I read in the papers that Malaysia will have new procedures,
For entry into medical school. It includes an entry exam and considering extra-curricular activities as part of the points. I predict that it will degenerate into a farce as always. The point is whatever system they use it will be be discriminating against those who truly want to serve and favour those who 'point-hunters' or people whose teachers are willing to falsify their involvement in extra-curricular activities. Thus we have house captains who can hardly do any sports or any skills save doing well in studies. This is a fact of the Malaysian school system.
A better idea and an improvement over one I have earlier is having a pool of students with the top ten percent results and have write a thirty year plan of their careers and practise an market style in the selection. The student with the most attractive 30 year proposal will be selected and must sign a contract base on that 30 proposal. Just like a tender. No one will begrudge the kid with 90 points who is going to serve the rural areas for thirty year getting a place over the kid with 100 whose only passion is status and money.
prospective students will have to count the cost and we will know that there won't be any with some false idea of what entails and in the end we overcome the reluctance of most graduates to go to the rural areas. You can apply the same thing for scholarships and other fields of studies. It is a win-win situation. No one will complain about the system because it inherently favour future Nobel prize winners, saints, and renown humanitarians who are under no illusions the sacrifices they must make and of course the people get served. I am still waiting for a phone call from the Prime Minister.