<p>Hey, I just copied and pasted this from my thread on sdn so i could get some more opinions.</p>
<p>I was wondering what would be better for pre med, biomedical engineering or chemical engineering. I want a major that will get me a good job after college if I don't get into medical school. The obvious answer seems like biomedical engineering, but it seems like there aren't as many job opportunities for them, there starting salary is comparitivly small, and they aren't respected in the engineering community. I think chem engineers get a full 10k more than biomed in their first year. However, since medical school is my main goal, I also want a major that I can get decent grades in, in which case, biomedical engineering seems to be a bit easier than chemical. I sent an email to the college I'll probably be attending soon and they said the average BME gpa currently is 3.45, which seems high for any major at this large public college, especially engineering (comparison: average gpa for the biochemistry major is 3.4). With the mean GPA being 3.45, a very high gpa seems very possible with work. After looking through these forums I can see that many chemical engineers have a gpa which is much lower than either of these. Many have commented that it is the toughest engineering major. So I guess there is a trade off, job opportunities for higher gpa. Which should I choose? Thanks</p>