Hello I am currently a Freshman in college and have decided to transfer to another university in Ohio. My major is Biology for Pre med, and have been doing quite well and maintain a 3.6 gpa. I spend a good deal of time studying daily and very much enjoy studying. Which Brings me to my questions:
Between Ohio State University, The university of Miami Ohio, and The University of Cincinnati, which University would I be more likely to succeed in my dream of attending medical school? My current university lacks quite a bit of resources for my Program and I very much would like to be farther away from home for the experience.
Would it be a very bad idea to consider chemical engineering for my major to attend medical school? I have read several articles that chemical engineering is a viable major for entering medical school, and since it is much harder than biology it gives an advantage to some students. Ive heard the course is very very hard so I would not want to attempt it without getting another opinion on this first. Chemistry has always been one of my favorite classes and I excel in math an science courses. I already spend a good deal studying and very much enjoy, which is why im considering this path besides that I am very interested with the major itself.
Any kind of input for direction would be very much appreciated.
It really doesn’t matter. The name of your undergrad has approaching zero influence on whether you will gain a med school admission. Getting into med school depends on you, what you accomplish during college, your grades and MCAT score. Choose the school you feel offers you the best combination of fit, costs and opportunity.
Again, this is up to you. How strong of a math and physics student are you? ChemE requires excellence at both.
There are pluses and minuses to being an engineering major. The plus is that should you not get accepted to med school, you have a secure well-paid Plan B career. The minus is that engineering is an academically challenging major and many engineers end up with GPAs that aren’t high enough for med school. Med school adcomms will not cut you any slack on your GPA having a “hard” major. (Just ask my physics and math major daughters.) Med school adcomms do not care about majors and will not prefer a ChemE major over a plain ole vanilla bio major.
Can you be a 3.8 GPA engineer? I don’t know–and I suspect you don’t either. You can give it try and pull the plug quickly if you see you’re not going to be earning top marks in your classes.
BTW, studying all the time–not what you need to be doing as a pre-med. Yes, grades are critical, but you also need to learn to balance a social life with your academics. Adcomms want people who are socially engaged and active within their communities. Academic automatons–regardless of how good their grades are–don’t get accepted to med school.
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chemical engineering is a viable major for entering medical school, and since it is much harder than biology it gives an advantage to some students.
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What would be the “advantage” to some premeds??? My son was a chemE premed. It’s an extremely challenging major, which in many cases can be a GPA killer.
I don’t understand why a bio premed major would need to transfer? ??? What “resources” could any decent school be lacking in biology? That’s a staple major that any decent school will have adequate resources.
transferring to another school could be a misstep if your classmates will be stronger than you are. What were your high school stats? What was your GPA and test scores? Why did you choose the school that you’re currently attending?
Transfers to other state unis rarely get good aid. What are your parents saying about paying for all the costs at a transfer school?