NJSM Music Education Facts: #1
Did You Know?
Music majors are the most likely group of college grads to be admitted to medical school. Physician and biologist Lewis Thomas studied the undergraduate majors of medical school applicants. He found that 66 percent of music majors who applied to med school were admitted, the highest percentage of any group. For comparison, (44 percent) of biochemistry majors were admitted. Also, a study of 7,500 university students revealed that music majors scored the highest reading scores among all majors including English, biology, chemistry and math.
Sources: “The Comparative Academic Abilities of Students in Education and in Other Areas of a Multi-focus University,” Peter H. Wood, ERIC Document No. ED327480
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katherine j cook 9:50 pm on December 25, 2009 Permalink |
we have a 6year old grand son that leaves us speachless when it comes to telling people how great he is! piano two years sings like an angel in church chior and dances with hat and cane and what can we say ? we don’t want him to strain his voice singing with pavoriti or pouchelli? he loves the high notes are we foolish to think he is ready for vocal lessons? he also has perfect pitch