Great, so all of us were judged on our academic abilities when applying for medical school.
Myron was (inevitably) judged on his athletic ability. What makes him a great applicant? He played D-1 football, he "played" in the NFL, and he was awarded a Rhodes scholarship because he was the only college football player with half a brain.
He bought and was handed his way into charitable organizations. He was an exercise science major at FSU? Really? Sounds tough. Bet the dude didn't break a 20 on the MCAT. Wonder if he knows what it takes to match NS, although the same standards won't be made for him I bet...
But still, he did play football so let's idolize him. Let's put him on a pedestal because he could play football and spell his name. Sometimes America makes no sense.
Clearly you don't get it. It's not just that he's a physical freak. He got great grades while playing football at an extremely high level and graduated early. FSU football is much, much more than 40h a week, plus being out of town several times a semester for away games. All the while, classes don't stop. He chose to do the Rhodes scholarship over going to the NFL - shows you he is about academics. On top of that, he put his money where his mouth is - he did a lot of good for a lot of people. His charity might not impress you, and maybe it shouldn't, but adcoms love medical missions trips/volunteering at free clinics/whatever. Adcoms care about what you do with your spare time. You might not think they should, but they do. Period. What he did with his little spare time was altruistic. Again, you might not care, but when you stack it up against what most pre-meds have done, it will trump anyone's spring break trip to Africa or three semesters of working in the public health center.
I had friends that were exercise science majors at FSU. It wasn't a joke, it wasn't the hardest major, but it wasn't a joke from what I understand. I know people with that major who matriculated into med school with a lower GPA than his and have now matched into strong residency programs. A few of my friends had classes with him - said he was a really nice guy, a diligent worker and very bright.
By all objective measures, he is what adcoms want, even if you take away the NFL, and probably if you take away football altogether. He is no doubt a hard worker, dedicated and altruistic. You don't have to be a genius to graduate med school, you have to be smart enough and an extremely hard worker.
I doubt I changed your mind, but I feel a little better now.
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. I think his race will prevent him from truly being considered for nomination, unfortunately.
