I didn't lie, b/c i didn't have a spot yet. Plus, they make you no promises about how long they will keep you and you make no promises about how long you stay. If a client wants to hire you away, you'll leave your consulting company without batting an eye.
it makes sense that people with similar grades/test scores will get higher paying jobs outside of medicine, for obvious market-related reasons. Not surprising in the least. but, in this economy, the people getting the top jobs (GS, lehman, GTCR, mckinsey, bcg, etc.) are far more qualified then those getting into, say, Michigan State College of Human Medicine. I got into Tulane and MSU med school with a 3.0. I got neg'd on all my undergrad interviews at top companies. After med school, the top companies interviewed me b/c of my MD. They were interested in a new skill test, and weren't discouraged by my dismal undergrad GPA.
If you get a 3.5 in undergrad and a 30 on your MCAT, you will more than likely get into MD school somewhere. And then you can get a residency in a lifestyle field, if you want. With a 3.5, McK, etc. will not interview you. Promise, I've met with enough of their staff to know who they select out of undergrad. They are stellar candidates.
It's harder than you think. I'm not going on anecdotes about friends. I'm going by personal experience. I didn't have to prep for a med school/residency interview. I just acted like myself. For strategy interview, I had to meet with current staff and practice cases, read about cases on my own, learn about different industries, and hold it together in front of a higher-up.
-S