<p>Hi Everyone,</p>
<p>Do you have any advice for selecting between HPME and Yale, Harvard, Stanford, or UPenn Vagelos?</p>
<p>I have no idea what to do and would appreciate any and all advice! I want to go to medical school, obviously, in the future.</p>
<p>Thank you so much!</p>
<p>Despite what some may say, this is ultimately about prestige vs risk aversion/how much you want the stress free undergrad. As far as the risk goes, note that you have to do very well even at Harvard in order to get into any med school similar to Northwestern. It’d make sense it’s likely HPME offers better undergrad experience since all that premed stress is gone and you’ll have the liberty to take on challenging courses without fear of lowering your GPA. Because this is about prestige on the other side, you can throw UPenn Vagelos out.</p>
<p>Actually, if I were you, I’d throw Yale/Stanford out also. The prestige factor has to be significant enough to override the benefit that comes with HPME. I personally think the prestige difference between Yale/Stanford and Northwestern is too marginal in this context.</p>
<p>if that leaves harvard then how many harvard undergrads go to harvard med school? where else do they apply and get in, how about MIT ?</p>
<p>I would highly recommend HPME. I’m close friends with an HPME, and she’s basically stress free, happy all the time student. My girlfriend, who is pre-med, is always crushed under the stress of needing to do well. Ultimately, NU undergrad-> NU Medical is likely a better prestige then the risk of Harvard UG->NY Medical College. If you’re definitely going to be a doctor, go to NU Medical. </p>
<p>Plus, NU is wayyyy cooler anyway. </p>
<p>In sum: <a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_81l4DXlwM[/url]”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_81l4DXlwM</a></p>
<p>What’s HPME?</p>
<p>Has anyone received information on the HPME selection for this year?
So far I only have my acceptance into CAS.</p>
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<p>You’d have to ask Harvard. I saw the stats two years ago for Princeton grads and the admit rate to Northwestern med school was 16%. Some may think that sucks while others would think it’s not bad. It again depends on your risk tolerance level. But even if you have high risk tolerance, you can’t get away with the fact that you <em>must</em> maintain a high GPA at Harvard. You don’t have to with HPME and can enjoy all the fun from that advantage.</p>
<p>You should have received an email from HPME a little over a week ago notifying you of your acceptance.</p>
<p>Does anyone know where you could find the admit rate for Harvard or Yale undergrads into the top medical schools (Harvard, JHU, UCSF, etc.)?</p>
<p>Stats table for Princeton is available on their website.</p>
<p>Go to HPME if you think you’ll be happy at Northwestern these next 7-8 years. DO NOT if your sole interest is guaranteed admission to medical school and your heart calls you to go elsewhere. Prestige is not an issue. </p>
<p>While there are certainly medical schools at the level of Northwestern, only possibly Hopkins and Harvard will carry any meaningful reputational advantage. The school is extraordinally well respected with a cutting edge, brand new hospital campus in the heart of downtown Chicago adjoining the lakefront offering some of the best clinical care to be found anywhere in the world. If you haven’t visited and can, you should. </p>
<p>Arbiter’s comment is right on (well, maybe except for the “wayyyy cooler” touch of bias). HPME will be a much less stressful and generally much more enjoyable undergrad experience than you’d face pre-med on a competitive campus. Beyond this is the opportunity to spend a fourth year before starting downtown doing something else - travel, research, another degree. One of Northwestern’s 5 Gates-Cambridge Scholars this year is an HPME grad. You’ll notice his “extra” bachelor’s degree is in Poli Sci. HPME will offer these types of opportunities - ones I doubt would be as available pre-med elsewhere.</p>
<p>[Five</a> Northwestern Students Awarded Gates Scholarships](<a href=“http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/02/gatesscholars.html]Five”>http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2009/02/gatesscholars.html)</p>
<p>“Victor Roy of Bridgewater, N.J., graduated from Northwestern with a bachelor’s degree in political science as a student in the Honors Program in Medical Education. For the past three years, he has served as the executive director of GlobeMed, a national organization that enables students and communities to work together and improve the health of the poor around the world. Roy has led GlobeMed’s growth to 16 university chapters across the country and has worked with grassroots organizations in India, Guatemala, Rwanda, Ghana and Uganda. His interest in global health began in the summer of 2006 when he conducted research on the social networks of street children in Kolkata, India. Since age 10, he has performed the tabla, an Indian percussion instrument. Roy will pursue an MPhil in Modern Societies and Global Transformations, researching the impact of neoliberal economic policies on the public health of low and middle-income nations. He hopes to shape and advocate for policies aimed at realizing equity in global health.”</p>
<p>PS I’m an HPME grad on faculty elsewhere</p>