<p>I stand by my “thousands of applicants for each spot in med school.” All you have to do is look at US News & Word Report, any “How to Get into Med School” book, or the web site of any med school.</p>
<p>Just to take one example, Temple School of Medicine reported in 2008:</p>
<p>Number of applications: 9,745
Number interviewed: 947
Number matriculated: 182</p>