<p>I'm going to be a freshman in the next school year at the engineering school. I am undecided if want to became an engineer or go to medical school. As a result, I plan on getting a degree in some field of engineering and taking the extra classes I need for medical school during the summer. The extra classes I need are organic and inorganic chemistry, 1 year of biology, and english. I scored a 7 on my IB exam, so I believe I test out of english. I am not certain which field of engineering would make most sense for me to study. Im leaning towards Mechanical engineering and applied mechanics or biomedical engineering. Of these 2, I am not certain which would make more sense in preparing me for medical school, should I choose to go to medical school. Thanks in advance</p>
<p>Bioengineering is easier for pre-med in terms of fitting in the proper classes because the curriculum has more overlap with the med school requisites than the MechE curriculum</p>
<p>I have gotten the required courses as below</p>
<p>Coursework
The commonly accepted coursework requirements for medical school include a minimum of 1 year of:</p>
<p>•General biology
•Physics with lab
•General chemistry (inorganic chemistry) with lab
•Organic chemistry with lab
•Calculus
•English
•New - Sociology
•New - Psychology
If you are planning to do your premedical coursework after you get your undergraduate degree, you can take these courses at nearly any four-year college.</p>
<p>You need to plan your undergrad studies accordingly.</p>
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<p>No, you probably don’t. You should check with the med school you’re applying to, but most do not accept AP/IB credits for pre-reqs. If the school requires 2 semesters of English (which is common) then you first-year WRIT class may likely be used as one, but you will need to take another class.</p>