2A Tuesday, April 30, 1996 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Aspiring doctors play numbers game Applicants outnumber spots by three to one The problem is there are only 17,500 slots in medical schools across the country, said Mary Dunkin, co-author of Increase Your Chances of Getting Into Medical School. Victor McNerney, Smith Center freshman, decided he would like to go to medical school after taking a high school anatomy class and shadowing his town's doctor. By Heather Kirkwood Kansan staff writer Dunkin, an educational coordinator for the Health Pathways Career Program at the University of Kansas Medical Center, spoke to 80 students at a meeting of the Biology Club last night in 100 Smith Hall. She offered insight into how medical schools evaluate the thousands of applications they receive every year. But making that dream a reality might turn out to be harder than McNerney once thought. About 57,000 students from the United States will take the MCAT exam this year. The test is required for medical school admission. Dunkin said MCAT scores determine whether the schools look at an application and that even the best students need to study for the exam. Next, students need to be sure they will be able to get good labels of recommendation from at least three professors. Dunkin advised making an effort to get to know professors well. Dunkin also advised students to put a lot of thought into their personal statements on the applications. "It if it is well written and you get an interview, the committee will ask you questions from your essay," she said. "If it is not well written, they will give you some tough questions." She said a letter that only contains information about one's academic ability won't be enough. Instead, medical school applicants need to find professors who can write about who they are as people. Dunkin said if applicants make it to the interview stage, preparation is important. Applicants should go through their personal statements and find five unique things they have done and be ready to talk about them. The interview is designed to see how applicants think and handle stress, Dunkin said. "They don't want you to wash out," she said. "They just want to see if you can cut it." Coin machine thefts foiled Kansan staff report Lawrence police cashed in by arresting a man suspected of passing counterfeit money through change machines at area laundromats Saturday night. Police found Ricky Theriot, 26, Lawrence resident, in the 1900 block of Barker Road after customers of Independent Laundry & Dry Cleaners, 547 Indiana, reported that a man matching Theriot's description had used counterfeit money on change machines at Independent Laundry & Dry Cleaners, Lawrence police reported. Reportedly, Thieriot was picked up, questioned and then arrested by police when he admitted that he had used homemade counterfeit money at Independent Laundry & Dry Cleaners and two other area laundromats. Theriot was accused of stealing around $500 during the last two weeks from change machines at the laundromats. Theriot told police he was given the idea to use counterfeit money on change machines after seeing someone else do it. Lawrence police Sgt. Susan Hadl said that police had been investigating the spree of coin machine thefts for two weeks and were relieved that witnesses from Independent Laundry & Dry Cleaners called police with a description. "It was just a matter of time," she said. ON CAMPUS Open Add/Drop will be available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Wednesday for summer and fall. See the Timetable of Classes for more information. Canterbury House and Episcopal and Lutheran Campus Ministries will sponsor a Eucharist at noon today at Danforth Chapel. For more information, call the Rev. Joseph T. Alford at 843-8202. Center for East Asian Studies will sponsor a brown bag lecture with Norman Owen, reader in history from the University of Hong Kong, and Carl Lande, ku professor of political science, on "Philippine Politics Under Spanish and American Rule" from noon to 1 p.m. at the International Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Bertha Jackson at 864-3849. Office of Study Abroad will sponsor Great Britain Direct Exchange Program at 2:30 p.m. today at 4048 Wescoe Hall. For more information, call Nancy Mitchell at 864-3742. KU Fencing Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at 215 Robinson Center. For more information, call John Hendrix at 864-1529. Andrew Tsukib will sponsor KU Ki-Aikido Club at 6 p.m. today at 207 Robinson Center. For more information, call Matt Stumpe at 864-6592. Student Assistance Center will sponsor Preparing for Final Exams Workshop from 7 to 8:30 tonight at 4033 Wescoe Hall. For more information, call the center at 864-4064. ciation of Students Interested in Economics and Business Management, will meet at 7:15 tonight at 2023 Haworth Hall. For more information, call Brian Buckley at 841- 7675. AASU will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Multicultural Resource Center. For more information, call Julia at 864-2088. ■ KCBT Student Ministries will sponsor a Bible study at 7:30 tonight at the Regionalist Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Adam Decatur at 841-1683. AIESEC, International Asso- OAKS-Nontraditional Student Organization is sponsoring a brown bag lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at Alcove A in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Laura Morgan at 864-4064. Study Abroad will sponsor an informational meeting on Western Civilization Study Abroad at noon tomorrow at 212 Spencer Museum of Art. For more information, call Heinz Kattenfeld at 864-4935. KU Karate Club will practice at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at 215 Robinson Center. 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Weather TODAYS TEMPS Atlanta Chicago Des Moines, Iowa Kansas City, Mo. Lawrence Los Angeles New York Omaha, Neb. St. Louis Seattle Topeka Tulsa, Okla. Wichita N I G H L O W 65 ° • 58 ° 45 ° • 37 ° 55 ° • 30 ° 65 ° • 35 ° 65 ° • 38 ° 85 ° • 60 ° 70 ° • 55 ° 62 ° • 30 ° 60 ° • 42 ° 59 ° • 35 ° 65 ° • 40 ° 71 ° • 45 ° 68 ° • 35 ° Source: Kim Friedrichsen/KU Weather Service ON THE RECORD A yellow parking permit was stolen from a KU student's car between 8 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. April 19 in Memorial Stadium parking lot. The permit was valued at $55, KU police reported. A fanny pack and contents were stolen from a KU employee between noon and 5 p.m. Thursday in the second floor of Wescoe Hall. The fanny pack and contents were valued at $241, KU police reported. and 11 a.m. at Watkins Memorial Health Center. The bag and contents were valued at $580, KU police reported. A brown leather bag and contents were stolen from a KU student between 8:15 A black backpack and contents were stolen from a KU student between 11:20 and 11:40 a.m. Thursday in Ekdahl Dining Commons. The backpack and contents were valued at $170, KU police reported. A purple Huffy bike was stolen from a KU student between 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday in Stouffer Place. The bike was valued at $60, KU police reported. NATURAL WAY • NATURAL FIBER CLOTHING • NATURAL BODY CARE • 820-822 MASS. • 841-0100 • Henry T's Bar&Grill 2 FOR 1 GOURMET BURGER BASKETS ON TUESDAY NIGHTS. THIS IS THE BEST DEAL IN TOWN!!! $2.50 GUSTOS OF BUD, BUD LIGHT AND COORS LIGHT SPECIALS BEGIN AFTER 6 P.M. VOTED LAWRENCE'S #1 SPORTS BAR 6TH & KASOLD 749-2999 Take Your Mind Off Finals! You can earn up to $100 per day by participating in a pharmaceutical research studey. Earn over $1000 which could really come in handy when paying for next year's tuition. 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