<p>People tell me that you need a pretty high gpa to get into medical school (3.7+). What if you are a nonscience major like engineering or math where it is difficult to get a high gpa like that? do medical schools consider this when looking at applicants who are not in science-related majors?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>There are varying schools of thought on this, so you’ll likely get varied responses. I like to think that they do consider the difficulty of the major (engineering vs psychology) and the work load required of engineers. However, there’s no solid, unshakable answer. Statistics do show that the same number of humanities majors make it in as natural science majors. The figures are lower for engineers, but mainly that’s because fewer engineers apply anyway.</p>
<p>I can tell based on the experience of my kiddos (sample =2) that math majors do not get any special consideration in med school admissions…</p>
<p>The short answer is No. Take a look-see at MIT’s admissions’ stats. MIT, arguably the top eng/tech school in the world, gets no additional love from med school adcoms.</p>
<p>thank you everyone</p>
<p>Would if two applicants have very similar MCAT scores, say within 1 point or 2, and both have a 3.9 GPA but one is a history major and the other is a chemical engineering major, would the Chem Eng major get a bigger bump stat wise and come off as more impressive academicaly?</p>
<p>Either they would both be accepted or they would both be rejected. If one got in and the other didn’t, it would more likely be because of other factors (eg ECs, LORs, interview) than major.</p>