<p>hydrogen i feel that we were in similar positions, where i had to choose b/t psu/jeff and hpme and i chose psu for the reasons u listed for choosing rutgers plus some others as well.. everything you said directly applied to me.. the whole "hpme was my number one choice, was a dream program as a junior, but when the college decision comes around, the school closer to home and a whole lot cheaper makes more sense" it's different circumstances for different ppl.. no matter what path you take, you just gotta make the most of it and have no regrets.. that's life</p>
<p>good luck at rutgers, i'm sure you'll do great there</p>
<p>yeah i feel you hydrogen and mistaippa.
HPME was my top choice since junior year and I worked hella hard to make it.
But, once I visited I realized the Illinois winters were MUCH different from my 70 degree so cal winters.
The financial pack i got from NW wasnt great--the most expensive of the schools I am really considering. I havent filled out the papers yet, but I think I will commit to USC's 8 yr med prog. I wish that 1) NW was in cali and 2) they had given me a decent pack.
Ehhh, I will probably wish I went there many times while at USC but ultimately when I am able to bask in shorts and a T in November, I think it will be worth it.</p>
<p>you also have to send a letter to hpme. there was a sheet about it in your hpme acceptance letter. i think it's just a letter stating your intent to enroll sent to dr. spies.</p>
<p>Farewell and best wishes to everyone on this thread... I mailed in my letter of intent today for Brown PLME, so no HPME for me. You are all brilliant people and we may certainly meet one day down the road as doctors. Enjoy Northwestern/Feinberg or wherever else you're going!</p>
<p>Just a random question, would a recommendation from a Northwestern insider have any effect on an HPME decision? Would it place one in an advantage position? I kind of doubt it, but I was just wondering from those of you who are even more acquainted with HPME than I am.</p>
<p>Depends on how close you are with the insider, and how influental the insider is. For example, if your insider is a random calc teacher it won't help you very much for HPME. But if your insider is an influental staff member of the medical school, than it might be fairly helpful.</p>
<p>the 5,550 apps sounds a bit suspicious, especially since there were about 16,000 apps to Northwestern university in total this year.. if it is true that over 1/3 of the applicants wanted to apply to this prestigious combined degree medical program, that is truly astounding.. but also probably 90% of those applicants did not have the scores to make it past the first round in the HPME process</p>
<p>Yeah i agree. I'm thinking 5550 ppl filled out the "application request card". Out of those who received an application, not all actually went through and applied to HPME/Northwestern. So definitely not 1/3 of the class applied to hpme.</p>
<p>ya i have that ppt, those #'s are correct i believe..</p>
<p>so about 140 out of 630 get interviews, that's a lil over 20%.. not that bad odds.. then it's like 45% get accepted after interviews (so 60 out of 1000 applied get in, 6% overall)</p>
<p>i think in most programs it's in the 6-8% range of acceptance</p>
<p>man.. im beginning to see my life as an 89.8%.. u put in all that work for somethin u desire really badly and u come jus short and theres nothin u can about it either. and in the end u get the same credit as the guy who slacked and got the 80%.. all my hs i wanted to get into a combined med program or an ivy b/c i thought i was capable.. i took the hardest classes got nearly straight a's but now as junior year comes to an end i just come to see that i'm just not up to par with the standards of these schools. particularly i see that the ib program i decided to take is equally weighted as ap classes when in fact its harder..program also limited the science classes i coudl take in their philosophy of a "well rounded" education... yeah so now as reality comes closer my standardized test scores juss dont reflect my academic performance and my ability to succeed in a top med program =(</p>