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Has anyone come across this interesting new study in Obesity about BMI and admission to psychology grad programs? I don't have access to the full text through my university, but here is a brief summary. The authors found that applicants with a high body mass were less likely to be accepted into programs:
I'm surprised and not surprised at the same time. I wonder how our field might compare to other disciplines?
we could see a clear relation between their weight and offers of admission for those applicants who had had an in-person interview, Burmeister said. The success rate for people who had had no interview or a phone interview was pretty much equal, but when in-person interviews were involved, there was quite a bit of difference, even when applicants started out on equal footing with their grades, test scores and letters of recommendation.
I'm surprised and not surprised at the same time. I wonder how our field might compare to other disciplines?