<p>I was initially going to major in bio or chem like all other pre meds, but realized that I would only be pursuing those majors because others do. I realized that I had a far greater interest in engineering, since my two passions are math and science. Would it be possible to major in mechanical engineering and complete all pre reqs, while still graduating in four years, or would it be best to extend study to five years. Thanks.</p>
<p>5 years including summer sessions. This will be very difficult for you as both require lots of studying.</p>
<p>Well, here are the requirements for NYU medical school:</p>
<p>English—six semester hours* (two years are recommended)
Inorganic Chemistry—a minimum of six semester hours (including laboratory)
Organic Chemistry—a minimum of six semester hours (including laboratory)
General Physics—a minimum of six semester hours (including laboratory)
General Biology or Zoology—a minimum of six semester hours (including laboratory) *A semester hour is calculated as one hour of classroom or two hours of laboratory work each week for a full semester. </p>
<p>The typical engineering curriculum includes most of those classes already…
I’m assuming the requirements of other medical schools are similiar
If you know what medical school you plan on attending, then check the requirements on their site…</p>
<p>5 years + summers is a little extreme.</p>
<p>With ME, you’ll need to take 2-4 extra biology courses and 2 O-Chem courses in addition to the traditional ME curriculum. That could add an entire semester. An ME curriculum with no transfer (AP/IB) credits is about 4.5 years (9 semesters), so that makes it an even 5 years (no summers).</p>
<p>If you’re going pre-med, Chemical Engineering is another option. If the school is a biochemical engineering school, you might meet all the requirements for premed as part of the ChBE degree (at worst, maybe you’ll need an extra few Bio courses). If it’s a straight Chemical Engineering school, you’ll probably just need a few biology courses.</p>
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<p>True. The big issues are the bio and o-chem courses, which are usually not part of engineering programs. BioChemical and Environmental are the only engineers I know of that take bio, and Chemical are the only engineers I know of that take O-Chem.</p>
<p>biomedical engineers have the highest rate of acceptance into med school (last I heard).</p>