Do chemistry majors have a competitive advantage in the medical school admissions process?
According to AAMC statistics for 2006, the acceptance rate among physical sciences majors was 50% (2328 accepted out of 4671 applicants) while the acceptance rate among biological sciences majors was only 44% (9439 accepted out of 21603 applicants). (Exact figures appear to be unavailable but chemistry majors almost certainly comprise the great majority of those categorized by AAMC as "physical science majors".)
Conclusion, you might have an almost 15% better chance of getting accepted to medical school as a chemistry major than as a biology major. (Of course, there are other explanations for the above results including the possibility that the physical sciences majors that apply are better students.)
