alt Hacker News> Medical schools require a lot of volunteering
But...why? Why not just let in the applicants that have the best grades?
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andrew_lettuce • today at 7:02 PM
Because everybody has the same gamified, inflated high grades
> Medical schools require a lot of volunteering
But...why? Why not just let in the applicants that have the best grades?
Because everybody has the same gamified, inflated high grades
Because there are so many applicants that have good grades.
A more cynical view is that the governing boards want a way to pick and choose who they let in. So they create "holistic" application systems to get "360 degree view of the candidate".