<p>Hey, I'm still unsure what I wanna do with my life...so do you think I could apply to the engineering school and try to major in mechanical engineering, while still taking all the required courses for pre-med? And if it is possible, will the workload kill me?</p>
<p>I mean it's possible. It's gonna be pretty hard though. Seriously, save yourself the pain and decide on one or the other, then switch if you need.</p>
<p>If i switch won't I have to do it right away so that i'm not behind or something.</p>
<p>If you're split 50/50 absolutely, start in engineering because you have to be on the engineering track pretty early to do it in 4 years unless you have substantial AP credit, which will make this a lot easier.</p>
<p>A semester or two will be plenty of time for you to see what you like and if it's the right thing for you. If you work your schedule correctly, you can add a pre-med course to your engineering scheudle and get a feel for that at the same time.</p>
<p>Stick with a gut feeling and go for it. If you mix-match your schedule, you're probably going to be overloaded and when you decide on one, you'll be behind.</p>
<p>What about bio-engineering?</p>
<p>It is absolutely possible, although not advisable, to do engineering and premed since premed is just a series of six or so courses (intro bio, gen chem, orgo, physics, a couple of english/math/writing courses). Of course it will be difficult to maintain a high GPA which is needed for premed.</p>
<p>Ah, I didn't consider the GPA issue. That's something very serious.</p>
<p>Yeah, it's going to be pretty hard. I guess if you stayed for another year, maybe? Are you looking to be a doctor and just want to stand out for admissions purposes, or do you want to do research or development in biomedical stuff (like prosthetics etc)? If it's the latter it might be a better idea to major in MAE with a minor in biomedical, then get a masters in biomedical.</p>
<p>try bio-mechanical engineering, if that even exists, but it sounds good and possible they need people in the medical field whould engineer stuff right. Plus Cornell has a program where you can make your own major</p>
<p>Well like i was saying, the best you can do is major in MAE or something and then get a minor in BME (which is geared towards the mechanical aspect of medical); there is no undergrad major available in BME.</p>
<p>Hmm.....k...thanks for all the input. I guess I'll try to do well on all my ap exams, I already taken chem, calc ab, us gov, english lang, and world history with 5's on the first 3 and 4's on the other 2, and I plan to take physics (both of the C ones), english lit, and calc bc next year. Could someone tell me where I can find out what exactly the required course for pre-med are?</p>
<p>O, nvm, i found it.</p>
<p>yeah, ME and Pre-med isn't really a good choice. However, ChemE might be, since you will be taking all of the essential pre-med courses except for biology and writing, which you can easily fit in. I would go with that. Also, as for GPA, graduating from Cornell pre-med will get into a good med school. This is because Cornell has great connections, and plus they post the median grade for each class next to your grade on the transcript, thus telling med schools how tough or easy the course is. More importantly though, Cornell's name is strong, and all schools/companies know that engineering is tough. I don't want to pressure you, but ChemE is the way to go, or you'll have to transfer out to A&S, which isn't that hard by the way.</p>
<p>Sounds like a good suggestion...i should check it out.</p>
<p>to nameless1 i'm doing the same thing you are
i'll get back to you if the workload kills me</p>
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they post the median grade for each class next to your grade on the transcript
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Y'know...the website says that they do that, but whenever I get a transcript, there's nothing about the median grade of the class...</p>
<p>really? that's strange, since they explicitly state it on their website..anyway</p>
<p>i think i even posted a scan of a transcript here. nowhere on the transcript are the median grades found.</p>
<p>They're changing it sometime in the next or past couple years.</p>
<p>another MAE/premed hopeful here...although i really dont see the big deal</p>
<p>i have a 5 in bio and chem, and i already have to take physics anyway, so all i have to take extra is orgo and maybe some advanced bio courses...other than GPA whats the huge deal with courseload?</p>
<p>The problem is that you will be taking almost 100% science/math courses. That will be tough. I'm a bio major and premed but only half of my classes have been science classes. I have the flexibility to take English, anthro, sociology, etc. Your non-premed classes will essentially be all engineering or math courses. This is a huge deal. My science GPA is roughly .25 lower than my non-science GPA. You have to consider that when contemplating your med school chance.s</p>