<p>Hey Guys so I am going to be applying soon to Duke and I am most likely gonna apply ED here. So I was thinking of applying to Pratt for BME, but in the future I want to go to med school. My older brother attends Cornell and he is in the college of engineering but he is still following a premed track. Can you do that same thing in Duke? Go to engineering, but still take the Premed courses?</p>
<p>Yes. </p>
<p>10char.</p>
<p>A lot of BME students come in premed, and many of the classes overlap.</p>
<p>Thks guys and just another question, is it harder to get into Pratt or Trinity ED?</p>
<p>If you’re a girl, Pratt.
Otherwise, I would think Trinity.
But I’m not too sure.</p>
<p>I think I’ll go against the grain and say that doing BME purely with the intention of going to med school is not a good idea. There are some class overlaps, but it really isn’t worth it. Despite what biomedical engineering sounds like, it’s still an engineering and significant parts of the curriculum consists of mechanics, optics, material sciences, electrical engineering, etc. It’s not helpful for the MCAT and you won’t see it in med school most likely. So do BME if that’s what you are really interested in it but if you just want to go to med school and be a doctor don’t be surprised if 2 years in you are asking yourself *** am I doing?</p>
<p>SBR dont worry im not just doing BME purely for med school, i want to do BME for the engineering aspects as well. and to the others I also heard that getting into Pratt is easier than Trinity but do you guys know the actual acceptance rates for the schools?</p>
<p>BUMPPPP plz!</p>
<p>Are you bumping it for another reason besides this question?</p>
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<p>In that case, see the Duke admissions site:</p>
<p>[Duke</a> University Admissions: Class of 2013 Profile](<a href=“http://admissions.duke.edu/jump/applying/who_2013profile.html]Duke”>http://admissions.duke.edu/jump/applying/who_2013profile.html)</p>
<p>For class of 2013 overall, Pratt = 20%, Trinity = 15%
For ED, Pratt = 32%, Trinity = 29%</p>
<p>You’ll notice the test scores (specifically, math scores) are higher for Pratt students. It is generally accepted that Pratt’s admissions are more numbers based and predictable, while Trinity admissions rely more on intangibles and are up for chance. So, if you have high test scores / GPA (especially in math and science), your chances of acceptance to Pratt might be a bit higher, but if Duke is a bit of a reach to begin with, Trinity is probably more likely to accept somebody with lower stats (assuming other parts of their application makes up for it). This is probably a bit of generalization, though. You shouldn’t try to game the admissions system - simply apply to which school you’d like to attend. It’s really easy to transfer between the two at Duke (although easier to go Pratt -> Trinity than it is Trinity -> Pratt). Good luck!</p>
<p>Yeah, you can definitely do that. I’m a rising sophomore who’s BME/bio/premed and it works out pretty well. But I will warn you that it’s not going to be really easy. Feel free to PM me with any other questions you may have about classes, workload, etc.</p>