Jagsi, for one, has noticed this personal touch among her classmates.
"I will definitely learn a lot from my classmates and their experiences," she says. "They are so personable--they want to be caregivers, not just scientists."
Still Tough to Get In
Harvard Medical School Statistics for the Class of '99:
* Number of Applicants: almost 4,000 (12% more than last year)
* Number of Spots: 166
* Average GPA: 3.75
* Average MCAT score (per section): 11
* Number of Men/Women: 81/85
* Percentage of Applicants Who Were Women: 40.4%
* Number of Students Who Deferred Entrance for 1-3 Years: 22
* Notable Admits: a 45-year old former high school science teacher, the oldest student ever to enter the Medical School; Rebecca Marier, the first female valedictorian at West Point.
* Typical Expense for First Year at HMS: $38,200
* Typical Debt for a 1995 Graduate: $66,200
* Racial Breakdown of HMS Class of '99:
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