Med school admit rates mask the number of kids who never got to the point of applying. When colleges report the number who get a med school acceptance, it’s only among those who get to that point, the right package, committee endorsement, etc.
The report I referred to was for JHU and is old, as I said. If anyone can find figures that specifically report number of freshman med hopefuls who don’t make it to even applying, please do share. But becoming a doc is a lot more than just wanting it. Often better to make kids aware of reality.
Why weed? Partly because there’s such a vast number of kids who “dream.” The number needs to be culled.