<p>The "No need to do the MCAT" doesnt apply in my situation because I have to take it at Lehigh anyway, get a 9 on each section or a 30 overall (w/nothing less than a 7)....</p>
<p>i would agree with the whole not having to look competitive...but if i get into that state of mind a 3.45 could be harder than it seems ...</p>
<p>right but i wouldn't exactly call it coasting along, perhaps comparatively to a premed trying to maintain 3.8, but still, it's still not a walk in the park</p>
<p>i didn't mean to say it's hard to maintain a 3.2 at NU, but some other programs require higher gpa's such as 3.5 at penn state, so it depends what program u're in</p>
<p>the 3.5 at penn state is very manageable...it is all about scheduling the hard classes properly with another buffer course</p>
<p>one a, one b, and voila...the 3.5 is easily met!</p>
<p>mistaippa, I am not competent to comment on what it entails to maintain the required minimum GPA at other programs but I do have a pretty good sense of what it would require at GW based on discussions that I have had with undergrads at that school.</p>
<p>Let me just say that if maintaining a 3.3 at GW is going to going to require a significant effort, then it does not bode well for my prospects in terms of achieving a 3.8 or higher in the school that I will end up joining if I don't accept the GW offer.</p>
<p>This is not to knock GW - it is merely a recognition that most successful applicants at these programs are high achievers.</p>
<p>ya gw's 3.3 sounds pretty easy heh, i didnt' mean to say requiring gpa's requires significant efforts, i'm just trying to say it's not a walk in the park is all... i realize most applicants are high achievers, but remember college and high school are two different types of schooling and being on or near the top of a class in ANY college is difficult... but as you said, most of us are high achievers and most of would probably pass the challenge :)</p>
<p>good luck on your decision wouldbe and others</p>
<p>neo-
as to the gpa requirements, i think the ease of maintaining the 3.2 depends on your major. when i went for my hpme interview, my student interviewer was a biomedical engineering major and in her year the highest gpa was a 3.6
and even that was extremely difficult.</p>
<p>yeah I bet it DOES depend on your major. I'm sure if you schedule your classes right, don't entirely goof off, and know what you're doing, the minimum GPA requirement shouldn't be hard to meet. To be admitted into HPME already means you're at the top of your class anyway, so it shouldn't be too bad! But hey, I'm not in college yet, what do I know?</p>
<p>fOLKS.</p>
<p>Need prestige go to NW/HPME, CWRU 8year.
Just want to be MD/make money go any 7 year VCU, Drexel, AMC or UMKC. Since once practice no body gives a damn where you got your degree from. 20 %MD are from Asia and Islands of Florida.</p>
<p>so here is the formula: Princeton VS HPME, take HPME is you rae 100% sure about doing medicine.
NYU vs Rochester, Take Rochester
Princeton/Columbia/Penn/Duke vs Rochester tough one
VS drexel,AMC etc take Ivy</p>
<p>If you have take MCAT and keep 3.45 GPA, then go for Pre-Med in good school which will get you in any of the 40-60 ranked med schools with 3.5 and 30+ MCAT. With 3.3 and 29-29 you can always get a third tier school.</p>
<p>Yeah, there are definitely some tough decisions to make between prestige and med programs...I just still don't know =/</p>
<p>a person i knew at univ of pittsburgh had 3.85 gpa, prob high mcat and only got interviews at temple, virginia, and drexel.. she only got accepted at virginia</p>
<p>but how does pitt's program compare with other combined med programs?</p>
<p>no she was just regular pre med there.. and yes pitt's not an ivy, but still, a 3.85... and she did research and stuff i'm pretty sure</p>
<p>next decision: BU med vs. Columbia?</p>
<p>i'm leaning towards BU med, but still thinking. anybody's thoughts?</p>
<p>bu med bu med, i'd take it over columbia definitely :)</p>
<p>Upitt for undergrad is terrible. Going there just for pre-med is probably not a good idea. Their med school is what's good.</p>
<p>I would pick BU med.. I personally don't like Columbia much.</p>
<p>mistaippa and studyguy, what are your reasons for choosing BU over columbia?</p>
<p>UVA md program is good one ranked around 30. So she got good one.</p>
<p>thing i was trying to get at was she was really surprised she only got 3 interviews.. and then out of those 3, she got accepted into one... she wasn't even given a choice.. and that's hte scary thing b/c she could have been rejected from virginia and then she's left with nothing</p>
<p>HPME vs Stanford?
Stanford is a couple G's cheaper.
From socal so weather shock in Evanston/chicago.
Though, guarantee is hard to pass up.
Any thoughts?</p>
<p>definitely hpme</p>
<p>that guarantee is amazing!</p>