<p>Hello, I am a pre-bioE/premedical major. I was excited to get this major (it was my first choice), but I have been hearing things about it. For one, I hear that it will be harder for me to get into graduate school for bioE because I am taking prebioE as opposed to regular bioE. I also heard that it will be harder to make it to med school because med schools want students who pursuit something they truly enjoy, and they will think that if you are taking prebioE/premedical, you are taking premedical because you want to go to med school and not because you enjoy this major. I am deeply confused, so any advice would be helpful. Thanks!</p>
<p>From what I gather about it, it seems like a glorified biology major, with a few (4 I think?) bioengineering classes literally for the sake of the name. I was about to choose that and subsequently UCSD, but after I found out that I really wouldn't be getting a fall back into bioengineering if I don't make it to medical school, I sort of faltered. But from the class list, it seems like it really would help you on the MCAT, since it pounds the math, biology, and chemistry a lot more than what I would expect from L&S biology, and despite whatever Medical Schools care about, the two MOST important things will still be GPA (possibly major GPA, not cumulative), and MCAT. Sure you'll need hospital volunteer hours, but UCSD has 3 hospital campuses throughout San Diego, and internships are readily available at the plethora of biotech companies around San Diego. All in all, if you really will be going into medical school, with little hesitation, the major is good and the school just makes it better =)</p>
<p>thanks for the help!</p>
<p>Does that mean we CANNOT find a job right after undergrad?</p>
<p>What about chances of getting into grad school for bioE?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>"Does that mean we CANNOT find a job right after undergrad?"</p>
<p>No, it will just be slightly harder.
Even for someone in BioE, it will be slightly hard for him/her to find a job with an undergrad degree. BioE is too new and too specialized. Most of the jobs in biotech companies go to EE, MechE, and ChemE right now. This may change in a few years when BioE becomes well established as an engineering field.</p>