Chances at NU HPME/Rice-Baylor/PLME?

<p>Apply widely. 2 programs are not enough. The Med. Schools in these programs are easier to get in “Regular Route” than bs/md programs that include these Med. Schools. So, no tragedy, if you do not get into bs/md, then apply regular route.</p>

<p>I feel this thread has a lot of misinformation. Someone said brown (not PLME) averages 34-35 on ACT…That’s just wrong (more like 32). Also, what is all this talk about a physics subject test? Yes, subject tests are a good way to show how competent you are in certain subjects, but I think biology would be more important for medicine. And no, he isn’t going to be turned down for having fewer AP’s than some. It may be impressive to self-study something and get a 5, but if colleges see that you took the hardest schedule possible, that’s solid. And miamiDaP, why is 2 programs not enough? OP has a solid chance for some really good schools and could possibly get into a better medical school that route.</p>

<p>^haha you seem to have more confidence in myself than i do. i’m gonna shoot for a 35 ACT during my first retake in september, but i can’t take any AP’s now. by the way, i got a 5 for BC Calc and Eng Language, but only a 3 for chem unfortunately… so i gotta really try to improve my sat chem. </p>

<p>if i didn’t get into any of these (and i think i’ll apply to all 3), would you guys recommend me attending my state school (iowa) or a highier tier one like michigan, where i’d probably go for honors, or an even higher tier one (if i get in somehow). </p>

<p>sorry for switching this convo haha</p>

<p>Just don’t submit your 3 on AP chem. For your question on what college if you don’t get in, I think Iowa would be a very safe school, but you it’s worth a shot to apply to some top public schools like michigan or virginia, and even higher private schools like chicago or cornell. Just write good essays and anything is possible.</p>

<p>Thanks. But let’s say, super hypothetically, if I got in at all 3 ‘levels’. Should I go to Iowa for the grades or the higher schools for the education/maximization of potetenial?</p>

<p>I would pick the best school for your major. if you care enough to post on this website, you can work hard enough to succeed at a more rigorous school. this is all if money is not a factor.</p>

<p>Thanks. By the way, any tips for how I word my research in my resume? Like so far I just have that I worked for Dr. ___ in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology. Should I outline my protocol? State the disease that I researched? Or is that not resume-y?</p>