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“His test scores are just O.K.,” my friend said, the despair in her voice nearly palpable. “I know he'd be a great doctor, but who he is doesn't seem to matter to medical schools as much as how he does on tests.” Her comment brought me back to the many anxious ... “If I know someone is not just stress-prone, but stress-prone at the 95th percentile rather than the 65th,” Dr. Ones said, “I would have to ask myself if that person could handle the stress of medicine.” ...