Correct, but an overwhelmingly large majority of applicants are eligible to be a congressman. My point is that after being in the top 25% of my class, subjective measures are used to select AOA. In terms of grades, the committee is (supposedly) blinded to actual class ranking. In this regard, 75% of the class is not eligible (wheres probably 90+% of residency applicants are eligible for Congress). Should I not be selected for Senior AOA, I am communicating that it was a subjective (rather than objective) exclusion. Isn't the academic part of AOA what adds to the residency ap anyway? I have good research, extracurriculars (which most top students have anyway), etc that residency programs will see anyway.