<p>So I know for a fact that I want to be on track, take the right courses to have the chance to become a doctor. I realize its tough to get into medical school but I still believe I have what it takes to get there. My question is, would it even be possible to become an engineer while still fulfilling the needs to be on a pre-med track?</p>
<p>I don't want to major in chem/biochem/bioengineering/bio/genetics because all of them have poor job prospects after college if you don't actually make it into medical school. I feel I will have a good shot, as of now I'm headed into my senior year of high school with a 3.75 gpa and multiple extra curricular activities and I even volunteer at my local hospital.</p>
<p>My main concern is, is it smart to do this? I know engineering has fantastic job prospects after college and I want something to fall back on if med school doesn't pan out. I understand I can major in anything, heck I've even heard of getting into med school with an economics degree. My main concern is will it come back to bite me if I don't major in a science? Will I still be at a disadvantage when MCATs roll around?</p>
<p>Any feedback would be fantastic, thank you!</p>
<p>hey, i know you posted this a while ago. I’m in engineering myself. not too many people go this route to get into med school, but it is definitely do able. and i think that it is an excellent idea, you may find that you want to stay an engineer, who knows.</p>
<p>my school, on the engineering website suggests routes for people to take if they want to apply to med school after. there are a few programs like chemical engineering, material engineering, physics engineering etc… that full fill the requirements that the med school wants. as with most engineering disciplines, chemical engg has good job outlooks. where i am from, most of them work in chemical processing plants.</p>
<p>however, if you take mechanical, petroleum, electrical, civil, environmental engineering, you may need to add 1 extra semester of classes, since not all the pre-reqs for med school might not be covered. no big deal… 1 semester isn’t long at all!</p>
<p>check a few different med school websites for the pre-reqs, then compare to the engineering course work. </p>
<p>as for taking a science as your major, I don’t think that you are at a disadvantage. unless maybe you were to major in physiology - the study of the human body. but really beyond first year chem/physics/math courses… you are not going to be doing that type of work as a doctor… for real, when was the last time you saw you doctor pull out a chemistry set and do a sample, or lazers beams to check something. </p>
<p>I head of a guy getting into med school, and he majored in piano!!!</p>
<p>Make up your mind, and realize that any solid Engineering program will dent your GPA, and that ‘denting’ might be enough for you to not be considered competitive enough for med-school. Some med schools recognize that Engineering programs are pretty tough, however, some really just strictly go by GPA.</p>