Cecil, regarding the comment about some students not making it into Veterinary, and then going into 'human' medicine, a close friend of mine who is a nurse anesthetist told me that when one takes their MCATS, there is only one group higher than that of brain surgery or cardio thoracic, and that is......Veterinary.
So, according to her, those who score the highest, have the option to go to Vet school.
Maybe Yolk Sac can verify that or not.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
