As someone who loves my career as a researcher and scientist, but was denied admittance when I applied from 2003 - 2005, I'd be opposed to denying the career op

As someone who loves my career as a researcher and scientist, but was denied admittance when I applied from 2003 - 2005, I'd be opposed to denying the career opportunity to those who want careers in research and to follow their dreams. Academia isn't the only career path for those with a PhD (I worked in industry and at NASA as well), and I think students should be taught that early on. I think we deny the opportunity to learn how to conduct research to too many people due to limited resources. Regarding student aptitude, that's hard to measure. Already we highly prioritize students who have already published as undergraduates. If we do more to ensure student aptitude, it would hurt those who may excel but were held back by a lack of mentorship during their undergraduates in how to get into a PhD program. This would also negatively impact efforts to increase diversity in science as well.