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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the lowest ranked graduate at West Point called? Sir.

What is the lowest ranked medical school graduate called? Doctor.

[/quote]Some would say that’s why it’s important to attend an undergrad school where you will certainly be able to complete the premed requirements, rather than getting weeded out because you're merely a 99th percentile student instead of a 99.99th percentile student. [/quote]

Exactly I had a friend who got into the BA/MD program at BU but turned to down for Stanford because she felt like you can’t turn down Stanford. She then struggled in premed classes at Stanford and dropped premed. She is not a doctor now and doesn’t particularly love her career.[/quote]

I have a friend who was premed at Harvard College and got weeded out and is a math teacher for a public school.  She is doing fine because of her husband's successful career, but she did not reach her goals either despite being whip smart.[/quote]

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