<p>so for the essay, what do they mean by personal history? is it something relating to a particular experience? should you talk about your interests? I'm kind of confused about this...</p>
<p>and for the SATs? I took it once in MAy and then again in December but I don't know if I should send the dec. scores in- does NW combine scores?</p>
<p>may: 730 CR 780 M 800 W
dec: 800 CR 690 M 680 W (i really messed up M and W)</p>
<p>it's both. personal history means talking about your activities, experience, and interests and how they relate to becoming a good doctor. it means talking about how you became interested in medicine and why HPME is right for you. it means convincing them that you are mature enough and work hard enough to make it into HPME and become a good doctor.</p>
<p>and all that in 2 pages :-)</p>
<p>I have no idea if NU combines scores. Email them!!</p>
<p>I'm really really interested in the HPME, but my scores are really bad, especially after reading some stats on this website. I didn't even think I'd receive an application, so I was quite surprised I did. I was wondering if anyone could evaluate truthfully my statistics and estimate my chances?</p>
<p>Cumulative GPA: 3.95 (all As except AP chemistry last year)
(weighted: 4.3, ranking: 10/417)</p>
<p>senior yr. courses:
Physics AP
Government AP
Spanish AP
English Literature AP
European History AP
Calculus BC AP</p>
<p>AP tests:
US History 5
English Composition 5
Chemistry 4
Computer Science 4</p>
<p>SAT I:
V-730 M-730 W-740 (May 2005)
V-730 M-740 W-720 (Nov 2005)</p>
<p>SAT II:
Math IIC (June 2005): 800
Chemistry : 740
Spanish: 710</p>
<p>Thanks a lot! I appreciate any feedback!</p>
<p>IMHO, I think your stats are good enough such that the decision will come down to your ECs, essays, and interview. Yes, they are lower than the average accepted HPME student (the averages hover around 780 math and 760 verbal), but I don't think the goal of the program is to pull in the kids with the most 800s.</p>
<p>yeah I don't really do "what are my chances" posts but billybobbyk's got the right idea</p>
<p>so for HPME, the only basis they have for judging you on are your transcript/test scores, an english recommendation, a list activites/honors, and that personal history essay. right?
This slightly alarms me, bc unlike a regular college app, it doesnt seem like enough for a wellrounded view of me O.O. I guess my essay had better be pretty damn good... shucks....</p>
<p>don't you also need a counselor rec? I don't remember what the app was like</p>
<p>the essay is a huge part of it and it should be, it's your chance to shine and show your passion</p>
<p>plus, there's also two interviews, student and faculty, but that comes later</p>
<p>so they CAN get a wellrounded view of you</p>
<p>so do they get to read the essay you wrote for northwestern? Or is the personal history essay the only essay they read?</p>
<p>their app process is almost completely separate from Northwestern's regular app.</p>
<p>so I think, the only thing they get from regular NU admissions would be test scores</p>
<p>exactly (10 chars)</p>
<p>ick, since noone answered me on the regular NU thread, could someone here plz tell me if NU (not HPME) accepts supplemental materials? most schools do, but i couldnt find the answer on their site, thanks =)</p>
<p>umm
so whats the essay for HPME?
and how long does it have to be?
i kinda lost that requirements page</p>
<p>is there min SAT score needed for hpme?</p>
<p>will u not get an interview if ur SAT 1 is too low or something?</p>
<p>um, no minimum score for SAT has been published so I wouldn't know</p>
<p>and yes, FordGT, you won't get an interview if your scores are too low. every part is a screening process in itself - getting the HPME application, the interview, and the final acceptance. the candidates in each pool grow progressively stronger. low SAT scores won't get you anywhere.</p>
<p>Do good SAT 2 and ACT scores make up for not-so-spectacular SAT 1 scores?</p>
<p>Don't they take either the ACT or SATI? That means they'll look at the higher score. High SATII scores won't truly MAKE UP for bad SATI scores, but they do help.</p>
<p>Well, I sent in my HPME last night at around 11:00PM, really crossing my fingers. On the instructions for the Guidance Counselor, they said to send in the recs they normally sent in, so my guidance counselor sent in both the recs (computer science teacher + chem teacher) that she usually sends for me as well as the English/Language Arts teacher. Is that going to be a problem? Should I try calling the office and clear that up? Thanks.
(I was going over some of last year's posts, and it was pretty exciting to watch so many people receive their acceptances and interviews, etc.)</p>
<p>always, always call the office if you have any questions. they have the definite answers, college confidential does not.</p>
<p>having said that, i don't think that's going to be a problem. they just won't read the other ones if they don't have time to.</p>
<p>good luck to all CCers. many CCers got in last time and hopefully it'll be the same this year</p>