<p>great, my son also just requested. Thanks for creating</p>
<p>My D got into NU HPME</p>
<p>If you get accepted into the HPME program, do you get tuition for all seven years paid for? I heard of a student from a high-income family doing so, but I was skeptical of whether it was even possible.</p>
<p>^ Northwestern only provides financial aid. So it is not possible to get tuition free because of an HPME admission.</p>
<p>Congratulations to all of you!! :-)</p>
<p>I am insanely jealous of you guys and would have accepted an HPME offer in a heartbeat(interviewed- waitlisted to NU, rejected from HPME). Oh well.</p>
<p>Hi everyone 
I don’t know if there’s anyone still on this thread, since it’s been getting progressively more and more low-key each year (haha I would know, having obsessively read all 207 pages over the last week). </p>
<p>But I’m a sophomore right now and I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice surrounding admission into HPME? For those who were rejected, what do you think you were lacking or do you think it was just bad luck? For those who were accepted, what about you, your application, and/or your interview do you think pushed you over the top? </p>
<p>And for all, what extracurriculars did you do that you thought were very beneficial (personally), or which ones do you wish you did?</p>
<p>Thanks very much for any advice/info :)</p>
<p>Hi do you guys think you could chance me for the HPME or PLME?</p>
<p>SAT I-2370 CR-800 M-770 WR-800
SAT II- Chem 800 Math IIC 790 Bio 750
GPA- UW 4.0 W 4.5
Class Rank 1/155
Marching Band/Concert Band
Tennis (Varsity 2 years)
Volunteer at Town’s Rescue Squad (CPR Certified going for EMR this summer)
Volunteer at Community Food Bank
National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society
Founder/President of Chemistry Club
Chemistry Olympiad
Science Tutor</p>
<p>Hi guys!! So I’m a junior in high school, and I know I still have a year to go before applying to colleges, but I’m absolutely in love with Northwestern HPME. </p>
<p>Like niathi, I was wondering if some of you that got into the program last year could just quickly go through some of your qualities (test scores, extracurriculars, interview process, etc.) that you believe helped you get accepted to the program? I would really like to know if I have a chance of getting in, and if not, what I can do to improve my chances.</p>
<p>Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!!</p>
<p>For the class of 2017, does anyone happen to know how many students were offered interviews and how many students were admitted into the HPME program last year? </p>
<p>@1268623- 160 get interviews and about 40 get in! :)</p>
<p>Has anybody had the interview this month?</p>
<p>I am wondering the same thing, and also wondering if the fact that I have not yet heard from them regarding my application means that I am not likely to receive an invite anymore?</p>
<p>For HPME questions for 2014, I redirect you to this thread:
<a href=“*** BS/MD Interview Notification for Class of 2014*** - Multiple Degree Programs - College Confidential Forums”>*** BS/MD Interview Notification for Class of 2014*** - Multiple Degree Programs - College Confidential Forums.
We’ve been hashing out HPME and many other programs simultaneously. But a few have already received invites, others (including me) are waiting. I called the office, they will be sending notification of both interviews and rejections until the end of February.</p>
<p>@WelsCool How did your interview go?</p>
<p>@zryzor sorry I didn’t see this until now, I kinda talked about it on the other thread but I’ll rerun it here for future generations :)</p>
<p>My interview was fine, I had 3: one with the program director, one with a current physician/researcher, and one with a 4th year med student. My interview with the director was intense to say the least - I got the impression that she was a very nice lady, but sharp and smart as a whip. I indirectly felt like she really homed in on what I knew about the world of medicine, especially how I thought about doctors, other medical faculty, and who doctors really were. Making sure I didn’t have a glamorized version of medicine, I’m assuming. She told me she didn’t really care for what I had accomplished previously - that had gotten me to the interview, and it meant I was qualified. At this stage, she was more interested in knowing what type of person I was and whether I was ready. Makes perfect sense - most medical school faculty I’ve ever spoken to say that you can just tell who is a doctor and who isn’t, there are certain traits that are always present. She talked a lot to me about what she invisioned the program could do for students. I would say my interview was 35% me talking, 65% her, which was interesting and not what I expected. She seems the type to separate the men from the boys, so to speak, and I know that some of the interviewees who were on the same day as I was sweated it out like mad and really had a tough time braving her rapid-fire, probing questions.</p>
<p>My interview with the current doctor was very chill, probably the most relaxed out of all of them. I did have to brave the Chicago cold to walk to another building, though - bring gloves and a hat to your interview! The doctor was SUPER sweet and nice, and we just chatted about my experiences, her experiences, and some advice she had for me in terms of balancing medicine, research, and a family life in my far future. She was so kind, and had some really great insight into medicine!</p>
<p>My last interview was with the current 4th year med student. He had some more “think-heavy” questions, like what I wanted to do about my future, my weaknesses, challenges, and other assorted questions that kept me on my toes, but not as much as my first interview. We chatted a bit about movies and stuff. He told me a bit more about the HPME program, too, and different options that were available.</p>
<p>Things that they DID NOT ask me:
Medical ethics questions (how I felt about abortion, stem cell research, assisted suicide, etc.)
What branch of medicine I was interested in
What sort of research I had done
Why I wanted to be a doctor (surprising!)</p>
<p>Things that they DID ask me:
Why HPME?
Why Northwestern?
What’s your greatest failure?
What do you do outside of school?
What are your proudest accomplishments?</p>
<p>Don’t sweat it - the types of questions they asked were mostly instinct questions, ones you could not have prepped for and ones I can’t remember now. If you’re a good interviewee, and if you are able to form coherent sentences under pressure, you’ll be fine. Good luck to future HPME applicants: I know that I read through every single page of this thread when I was applying and interviewing for ANY tidbits of information that might help me, so I am happy to help by sharing my own experience! Now to wait to see my decision!</p>
<p>Hi, I’m new to a college confidential and a current junior. Will it hurt me a lot if I have a B in one semester of AP Calc and Algebra 2 Trig? I have straight As in all my other subjects including all the hardest science classes our school offers. I’m not doing a “chance” thread I just want an estimation of how much those 2 Bs will hurt me/be taken into consideration </p>
<p>@Yonkers12 if you have A’s in every other subject and are still in the top percents of your school (let’s say top 7%), I wouldn’t worry too much</p>
<p>impossible to gauge…if you have 3 published papers and 2400 SATs, speak 3 languages, and more… </p>
<p>thanks @Welscool and oh man three published papers? i’ve interned and shadowed at indian hospitals and american hospitals and i’m enrolled in a paid-research program this summer. that work??? </p>
<p>Yonkers 12…I was joking…very unpredictable process…there is NO absolute winning formula other than doing your best and apply BROADLY! The numbers /randomness/probability demand 12 to 20 applications. </p>