<p>I'm not completely sure whether I want to become a doctor, but I want to take pre-med requirements in college. So these requirement courses are just classes that I have to take right? I've read in a few threads that I can major in anything I want. Is that correct? </p>
<p>I want to major in Biomedical engineering as a pre-med student. Now here's what I'm really confused about... Do I have to take other courses for engineering because I'm majoring in one of the Engineering majors? Also, I'm planning on applying to Columbia University. Since I want to major in biomedical engineering, do I have to apply for SEAS?</p>
<p>Please help me by clarifying what exactly "pre-med" in college is... and what happens when I want to major in bioengineering.</p>
<p>Pre-med for the most part is just a minimal number of required classes you must take to apply and be admitted to most Med Schools. </p>
<p>You can major in whatever you want otherwise as long as you feel you feel like you can prepare adequately for the MCAT with your supplemental coursework and self study. You still have to meet the guidelines of you University in whatever department you are in – there should be no difference in a PreMed student in the BioEng program or any other student.</p>
<p>“Pre-Med” is generally just a loose collection of guidelines at most schools and not a specific program. Most schools do have some sort of Guidance or Pre-professional assistance which can help you navigate the application process and make sure you can meet the admission requirement. Depending on the school - they often can help gather rec letters, fill you in on some of the tricks of admissions and prepare for interviews, assist you in making sure you are making adequate progress, and make sure you aren’t making any major gaffes. There are a few schools who have a Pre-med major, but these are pretty uncommon overall and even then it often ends up being a generic coursework that meets most if not all the requirements for a Biology Major/Chemistry.</p>
<p>The best major for Premed is sociology or english. You don’t want any hard, advanced lab or quantitative courses dragging your GPA down. The ideal situation is, meet minimum requirements for med school entry, then take all introductory level courses to inflate your GPA, then play basketball or something as an extracurricular.</p>