What are typical Northwestern HPME stats like?

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If you got accepted to HPME at Northwestern please post your stats here

 

[randombetch]

Can't imagine many people guaranteed to go to a top 15 med school who would care enough about med school admissions to come here.

 

[oaklandguy]

According to the MSAR 3.9 cGPA, 3.9 sGPA, 36 on the MCAT. These are the median statistics for accepted applicants according to the MSAR.

 

[randombetch]

According to the MSAR 3.9 cGPA, 3.9 sGPA, 36 on the MCAT. These are the median statistics for accepted applicants according to the MSAR.

He's talking about HPME - the BA/MD program yo.

 

[oaklandguy]

Oh sorry I did not catch that. Maybe call Feinberg School of Medicine and ask them?

As far as what I found online these statistics are from 2003, so the averages are probably higher now and I do believe they have completely changed the SAT scoring system, again I would call and ask, but here are the stats anyway:

HPME Admitted Student Profile:
Top 1% of high school class
SAT 1 verbal 760
SAT 1 math 775
ACT composite 34
SAT II Chem. 765
SAT II Writing 750
SAT II Math 2C 785

 

[schrizto]

Here are the latest stats on HPME from the MSAR, from the 2008-2009 entering class:

SAT
CR: 732
M:775
W: 750
Chem: 764
MII: 788

ACT: 34

If you want to talk about HPME, the forum CollegeConfidential discusses this program and other BS/MDs more than SDN does and there are also current HPMEs who visit that site.

 

[randombetch]

Here are the latest stats on HPME from the MSAR, from the 2008-2009 entering class:

SAT
CR: 732
M:775
W: 750
Chem: 764
MII: 788

ACT: 34

If you want to talk about HPME, the forum CollegeConfidential discusses this program and other BS/MDs more than SDN does and there are also current HPMEs who visit that site.

Gah, I should have applied to HPME!

 

[schrizto]

Gah, I should have applied to HPME!

HPME's ridiculously expensive though.

 

[scrubs116]

HPME's ridiculously expensive though.

even more than going to traditional undergrad for 4 years and then medical school for 4 yrs?

 

[schrizto]

even more than going to traditional undergrad for 4 years and then medical school for 4 yrs?

Northwestern's financial aid isn't that great, in my experience. Out of around 40 who got into the program last year around 20 enrolled. Those who didn't did so mainly for financial reasons.

 

[randombetch]

HPME's ridiculously expensive though.

True, they only offered me half of what my school offered in terms of fin aid when I got in to their undergrad.

 

[schrizto]

True, they only offered me half of what my school offered in terms of fin aid when I got in to their undergrad.

They offered me 55k/yr in loans. :<

 

[metalgirl14]

Serious? I had no idea that HPME was more expensive/bad with financial aid. I'm kind of glad I didn't do HPME now!

 

[RogueUnicorn]

these combined programs need to go away

 

[randombetch]

these combined programs need to go away

I think they're great, especially those with reduced years (ie: 7 year or 6 year BA/MD programs).

 

[RogueUnicorn]

I think they're great, especially those with reduced years (ie: 7 year or 6 year BA/MD programs).

don't think so. one of the great advantages of the american system imo is that it lets you mature and explore the world and yourself a bit before you commit to very long and arduous path.

 

[schrizto]

Serious? I had no idea that HPME was more expensive/bad with financial aid. I'm kind of glad I didn't do HPME now!

Well I was talking about Northwestern being bad with FA, not HPME since HPME doesn't give FA independent of Northwestern... although you would know more about this than I do since you actually go to Northwestern.

 

[metalgirl14]

don't think so. one of the great advantages of the american system imo is that it lets you mature and explore the world and yourself a bit before you commit to very long and arduous path.

I agree. That was a big reason why I didn't even apply for HPME. I didn't want to commit to a career path until I was completely sure about it.

 

[metalgirl14]

Well I was talking about Northwestern being bad with FA, not HPME since HPME doesn't give FA independent of Northwestern... although you should be one of the people who would know more about this since you actually go to Northwestern.

Haha. My bad. I think all this MCAT studying is frying my brain.

 

[schrizto]

don't think so. one of the great advantages of the american system imo is that it lets you mature and explore the world and yourself a bit before you commit to very long and arduous path.

Some programs really give their students no room to wiggle, like PSU's six year program where you complete undergrad in two years including summers and then go onto Jefferson. I really don't like that type of structure. On the other hand, programs like Brown PLME gives their students a lot more freedom than the usual pre-med gets.