Question

Hugh Casey slumped at his desk, totally dejected. He just read the letter from Fulbright University informing him that his application for admission into the school of medicine had been rejected. It had been his dream since high school to become a doctor, and in particular to be a heart surgeon. Hugh had been an excellent student in high school and was admitted to the highly selective Seymour College despite achieving only a modest score on the college admissions test. His interest in medicine was sparked when his father had triple-bypass heart surgery. The surgeon who performed the operation, Dr. Charles Dressen, was a friend of the family. Dr. Dressen had graduated from Fulbright University’s medical school, which was nationally renowned for its high standards. Fulbright was the premier medical school in the region. Hugh wanted to emulate Dr. Dressen, to become a heart surgeon who saved lives, just as Dr. Dressen had saved his father’s life. Fulbright was not only his first choice for medical school, it was his only choice. Hugh felt it almost was his destiny to graduate with a medical degree from Fulbright and follow in Dr. Dressen’s footsteps.

At Seymour College, Hugh made the dean’s list during the last four semesters. His overall grade point average was 3.60. After a rough freshman year, which many first-year students experience, he settled down and performed very well in the pre-med curriculum. At the start of his senior year he took the medical college admissions test and did not score extremely well. It was the same story with the admissions test used by Seymour. He just didn’t test well in standardized three-hour examinations. However, Hugh felt he had more than proved himself by his performance at Seymour. He believed that doing well over a four-year period should count more in his application to medical school than his performance in a three-hour test.

Furthermore, three professors at Seymour wrote what they said were very positive letters of recommendation on Hugh’s behalf. Even Dr. Dressen, a graduate of Fulbright’s medical school, wrote a letter to his alma mater in support of Hugh. Finally, Hugh traveled to Fulbright for an interview with the medical school’s admissions committee. Although he was admittedly nervous, Hugh felt the interview had gone very well. He was particularly delighted to tell the committee about his coming to know Dr. Dressen, and how Dr. Dressen had become his inspirational role model. Hugh got goose bumps when he walked through the halls of the medical school during his visit to Fulbright. He just knew Fulbright was the place for him.

Hugh stared at the rejection letter feeling devastated and angry. How could Fulbright do this to him? How did the admissions committee reach its decision? Hugh had earned excellent grades in high school and college, and he just knew he would do equally well in medical school. Hugh reasoned their rejection implied they thought he wouldn’t make it through medical school. What would he have to do to prove himself, to prove to the admissions committee he would be a successful medical school student and then a successful heart surgeon? Hugh decided he would ask Fulbright to admit him on a conditional basis, not even knowing whether the medical school had such a policy. He would agree to be evaluated after one year in medical school. If he were performing poorly, he would leave Fulbright and accept that the admissions committee’s initial decision on his application was correct. But if he performed well in that year, then he would want to be fully admitted to the medical school and no longer be under their scrutiny. Hugh wanted to prove to himself, to Fulbright, and to the world that he would become as great a heart surgeon as Dr. Dressen. All he wanted was a chance.

Questions:

1.   Which type of selection mistake (false positive or false negative) do you think Fulbright wants to avoid? Why does Fulbright feel this way?

2.   Do you believe Fulbright thinks Hugh won’t be successful in medical school, and that is why they rejected his application? Or do you believe Fulbright probably concluded Hugh would be successful in medical school, but there were simply other candidates who had better credentials?

3.   If organizations are faced with evaluating many qualified applicants and they have more qualified applicants than there are openings, should a personal experience of the type Hugh had with Dr. Dressen be a factor in determining admission? Why or why not?

4.   If you were on the admissions committee at Fulbright, how would you make decisions about applicants in a way that is fair and reasonable to both the medical school and the applicants?

5.   What do you think about Hugh’s plea to be given a chance to prove himself? Is Hugh unreasonable? Given the imperfect validity of our selection methods, should organizations give applicants a chance to prove themselves in a trial period on the job (or in school)? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Solution:

(1-Answer):

As indicated by me, fulbright needs to stay away from false negative choice mix-up.

As per fulbright university,the section for getting affirmation in their college in through three hour restorative passageway test.This test is essentially had to know one's forie understanding about therapeutic and some prerequirite.But all the time hugh did not perform well in that test.On the barin of that test score,fubbright college does not take hugh to get admission.That's the reason the college feel that false negative mixed up may occur of they take hugh in their college.

(2-Answer):

According to my understanding,fulbright trust that Hugh will do well in restorative school however there were a bigger number of competitors those can show improvement over hugh.

(3-Answer):

Yes,when there will be equivalent qualified candidates,personal encounter live Hugh had with Dr. Dressen be close to home experience imply that the hopeful has some earlier learning about the investigation of premium and furthermore, he can go to him on the off chance that he free any issue later on.

(4-Answer):

In the event that I were on the entrance advisory board at fulbrigh,I would dismiss Hugh as his score in three hour medicinal test is exceptionally poor.To settle on a reasonable and sensible choice to both the restorative school and the applicant.I would recommend to depend just on the therapeutic passageway test.On the barin of passageway test, and its score,applicant would get confirmation.

(5-Answer):

As indicated by me, Hugh is unreasonable.The supplication of Hugh is completely non-logical.

Given the imperfeet legitimacy of our determination techniques, associations meet allow to demonstrate themselve.By changing the choice strategies and actualize appropriate method for selection.But, for demonstrating candidate, give work on preliminary barin is completely customary thought and non - scientific.Organisationment examine the reason for poor choice techniques and enhance it.Otherwise, nobody will accept on the choice system later on.