Harvard reports that 95% of its students who apply to med school are accepted. Do you think that Harvard is manipulating the numbers? Why would they do that? Do they really need to resort to fraud to enhance their reputation?
I agree that it’s important to know what the numbers mean. But once we know that, we should be able to evaluate them for what they’re worth.
Do we really think that med schools just look at MCAT and gpa to select admits? Do they not know that several dozen colleges got the cream of the crop coming out of high school? A gpa earned at East Podunk state is looked at the same as a gpa from Harvard? Seriously?
If some colleges have a better track record of getting their students admitted to med school and if the med schools put more credence on the achievements at some colleges more than others, why simply go to the cheapest? I don’t see how that’s money well spent.
All things being equal, I agree that cost should be the decider. But when they’re not all equal, it becomes a more difficult decision.