<p>how hard is it to be premed as a BME major. on the website it said you will probably have to take orgo over the summer--is that true (i got a 5 on AP chem but i don't know if i would want to exempt out of it)? also, is the average GPA for BME a lot lower than regular sciences and is it a lot more work? any chance for study abroad? if not BME i would major in either chem, biochem, or math. thanks for any info.</p>
<p>...<a href="http://www.bme.duke.edu/downloads/undergrad_handbook.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.bme.duke.edu/downloads/undergrad_handbook.pdf</a></p>
<p>and word on the street is yes, you will have to take orgo or physics during the summer, BME or not as a pre-med. BME, being in Pratt, will let you use more APs, and with enough in other subjects and some cleverness you might avoid the summer class. Enjoy your residency.</p>
<p>Err...what? I am a BME pre-med and I know of many others and few are taking summer classes. I don't even plan on overloading. I used credit for AP Calc AB, skipped 32, and will use AP credits to fill 2 humanities courses and for AP Biology. Maybe they changed the requirements or something?</p>
<p>"word on the street" = I asked the premed sitting next to me. Yeah. I don't know myself.</p>
<p>lol thanks</p>
<p>So if I start out having the following credits:</p>
<p>Math 31/32
Chem 19
Bio 19
Physics 61/62
English 29
History 18 A/B</p>
<p>and I'm taking Chem 23 and Phys 63 freshmen year and orgo soph year, do I still need to do summer stuff for BME and pre-med?</p>
<p>nah, you're ahead of me. When you get to Duke, you'll map out a schedule with your advisor or even Dean Connie Simmons if you ask for a meeting and you can see the next 4 years in detail</p>
<p>bump bump</p>
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you will have to take orgo or physics during the summer, BME or not as a pre-med.
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This is clearly nonsense, as evidenced by actual course enrollments.</p>
<p>Remember that many medical schools will not accept AP Credit - so, for example, using an AP to get out of GenChem means you should take Biochem instead, not that you can skip a year of chemistry. (In practice, though, you'd want biochem anyway, so this is a bad example.)</p>
<p>I have an inquiry to the HPAC folks about why they are claiming BME's will have to take summer school to complete the BME/PreMed sequence. Sure, taking orgo over the summer is nice since you can focus on that, and just that, but it is by no means a requirement.</p>
<p>Bluedevilmike, so if I have AP credit for biology, I'd still have to take a biology class for premed even if its not part of my major?</p>
<p>Right. This is especially true for biology, where you actually would need a LAB component anyway. But it's true anyway for classes like physics and English.</p>
<p>bumping again</p>
<p>but there are some easy bio classes too, like neuroscience (it doesnt sound easy but it is) which i used as my bio class since i had AP bio. but a lot of people like to take orgo over the summer at other schools because its easier and less competitive, though by no means is it necessary. most bmes are premed and like someone said above, connie simmons, the dean of students for the engineering school, meets with EVERY freshman to map out a 4-year plan.</p>
<p>"connie simmons, the dean of students for the engineering school, meets with EVERY freshman to map out a 4-year plan."</p>
<p>That sounds wonderful, but I was wondering if any current Duke students knew of this also happening in the Trinity College? I plan on majoring in biology or english...or both...regardless, I would also be completing the premed reqs and would love for the opportunity to sit down with a dean to discuss a 4 year plan.</p>
<p>If and when I am admitted that is.</p>
<p>Of course...every student gets a dean and a pre-major advisor. Also, if you plan on being pre-med, you'll have to meet at least once during your freshman year with the pre-health advisor to discuss a 4 year plan. Duke takes very good care of its students in terms of advising.</p>