<p>I am currently a Junior in high school and I have recently become interested in pursuing medical school after receiving an undergrad degree. Before inquiring about med school I was fairly set on majoring in either computer or electrical engineering; however, after doing some research I have found that biomedical engineering is a very marketable engineering degree for med school and I am fairly interested in pursuing this degree. That being said, I have also heard that a BME degree does not offer very much job oppurtunities if I were to decide to not pursue med school. Is this still true today and what would be your prediction for careers in this field in the future. Also, if I decided to major in electrical or computer engineering, would I still be able to fit in all the med school pre reqs? Finally, would a biomedical degree be more helpful in getting into med school (as far as MCAT scores and marketability goes) than a computer or electrical engineering degree? Thanks in advance for your help.</p>
<p>Medical school requires very good GPA to begin with, 3.5+ minimum, and if you can get this kind of GPA in EECS while taking Biology etc classes for fun and pleasure, then go for it. Otherwise, it may not be as great an idea as it sounds.</p>
<p>OP, you posted the same thing on the premed forum and got accurate information from well informed posters. I’m not sure why you think you would get <em>better</em> information here regarding medschool. I will restate what was already told to you, biomedical engineering is NOT a very marketable degree for med school. Major in whatever you want but the formula is still the same. High GPA+decent MCAT+EC’S are what gets you into medschool, not any certain major. </p>