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Applicants have a variety of qualifications and motivations that make them suited for a career in medicine. Learn more about the applicants who applied and enrolled during the 2017 AMCAS application cycle with this new infographic. See the infographic →<http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/95350522:71GMGsuNR:m:1:2692870743:89828CE3ACB9978B5F1943A6CEB95790:r> News Break: More from AAMCNews Cheers, Smiles, and Unbridled Joy: Scenes from Match Day 2018 Match day is the day when fourth year medical students across the country learn where they will go for their residency training. A day filled with excitement and joy, this huge milestone in one's medical career is the next step in their journey to becoming practicing physicians. 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