<p>But people <em>do</em> get their guaranteed rides into the med school, so it is attainable… It’s just a lot of work, as it is probably meant to be. If they’re going to hand out “get into medschool free” cards, and then stop considering the MCAT and lower GPA requirements, then how are they supposed to decide who gets the ticket? The med school just can’t offer every competent WashU premed a spot, that’s the problem. I’m not premed and I don’t know what HPME or PLME stand for, but however much they want you to not stress over the MCAT, they still want some way to compare you to other students, and scores are pretty important to that end, although there are definitely other ways to make yourself stand out as well.</p>
<p>Herego, as long as the USPM program is handing out guaranteed acceptances, those acceptances shouldn’t be some sort of “shortcut” that will help pre-med students who couldn’t have made it in otherwise. It just makes the process a little less stressful, since you know exactly what you have to do, and I don’t think that’s “ridiculous,” personally… Just me though.</p>