Greater Number of Non-Scientists Will Enter Medical School in Fall

More undergraduate non-science concentrators will enter Harvard Medical School next year than ever before, according to the Medical School's admissions office. Thirty per cent of next year's entering class will be non-science concentrators as opposed to 20 per cent last year.

The increase was close to predictions made last December by Kendall Emerson Jr., Dean of Admissions. Emerson emphasized that the Medical School chooses "the best men, regardless of their field of concentration." The minimum requirements for admission to the Medical School include courses in inorganic and organic chemistry, biology, and physics. istry, biology, and physics.

The Medical School also revealed yesterday that the size of this year's entering class will remain at 114 students, the same as last year, Among its members, the Class of '62 will include 38 Harvard graduates.

Of the Harvard Seniors who applied to the School, 20 per cent have gained admission, while less than nine per cent of students applying from other colleges have been selected.

44 Colleges Represented

A total of 44 other undergraduate colleges will be represented in the Class of '62. Of these, Yale has contributed the most students, followed by Princeton, U.C.L.A., and Columbia.

Geographical distribution is similar to last year, with New England again contributing the most entrants. Thirty-one students have been admitted from New York State, 13 from Massachusetts, ten from Pennsylvania, nine from Ohio, six from Illinois, and six from California.

The number of applicants for this year's entering class, 1273, shows little change from last year, when 1277 students sought admission. Applications from Harvard dropped 11 per cent during the same period.