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Please, I Really need advice
I have made into two programs: Northwestern HPME (honors program for medical education) + USC Bac/Med as a high school senior. I dont have any idea which one to choose!!! Heres what i think of both:
USC Bac/Md
-8 year
-MCAT required with avg scores (negative)
-Given Full Scholarship without board for undergrad (very positive)
-need to maintain 3.3 GPA
-CLOSE to home + gotta love that california weather(very positive)
-lower undergrad and med school rankings (negative)
Northwestern HPME
-7 year, saves a year (positive)
-COLD env, far from home (very negative)
-no full scholarship but saves a year and with financial aid will run maybe a bit more than USC
-need to maintain 2.75 overall and 3.2 for science (positive)
-NO MCAT REQUIRED! (very positive)
-Stellar reputation as an institute and higher rankings ( positive)
-much fiercer competition
I have a genuine interest in becoming a great physician, possible with a future in research as well. As you can see I have two great options that I can't choose from and I am basically walking around the whole day weighing between one and the other. In USC, I get to stay close to home and get full scholarship, but in Northwestern I save a year and have to take NO MCATs.
Please pick one and explain why. THANKS for all your help!
I have made into two programs: Northwestern HPME (honors program for medical education) + USC Bac/Med as a high school senior. I dont have any idea which one to choose!!! Heres what i think of both:
USC Bac/Md
-8 year
-MCAT required with avg scores (negative)
-Given Full Scholarship without board for undergrad (very positive)
-need to maintain 3.3 GPA
-CLOSE to home + gotta love that california weather(very positive)
-lower undergrad and med school rankings (negative)
Northwestern HPME
-7 year, saves a year (positive)
-COLD env, far from home (very negative)
-no full scholarship but saves a year and with financial aid will run maybe a bit more than USC
-need to maintain 2.75 overall and 3.2 for science (positive)
-NO MCAT REQUIRED! (very positive)
-Stellar reputation as an institute and higher rankings ( positive)
-much fiercer competition
I have a genuine interest in becoming a great physician, possible with a future in research as well. As you can see I have two great options that I can't choose from and I am basically walking around the whole day weighing between one and the other. In USC, I get to stay close to home and get full scholarship, but in Northwestern I save a year and have to take NO MCATs.
Please pick one and explain why. THANKS for all your help!
