<p>i love math & physics thus i want to do something in engineeirng. Preferably Aerospace or electrical. Here's the deal my parents are doctors and they want me to go to medical school after i get my bachelors in engineering. I think its a good idea because i just have to take 2 biology courses and 2 more chemistry courses to be eligible for med school. this way even if i dont get admitted into med school i would have an option of just working as an engineer. Does it sound hard??</p>
<p>gwu has an integrated engineering/medicine program...engineering bachelors and gw med school accpetance</p>
<p>The only disadvantage of doing engineering then Med is that your GPA will probably be lower than most of the other "pre med" majors," but it can be done.</p>
<p>Going to med school because your parents want you to is not a good idea....neither is doing it for the prestige or the money. You won't have enough in the tank if you're not there for the right reasons.</p>
<p>thats just an idea, even if i do go to med school i'll probably just become a general physician(no speciality).</p>
<p>Engineering is going to wear you out enough. Make sure you want to commit to med school FOR YOU, not just for your parents. If you don't want to do it, you definently don't have to. In 4 years, you're parents will hopefully trust you enough to make your own life decisions, so right now they're probably just trying to give you direction in life. I would sit down with them and say "i want to do engineering undergrad. In 4 years when i graduate, we will discuss med school then". That way they know that you're still considering it an option, but it leaves you without a binding decision</p>
<p>i think you're right shoebox. for now my focus is engineering, med school will prbly be 4-5 years from now. Biology is all memorization, which i am excellent at & chemistry is theories and a bit math(excellent too).</p>
<p>I think it's a pretty good plan. There is zero commitment to med school right now, and you'll need electives anyway, so those bio and chem courses won't really be extra. And grades in engineering do tend to be lower than other majors, so that could possibly be a problem for med school admission.</p>