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<blockquote data-quote="OneStrongBro" data-source="post: 426535" data-attributes="member: 16897"><p>okay so you are questioning the merit definition, i'll grant you that. However, the only way your argument will hold any water is if you are saying that on the average women have better extracurricular activities and letters of recommendations. </p><p></p><p>I argue there are so many women and men in the applicant pool that EC and letters of recommendations are a wash. Think about it, how can one sex perform significantly higher on EC, letters of recommendations, and/or interview. By extrapolation, it is fair to say that if EC, letters of recommendations, and interview are a wash, than it boils down to gpa and mcat scores. So an assumption of the argument is that EC's and Letters of recommendation is a wash for males and females. Can you give me a valid reason this is not the case?</p><p></p><p>I don't buy your argument at all.</p><p></p><p>Also, i agree that all gpa is not the same. However, are you implying that men tend to go to a more lenient GPA school. Since, men and women will be dispersed randomly, it is fair to say that the GPA at an easy school is a moot point because there is an equal chance that a man or a woman attended the weaker school. Therefore, caliber of school is a moot point. Unless you can prove men tend to go to "easier" schools. </p><p></p><p>The logic of easier schools attended is completely beside the point. Keep in mind my chief argument is that men have higher gpas and higher mcat scores, yet a greater proportion of women are accepted to med school. Tell me how a caliber of school or letters of recommendation fits into this argument? The only way is if you can prove women have better ec, interview, or letters of recommendation, or women tend to go to higher caliber schools.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OneStrongBro, post: 426535, member: 16897"] okay so you are questioning the merit definition, i'll grant you that. However, the only way your argument will hold any water is if you are saying that on the average women have better extracurricular activities and letters of recommendations. I argue there are so many women and men in the applicant pool that EC and letters of recommendations are a wash. Think about it, how can one sex perform significantly higher on EC, letters of recommendations, and/or interview. By extrapolation, it is fair to say that if EC, letters of recommendations, and interview are a wash, than it boils down to gpa and mcat scores. So an assumption of the argument is that EC's and Letters of recommendation is a wash for males and females. Can you give me a valid reason this is not the case? I don't buy your argument at all. Also, i agree that all gpa is not the same. However, are you implying that men tend to go to a more lenient GPA school. Since, men and women will be dispersed randomly, it is fair to say that the GPA at an easy school is a moot point because there is an equal chance that a man or a woman attended the weaker school. Therefore, caliber of school is a moot point. Unless you can prove men tend to go to "easier" schools. The logic of easier schools attended is completely beside the point. Keep in mind my chief argument is that men have higher gpas and higher mcat scores, yet a greater proportion of women are accepted to med school. Tell me how a caliber of school or letters of recommendation fits into this argument? The only way is if you can prove women have better ec, interview, or letters of recommendation, or women tend to go to higher caliber schools. [/QUOTE]
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