Shouldnt anyone be able to be anything they want reguardless of their ability to make extremly high grades in school, I feel that if one wants to be a doctor for example and is an average student they should be able to. This and other barriers to entry, I think are complete the opposite of free trade. Everyone should have the right to be a doctor and if he of she is bad at their respective profesion then socitey will not use their services, at least you should have the right to fail. Does anyone agree with me?
2006-09-30 13:58:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
"Do you want a mediocre doctor working on you? No. You want the very best and second best is, well, mediocre. And to settle for mediocrity is, frankly, a sign of self-loathing and substandard work ethics."
They have such high standards because it takes an extremely hard-working person to get through medical school and to be a doctor. A person who gets average grades shows they are not willing to work hard enough to get the best grades. No school wants a student who is not willing to work hard enough to try to get the best grades. What you lack in ability, you should make up for in practice. So instead of wondering why only the best students get into professional schools, work harder to become one of the best students. The opposite of free trade, in fact, is exactly what you imply would be a better system: lowering the standards so less capable and less intelligent people won't feel bad about themselves. That does not help the weak; they will still be the lowest students in the class. It is punishing the strong by undermining their achievements.
2006-09-30 14:12:42 · answer #1 · answered by asthenia394 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't.
Medical school , law school and pharmacy school are tough. If a student couldn't make the grades as an undergrad, they won't last long in these demanding schools.
Sorry, there are standards- and there are reasons why the standards are there. If you can't cut it with the requirements, you can't get in.
I taught part-time at a university for 17 years. The good students had the "staying" power- they came prepared and they studied. They made the sacrifices to get the grades and they kept them up. These are the students that are admitted to the med schools, the law schools and the pharmacy schools.
Just wanting to be a doctor, a lawyer or a pharmacist isn't enough. One must have the ability to rise above the frustration and keep up with the studies.
2006-09-30 14:26:05 · answer #2 · answered by Malika 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, if you really want to be a doctor or lawyer or whatever you should be willing to work hard for it, and that includes studying and getting good grades. Just handing out degrees would diminish the importance of the profession. Would you want to go to a doctor for surgery if he/she was just handed a slip of paper and told "good luck, try not to kill too many people"?
You also said that they should have the right to fail. Well, they do. If someone can't do well enough in school to pass licensing examinations, then that's their chance. They failed.
2006-09-30 14:12:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Entering any of the professional schools is not a right, it is a privilege earned through good grades, admissions policies, and character.
No, I do not believe we should lower standards for Medical, Law, or Phamacy schools. In fact, in these days of litigation these standards should be be tightened.
There are already enough programs that allow minorities and impoverished students and extraa chance at admission to these schools.
2006-09-30 14:13:45 · answer #4 · answered by Frogface53 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sounds great until the mediocre student is your doctor, lawyer or pharmacist. I don't want "society" to quit using any of those people's services after they messed up on me or somebody I love. Besides, that's quite a lot of work for somebody to put in to training for a career only to be drummed out of it as an incompetent. Does "society" then become responsible for training them for a new career? Sounds to me like somebody thinking that the fact that they goof off in classes shouldn't impact them. Sorry, not a realistic view of life!
2006-09-30 14:13:35 · answer #5 · answered by pag2809 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
But there are way too many people who wanna be doctors - if they all get accepted, then some doctors will be unemployed. And, they need to be able to handle the course work in med school, that's why they make the standard so high.
2006-09-30 14:22:32 · answer #6 · answered by Travis 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes,I could agre with u to a certain degree,but if you don,t have thr grades why would u waste the money to fail,wich doesn't mean u will necessarily
2006-09-30 14:02:37 · answer #7 · answered by matthehat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, basically you're proposing that there shouldn't be any standards? No. I don't agree with you.
2006-09-30 14:21:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋