“The time has come to get our travel plans in order for DS4. He is torn between law and medicine and wants to major in Chemical Engineering.”
“Basically, a very self-driven over achiever who thrives under pressure and hates to be bored.”
I would suggest the following colleges which have chemical engineering departments heavily involved in medical research. The goal here is to become involved in research as an undergraduate.
Cal Tech
MIT
Stanford
Northwestern
Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech