<p>which is the best (and easy) engineering major if you are going to go to med school ???</p>
<p>biomedical?</p>
<p>biomedical</p>
<p>I wouldn't try that route. Very hard to get high GPA in engineering and med school favors high GPA.</p>
<p>How about IE w/ a minor in BME or Bio</p>
<p>Study what you like, for the premed requiment you can even get them at the 2-year community college. I do not like to add a minor but it's your choice.</p>
<p>Easiest engineering? Probably those "systems engineering" or "management science & engineering" degrees that some schools offers (i.e. Stanford offers the latter). </p>
<p>Of course, many people would argue that these aren't "really" engineering degrees. I myself sometimes struggle with the concept. But hey, they do have engineering in the name, so I guess technically speaking, one could call them engineering degrees.</p>
<p>Schools will not care if you have a 3.8 in art vs a 3.7 in Engineering, the art student is smarter and better than you.</p>
<p>I am dead serious about that to, don't fool yourself. if you are serious about being a doctor, take the path with least resistance, study Biology.</p>
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Schools will not care if you have a 3.8 in art vs a 3.7 in Engineering, the art student is smarter and better than you.</p>
<p>I am dead serious about that to, don't fool yourself. if you are serious about being a doctor, take the path with least resistance, study Biology.
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<p>I agreed with you all the way up to your last word. Biology as the path of least resistance? I don't think so. I would argue that a far easier way is to take one of those bullshi* majors. Like American Studies. Or "Leisure Studies" (yes, there really are schools that offer Leisure Studies as a major).</p>
<p>I heard that chemE with a minor in biology is the best preparation for the MCATs</p>
<p>really is that true(referring to the above comment). I also have plans of going to med schools, i don't like biomedical engr thus i want to do chemical engr. Is a minor in bio necessary?</p>
<p>I got the info from a friend that just finished med-school.</p>
<p>Referring to the minor, he said that biology classes do help on the test. While going for the minor isn't necessary, he had taken so many electives in it already that he decided just to take the few credits more he needed for the minor.</p>
<p>oh okay........</p>
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Schools will not care if you have a 3.8 in art vs a 3.7 in Engineering, the art student is smarter and better than you </p>
<p>Really? but isn't that ridiculous? I mean you are studying art... but don't med schools keep in mind that eng is harder than art major ?</p>
<p>The MCAT is just a test. If you have done well on tests in the past (PSAT, SAT, SAT IIs, etc.) you should do just fine on the MCAT. I took the MCAT BEFORE taking any organic chemistry and while I was still taking my first bio class ever. I was an engineering major, and I'd never had to take these classes (I hadn't even had high school bio due to changing schools after 9th grade-1st school had earth sci for 9th graders, 2nd school had bio for 9th grade). You get some books and you read them. Do practice problems. It's not that hard. Major in what interests you, or you won't enjoy college much. Also, medical schools want ALL your college grades and grades from any graduate-level courses you've taken, so you could always work to improve a "bad" GPA at some later point in time or during your summer breaks (if necessary).</p>
<p>engineering and premed are like people and drugs...just dont do it. I've flirted with the idea when I wanted to be a doctor, but I realized that there are better ways to have a back up plan for med school. For example, you could major in econ and get an MBA, or take the PCAT and do pharmacy, etc.</p>
<p>really? but why? there must be people doing both right?</p>
<p>i think chem engr with a minor in biology sounds the best plan.</p>
<p>What about nuclear engineering?
Nuclear Engineering Radiation Science.</p>
<p>You coudl study nuclear medicine which would be more up your alley.</p>