<p>I'm going to be a junior in high school next school year and am pretty set on majoring in biomedical engineering as a premed. I know MIT has one of the best engineering schools and thus I want to go there for BME. However, I have heard that many people discourage from going into engineering (because of the toughness in relation to GPA) and discourage even more from doing a premed at MIT becauase of their very strict grading system. My first question is that is MIT really that tough if I am a hard worker and spend most my time studying? Right now I have a 4.0, 4.94 weighted and 5's in AP Calc BC and Government with many more to come in my Junior and Senior year. Ive always been on top of my studies so my concern is if MIT is really that tough. Next, I am also looking at Johns Hopkins and Duke and am just wondering how a BME grad from either MIT, DUke or Johns Hopkins looks compared to a grad from Harvard when it comes to Medical School. Basically, is it better to just take a premed in life sciences at Harvard or to go for BME at some other universities? Also, I know that Harvard doesnt have the best in engineering in the ranks but would it also be better to apply for BME at Harvard (or some other ivy league schools) to enchance Medical School chances? I know a lot of it comes down to GPA and MCAT but Im also wondering about how the unversity you attend affects admission as well.</p>
<p>once you're in college being "a hard worker, constant studying" becomes harder because you see so many oppurtunities to do other things. anyways, i'm going to be a junior and want to major in BME too. apply to all those colleges and then based on money and which ones you get into, then decide.</p>
<p>sry....didnt want to start anither thread on the same topic...im going to be a junior and also want to major in BME as a premed.....is Uof M ann arbor a good place to do this ?</p>
<p>I think it's better to decide whether to go to Harvard, MIT, or JHU after you get in. Regarding major, you should just do the major you are interested in. I'm going to MIT next year as biology major and at MIT, there isn't too much of a difference between biology and biological engineering since bio majors still have to take a good number of quantitative classes. BME in general is similar in its requirements to biology except for more physical science classes and a few engineering/BME classes so if you like math and physics, do BME. Regarding whether MIT is a good premed school, there are many threads regarding the subject and opinions vary. I am a potential premed (thinking MD/PhD as of right now) and I think it is a great school for certain premed students. For example, more MIT students (16) got accepted to Harvard Med School than all other colleges except for Harvard. The bottom line is, go to MIT if you think you like the MIT environment and if you want a really strong science background.</p>