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Frank Wales wrote:
> Getting into medical school is quite different from getting through it.
> I couldn't care less how my doctor got in, as long as he has to get
> through it to the usual standards, and pass the same exams as everyone else.
This is a good point, but one also has to consider that simply admitting
anybody is just setting up some people to fail. At the very least, this
will adversely impact those peoples' self-esteem (and IMO, *everybody's*
self esteem is worth something). Closing the door to some people at the
very beginning is far less damaging to them than letting them flunk
out. At worst, they are occupying seats which could have otherwise been
filled by people who had the raw skill and/or motivation to succeed, but
couldn't get in because there was no room.
> > Mark
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| (...) Getting into medical school is quite different from getting through it. I couldn't care less how my doctor got in, as long as he has to get through it to the usual standards, and pass the same exams as everyone else. (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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