Have you ever heard this before that when people see a URM at a top medical school or any medical school, they automatically assume it's only because of affirmative action? It annoys me.. because I'm not trying to sound cocky when I say this but I worked my butt off in undergrad to get good grades, leadership positions, extracurriculars and awards that will make me stand out as an applicant. And I think I could get into a great medical school whether I have URM status or not because I worked hard to get where I am, and I did it while working 2 jobs. And I think a lot of us on here worked just as hard. Hey, I completely agree with you. I always see those low stats people posting that they got an interview and they always mention (im not a URM). Then when a URM gains an interview it is assumed that they didn't work as hard or deserve it. I dont really think that it is necessarily affirmative action itself yet the competitive community on SDN and other settings that cause people to doubt other students efforts. I really don't see it as major of an advantage of some people make it out to be either. Even schools that boast diversity may have 800+ urm applicants and only accept 5 for that year. Hey, I completely agree with you. I always see those low stats people posting that they got an interview and they always