| OP -
If you are sure you want to be a doctor - then HPME is the way to go (I know a good. no. of people who went into the program, who turned down schools like Princeton, Stanford, Harvard, etc., and they don't regret it one bit).
As for the cost - one option is doing an MD/PHD.
And while internists, family physicians, etc. are having a more difficult time financially these days - surgeons (tho, it varies from speciality to specialty) tend to do considerably better (around mid 6 figures to as high as 7 figures).
And oh, don't worry about the social life at NU (it's as busy as you want it to be). |