<p>Any thoughts on HPME vs USC Bac/MD?
I know how great HPME is. Plusses for USC would be location -- so cal, great weather, etc and very strong networking. I wanna end up in so cal practicing.</p>
<p>if MD is 100% you want to be< HPME is the place. Stanford may also get u NWU med but '''''</p>
<p>brownjigga:
did you get a scholarship from usc? if so, then choose usc.
are you interested in practicing in california? if so, then choose usc.
otherwise, nwu.</p>
<p>got a pretty weak scholarship -- quarter. With my stats (1590, 800/780/770 solid ECs, research, etc) I am pretty dissapointed with that. The plus with USC is that its so cal and im not sure how ready i am to go to bleak and cold NW for 7 yrs.</p>
<p>that is truly shocking! i was offered the presidential scholarship with an act of 34 (=sat 1520). i guess something is better than nothing...</p>
<p>i know what you mean about the weather: for me it's bu's accelerated med prog in cold boston for 7 yrs or ucsd's med scholars prog in warm la jolla for 8 yrs. the tuition cost is an important factor (lower for ucsd), as are the med school rankings (higher for ucsd), and the geographical proximity to home (closer for ucsd). so in all counts, ucsd wins! i am almost certain that i will go to ucsd. i just want a few days to think about it, just to be absolutely sure.</p>
<p>good luck to you and congrats on your choices, brownjigga! usc's program is up and coming, while nw's hpme is better known. from what i know, usc would offer you more flexibility in terms of going elsewhere for med school. don't know how rigid nw is about this matter.</p>
<p>HPME/Stanford- any advice would be nice.</p>
<p>I think that one disadvantage of a combined program to keep in mind (that may or may not have been mentioned before) is that the lack of stress and motivation in these programs cause some students to really lose their academic rigor that they once had in high school. So often times, the combined kids are worse off when it comes to med school than the regular admits. Since I live in Houston, I know several people going to baylor right now and they say that an overwhelming number of students coming in from the combined program are not as academically strong as the other students. I guess this is something to consider.</p>
<p>Any advice for me? I'm strongly considering Miami's program, but then again, its med school isn't ranked too high. I was wondering if anyone else is in the same situation, or is in the Miami program right now and would be able to comment on it. </p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>hpme it has prestige. Key issue do you like cold weather?</p>
<p>MIT vs. PennSt-Jefferson 6 year....i choose MIT because of its research</p>
<p>yo brown i think i did a full reversal and changed my mind to usc versus 6 year psu/jefferson because i will be in terrible weather for 6 years plus its harder for students in the east to come back to the west for residency because everybody wants to (especially for competitive residencies) so im assuming i will have to stay longer for residency in the east if i go the psu route. i am not sure of my decision i flip flop everyday but if i can convince my indian parents that being in doctor 6 years may not equate to the greatest thing in the world, then i will proly go to usc!</p>
<p>what do u mean exactly rishug
"so im assuming i will have to stay longer for residency in the east if i go the psu route. "</p>
<p>I didn't get that either</p>
<p>If you put in the same hard work at either medical school, you should be able to receive the same residency opportunities no matter what coast you initially studied on!</p>
<p>the timeframe thing between USC (8yrs) and NW (7 yrs) isnt a factor at all. I've narrowed it down to USC and Stanford. HPME is just too far away for me and the weather is too much in contrast to my familiar so cal surroundings. I also wanna practice here and I know going to USC would make that much easier.
That being said, Stanford is giving me the best package, and, well, Stanford is Stanford. Its tough to turn them down.
I also switch every day. Yesterday it was STanford, tonite im leaning USC.
Trojan or Cardinal? No idea.
May 1 is approaching too fast.</p>
<p>on the contrary impact, what i meant is that getting into your desired residency is a game, you try to establish the best connections and its much easier to do rotations and get in contact people near you; also those people near you know ur school much better and can evaluate you better when a letter of recommendation is coming from a department that they know; i have 2 brothers that went through medical schoola nd one whent through hpme and did muuuch better than the one at amc, but had to go to a lesser known residency in SoCal; while my other brother had to retake a rotation b/c he dind't do well and didn't do too hot on his boards but was able to get interviews to yale, columbia, and georgetown b/c he had great support form his anesthesia departments, he only got one interview from the west coast and was able to get that one b/c he ranked it the highest; if u look at usc's match list it is like 75 percent california, yet 75 percent of the students aren't from california so they aren't trying to go back home they are trying to stay in california; jefferson's match list is all east coast (mostly pennslyvania) but the students aren't all from pennslyvania.... you have to go usc brown, i don't know what interview session ur from, but remeber that guy and his brother turned/ or will turn down harvard based on their admission to usc?</p>
<p>yeah but he also probably got a dope scholarship. I got a deans (quarter...weak). Stanford would be a couple thou (like 3) cheaper and they dont expect me to take any loans -- all grants and scholarships.</p>
<p>they hardly give much to bac/md students just on the basis that getting into their med school is enough incentive; but im surprised that usc wouldn't want to persuade u more to get u there with ur stats anad everything; u should try to get more money stating ur choices or something especially wiht hpme and stanford....but usc has quality education and u can make ur classes as hard as u want; as far as social life its much better than stanford's i bet, and people are much more relaxed there and undergraduate is not as stressed, just my 2cents; plus better weather</p>
<p>since I started this thread I figured I would just let you all know - it was combined med program for me! chose rice/baylor over dartmouth (and REMS)</p>
<p>Hi Dr Psedrish</p>
<p>Some time back you posted this</p>
<p>'Well.....let me reverse myself: A bird in the hand is usually worth two in the bush, but I wouldn't pass up a Harvard undergrad experience'.</p>
<p>Will your opinion be same if it were Princeton instead of Harvard.
Trying to choose among Princeton, HPME (Nortwester 7 yr med) and
UMDNJ ( 7 year BA/MD).</p>
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chose rice/baylor over dartmouth (and REMS)
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<p>You made the right decision!</p>
<p>Congrats on getting into Rice/Baylor!!</p>
<p>Hey guys how about Yale vs REMS. Any input would be helpful!</p>