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So he is a good kid, a bit on the nerd herd side, and has always been there. (He chose Case so...Social Skills are not likely his strong suit. Chemistry was his major, and he studies a lot. Not an athlete. Was in Scouts but not all the way through the program. Parents got divorced while he was in High school and it was pretty messy..
In any case I was just asking the question. I am not taking anything away from my doctors. They are generally a pretty good crowd. But I am trying to understand the mechanics. When I was at Case, half my class were premeds the first year, but by the end of my senior year most had become metalurgists. The few that did not get grade crushed got into med schools, and the one I knew with the 4.00 wound up at John Hopkins. I knew another one that got out with a 3.2 and still got into Toledo, but his dad was a doctor.
I know the AMA limits the number of Docs with intent. Maybe that drives up demand for skilled foreigners who want to immigrate. Seems like Doctors would pretty much go to the top of that list. But I would really like to understand it.
In any case I was just asking the question. I am not taking anything away from my doctors. They are generally a pretty good crowd. But I am trying to understand the mechanics. When I was at Case, half my class were premeds the first year, but by the end of my senior year most had become metalurgists. The few that did not get grade crushed got into med schools, and the one I knew with the 4.00 wound up at John Hopkins. I knew another one that got out with a 3.2 and still got into Toledo, but his dad was a doctor.
I know the AMA limits the number of Docs with intent. Maybe that drives up demand for skilled foreigners who want to immigrate. Seems like Doctors would pretty much go to the top of that list. But I would really like to understand it.