Study Relates Majors, Marks in Med School

Students who concentrate in the social sciences do better in medical school after the first year than their fellows who major in "pre-med" studies, a study of 1,390 Harvard College graduates shows.

The study, administered to graduates of classes of 1949 to 1956 by Dean K. Whitla, director of the Office of Tests, also revealed that senior grades in college gave the best forecast of medical school grades for public school graduates. For graduates of private secondary schools, the Medical College Admission Test provided a better prediction of medical school marks, the test shows.