<p>Ok. So I am currently applying to unis in the USA and I am facing the age old problem "Engineering or premed?". I really want to become a doctor but I also love Chemistry. Just yesterday I read some statistics that not many Pre-med's get into medical school, so here is my actual question: I am worried that if I pursue biochemical/biomedical engineering as premed and then get declined by med-school, I'll have a degree worth 4k a month (as a job), but if I pursue chemical engineering as premed but get rejected from medical school, i'll have a degree worth (potentially) 9-11k a month, so is it possible to do a premed in chemical engineering (because chemE. is a perfect back-up and I heard it prepares you well)? Will taking chemical engineering as a premed strike my chances down even lower to get into medical school (even considering the fact that I will take all the courses required for medical school)? Is this a bad idea?
PLEASE REPLY ONLY IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THIS! Thanks so much!</p>
<p>Are you a US citizen or permanent resident?</p>
<p>If not your odds of gaining an acceptance to US medical school are extremely poor. Fewer than 200 internationals matriculate into US med schools each year. Many US medical school will not even consider internationals for admission, and of those that do, fewer than 7 offer any kind of need-based aid.</p>
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<p>It’s possible to major in chem engineering and still go to med school. One poster here (mom2collegekids)–her son is now a MS1 and graduated with a ChemE degree in May.</p>
<p>Maintaining a high GPA as an engineering major (whether BME or ChemE) is key. Can you maintain a GPA ≧ 3.6 as engineering major? Only you know that.</p>
<p>The difficulty with Chem vs BME is that pre-med requirements are increasing and now include 5 semesters of chem (gen chem, ochem and biochem) as well as psych, sociology and stats, plus all previous requirements. It’s possible to be ChemE major and still fit all the requirements in, but it will take much careful planning on your part.</p>
<p>Hey, I got my B.S. in Chemical engineering and now I’m a 3rd year medical student. </p>
<p>IMO, doing engineering as your undergraduate major gives you the best opportunities. I did 3 internships in college in the food and gas industries and earned a lot of money. When I interviewed for med school, a lot of administrators were intrigued by the fact that I choose medicine over engineering. </p>
<p>Either do biomedical or chemical engineering. The study habits you learn in engineering will prepare you well for med school.</p>
<p>I plan to apply for orthopaedic surgery residency and having a background in engineering is actually carries some weight, so studying chem eng was the best decision i ever made.</p>
<p>Also, I not a ■■■■■ or anything like that. I saw your question pop up when i was looking up chem eng stuff. Regardless of what degree path you choose, just work hard and try your best.</p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>Can you share your experience since I am in the same delima to choose major and university .</p>