> atrition at UCSF's med school is below 0.5%, whereas many PhD programs have attrition rates about 50% Some of us went through school systems with 50% pass ra

> atrition at UCSF's med school is below 0.5%, whereas many PhD programs have attrition rates about 50% Some of us went through school systems with 50% pass rates for middle school, high school and university, so don't find that either surprising, nor necessarily bad. In fact, I at least am somewhat confused that a high pass rate is considered "good" - it clearly encourages grade inflation and arguably devalues the received degree...