PITT BioEngg with PreMed...Any current students? ~ Need Advice

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I was accepted to the PITT Engg program and I planned to do Bio Engg with PreMed…

During my two visits to PITT I learnt that it is tough to maintain a good GPA (which is a red flag for Med school apps, I hear) and the program is really tough/intense and we hardly get time to do Med school oriented research/shadowing etc…

I am getting worried now. Should I switch to a ‘safer’ Major??? (Just to give some idea about me I am an above average Senior 4.65 GPA and 35 ACT…really strong in Math and Science at the high school level…:))

Do a lot of students do BIOENGG Premed combo at PITT?
Is it easier to maintain a good GPA while being a well-rounded student (Shadowing+Research+Volunteering+Clubs+Others etc)?

I know everyone’s favorite line is “major does not matter for Med school”…If not BIO Engg what else I can major at PITT without losing touch with the Sciences…with an eye for Med school…

Any advice from current students will be of immense help…

Thanks in advance…

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BioE is tough - my dds stats were similar to yours, she’s worked hard to have a 3.75 qpa at Pitt - but whoever told you shadowing/research is difficult to balance in engineering - not true for her and her group of bioEs who are ALL involved in research, clubs. I think you know you can probably maintain a higher qpa if you majored in arts&sciences - taking the requisite premed coursework. You should probably speak to someone in the premed advising group?

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I assume you have a merit scholarship with those stats? Is it contingent on staying in engineering?

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Thank you both…My full ride is transferable across schools Deit and Swan…

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Good, then you are free to decide which major to pursue.