Passing learners without merit a concern: Afriforum

[Murph]

I'd agree with that, but this woman wasn't as good a student (everyone knew this, which is why jaws fell when it was announced that she'd be pushed to the front regardless), so it wasn't about not being cut out for it, she just simply didn't study hard enough or just couldn't have been bothered.

Anyway...

[Graal]

While I completely agree with the sentiment, and that this AA bullshit has to stop, med school has always been incredibly competitive to get into, and people have been dropping out every year since the inception of med schools, and IMO these folks should not be judged. Being a doctor is the most emotionally taxing job I can imagine, and if your realise sooner rather than later that you're not cut out for it, there is no shame in quitting.

Basically what Murph said. There's a difference between an A-average student dropping out, and a C-average student getting the spot instead of an A-average student, and then dropping out anyway.