<p>I think I can partially answer the question regarding med school acceptance rate. I have a pre-med friend who attends a University with a top 5 med school. He told me that the school has to verify recommendation letters from professors. What this essentially means is that if the school doesn't feel like you stand a chance at getting in, your professors can't write you a recommendation and you subsequently can't apply. It's an artificial way of keeping acceptance percentages by only letting stronger applicants apply.</p>