<p>Hey,
I'm currently set up to major in Biomedical Engineering at USC, with minor in Computer Science, with the intent to go to Med school afterwards. However, I began thinking about everything and having second thoughts about BME. If I decided not to go to Med school, I just couldn't picture myself doing research forever, whereas I've always loved computers and programming, since middle school. Now I'm thinking about switching to Computer Science, just because it'd leave me more options in the future, plus more time to take elective courses. However, I'd still like to leave the option for med school open. Is it possible/easy to do CompSci with a Pre-med emphasis?
What thoughts do you have on BME v. Computer Science or any other majors? Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>How about computer science, and take the necessary classes to pass the MCAT (physics 1/2, bio1/2, gen chem1/2, and orgo or however your school does it)</p>
<p>if you don't get into med school, or change your mind, you still have a career ahead of you</p>
<p>I'd say both majors are a difficult route to do to get to med school, though CS is definitely harder. Very few of your pre-med requirements will count towards any requirements for your CS degree, and CS is a notoriously difficult program at many schools.</p>
<p>Computer Science and pre-med is doable, especially if the program is a BA in CS which will require some outside general ed classes, in which case, your pre-med pre-reqs will satisfy those general ed requirements.</p>
<p>Does your school offer Computer Systems/Science Engineering? The reason CS is difficult is because it starts dealing with theory and a bunch of insane topics in the upper level like Artificial Intelligence. If you're judging CS based on your past programming experience in high school, Computer Systems Engineering or Computer Science Engineering might be more fitting. The Engineering part usually makes you deal only with the practical and applied aspects of Computer Science so it's fit for software engineering rather then spending many hours perfecting algorithms and such.</p>
<p>the guy in the movie "21" is a "CS major" and doing pre-med I think. So it's definitely doable.</p>
<p>How possible is it do CompSci and PreMed? I think that's the best path if it's possible for me to do that.</p>
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<p>This would be more convincing if "21" bore any resemblance to reality. </p>
<p>But yes, you can do pre-med as a CS major in many schools. You just have to make sure that you get the expected pre-med classes in. Be aware that most med schools will not give you any leeway grades-wise based on your major.</p>
<p>Note, however, that you can have a non-med school career with BME as well.</p>
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the guy in the movie "21" is a "CS major" and doing pre-med I think. So it's definitely doable.
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<p>And Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards have settled their divorce disagreements. It's true; I saw it on E!.</p>
<p>Call the school of engineering at USC. Where I go to school, there are three tracks in BME with at least one having a strong emphasis in computing and programming. So call and see how things are set up there. Because then you could have the best of both worlds.</p>