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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/medical-school-applicants-and-enrollments-hit-record-highs-underrepresented-minorities-lead-surge

Number of applications is up but acceptances have steadily increased. Does not say anything about the most important piece which is the number of *qualified* applicants. Increased apps does not necessarily mean increased competition if most of those people are not well qualified which is usually the case.[/quote]
But, thousands of rejected people are “qualified.” There still are not enough seats, but that is largely Congress’ fault. [/quote]

What makes you think that everyone who wants to be a doctor and is qualified should get a seat? This isn’t public kindergarten. Schools are allowed to select the best applicants. It’s better for everyone to keep quality high.[/quote]
They are making worse by admitting a bunch robots who have never even had a real job or done anything that wasn’t related to getting them into med school. [/quote]

You don’t know what you’re talking about. My medical school class had people who had backpacked the world, gotten masters in other subjects, done fellowships abroad, been in the Peace Corps, been in Teach for America, worked for NGOs, one had been a priest, several classical musicians, a former model, a mountain climber, an internationally ranked swimmer.[/quote]
And who made up the other 95% of the class? And, a lot of the unique activities you mentioned are performed by rich kids who do them to set themselves apart. [/quote]

So true.[/quote]

As you can see by the data posted above, it’s not true. Unless you think a HHI of $75k a year is “rich kids.”[/quote]
I think you are missing the point you are responding to a bit. The poster talked about how people in their class had climbed mountains, joined the Peace Corp, and worked abroad. Most poor and middle class people don’t have the time, money or connections to do some of these things that indeed might make someone stand out on a medical school application. [/quote]

That was posted in response to her assertion (also false) that most people had never done anything except prepare for medical school. I’m not sure who she thinks goes to medical school by accident—it something you have to prepare for for years, no one just falls into it.[/quote]

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