<p>I'm a bit confused as to what the difference is between those two majors. I know I want to go into the medical field, but I'm not exactly sure what I want to be....probably a pharmacist or a general doctor..? dunno. Anyways, it seems like biomedical engineering is the path everyone takes. Because of this, there is a lot of competition to attend JHU (my 1st choice) if you choose that major...and I really want to get in JHU. Can a to-be-doctor major in Biology and still be successful??</p>
<p>sorry if I didn't make sense...don't know what I'm really talking about >.<</p>
<p>I don't really think it really matters what major a doctor has as an undergraduate. Most doctors have a major in something science-related though. But I don't really know the difference between biomedical engineering and biology.</p>
<p>I don't know where you got the idea that BME is a typical pre-med path, but Biology is actually the stereotypical major.</p>
<p>However, that said, you can major in anything. The stats show that the majors of matriculants into medical school are in almost the exact same ratio as the majors of applicants. Do something you are passionate about, something you'll really enjoy. I majored in Sociology, BDM (a poster on this site) majored in Econ, I have friends in my med school class who majored in polisci, pysch, music, art history, history, chemistry, English, Spanish, News-ed, and business. I have friends who are pre-med and are majoring in Women's Studies and Guitar Performance respectively. And of course there are plenty of bio and biochem majors out there as well.</p>