<p>LordWicket- I had lower stats then yours in terms of SAT I/II scores, and not as many advanced classes and I got an interview for the program. Similarly to you, I volunteered in the EMS. And thats what I made my essays primarily about. As long as you focus yourself, I think you have a good shot at an interivew. Personally, I would not try to get different volunteer activities, but concentration on the ones you have (like volunteering at the hospital and ambulance corps). Others may have a different opinon on this, however.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice/info/response.</p>
<p>^See, that’s contrary to what I’m heard from current HPME’s. I’d say about half apply to other programs and decide between those, half end up deciding between HPME and Harvard or Hopkins or something like that.</p>
<p>I’m going to be part of both. I applied to other combined programs, and I applied to schools like Harvard and Columbia. This is of course if I can even get in to the program.</p>
<p>hey IM REALLY SORRY to interrupt but…</p>
<p>my school only offers 4 AP’s and not that many honors, and I will only have completed one of the AP’s by the time that I apply to HPME…keeping in mind that Im will have taken every AP that my school offers and all but one honors class by the time I graduate (which still is like less than ten), do I have a shot at an interview?</p>
<p>***I REALIZE THAT THIS IS A JERK THING TO DO AND THAT YOUR"E ALL STRESSED ABOUT REAL ADMISSIONS< BUT PLZ SOMEONE GIVE ME A LITTLE INSIGHT HERE</p>
<p>thanks and good luck to all</p>
<p>As tons of people have said before, numbers and extracurriculars are only part of the HPME selection process. You have to remember that there are a lot of students with very good stats applying to the program (you need good stats to get the application) and that the truly differentiating factor in many cases will be the essay and the explanation of extracurriculars and how they influenced your decision to pursue a career in medicine. </p>
<p>Long story short, stats and ECs are not really enough to judge whether or not someone will get an interview.</p>
<p>arite thanks for the input</p>
<p>Northwestern decisions came out today - a lot earlier then expected - do you think this means we will get HPME decisions soon too?!</p>
<p>Yes, HPME decisions are out, or are going to be coming out in a staggered manner.</p>
<p>On Wednesday 3/26/08, at 9:21 AM, I was granted admission into Northwestern’s HPME. </p>
<p>Best of luck to everyone else!!!</p>
<p>OMG congrats dude!</p>
<p>You’ll love it, i’m sure. :)</p>
<p>yep yep!
got mine around 1pm eastern on today</p>
<p>wooot</p>
<p>wow angad and THeF. congrats. You guys mind posting ur stats up to give us sophs and juniors a heads up to what we should look for?
wat do u think made you guys stand out?</p>
<p>YAY!!!
i got an email today too at 9:41 AM!!! OMG im so excited!!!</p>
<p>yeah I agree with Paki, I am curious on the HPME accepted people’s stats, because when I called that lady, she told me it’s not all about high ACT/GPA, but I think about 50% of their decision matters on that, the rest on interview, personality, dedication to medicine via leadership roles/volunteering…</p>
<p>Awesome job to angad, theF, and carlili!!! Did you all get accepted to other BS/MD programs and will you choose HPME ???</p>
<p>You must be thrilled!!!:)</p>
<p>well to tell you the truth i got waitlisted from UMKC so i was really surprised to get accepted to HPME and i am for sure going to HPME</p>
<p>YES! into HPME today! this is absolutely amazing and i’m thrilled! good luck to everyone…</p>
<p>First off, congrats to everyone who got accpeted, and good luck to everyone who is still waiting or will apply next year.</p>
<p>So far, I have gotten into the NW HPME, and the Union/Albany LIM program.</p>
<p>I am waiting to hear from Penn State/Jefferson Med before I make a decision. The decision will come down to NW or PSU. Albany got ruled out the minute i got my NW accceptance (because at NW, you have the option of getting the MBA as well by adding on another year for a total of 8). Other combined programs I am still waiting to hear from at Pitt/UPMC and UCSD Med Scholars.</p>
<p>For the NW application process, i feel like I had well written essays because I REALLY worked hard on them because I really wanted to go to NW and HPME. Also, the interviews went really well. At the first one, with the head of the oncology department, I told him that I was looking to go into oncology (which is true… no lies there), and we talked about my research experiences and med related ECs. He also asked some questions about my religion (Sikh) which i answered. The second interview was with the person at the head of the admissions process and i made a statement that she didnt agree with and she told me her views, and then told me to argue with her and try to convince her of my point of view, which i thought was really cool, and, since she told me to argue, I gave it all i had, within bounds of reason of course. The third interview with a current med student was really relaxed and she asked me some standard questions as well as some “off the records” stuff, which made the whole interview lax and peaceful.</p>
<p>Also, another important part of my application was my rec letters. During my first interview (with the oncology head) he told me that i had “really good, strong rec letters” which made me feel really good about my teachers and the fact that they wrote good letters (which means that the letters DO actually matter in your app, so make sure you get great ones).</p>
<p>Also, make sure you remember to send thank you letters to EVERY person who interviewed you, and personalize the letters (no generic $hit) so that they know you care. You can find samples and templates online if you dont know how to do one.</p>
<p>Here’s my stats:</p>
<p>2210/2400 SAT
35/36 ACT
790 Math 2C
790 Chem
3.91 (unweighted GPA), 4.47 (weighted GPA)
top 1% of class (out of 600ish)</p>
<p>Shadowed Er Physician
Diabetes Research Project at community clinic
Worked Blood Pressure and Blood glucose checks at Community health faires
Hospital volunteering
Sci Oly, Team Captain
Junior State of America
Founder/Pres of IB Society at my school
Over 600 community services hours
Fundraised 5000 $ for 2 charities
Lead Intern at Orange County Human Relations Associates Program
Taught Sunday School classes</p>
<p>These kind of stats were pretty much like everyone else there.</p>
<p>Have fun!</p>
<p>First off, congrats to everyone who got accpeted, and good luck to everyone who is still waiting or will apply next year.</p>
<p>So far, I have gotten into the NW HPME, and the Union/Albany LIM program.</p>
<p>I am waiting to hear from Penn State/Jefferson Med before I make a decision. The decision will come down to NW or PSU. Albany got ruled out the minute i got my NW accceptance (because at NW, you have the option of getting the MBA as well by adding on another year for a total of 8). Other combined programs I am still waiting to hear from at Pitt/UPMC and UCSD Med Scholars.</p>
<p>For the NW application process, i feel like I had well written essays because I REALLY worked hard on them because I really wanted to go to NW and HPME. Also, the interviews went really well. At the first one, with the head of the oncology department, I told him that I was looking to go into oncology (which is true… no lies there), and we talked about my research experiences and med related ECs. He also asked some questions about my religion (Sikh) which i answered. The second interview was with the person at the head of the admissions process and i made a statement that she didnt agree with and she told me her views, and then told me to argue with her and try to convince her of my point of view, which i thought was really cool, and, since she told me to argue, I gave it all i had, within bounds of reason of course. The third interview with a current med student was really relaxed and she asked me some standard questions as well as some “off the records” stuff, which made the whole interview lax and peaceful.</p>
<p>Also, another important part of my application was my rec letters. During my first interview (with the oncology head) he told me that i had “really good, strong rec letters” which made me feel really good about my teachers and the fact that they wrote good letters (which means that the letters DO actually matter in your app, so make sure you get great ones).</p>
<p>Also, make sure you remember to send thank you letters to EVERY person who interviewed you, and personalize the letters (no generic $hit) so that they know you care. You can find samples and templates online if you dont know how to do one.</p>
<p>Here’s my stats:</p>
<p>2210/2400 SAT
35/36 ACT
790 Math 2C
790 Chem
3.91 (unweighted GPA), 4.47 (weighted GPA)
top 1% of class (out of 600ish)</p>
<p>Shadowed Er Physician
Diabetes Research Project at community clinic
Worked Blood Pressure and Blood glucose checks at Community health faires
Hospital volunteering
Sci Oly, Team Captain
Junior State of America
Founder/Pres of IB Society at my school
Over 600 community services hours
Fundraised 5000 $ for 2 charities
Lead Intern at Orange County Human Relations Associates Program
Taught Sunday School classes</p>
<p>These kind of stats were pretty much like everyone else there.</p>
<p>Have fun!</p>
<p>sorry that last post got posted twice… i rehit the “submit” button when i thought my computer was gonna freeze up, but it didn’t. Sorry</p>
<p>Was this by Email only?</p>
<p>I hope ALL the decisions weren’t sent out yet.</p>