Lynch, K. B. & Woode, M. K. (1990). The Relationship of Minority Students' MCAT Scores and Grade Point Averages to Their Acceptance into Medical School. Academic Medicine, 65, 480-482.

PURPOSE: The main purpose of this study was to identify relationships between quantitative academic variables, specifically GPA and MCAT scores, and the acceptance of minority students into medical school.

METHOD: The data on 58 students who participated in a summer academic enrichment program at University of Virginia School of Medicine was examined. 49 of these 58 students were offered admission, and they enrolled in 17 different medical schools.

RESULTS and DISCUSSION: Stepwise regression analysis was used to examine the data. It was found that Quantitative subset in MCAT explained the 26%, reading subset explained 7%, and Physics knowledge explained 5% of the variance in medical school admission. The authors also noted that GPA which is one of the most commonly used measures is not highly correlated to minority students' admission to medical school.

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