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I've always heard a persistent rumor that MCAT Verbal is highly correlated to USMLE. Never seen proof though.

Yeah, it's great. You guys should check it out. East is East is pretty funny too. :)

Point being, the term is imprecise, and there are people who don't like it (e.g. people from the Caribbean in particular, but also other people I know).

Well jeez, you don't have to be mean about it. Now no one wants to answer you. If you want free advice, learn to be part of the community here, instead of thinking that you're entitled to it. And yes, I know premeds with a good social life. If you think the two are incompatible, you have a...

You'd have to work your @$$ off to get into Haas. And you definitely wouldn't graduate in 4 years if you're BME and at Haas.

Umm...would my white friend who was born in Zimbabwe and is now an American citizen be called African-American?

Again, AA is not just about black people. What about Hispanics vs. Asians? Or Native Americans? I think racism is an oversimplification because there are races who have overcome it.

You're the OP? (i.e. did PathStudent get banned or something) So, how is this humorous again?

Berkeley. Reputation, location, and other stuff mentioned. Go Cal! :) They both cost the same. The reason to go to SD would be if you really like the school (duh) and if you really like bioengineering. Statistically, you'd have a better chance for UCSF from Berkeley, but you would have to...

Well, that's partly why I asked Ryo-Ohki about it in the other thread. However...how would this account for the differences for Hispanics and Asians? Asians face racism too and yet are not a URM for med school admissions. This isn't only about black and white. In any case, it's an...

I'd prefer evidence rather than something anecdotal. In any case, was it when they changed curriculum? I've heard of other schools having problems with curriculum changes (UCSF?).

Yeah, if you control for income, it's hard to make the argument that someone has more opportunities (e.g. taking prep classes, having tutors, etc.), as is often argued. Check out his other posts in the other thread, where people of disparate incomes are compared.

Ryo-Ohki, I just sort of skimmed. Has anyone brought up so-called "institutional racism" yet? What's your take on that? I suppose that argument could work for African Americans, but what if you're comparing Hispanics and Asians? -RA

Hmm...you must have gotten a jilted view. Or maybe you caught people on an on-campus recruiting day with the tie thing. There is one guy I can think of on all of campus that does wear a tie every single day, but he's uber-weird. As for being preppy, well yeah, some people, but not even a...

Umm...okay... You have seen the matchlist, right? :) And whoever heard that 10% failing thing, wouldn't you think that *everyone* would know if that had actually happened? It's rather difficult to keep something like that a secret. Believe 10% of what you hear and half of what you see.