Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
rater consensus, BYU premedical committee, medical school, applications
College
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department
Statistics
Abstract
The premedical committee at Brigham Young University exists to assist students in successfully applying to medical school. The committee consists of professors from various departments across campus as well as senior premedical students. Two different committee members interview each eligible student in March and April of the year before the student plans to enter medical school. The interviewers rate the student on a continuous scale from one to five in nine different areas: academic performance, MCAT scores, letters of recommendation, written and personal presentation, personal characteristics, reasons for choosing a medical career, extracurricular activities, involvement in community service, and demonstration of leadership. The nine ratings are averaged to give an overall evaluation score. The committee then writes a letter of recommendation based primarily on this score, but also including other insights gained through the interviews.
Recommended Citation
Izu, Alane and Whiting, Dr. David G.
(2014)
"A Statistical Analysis of Rater Consensus In the BYU Premedical Committee,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 1290.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/1290