<p>Does anyone know if this major is good for pre med?</p>
<p>Is the major fun?</p>
<p>Any major is fine for pre-med.</p>
<p>The fun level of this major is entirely subjective and up to you. It is, literally, impossible to give a meaningful yes or no response.</p>
<p>No. You will die due to the difficulty. Try English instead. Med schools don’t care what you major in, they just want to see a 4.0 GPA, minimum amount of science classes required and high MCAT scores.</p>
<p>i think its a great major to do along with the pre med track. sure it is going to be a bit harder than the traditional biology major, but if it’s something you are interested in it really won’t feel like it. the only gripe i have is that it does leave you a little under prepared for the MCAT in comparison to the biology majors who take the cell molec/genetics classes in addition to the bio/chem/orgo/biochem classes. but again, a little extra independent studying will fix that problem. plus its a great backup just in case med school fails, in my opinion i would rather be stuck with a degree in biomedical engineering as opposed to a biology degree. i have also heard a rumor that med school admission committees view highly of the major, but again thats just a rumor. do well in the major with a high GPA, and do well on the MCAT and get plenty of research/shadowing under your belt and you should be good to go.</p>
<p>Why be stuck with either when you can do chemistry which is more employable AND easier to learn than BME?</p>
<p>yes, average salary for BME is higher than that for chemistry, but there’s several times more chemistry graduates being hired and chemistry is more versatile. </p>
<p>at least at my school, BMEs don’t learn anything too deeply; they don’t learn chemistry the way chemists do (or even the way chemical engineers do; if they’re not in Premed route they don’t even learn Organic; even on Premed route, no Pchem or analytical, so no useful skills like HPLC, GCMS, NMR, synthesis techniques, spectroscopy), they don’t learn biology the way biologists do (the more practical aspects such as microscopy, ICC/IHC, electrophoresis), they don’t learn signal processing the way EEs do, they don’t learn mechanical design the way MEs do, it’s just a mix of random knowledge that leaves you unprepared for anything but designing 1-2 types of instruments in an extremely narrow field.</p>
<p>Just take chemistry and take maybe 1-2 bio classes.</p>
<p>I think doing BME and then an M.D. is a bit … overkilling. Right, I admit that it is a great major to backup (but don’t we have people preaching BME undergraduates aren’t useful in the industry).
Anyway. The major is difficult. Why don’t you major the general science, like biology, chemistry, biochemistry, psychology, or whatever it is that makes you happy.</p>
<p>By the way, LOL fun?</p>
<p>I think that’s the nature of BME, last3year. It’s a major that loads a bunch of EE, ME, ChemE, and general science courses together…</p>
<p>Well, i know it might no be fun but, it’s great to have a back up, eh?</p>
<p>Maybe. 10char. LOL
It’s still engineering after all.</p>
<p>Please dont use it as a back-up if you want to do bme because youre intrested in it than that is another story. I see too many people using it as a back-up do terrible in their classes because they arent really genuinely intrested in the courses. If you want to get an MD choose something easier that will help you get there. Even though ive heard that they do put into view the difficulty of the major for med-school, that wont make up for your lower grades in comparison for other majors.</p>
<p>Lots of Hopkins BMEs go to med school. It isn’t unusual at all.</p>