Why Are US Medical School Acceptance Rates So High?

At the end of the day there are so many hurdles that a 40% acceptance rate isn't as unimpressive as it sounds.

-Bachelors Degree - (30-40% population)
-3.5 + GPA (30% of college students[I really have no idea, just making up a number])
-80,000+ people take the MCAT each year for 20,000 MD spots in US. (25% have competitive score)
-Actually bother to get involved, do research, volunteer, shadow, etc. (60% [another made up number])
-Then take 40% from this pool

The MCAT and GPA simply weed out so many students so fast. There is no reason not to pass Biology 1 with flying colors yet so many people can't jump the simplest hurdle. The MCAT crushes many dreams for Ameerican MD. By the time applications roll around, the herd has already been culled quite a bit.

This is not to say a low MCAT/GPA excludes all people as this is certainly not the case. MD schools let in loads of low stat applicants, however, the average low stat applicant can't bank on an acceptance, the same way someone with a complete package can.

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Why Are US Medical School Acceptance Rates So High?