<p>This is my first time on here and I have a "good problem" to share with you guys. I got into one of those BS/MD programs and also got into an Ivy League school where I would major in economics. The two careers I have affinity towards are business and medicine. Would going to a BS/MD program hurt my chances of going into investment banking or consulting as opposed to going to the Ivy if I eventually decide I don't want to be a doctor?</p>
<p>If you have any doubts about medicine don’t go to a BS/MD program. You can try again for medical school after 4 years at whatever ivy league you got into, but most bs/MD programs are not very forgiving in terms of dropping out for any reason. Some (UCSD) are flexible, but attending a BS/MD program will hurt you if you decide not to pursue medicine. </p>
<p>You can go to med school or IB from an Ivy league school, but you can’t go into IB from a BS/MD program. In addition, if you’re not sure what to major in, a BS/MD isn’t for you… and if you got into both a BS/MD program and an Ivy league college, odds are good that you don’t need the BS/MD program to get into med school later on. Therefore, choosing Economics at an Ivy league college sounds like the best solution for you on all counts.</p>
<p>A student at my D’s school is facing this exact same problem – 7-year BS/MD program versus an Ivy. Here is my advice – unless you know without a doubt that you want to be a doctor, go to the Ivy. Your work ethic, your academic skills and your test scores clearly are high enough to get you into these schools to start with, and I doubt much will change by the time you graduate college if you decide you want to apply to medical school. But the students at the BS/MD program are going to be very focused on their “doctor dreams” and with your interest in business/economics, you may find yourself less mentally/emotionally challenged in the BS/MD program. College is so much more than just academics too – you sound like the kind of person who may blossom when exposed to the breadth of classes you may receive at the Ivy.</p>