Should I major in biomedical engineering or biochemistry, or both?

@metro29

RE; your ECs

Shadowing should encompass a variety of different specialties especially primary care. 100 hours shadowing an oncologist is overkill and really doesn’t expose you to a broad spectrum of patient interactions. Find a internist or family medicine physician to shadow for at least a day or two.

You’ll also need community service with disadvantaged populations.

Both clinical and non-clinical volunteering need to be on-going activities that persist right up until your receive a med school acceptance. Experiences get “stale” and med school admissions is very much “what have you done lately?”

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Thank you!

Okay yeah, that makes a lot of sense. I have shadowed an internist before but only for about 3 days. I volunteer at a local clinic run by a church for disadvantaged populations right now but I understand that I will have to continue everything I am doing for the next 4-5 years. Thank you so much!

My parents have been saving for a long time since it’s been my dad’s dream for me to go to an ivy league (personally I don’t want to go to any save for Columbia and MIT) so we can afford most schools, but not all depending on cost of living.

OP, I suggest majoring in something you enjoy.

Use your first 1-2 years figuring that out, and then pick something you could see yourself doing if you don’t end up in medicine.

Just be sure that, if you do want to continue the path to an MD, you take the required courses for MCAT preparation and try to get some med-related experience.

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Keep an open mind. You, like most “premed” high school graduates, you’ll probably find a passion in something completely different. Make sure you choose a school that provides plenty of flexibility.