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Q. Statistically, how difficult is it to become a doctor nowadays?Getting Into Medical School Is Becoming Harder (usnews.com)Applications are increasing and acceptance rates are falling at U.S. medical schools, data show.By Ilana Kowarski, Reporter |Oct. 31, 2017, at 8:30 a.m.The number of applicants to Harvard Medical School increased by nearly 50 percent between 2006 and 2016, rising from 4,717 to 7,069, respectively. (Getty Images)Soaring applications to medical school are making it more difficult for candidates to get accepted.Between 2006 and 2016, the number of applicants to U.S. medical schools increased by more than 35 percent, rising from 39,108 to 53,042, according to Association of American Medical Colleges admissions data.U.S. News data show an uptick in applicants at most medical schools, particularly at primary care programs. The average number of applicants at the top 10 primary care programs more than doubled between 2006 and 2016, rising from 3,273 applicants for the class entering in 2006 to 7,175 applicants for the class entering in 2016.Experts say this rise in demand for a medical education poses challenges for aspiring doctors, because it means they have to do more than achieve good grades and scores to earn a spot at a U.S. medical school."Show passion for something," Scott Wallace, associate professor with the new Dell Medical School at the University of Texas—Austin, said via email. "A lot of med school candidates look the same; they've worked so hard to get good grades and scores they seem flat. Those who have done something interesting stand out."Wallace, who is also managing director of the medical school's Value Institute for Health and Care, says many Dell students have fascinating life experiences. For example, he says the school admitted a former military pilot, a former paramedic and a mother of two with community-oriented work experience in East Austin.Dr. Anthony McGreggor Crowley, a counselor at the admissions consulting firm IvyWise, says U.S. medical schools are now zealously recruiting applicants who are humanities majors, which they had not done in the past."Undoubtedly this has encouraged a broader range of applicants, as well as a larger number of applicants, to apply to medical schools," Crowley said via email. "With a stagnant number of admission slots available, the overall admission rate has to decrease."U.S. News data reveal that medical school acceptance rates have dropped over the past decade and that this decline is particularly pronounced among the top 10 primary care programs. The average acceptance rate at these programs nearly halved between 2006 and 2016, falling from 8.8 percent for the class entering in 2006 to 4.6 percent for the class entering in 2016.Some medical schools have experienced particularly steep drops in their acceptance rates over the past decade, U.S. News data show. For instance, the acceptance rate at Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine plummeted from 15.5 percent to 8.8 percent over the last 10 years.Experts say one factor that is contributing to the decline in medical school acceptance rates is the increasing number of applicants who are applying to more than a dozen medical schools. According to the AAMC, medical school applicants who sought spots in the fall 2016 entering class filed 16 applications on average.One way that applicants can increase their chances of medical school acceptance is by customizing their applications for each medical school, experts say.Another valuable strategy, Crowley says, is to deliberately explore academic experiences outside your comfort zone. A college student who excels in science, technology, engineering or math should cultivate his or her skills in humanities subjects, whereas humanities majors should deliberately challenge themselves with tough math and science courses, Crowley suggests."To have a history student come in with a powerhouse physics score on the MCAT is a great thing," he said. "That would quite nicely help an applicant stand out in a crowded field."Dr. Luz Claudio, author of "How to Write and Publish a Research Paper: The Step by Step Guide," says it's vital for aspiring doctors to do meaningful scientific research before applying to medical school, because without that research background, they will not be nearly as competitive.Claudio, a tenured professor of preventive medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and chief of its division of international health, says clinical research internships with medical school faculty are ideal. "Once working in an internship program, they should aim to co-author a research paper with their internship mentor," she said via email. "In my experience, having a published research paper helps students get a second look by admissions committees."Dr. Pritham Raj, an associate professor at the Oregon Health and Science University Medical School, says one great way to stand out is to show a serious commitment to medicine by working as a medical scribe or by doing some other kind of health-related job.In general, he says, excelling in a few extracurricular activities is superior to doing many activities in an ordinary way."There's still no substitute for excelling in the classroom, but we are looking for well-roundedness," says Raj, who previously served on his university's medical school admissions committee. "So, we don't want just a bookworm."Searching for a medical school? Get our complete rankings of Best Medical Schools.Tags: medical school, education, students, graduate schoolsIlana Kowarski is an education reporter at U.S. News, covering graduate schools. 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Short and honest answer - it depends on what career path you're looking for and what you're looking to get from your experience at school.Big Corporations love UCLAWe have a reputation for being academically rigorous. This means that your diploma will be worth more than its weight in gold.Large number of students here means more companies find it worthwhile to come and recruit.Industry donors like Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Blizzard, IBM, Symantec, etc. have input and understanding of our curriculum. This means that you'll have a higher chance of getting that job from these big corporations because they know what is being taught here.Our engineering & technical career fair spans 2 days and happens once during Fall and again during Winter quarter, attracting hundreds of employers. Every one of them recruit computer science students or students who know how to code. See list of companies at the Winter '15 fairUCLA is a focus school on many company's recruiting list. Google, Facebook, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Apple, Amazon, Bloomberg, eBay, Adobe, Intel, Boeing, etc. are on campus multiple times a year setting up tech talks, recruiting events, etc.UCLA is not for the entrepreneurial minded.Classes are very theoretical. As much as I hate to admit this, the curriculum is about as theoretical as computer science can get. Students are taught to become graduate students and researchers. There aren't any up to date courses on web, mobile, UI/UX, games, big data, etc. - classes that, in my opinion, give potential entrepreneurs and early employees at startups a big head start. Most class projects are done in C/C++. Popular languages at startups like Ruby, Python, PHP, Javascript, Swift, etc. are not covered in depth, if at all.The course load is very heavy. You will be expected to take 4 classes a quarter most of the time you're here. That means you can only choose one of the following: sleep, social life, or good grades, maybe two if you are insanely smart. It's hugely important to socialize, go to hackathons, learn other programming languages, work on side projects, and engage in the tech community if you're interested in advancing a career past entry level code monkey.Lack of entrepreneurial spirit and presence is pretty obvious. The few scattered groups on campus that are startup related have little to show for. Most of them are on the business side of things and are always pitching their 'next big thing' to any programmer willing to listen. The computer science students here also have a huge bias towards working for established companies because startups aren't glorified here like they are in Berkeley and Stanford.Only a few startups in the SoCal area recruit on campus because the cost is so ridiculously high. The CS department and engineer school require that all companies donate tens of thousands to become an industry affiliate before allowing recruiting events. There are loopholes to get around this but it remains a big roadblock for companies without recruiting budgets.UCLA CS environmentVery little diversity. Majority of CS students are male, of Indian, East Asian, or Caucasian descent. The female to male ratio is around 1 to 8. This can make you feel more at home or isolated depending on who you are.Students tend to sit in cliques during lectures. These tend to be grouped by club affiliation, home country, and GPA more than anything else. Chinese international students usually take the front 2 rows and talk loudly amongst themselves all throughout lecture exclusively in Mandarin. The next few rows are occupied by honor society students from UPE, HKN, etc. taking note of every single detail the professor says. The middle rows are usually fairly empty, with groups of frat boys and students from various student engineering clubs falling asleep together. The back rows are for those who either arrived to lecture late or are generally socially isolated in the UCLA CS community. A sizable number of students don't go to lecture and attendance dwindles with each passing week.Curriculum is highly structured. About 80% of the classes in the computer science curriculum are the same for everyone. (You have 3 electives in another engineering or management discipline, 3 science and technology electives, and 3 computer science electives, along with 4 GE classes) It is good for those who just want to get by in school, but be prepared to stay an extra quarter and fight for classes outside computer science that might interest you. (Sci-tech electives are available for different computer science related areas even though many subjects areas do have enrollment restrictions. Design | Media Arts classes are awesome, but you have to beg professors and jump through hoops to enroll in them and petition for elective credit. Linguistics, geology, management, or computational biology are slightly less restricted but still have prerequisites and an approval process.)Class sizes are huge. You won't know all your peers like students from smaller colleges. Lower division classes are taught in lectures of 200+ students and upper division classes are rarely less than 80 students. This can be great if you don't like going to class. Enrolling in classes is still a constant challenge nonetheless.High marks are hard to achieve and cheating occurs regularly. Professors here tend to put a lot more emphasis exam grades than actual learning. In any given class, only the top 15-20% of students receive A's and exam grades account for about 70-100% of the final grade for the quarter. The easiest way to fairly evaluate students on theoretical knowledge with class sizes this large is exams. What happens in actuality is that this grading policy along with cramped lecture halls used for exams create a big incentive to cheat. It is hard to prevent someone from looking at another person’s exam when the neighbors' papers are inches away.Tons of resources of a big university, but that doesn't equate to quality. Counseling and mentorships are usually a miss. Many social efforts that make UCLA Engineering hospitable for incoming students are scattered and organized informally by student organizations instead of by staff. Wifi in some classrooms are so bad they might as well not exist. Taking the stairs is faster than riding the elevators in most buildings. Equipments and software for required physics and electrical engineering labs are insanely outdated and buggy. (I've heard that some have been updated recently in 2015) On the bright side, computer labs are often open and there are enough libraries on campus open around the clock to study at.Lots of great professors, but good number of bad ones as well, especially outside of computer science. Professors such as Smallberg, Nachenberg, Potkonjak, and Eggert define what computer science is about at UCLA and they're amazing at teaching. Potkonjak's jokes and class materials are so good that they became my motivation to wake up in the morning. The same goes for Eggert. Be weary of new/visiting professors, they often have very little teaching experience. (Always check BruinWalk.com for professor reviews so you know what you're getting yourself into. Historical grading curves by classes and professors are recently made available there as well - ‘16.)On the other hand, the CS TA's are mostly socially awkward and timid international students who speak with a very heavy accent. Most of them do not care about how well you do in class and simply regurgitate the professor's lecture one more time during discussion. If you ever get Tuan though, make sure to go to every discussion because his materials are immensely helpful. (Shoutout to Tuan for being the best TA. You're one of the few reasons I survived CS33, CS111, CS131, and a few others at UCLA.)The introductory physics, statistics, and math classes are usually taught by new professors so they're a hit or miss, though often they're quite bad.I tend to disregard those US News and World rankings and most college rankings because provide very little information as to how well an individual fits into the school and what the degree program offers to a student.I hope I've provided a more realistic view of how UCLA engineering is like as a student. A world class university education is not supposed to be sunshine and butterflies most pamphlets and campus tours depict. Schools are intentionally romanticised by their marketing materials so more people will apply, increasing the number of applications, lowering the acceptance rate, and making the school appear more desirable and exclusive in rankings. UCLA is no exception.Q: How good UCLA's CS program is for someone who never programmed before?I'll be honest, your AP scores are not an indication of how well you'll do in college. Neither are your SAT scores or high school GPA. I know plenty of people who scored many 5's and 2200+ on SAT do very poorly in CS, grade wise at least.The best indication of GPA in college for CS is your interest in the subject and work ethic. My best suggestion is to really gauge your interest in computer science and programming as a whole. You might not have touched any of this yet, but go on Codecademy and see if any of those lessons are interesting to you. If you were one of those people that study really hard in high school and made sure you learn all the material, you'll do well academically if you combine that with an interest in your major.But then again, college GPA really isn't a good measure of how well you'll do in your career. It measures how well you study and how well you follow directions. (This includes agreeing with professor's view points, completing trivial but time consuming assignments on time, attending class and going to office hour religiously, etc.) Many companies like Google know this and have made statements about the lack of correlation between GPA and job performance publicly. Again, really make sure that computer science or problem solving is something you're interested in or else you'll hate your career for the rest of your life and underperform at work.As for catching up to everyone else for those who never programmed, there will always be people who know more than you starting out in college. Almost all students will be caught up to the average computer science major by the second or third year in terms of theoretical knowledge in class. It is still up to the student to learn practical programming skills outside of class, through internships or personal projects.Your first year will be tough.College is a very different environment than high school. It takes lots of time and effort to adjust. The intro CS classes are designed as "weeder classes", supposedly separating from the computer science majors from the rest. In reality, they just separate students into two groups - those with programming experience, and those who don't. They move very quickly through a lot of material. Just realize that poor grades in CS31 or CS32 do not disqualify you from becoming a great software engineer. You just have to go the extra mile and attend free tutoring sessions to learn the materials better.Engineering is hard. You'll miss out on many social events throughout your academic career because you need to study or work on projects. Many students abuse study drugs such as Adderall and Retalin to gain an edge over their peers' learning progress. Boelter Hall, where most of your engineering classes will be held, is one of the most depressing and dilapidated places on campus. As a guy, chances are, you will be single. As a girl, prepare to get swamped by awkward nerdy guys offering to study with you, hang out with you, etc. Don't think about partying much - UCLA Engineering isn't American Pie. Very few CS students participate in Greek life but that doesn't mean it's impossible. Also, UCLA has just accepted the largest class of computer science students ever (Spring 2015) so getting into classes will only get harder.You are really just a number here, believe it or not. Yes, tuition is kind of expensive and academics are difficult but UCLA Engineering does provide a great value compared to most private schools. After you graduate, you'll most likely be working at a job from Microsoft or Facebook that pays $100k+ while your liberal arts peers "figure out their life" and contemplate coding boot camps.In any case, attending UCLA will not make or break who you are as a person and what your career will look like in the long run. A diploma is nothing but a very expensive piece of paper that gets you more interviews and UCLA is nothing more than a factory that churns out those papers. Try to figure out what type of environment you enjoy and where you want to be, ie: big vs. small school, startup vs. corporate job, Greek vs. non-Greek social life, school vs. life balance, level of academic rigor, personal financial situation, overall cost of attendance, California vs. East Coast, etc.If I have any advice for incoming CS students, it's that they should definitely explore life outside of computer science, even at the detriment of grades. Learn how to interact with people and experience college life. Go on a date with that cute classmate from your GE class and hang out with people outside of computer science. The social skills and the network of friends you can potentially gain will be more important than the theoretical knowledge from class when it comes to career advancements beyond that entry-level code monkey job. Most people only have one chance to go to college and that extra 0.5 GPA will not matter a year or two after graduation. I don't know a single CS graduate who tried to get a job in a related field upon graduation and was not able to.P.S. Don't be afraid to seek help on homework, career advice, life, etc., but especially mental health. UCLA is stressful. Depression and anxiety are very common among engineers in college and in the workforce. Very few students are willing to talk about these issues because of the "fake it 'til you make it" mentality that many seemingly successful people have. I want to bring this up in light of the recent shootings and also suicides and attempted suicides over the years at UCLA. Know that UCLA has free private counseling and mental health services we all pay for in our tuition so be sure to talk to someone when you need to. Feel free to reach out to me about this as well.(Please don’t send me questions on how to write your application for admissions or gauging your chances are of getting accepted.)

Engineering Entrance ExamsJEE Main : JEE Main is National level entrance exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education after class XII for admission to Engineering programs at NITs, IIITs and centrally funded technical institutions like IIST, and is also the eligibility test for JEE Advanced. Earlier it was known as AIEEE.JEE Advanced: JEE (Advanced) is conducted by the IITs and only candidates who qualify the JEE Mains are admissible to take the test. Admission to the qualifying students is granted to all undergraduate Engineering and other science programs offered at 16 IITs in India and ISM Dhanbad. There are two papers of 3 hours each. The question papers will be bilingual (in English and Hindi). Each of the question papers will consist of three separate sections on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.BITSAT: Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test is administered to Class XII students for admission to the engineering degree courses at the BITS campuses in Pilani, Goa and Hyderabad. BITSAT is computer based online entrance exam for admission to BITS Pilani Engineering, Pharmacy, Information Systems and other courses. Notifications are out in the month of December and online tests are held in the month of May through June.VITEEE: Vellore Institute of Technology conducts the Engineering Entrance Test (VITEEE) for admission of students to its various B Tech Degree programs. Online applications are available from December and the test is held in March.Complete List of Engineering Enterance ExamArchitecture Entrance TestsNATA: National Aptitude Test in an architecture entrance exam for admission to B Arch courses in India in Government and Government aided and un-aided colleges of Architecture. NATA can be given at any designated test centers, at least 6 working days prior to the cut-off date for applying in the preferred colleges. NATA applications forms are available in the month of March and one can take the exam on any working day from March to Aug.Arcitecture Enterance TestsMedical Entrance TestsNational Eligibility-cum- Entrance Exam for Under Graduate (NEET- UG): NEET –UG is an All India level single entrance- cum- eligibility test for admission in MBBS/BDS courses after class 12th science. It is conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) that previously conducted all India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT).Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) Entrance Exam: Armed Forces Medical College Entrance exam is among the toughest entrance exams after 12th. This is 4 and half years, followed with internship of 1 year Medical course. After qualifying AFMC entrance exam students, it is compulsory for the students to serve as commissioned officer in medical services of defence forces minimum 7 years.AIIMS MBBS: Entrance Exam: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) conducts an entrance exam after Class XII at National Level for admission to MBBS seats in AIIMS New Delhi and to the other six new AIIMS like institutions. AIIMS conducts entrance exam for available number of seats in the MBBS course in Delhi and other AIIMS like institutions.JIPMER MBBS Entrance Test: This medical entrance exam is conducted by Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) for admission to MBBS course in its institute. There are a total of 150 seats for admission into the same. Duration of the course is 4 years and 6 months as per the academic calendar of JIPMER followed by 1 year of compulsory rotatory internship.Christian Medical College MBBS entrance exam: The Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore and Ludhiana, conduct separate entrance test for admission to its MBBS, BDS and other medical courses.AIPVT: The All India Pre-Veterinary Test (AIPVT) is an entrance exam conducted after Class XII for admission to five years B. Vsc and AH courses in India. The exam is held to fill up 15 per cent of total number of seats in Government Veterinary colleges except in the state of Jammu & Kashmir.Complete List of Medical Enterance ExamDefence and MarineNational Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA) Exams: An all India level entrance exam for those who wish to join any defence force and serve the nation. After qualifying the NDA and NA selected candidates can join Army, Air Force and Navy as per their passing percentage during the training period. Class 12th passouts are eligible for this exam.Indian Maritime University Common Entrance Test: An all India level entrance test for students seeking admission in Diploma in Nautical Science (DNS) after class 12th with science background. The selected candidates are offered a BSc. (Nautical Science) degree.Indian Navy B.Tech Entry Scheme: This entrance test for class 12 students seeking admission in Indian Navy B.Tech course.Indian Navy Sailors Recruitment: Another recruitment test for class 12 students with subjects Maths and Physics/Chemistry/Biology/Computer Science who get basic training at INS Chilka, followed by professional training.Indian Army Technical Entry Scheme (TES): TES is conducted for those class 12th passout students who are from PCM background.State/ other medical colleges Common Entrance TestsManipal (MBBS) MU OET: All India Manipal University Online Entrance Test (MU-OET) is conducted for selecting students seeking admission in the MBBS course offered at KMC, Manipal and KMC, Mangalore. It’s a four and a half years plus one year of compulsory rotating internship course. It is recognised by the General Medical Council of Great Britain and the Malaysian Medical Council. The curriculum of the course includes both theory classes and clinical training according to MCI guidelines.MGIMS-PMT Wardha: Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Pre Medical Test (MGIMS PMT), Wardha is an all India level medical entrance exam hosted by Kasturba Health Society for the candidates seeking admission in various health sciences courses including MBBS and BDS in Government Medical Colleges beneath MGIMS Wardha.BHU Medical: Banaras Hindu University Pre- medical test is conducted for selecting candidates seeking admission to MBBS/BDS course.Karnataka CET: The state of Karnataka conducts a common entrance test for admission to Professional Educational Institutions in the State for the academic year for Medical, Dental, Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani, Naturopathy, Yoga, Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Agriculture, Forestry, Sericulture, Agri Biotech, Horticulture, Home Science, Veterinary Science, Animal Husbandry and many other courses.Kerala KEAM: The government of Kerala conducts a common entrance test, Kerala Engineering Agriculture Medical Entrance Examinations (KEAM), for admission to colleges in the state for admission to Medical, Agriculture, Veterinary, Fisheries, Engineering and Architecture Courses Admission.EAMCET- Andhra Pradesh: In the state of Andhra Pradesh, EAMCET (Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test) is conducted for admission to Medical and Engineering courses in various state colleges . This entrance exam after 12th is conducted by JNTU every year for admission to Engineering, Medical and Agriculture Courses.COMED-K: The Consortium of Medical Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (Comed-k), Bangalore, conducts an Undergraduate Entrance Test (UGET). It is conducted to determine the merit of students seeking admissions to the undergraduate courses in the Member Institutions of the Karnataka Professional Colleges Foundation Trust (KPCF). There are 14 Medical, 25 Dental and more than 150 engineering colleges who make available almost 20,000 seats for admission.Complete List of Medical EnteranceHotel Management Entrance ExamsNCHMCT JEE: The National council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology Joint regulates http://B.Sc Hospitality and Hotel Administration and other courses of study at 21 central IHM, 14 state government IHM and 15 private IHM affiliated with NCHMCT. For admission to courses offered at these institutes the council conducts Joint Entrance Test (JEE).Complete List of Hotel ManagementLaw Entrance ExamsCLAT: The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted for admission to undergraduate and post graduate programmes at 14 National Law Universities. Each year a university out of these 14 takes the responsibility of conducting the entrance test. In 2014 CLAT was conducted by GNLU, Gandhinagar.CLAT is for 2 hours and covers questions on English, General Knowledge/ current affairs Numerical ability, Legal Aptitude and Logical reasoning.LSAT: The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) India is conducted for admission to Law programmes in participating colleges like Amity, UPES Dehradun, ITM Gurgaon, Faculty of Law Dehradun, RGSOIPL, for three year LLB at IIT Khargapur and others.All India Law Entrance Test (AILET): All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) is conducted for the selection of candidates seeking admission in B.A., LL.B. (Hons.)Complete List of Law EnteranceDesign Entrance TestsNIFT entrance test: National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) conducts the entrance test for admission to its bachelors program. For B Design it takes GAT and CAT and Situation test. For admission to B.F Tech, students have to appear in GAT test.NID: The National Institute of Design conducts Design Aptitude Test for admission to its UG programmes at all centres. The applications are closed in the month of November every year and the test is conducted in the month of January. The upper age limit for candidates is 20 years.All India Entrance Examination for Design (AIEED): All India Entrance Examination for Design (AIEED) is conducted for candidates who wish to take admission in 4 years undergraduate programmes in design after class 12th.Complete List of Design Enterance TestsOthersStaff Selection Commission (SSC) Exam: The SSC exam is for those who want government jobs right after class 12th. If selected, one can join as lower division clerk in any of the various government ministries and departments, armed forces or railways.CPT for Chartered Accountancy: The Common Proficiency Test (CPT) 2014 is conducted by the Council of the Institute Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) which will lead to a person becoming a Chartered Accountant. ICAI will hold three levels of examinations; CPT (Common Proficiency Test), IPCC which is the Intermediate (Integrated Professional Competence) course and the final and three years of practical training under a practicing Chartered Accountant.To know more about Others:Click hereThe above list includes the most popular entrance exams after Class XII in all the streams. There are many career options after 12th, which are not listed here .Our focus of the post was to illustrate a clear picture of career choices after class 12th board exams and list down the?Top entrance exams after 12thAll the best.!!Thank You.Regards,Ajaii Pratap SinghMob# 8124664549Bengaluru.