<p>What classes beyond a Mechanical Engineering degree are required to be admitted to most med schools across the nation?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I would like to know this as well.</p>
<p>biology, chemistry are the main two. English is another. Physics and math will probably be covered by the ME degree.</p>
<p>After doing some research, Ive found that I would need these courses beyond a Mech. Eng. Degree:
2 semesters of Biology (1A/1B)
2 more semesters of Chemistry after Gen. Chem 1 &2 (Organic and MicroBiology w/labs)</p>
<p>Are there any other classes that I am missing?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I believe that covers it. Med schools are very permissive of various undergraduate majors, provided you can meet the specific course preparations. As an engineer, your main issues will be the chem and bio.</p>
<p>Med schools usually require a year of English, which may or may not be required in an Mech Eng program, in addition to the two years of chem and year of bio mentioned above. Med schools don’t care that much about your major. They’re more concerned with how you performed academically in general (just don’t get a c-minus in organci chemistry). They know that engineering is more demanding than other majors, so a lower GPA will be understandable.</p>
<p>I know a very busy and successful orthopedist with a religion degree, and a Harvard Med School Prof / Harvard teaching hospital surgeon with a chemical engineering degree, among others …</p>
<p>Basically you’ll cover most of that in your degree. Like everyone said, you’ll need a full year of O Chem w/labs and Biology with labs as well as good grades.</p>
<p>I strongly recommend against doing Mech E/pre med since thats going to require your full concentration and you pretty much have to have above a 3.(something) for pre med, but everyone has their dreams. </p>
<p>If you’re an entering college freshmen, I’d suggest taking your first year to explore first and then decide whether or not pre med or mech e is a good route for you</p>
<p>Ok, Ill see what your guises opinions are. I am going to be a sophomore at UW Madison. I am now done with Calculus I and II, Physics I, General Chem. I and II. Through my first year, I have achieved a 4.0 and received recognition from multiple departments for academic success. I understand that getting into medschool with such a demanding major will be extremely difficult but I also feel like I am up to the challenge. Also, you stated that you need 2 semesters of Organic Chemistry? From my research it only states that I will need one? I could be wrong.</p>
<p>(I will be going into my soph. year with 39 credits completed including English I & II)</p>
<p>Opinions?</p>
<p>You need 2 full years of Chemistry, Gen Chem and O Chem with lab.</p>
<p>Look at Harvard Med’s requirements. It will basically be the same anywhere
[Harvard</a> Medical School: Requirements](<a href=“http://hms.harvard.edu/admissions/default.asp?page=requirements]Harvard”>http://hms.harvard.edu/admissions/default.asp?page=requirements)</p>
<p>I dont mean to try belittle your accomplishments (i actually commend them, since thats something I cant even do) but you pretty much did only take freshmen classes which aren’t necessarily indicative of how you’ll do in mechanical engineering. And please dont take this to mean that you cant, thats NOT what I’m saying at all. What I am saying is that you have to basically continue that into Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years and with you being an engineering major, it makes it that much harder. </p>
<p>But again, thats your decision and I’m not here to tell you otherwise, just my 2 cents</p>
<p>Other opinions…?</p>
<p>It’s not really opinions you are looking for here - the requirements are what they are, and the vast majority of medical schools require roughly the same thing, as several have noted. Are there any other questions you have related to engineering? If you want general information on getting into med school, this is not the right forum for it.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/214382-coursework.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/214382-coursework.html</a></p>
<p>The Pre-med board is littered with all the information you need and a group of med students and doctors who give great advice.</p>