<p>I'm a soon to be high school senior and ive decided that majoring in engineering will give me a good backup if I dont make it into medical school. I was perusing these threads and have discovered that yes, it is hard for someone to maintain a good GPA in BME, good enough for med school. However it is possible and many people pursue this track.</p>
<p>Then I found this thread, Avoid bioengineering, if you can!, which said that BME is not a good backup plan because the job outlook for the industry is bad and there is much lower pay compared to Chem E or EE.</p>
<p>This was from four years ago so I'm wondering if anything has changed....can a graduate degree in BME serve you well? Or would it be better for me to do an undergrad in Chem E and fulfill my med school prereqs since Chem E's have a better job outlook if I choose not to go to med school. Also the thread says it would be easier for me to find a job in Engineering if I do Chem E and then a BME grad degree as opposed to 8 years of BME.....</p>
<p>yea, I'm confused right now. And I dont want to hear "just do what you are most interested in" cuz I wouldn't mind doing either BME or Chem E, i just dont know which one to choose.</p>
<p>I’d be interested in this response as well. I’ve decided on BME for now (haha, what do I actually know about what I want my major to be in college) with the idea of going to med school down the road. I’ve heard BME is extremely difficult to keep a high GPA in. Any thoughts from anyone?</p>
<p>I think BME “as a back up in case med school doesn’t work out” is a terrible idea.</p>
<p>Biomedical/Biological Engineering is a very new field, and companies are usually reluctant to hire new grads in those majors because they (understandably) have no idea what BME/BE majors can actually do. Here at MIT, when representatives of biomedical companies come for career fairs they are usually looking for mechanical/electrical engineers. Their standard line is usually something like “we’ll teach you all the biology you need to know.”</p>
<p>I’m only speaking from experience at my school, and it is very likely that BME/BE programs at other schools are quite different from ours. So my best advice is to really really know what you’re getting yourself into.</p>
<p>As a sidenote, if your ultimate goal is getting into med school, you should really focus on protecting your GPA. This means going into a major (any major) that you love and where you know you can perform well.</p>