Passion is fake lah.
All abt $$.
I see too many in their admission essays say save the world, work for free.
But end up become money grabber.

Ultimately the men and women are selfish one.
I was one of them.

Say im willing to work for free. But during ho year, i complain quite a bit. Even though i didnt throw mc. A bit tired of handling relatives. In the end, chose a non patient facing spec.

If you cut doc pay by 20%, cfm everybody unhappy. Talk abt altruism.

But you must understand that admission committees are also human.
They understand the realities of life, and they have a job to do. so generally the better results and better cca will get a chance plus then right or wrong throw in abit of affirmative action.

And keep gender roughly equal.
This way can maintain quality, answer newspaper if they question about diversity efforts.