<p>I want to do pre-med & I'm deciding on these 2 colleges. </p>
<p>I've decided that the environment of the colleges won't make much of a difference to me. I haven't personally visited either campus, but I've visited such varied campuses of a variety of schools & I felt that I could "fit" into all of them. Although it's possible that I could get turned off somehow by either UMich or GA Tech's campus environment, I'd like to not consider it yet at this point (but I would visit in the next month). So don't factor in the campus environment for now because I'll decide my opinions on that later. </p>
<p>But I was just wondering which college would provide better opportunities for pre-med. I'm really interested in all aspects of math & science, so I don't think there's a huge difference in if I'll like my major. If I go to GA Tech, I'll be BME + pre-med. If I go to UMich, I'll do biology + math and pre-med. I've looked into both majors & I feel that I would like both. Which place would provide more & easily accessible opportunities for a pre-med?</p>
<p>well, I’m contemplating between bio, math, or physics for Michigan LSA. Might even combine two</p>
<p>Career-wise, it probably won’t make much of a difference as both are excellent for engineering [I restrict my comments to the Mechanical Engineering department].</p>
<p>I would go to Michigan if I were you for a more well-rounded academic environment but Georgia Tech is great for engineering. I would choose based on finances then since it seems like you would “fit” well at either place.</p>
<p>My biggest concern with ga tech is the fact that it’s really tough to make a good gpa for medical school, whereas I feel I would have a better chance at 3.5+ at umich</p>
<p>Georgia Tech just isn’t engineering. The International Studies program has a very strong reputation.</p>
<p>The only major I’m really interested in at GA Tech is BME.</p>
<p>It would be better to get as high a gpa as possible for medical school. Typically it’s easier to get one with a liberal arts degree than an engineering one. Therefore Michigan>GT. If you really decide you want BME you can always apply to transfer to that program at U-M. They also have a very strong program, albeit a bit weaker than GT.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech is a one-dimensional school with 67% of the students in SAE and a 70:30 male-to-female ratio. At Michigan, you have a much better chance of doing medical related research.</p>
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If GT has a strong Int’l Studies program, it has very little presence. According to USNWR, the top 5 most popular majors are:
57% engineering
6% computer science
4% biological science
14% business
5% architecture
~14% the rest</p>
<p>Georgia Tech has a top 3 BME program, so if you are really interested in BME its a great place to be. The BME program is also a joint-program with Emory so there are definitely opportunities for medical/hospital related research. That being said, engineering at Tech is very tough and your GPA may suffer, but if you do manage to keep a high GPA (say 3.7+) as a GT BME then you will fare very well in med school admissions.</p>