per year. This year, tuition
costs doubled. Ward speculated that
by 1989 tuition will increase to about
$5,400, where it probably will stabi
lize. So by the time a medical student
graduates, his debt usually totals
more than $45,000.
“We are seeing some interesting
trends this year,” Ward said. “It has
been predicted that by 1990 there
will be a surplus of doctors. How
ever, we have not progressed to
overabundance.
“This perceived oversupply of
doctors may alarm students who are
considering the field since an over
supply would mean they wouldn’t
make as much money when they
graduate.
“We are behind at this stage in
Texas. In fact, we are probably still
an underserved state. We haven’t
reached the predicted saturation. By
1990, we will probably still not be
oversupplied. One of the reasons for
this may be the immigration of peo
ple to Texas from other states and
countries.”
Ward also said, “Another factor
contributing to the decline of appli
cants may be the perceived ability to
“The combined cost and
period of time it takes to
become a doctor may
cause a lot of brighter stu
dents to choose a different
course of study simply be
cause it is quicker. ”
— William Ward, asso
ciate dean of A&M Col
lege of Medicine
Therefore, he said, all seven
Texas colleges are competing for the
same students.
To be accepted into the College of
Medicine at A&M, one must go
through a dif ficult and lengthy proc
ess, Ward said.
The student’s undergraduate
grade-point ratio is considered,
along with his score on the Medical
College Admissions Test (MCAT)
and recommendations from the pre-
med advisory at his undergraduate
school, Ward said.
Once the scores and recommen
dations are considered, 125 to 130
students are interviewed by a com
mittee. Along with the interviews,
students must write a one-page essay
on why they want to be doctors.
"The total background of a stu
dent is taken into account during the
selection process,” Ward said.
get into a paying job quickly, for a
medical degree it takes up to seven
years. The combined cost and pe
riod of time it takes to become a doc
tor may cause a lot of brighter stu
dents to choose a different course of
study simply because it is quicker.”
In Texas, about 2,000 people ap
ply each year to the seven state medi
cal schools, and most people apply to
all seven to increase tneir chances of
being accepted at one of the schools.
Ward said.
A&M accepts 48 students to the
medical school each fall. This falls
well below the state average of 200
students.
“We like our class size where it is,"
Ward said. “Our students get more
academic attention since the classes
are much smaller.
“(Students often select A&M) be
cause of our small class size and our
excellent academic record.”
Ward said A&M has l»een ranked
the top medical school iour of its six
operating years, based on the state li
censing examination medical stu
dents take when they graduate.
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ODESSA (AP) — Cindy Patton decided to go
to college this fall — in front of the television in
her home.
“It’s my first semester back after more than 10
years,” the mother of three said.
Patton is one of 66 students taking telecourses
through Odessa College this semester — 40 stu
dents are taking government, 14 are taking bi
ology and 12 are enrolled in marketing.
Clayton Aired, the college’s telecourse coordi
nator, said most of the students are from Odessa,
with six from area towns including Crane, An
drews, Monahans and Midland.
Lessons produced in California are aired on
KOCV-TV and picked up by cable companies for
the outlying areas, Aired said.
Patton said the tapes are repeated several
times per week, allowing students to double
check theii
Spring telecourses will be Introduction to
Management, Introduction to Psychology, and
State and Federal Government II, Aired said.
But the participants don’t spend all their time
in front of the television. Patton said they come
to the college for review sessions and take exami
nations about every three weeks.
If she misses a lesson on television, Patton has
the opportunity to review the tape at Odessa Col
lege’s Learning Resources Center. The tapes also
allow students to stop or pause at various points
in the lesson.
Shirley Hill of Monahans, who is enrolled in
the biology telecourse, receives her lessons via vi
deocassettes from the Odessa College library, in
stead of on cable television that is not available
where she lives.
Each cassette sent has 12 lessons, or four weeks
worth, she said.
“I have a family and a job and Tmtakiiit!
courses,” said Hill, who is working(owiij
c iting degree. "T his way 1 don’t haveiof
()dessa every week for the class. 1 gotwJ
weeks to take the test.
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up my dream of getting a collegeeduatv:
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the marketing course. He said telecount
are more demanding lor professontb
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