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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Test optional is a smokescreen to perpetuate admission discrimination and everyone knows it. Can’t wait for the Supreme Court to rule on these “holistic” policies. Low achievers love them but I hope everyone who supports test optional chooses a degree optional doctor for their next major surgery.[/quote]

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[b]Most people don't research where their doctor went to med school, their class rank...[/b][/quote]

Isn’t the joke “what do you call the doctor that graduated last in their class ..doctor”.  I have no idea of the class rank of any of my doctors. I also don’t know if someone went to UMD Medical school and not Harvard because of finances or went to a state school undergrad because of finances.  I don’t know if any of my doctors scored a 1200 on the SATs, worked their tail off in college and got into med school or if they had a 1550.

Usually I am looking for a doctor that keeps up with what is going on in their field, is board certified and has people skills and a good communicator. The tests aren’t screening for all the things I personally look for in a doctor.  The tests are one way to narrow down the applicant pool, its’s part but not the whole picture of college and med school admissions, and while it speaks to some capacity to learn the material at the end of the day, it doesn’t guarantee that person will actually be a good doctor.[/quote]
You are ignoring the fact that med school itself is an elite selection. None of your doctors got through if they weren’t good test takers. Nobody really cares what their class rank is because you know that someone who got into med school is no slouch. It’s heavily regulated, so it’s really not fair to compare it to regular less selective colleges.  You can be concerned about your other desires because you know they didn’t make it through medical school and residency  as a total idiot. 
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You don’t work in healthcare do you? People can be extremely book smart but lack critical thinking skills.  [/quote]

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