<p>dnajazz, I was trying to make that point that 4.0 and 3.9 don't make any difference, so neither is significantly better than the other. Btw, HPME is not a strict 7 year program, and it allows people to pursue 4 years of undergrad if they choose and they still hold their spot in the medical school. The US News research medical school rankings are worthless and shouldnt be used to make career decisions. At least the residency director rankings are a better measure of the quality of a medical school, and they show that Baylor and Feinberg are about equally good at getting their med students into competitive residency programs.</p>
<p>you were a high school senior when you visited jipper, so you were also an amateur buddy. Btw, I've visited northwestern 4 times, once as a junior, once in the fall of senior year, overnight for interviews with HPME, and overnight for Preview NU weekend and I have never had an experience like the one you described. I doubt you visited more than one or perhaps two times, so I do know more about NU than you. Also, I know about 20 people who are currently going to NU and none of them are preppy douchebags like you described them to be. Maybe your hosts during your overnight were douchebags, but thats a small minority that you will find in every school that you go to, including Rice.</p>
<p>Brown Program in Liberal Medical Education - Liberal arts education is a gem.</p>
<p>NU - good undergraduate, Feinberg - good residency match, pass/fail,
HPME - I assure you will be happy.</p>
<p>Rice/Baylor, good undergraduate and medical school, damn, not pass/fail - a little bit stressful</p>
<p>what do you mean by the pass/fail river2?</p>
<p>it doesnt matter where you go to medical school, whether its #34, #21, or #10 on the US News rankings, its how you perform over there. #10 isnt going to do anything for you if your in the bottom of the class. Being at the top of the class at either school will yield similar results for residency. The methodology for the rankings is flawed. Ranking schools by selectivity, undergrad GPA, and MCAT scores doesn't say anything about the school. All the Medical Schools in the top 25 will have about the acceptance rates, average GPA, and MCAT scores and that is 20% of the score.</p>
<p>Its not just my opinion, most people on this forum and the student doctor network forums would agree that US News doesn't have a good formula for ranking schools.
its funny how you thought people at northwestern were douchebags when you are one yourself. anyways, i'm done with this thread because this argument isnt going to get anywhere and jipper will never overcome his arrogance. people already know that PLME and HPME are just as good as Rice/Baylor, and I dont need to waste my breathe to voice that opinion.</p>
<p>hahahaha are you done trolling yet jipper?</p>
<p>you've only jipped yourself by spending your saturday night posting on
collegeconfidential</p>
<p>looks like the mods deleted jipper's posts
hahhahahhahahha
looks like he's been jipped</p>
<p>what do you guys think about programs such as:
Boston
Case PPSP
URochester
UCSD (if you are a cali resident)
USC</p>
<p>I just wanted some opinions because since it is post AP time :) we are working on college lists in English.</p>
<p>im in ohio and want to do a program (but it isn't absolutely necessary if i am decently sure i can gain med school acceptance) but i have to get a merit based scholarship to go to any school (parents...) </p>
<p>i am pretty sure im national merit, but i dont know how much that will help. </p>
<p>wheres my best shot at getting a good education at a good price?</p>
<p>michigan definitely cut their program awhile back, but Michigan State still has one. that's where i'm going, so if you have any questions feel free to pm.</p>
<p>Amrita, I just want to know how you changed your decision at the last second and why you are still on the list for the people who are going to HPME?</p>
<p>i changed it because MSU is giving me a full ride + some. and i would feel more comfortable at MSU than at northwestern. i think eve took my name off of the HPME list though, i did email her about it...</p>
<p>Sorry to intrude, but after reading all the posts, you guys seem to have CRAZY stats. Therefore, all the goals developed so far are for extremely qualified students (Rice/Baylor, Brown, Northwestern...)
Unfortunately, I don't have good stats, and I am "only" interested in having an MD (or even DO), so I would like to know if anyone of you could post the easiest BA/MD or BS/MD programs to get into (even if they require hard scores on the MCAT or GPA).</p>
<p>well if you are considering DO,
apply to Pitzer College because they have a BS/DO program- 7 year
um generally the easier BS/MD
may be the Drexel ones- well actually i take it back none are easy.</p>
<p>you should apply everywhere. every school looks for quirky little things, and the more you apply to, the better chance you have.
Michigan State University has a DO program but i don't know how good or bad it is.</p>
<p>one piece of advice:
do NOT apply to VCU's BS/MD program.- horrible campus, bad reputation, 2nd or 3rd tier undergrad school, and a not-so-great med school., plus who wants to be stuck in downtown richmond for 8 years?</p>