<p>I am a junior in high school beginning the college search. I scored a 33 on the ACT and have a 4.02 GPA. High school has never been difficult for me. After high school, I hope to get a four year degree, finish all my pre-med recs then got to med school to become an orthopedic surgeon.</p>
<p>First question: Is it more important for my to go to a very prestigious college and get B's or go to a less prestigious college and get a 4.0?</p>
<p>Second question: Is it possible to major in Biomedical Engineering and finish all my pre med recs and still have enough time to volunteer/work at a hospital to make myself a good med school candidate? On top of that, would I be able to maintain the GPA necessary for med school?</p>
<p>Any response is appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>I would say passion for knowledge and the ability to learn without being spoonfed knowledge is extremely important for medical school. Give it a whirl and use the search function.</p>
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<li><p>You will get many answers for that question, where some think prestigious schools are a positive indicator to med school admissions, while some will say it’s hardly even considered. The best way is to ask individual medical schools about this. However, in general a higher GPA is better than a lower GPA.</p></li>
<li><p>Biomedical Engineering is a very common major for pre-meds, so you would have plenty of time for extra-curriculars. However, It’s very different from a biology major, so make sure your interested in it.</p></li>
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<p>Got to love engineering to go to engineering, I have burned despite of all very good grades, hated it. Not sure about plenty of time for EC while in engineering. You will have to maintain very high GPA no matter what major (and what college).Setting goal for having Bs is setting yourself for failure. Your goal is an A in every class. GPA should not be lower than about 3.6. You will have much less time for ECs if you are in engineering. Another warning is about having easy time in HS. I was glad that my D. did not have easy time in HS, she had to work hard and she continued working hard in college (not engineering). I hope that you will adjust fast. Medical School is all very hard work, no genius, work hard, sometime 14 hrs day aftger day, straight study, study after 12 hrs in a hospital on your feet, no breaks, no easy time.<br>
At the end, you shoold attend where you personally prefer attending in major that you personally prefer. However, prepare to work extremely hard, nobody has an easy time on this road, I do not know a single person. </p>