<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. Keep in mind, I do a lof of extracurricular activities but I am not concerned about admission; i am just emphasing the hard working aspect of my stats because i want to know how tough MIT would really be for a hard worker. 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>Med schools probably won't care about where your BME degree comes from. Potential employers (if you couldn't make it to med school and needed a job) would probably value a BME degree from JHU or Duke higher than one from Harvard. </p>
<p>A strict bio degree is probably easier to get than an engineering degree (meaning that your GPA will probably be higher). In the event that you don't get into med school, however, a BME degree will probably provide you with more opportunities. This is why so many premeds choose to do BME as their major.</p>
<p>One of my main concerns is taking BME at MIT. Is it really that strict in grading or should i consider doing BME at Duke or Johns Hopkins? I just want to keep my GPA safe but I have no problem spending all my time studying in college.</p>
<p>Well I can't answer that question :) Only you know how smart and hard working you are. Just keep in mind, that the drop out rate in the BME major will be high no matter where you go simply because it is TOUGH and full of smart students.</p>
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<p>I suppose that would depend on which employer you're talking about. I strongly suspect that a management consulting or investment banking firm would value the Harvard BME degree (or any degree from Harvard for that matter) over the JHU or Duke BME degree. </p>
<p>The truth is, very few Harvard engineering students actually intend to work as engineers. They're either going to grauate school, or they're going to consulting or banking. </p>
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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. Keep in mind, I do a lof of extracurricular activities but I am not concerned about admission; i am just emphasing the hard working aspect of my stats because i want to know how tough MIT would really be for a hard worker. 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.
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<p>Look, if med-school admissions are what really worries you, then don't go to any of the programs you mentioned. Instead, go to one of those combined BS/MD programs that guarantee your admission to med-school.</p>