<p>@tamtiger-wow you remembered. I went with the heritage one. I had several areas on the app where I was able to highlight my research and the publication, but few placed where I could talk about my roots, other than the personal statement. Thanks</p>
<p>@texaspg I probably will since cc has been a part of my life everyday for like a year now haha.</p>
<p>^ same here. I’ll probably stick around in the summer, just because I know I really wanted some questions answered about programs in my experience last summer. Stats posted on the results thread!</p>
<p>Hi Standfordreay, My D has similar situations like u. it’s been tough decision making in the past weeks. Finally D picked ucsd over other programs coz ucsd med school is decent and so is the surrounding environments. Btw we r from sothern part.Wish u all the best in the future.</p>
<p>@bustlingwu - thank you and same to your D. Yes these past few weeks have been tough but I am now really looking fwd to starting as a ucsd med scholar.</p>
<p>@Sanguinee. I am a big fan of BS-MD programs but after looking at the info you have obtained, I think you have made the right choice. Emory is a great school then they are paying you a good chunk of money and it is also closer to home. Congratulations.</p>
<p>the guilty fleeth,when nobody pursueth…</p>
<p>I guess I’ll post my college results.</p>
<p>Accepted BA/BS/MD:
BU SMED
Union/Albany Med
GW BA/MD
UMiami HPM
Penn State/Jefferson
Northwestern HPME</p>
<p>Accepted Undergrad:
Stanford
Princeton
Duke
UPenn
Dartmouth
Vanderbilt
Cornell
Columbia
Rice</p>
<p>Waitlisted:
Harvard
Brown (undergrad)</p>
<p>Rejected:
Yale</p>
<p>DECISION: NORTHWESTERN HPME :D</p>
<p>^ you are one ‘smart guy’!
Congratulations!
Perhaps you can post your stats for the benefit of 2014 kids…</p>
<p>Smartguy…did you NOT apply to BROWN PLME? any particular reason? or was at a function of waitlist status?</p>
<p>Accepted to NJIT/SGU without applying, just like sanguinee. oh well.</p>
<p>@TheBombingRange yeah they’re quite desperate lol.</p>
<p>@smartguy I kinda hate you; congrats.</p>
<p>It’s funny how the undergrad GPA and MCAT requirements for the SGU program are more difficult than the requirements at Stony Brook…</p>
<p>My S got accepted to many BS/MD programs including Brown. Also got into Wharton/Nursing dual degree program where he could become a Nurse Pracitioner including a Nurse Anasthesist (forgive the spelling). He is interested in both medicine and business (possibly consulting). Wharton will have a leg up on Brown undergraduate in terms of business but PLME will offer doctor route. However if he wants to be a pediatrician, much more expensive to go to medical school than NP and not that much difference in actual day-to-day work. Also, if money is an issue down the line, can also explore Nurse Anaesthesist (again, please ignore spelling). After doing so many interviews, seems like a shame to give up BS/MD, but medical school is a long haul…Is he crazy to accept UPenn dual degree program??? </p>
<p>Thanks for any input!</p>
<p>@Meadow1234, your son appears to be a very smart young gentleman, but confused on what he wants to do. If this is the case, he should go to a good UG program, maybe even Wharton (but not the dual degree program), and then do both business and another major, say in Biology. This would leave his options open. If he decides to go into medicine, he can still do so. Alternatively he may at that time decide to stay in business. I think it might be too premature for a bright young person to commit himself to nurse practitioner (by the way, you need to be a fully trained nurse before you can go on to be trained as a nurse practitioner) or physician assistant program, when he is clearly smart enough to do medicine. He may regret it one of these days.</p>
<p>Thank you IMGDAD…the other option would be to go to Brown (undergrad) and take the pre-med requirements which are part of PLME and then see if wants to go onto med school…the only thing is don’t know if could afford med school, especially if want to go into primary care or pediatrician…if did go into dual degree program at Penn (5 year program and at end get Wharton degree and RN degree…then can submatriculate for one more year for NP), can he still do a Post-Bac and try again for medicine? So confused…some doctors say what you say…go into medicine if smart enough…yet others say given the compensation for pediatricians, may also well become NP. Also culture at Brown so different from UPenn.</p>
<p>I really do not think you ought to take compensation into consideration at this point in this young gentleman’s life. I always say to people, from my own personal experience, the money will come in even without having to think about it, if you are a good physician. Let him have the training that helps keep his options open. Although I am a big fan of BS/MD program, it sounds like a good UG program is probably better for him than to commit.</p>
<p>It’s difficult to let go of our traditional way of thinking of jobs and careers and education. But the world is so different these days. I know a student who finished aerospace eng, worked 3 years as consultant but was always thinking medicine. She went back to school to get masters in medical biotechnology & also started looking at medical technology & nursing careers. Turns out all the positions only wanted associates degrees & her upper degrees were useless in those jobs but they were the ones getting the jobs and she couldn’t even get an interview in medical field. (she is in process of apply but needs money too) So thinking about NP etc seems unconventional but quite acceptable these days.
However, I am thinking that in the long run he is not going to be happy not being the ultimate responsible one in the clinical setting. Especially if he has a business sense, as NP he may …well maybe I have it wrong but the Dr. in the office is more boss no? Also even though he is thinking pediatrician, he hasn’t been exposed to the details of other disciplines and another one might appeal more to him as he progresses through the years. I would go with the Brown program or any other BS/MD program.
IMGDAD has a point that if S is so smart that any UG would be fine too but why let go of all of it? Not sure of Brown’s program but can’t he explore in UG in their program?</p>
<p>@midhelper, in my mind, just because a student is smart, it does not mean the student has to go into medicine, especially to commit so early when obviously meadow1234’s S is not 100% committed to medicine. He is also thinking about the Wharton’s business school etc. If he goes into a combined program and then decides that he would rather do business, the UG degree that he receives will not be of much use in career development because the UG portion of most combined BS/MD programs are essentially pre-med without specific majors. I always feel that only students who are 100% committed to medicine and wants to be nothing but doctor, come what may, should enter the BS/MD program. If you have the slightest doubt, go into a good UG program instead and explore your options during the UG years.</p>
<p>The lady you mentioned has obviously been ill-advised or misled. A masters degree in Medical Biotechnology is neither here nor there. Besides being a practicing physician, I am also the Medical Director of a laboratory and the routine laboratories just do not need a person with a Masters degree. A vocationally trained lab tech is more than sufficient and he/she is obviously cheaper. A masters degree in Medical Biotechnology is also NOT competitive for a research laboratory because we would rather have someone with a PhD degree who can do independent work. You mentioned that she was looking for a nursing position. She would not get one unless she has a nursing degree or associate degree, irrespective of whether she has a masters or even PhD in Medical Biotechnology. As for Nurse Practitioner training, the student also needs to have done a nursing degree before he/she can be accepted into the NP program. Most nurses do the training after he/she has gained some years of experience in basic hospital nursing. Who would give a person with a NP qualification the position as a NP if the person has had very little basic nursing experience? So the qualification may not be of very much use, not unlike a fresh graduate with BS/MBA or MD/MBA degrees but without any administrative experience, the MBA will carry very little weight and of little use.</p>
<p>@meadow, your S struck gold, wharton will give him biggest leg-up in business/consulting, consulting is the highest % field wharton grads go, followed by banking. Multiple internship in summers, an actual consulting gig for a few years, will help fund his med school. </p>
<p>Agreed with IMGDAD, you would need a high bar/threshold of more than 90% certainty practicing medicine, to enroll in bs/md program. This is continuously emphasized on this forum. I don’t think Brown UG fit into any of his plan.</p>