Are certain degrees losing their credibility and value?

I am just addressing your last portion regarding the acceptance by colleagues.

Unless you disclose that you did not take a standardized test for admissions, no one will know. If anything, medical schools would move to make MCAT Waivers available for exceptional students who have demonstrated readiness for medical school through undergraduate GPA, college extracurriculars, research experience, letters of recommendation, etc.

You will notice Business Schools have done this with the GMAT (not all but many).

 

You have not really done anything to address Rich's and my belief.

 

I don't see any indication that Medical School is being devalued. It remains highly competitive and having good grades isn't enough (as it isn't enough for many competitive programs in different fields). They look for MCAT scores and what you bring to medical school and the medical community. Medical schools get thousands of applications and take a couple of hundred or less.

What is making it tough for the medical community are insurance issues and all that come with it. I hear that over and over again.

Psychology perhaps had more mystique back in the 70s and there are very accessible programs now (Eg CalSouthern). I have never seen any indication of other ethnicities being given preference as a cause of downgrading the profession. As was pointed out with Med School and Medicine, there are race blind tests that must be passed (STEP Exams, Board Exams, Psychology Exams, Counselor Exams, Social Work Exams, Substance Use Counselor Exams). These don't give you extra points for being of a certain ethnic background or former illegal/undocumented migrant worker.

Plus, I don't look at the ethnic background or gender of my provider and wonder if they got preference. Heck, most Americans don't even bother to pay attention to where their doctor went to school or their board certifications. Just watch Botched and see them explain the difference between a "Cosmetic Surgeon" and a "Board Certified Plastic Surgeon" to potential patients who got messed up and didn't ask when looking for a doctor.

 

No. I offered my opinion of your first post. It was garbage. I hope that answers your question.

 

A friend of mine from undergrad went to Dartmouth Med School. They had nearly 8,000 applicants and her class size was 70…she had a 4.0 GPA, 2 internships at NASA, and study abroad for a semester…it is insane the accolades that some med students have at such young ages.

 

This level of response is what closes the door to any meaningful dialogue. Pathetic.