<p>"Oh? And what about the medical profession. I keep pointing out, but you refuse to acknowledge, that not everybody who wants to get into medical school actually gets in. In fact, only a fraction of them do."</p>
<p>That is not a good point, since many schools send 80%+ of their premeds into med schools (Ivies and near-ivies). That's a LARGE fraction. In fact, the national average is about 50%.....</p>
<p>If you have a good GPA and MCATS, you'll get in somewhere. Also, remember that you can apply once a year for as many years as you need. So, if you don't get in the first time around, you can apply a second or third time. </p>
<p>In fact, getting into a medical school is only slightly tougher than getting into engineering grad schools (according to the admit rates), so chances are that if you're choosing between a grad school and a med school, you're already smart enuf to get into a med school.</p>
<p>A third alternative is to study abroad, which is often cheaper and almost as good of an education. Studying in the Caribbean schools or British schools for 4 years would be cheaper than in US, and then all you have to do is pass the USMLE (easy, since only 10% fail that test) to get a residency.</p>
<p>Sooo, it's not as tough as it seems ;) If there's a will, there's a way.</p>