Class of 2007 demographics

[Guest Kirsteen]

Hi there,

 

I cannot recall if the ratio was reported during the recent University of Ottawa presentations at the HBSU Medical School Symposium. Even if not, could a current class of 2007 student possibly dig up the ratio of female to male students for the class of 2007?

 

Cheers,

Kirsteen

[Guest Tanya24]

65% female, 35% male.

[Guest Kirsteen]

Hi there Tanya24,

 

Thanks very much for that. Now if I could only get the 2007 numbers for UofT, McGill, U. de Montreal, Sherbrooke and Dalhousie... Can anyone help?

 

Cheers,

Kirsteen

[Guest medicator007]

Hey Kirsteen,

 

I don't have the official numbers for the 2007 class at McGill... but i've heard it also is following the growing trend and is in the order of 62-68% Female and 32-38% Male.

 

What I found shocking is that my class.... 2006, was 51% Male and 49% Female... wonder why the jump so quickly?!

 

Medicator

[Guest Kirsteen]

Hi there medicator007,

 

You're absolutely correct. The McGill folks confirmed today that, for the 2007 class, 62% of entrants were women.

 

Cheers,

Kirsteen

[Guest medicator007]

Thanks for the confirmation Kirsteen, i knew it was something in that Ballpark.

 

I find it interesting though that it took such a jump in that one year. Going from 49% female in my class to 62% female in the year after... Was there a similar shift in application ratios? Are there some other factors at work here? Who knows.. but it certainly is an interesting trend at the very least.

 

Medicator

[Guest Kirsteen]

Hi again,

 

Yes, some schools (especially those for which I have data in Quebec) have some high, McMaster-like female to male ratios. I'm not sure why the spike occurred last year, or whether, in fact, it is a spike, i.e., whether the numbers will drop back down this year. It's an interesting question since the rise does seem to be statistically significant.

 

Cheers,

Kirsteen

[Guest medicator007]

As for the other Quebec schools, i seem to recall that they have had Mac like ratios for a little while now... but i remember being rather surprised at McGill's jump when i found out the numbers for the class of 2007.... Interesting none the less.

 

Medicator

[Guest Ian Wong]

Floating to the top...

 

Ian