<p>I was just recently told from a med school admissions counselor that they like to take kids with an engineering major. I always thought I would take biology as a major but now I am curious about engineering. If you guys have spare time I would really appreciate it if I could get some background information because I don't really know anything about this major. thanks!</p>
<p>You can major in anything and go to Med School so long as you take the pre-med requirements. From what I understand though, Med School admissions is usually highly dependent on your GPA as an undergrad and as such many people shy away from engineering simply because it typically has lower average GPAs. But you certainly can major in engineering and go to Med School. I would imagine that biomedical engineering in particular would be quite helpful to future med students.</p>
<p>I would advise against it unless you know for sure that you’re truly passionate about engineering AND you have excellent studying habits and time management. The premed curriculum is already demanding as it is (biology/chemistry/o-chem/calculus), so you’ll only be stacking more work onto an already hefty engineering schedule. The only way you’d really be knocking out the premed courses would be if you intend to pursue bioengineering, biomedical, or chemical engineering.</p>
<p>Also, med school applicants who’ve majored in the sciences (especially biology) are a dime a dozen. Don’t be afraid to major in what you REALLY desire… it’s not uncommon for a theatre or a liberal arts major to be accepted. As long as you take the premed courses and excel in them, you should be well-prepared for the MCAT.</p>
<p>Awesome! Thank you for both posts they are both very helpful. Also how important is the mcat? I am not a good test taker and was just recently diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD. Can you apply for extra time on the mcat?</p>
<p>It’s pretty simple: I’d suggest not studying engineering if you know up front that you do not want to be an engineer.</p>
<p>I should say that the above may not be true if the skillset you learn in engineering school is useful for another job. But the fact that medical schools also accept music and humanities majors kind of implies that the skills you learn in engineering school really aren’t that useful in order to become a doctor.</p>
<p>I do not have the source but when looking for data last year, I found that Anthropology majors had the highest acceptance rate into med school. Of course, there are many reasons why that might be true and majoring in anthropology based on this would be absolutely silly, but it speaks to the point that you can and should major in something that interests you most. You are far likelier to get a higher GPA in something that you really enjoy studying, and it might set you apart from the crowd when it comes to med school applications.</p>