Somewhere, Allen Bakke is smiling.
Yep, I remember the Bakke case because at the time I was applying for med school. After Bakke and noting the med school acceptance list at my university I quickly came to the conclusion that it was a fool’s errand. Since I was already married and about to be commissioned in the military I decided it was more important to go back on active duty as soon as possible.
The key name on my university list was a young woman who was a music major, having taken one biology course as an undergraduate. Her father and grandfather were prominent surgeons. Who you know and who you ....