What percent of applicant population is made up of SDNers?

[partinerns]

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Here on SDN, lots of advice is offered by comparing the actions of SDN users as compared to the general applicant population. There seems to be a lot of disagreement about how representative our sample group is.

So my question to you fellow SDNers: what percentage of the applicant population is made up of people who either read (lurk) or post on SDN?

 

[armybound]

maybe 2%

 

[calnation]

By SDNers do we mean people that know of the site and have checked it out or do we mean people that post on here regularly? The former is probably a large percentage, the latter a small percentage.

 

[dw2158]

By SDNers do we mean people that know of the site and have checked it out or do we mean people that post on here regularly? The former is probably a large percentage, the latter a small percentage.

this.

 

[Food]

By SDNers do we mean people that know of the site and have checked it out or do we mean people that post on here regularly? The former is probably a large percentage, the latter a small percentage.

The poll question is asking about lurkers and posters combined.

 

[Yudid]

I didnt get a question at all 🙁. I just clicked whatever...

 

[Snowman334]

I didnt get a question at all 🙁. I just clicked whatever...

Woot, results skewed

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[Snowman334]

As stated before, I would say that people who actively post are a minority within the large group of pre-medical and medical students who are aware of, and seek and find answers on, SDN. 🙂

 

[Rogue Synapse]

I would say that even the larger group of people who have ever used SDN is still a minority. Most of my friends in med school have never posted on SDN.

 

[dw2158]

I would say that even the larger group of people who have ever used SDN is still a minority. Most of my friends in med school have never posted on SDN.

posted on SDN =/= used SDN. IMO.

 

[Narmerguy]

posted on SDN =/= used SDN. IMO.

Agreed

 

[Rogue Synapse]

Pardon me. I meant to say that most of my friends don't know about SDN. I usually get blank stares when I mention it. I am part of the class that applied in 2005, however (we started in 2006).

 

[Food]

Okay, guys time for me to get 1000 posts. Tonight. Yeaaa.