I’m interested in both disciplines; BME and biochemistry with both majors being suitable for entrance into medical school (which I hope to pursue). The problem is, as a BME major I feel like I would spend nearly all my time studying and won’t have enough time to pursue other extracurricular activities in campus. I’m very involved in my high school ( President of SGA and 2 honor societies, officer of 4 others, member of 12 clubs total, and community service) I don’t need to do all of that, but I would still like to work in residential life and hopefully play lacrosse. I feel like Biochemistry, although a rigorous major, is still a lighter course load than BME. Not to mention engineering majors are notorious in bringing down your GPA - something very important for Med School. I’m a senior with straight A’s , a 4.875 GPA, 1480 SAT , and enrolled in a magnet program so I know I can work hard. I’m just not sure which path to take. Also, I originally thought BME was a better path to take in case after college I can’t afford medical school, so I’d have a good cushion to fall on. I’m not aware of many jobs to do with only a biochemistry degree. Please give me your advice, thank you.
Anyone? Please? I just want your opinion
You can get jobs with a biochemistry degree. Either one is fine for medical school. It really just depends on what you want to do, and where your interests lie.
Also, there are many non-biological sciences majors that are also good for med school.
Dd is going to be a senior in college and she is premed/bme. It is a lot of work. She is taking 16 to 18 credits a semester and usually bme/premed is 9 semesters.
College is very different than high school. There are lots of high school students with very high stats that drop out of the premed program within the first year. Pick the major that you have a genuine interest in. In bme you will be taking programming and engineering classes. You will have a strong foundation in math and physics. With a bme degree mostly probably you will need to take a gap year after graduation to build up your resume, prepare for the MCAT exam, and apply to med school since most students apply the summer after their junior year.
Take the foundation premed classes the first semester and see how you do. I don’t think you need to declare you major immediately depending on the school. For med school you need to maintain a very high gpa (3.75 to 4.0)
The average gpa in engineering is much lower.
If you want to go to med school you can major in anything as long as you complete your premed class requirements.
Honestly if you choose bme/premed I don’t think you will be able to do all those social activities that you were planning initially till you have a good grasp on what is expected at the college level in your classes.