>In 2011, 43,919 students applied to medical schools. However, only 20,176 of those applicants were accepted into at least one medical school. In other words, 54% of applicants got rejected to every medical school they applied to.
Even if we remove the bottom 10% or even 20% of un-accepted individuals (who we might assume, unfairly or not, are not cut out to be doctors) an absolutely significant number of people would enter the field.
Even if we remove the bottom 10% or even 20% of un-accepted individuals (who we might assume, unfairly or not, are not cut out to be doctors) an absolutely significant number of people would enter the field.