<p>Streetlight, I agree with most of your points and I believe Sakky’s analysis of grade deflation/hard majors vs. acceptance rates is far too simple and superficial. However, I don’t agree that MIT has a lower acceptance rate than expected because their students just decided to apply to med school spontaneously. MCATs take months to study for. Application fees are over $100 for each med school. The application process is long and arduous. You don’t go through all that ***** just to see if you can get in or not.</p>