If med school (for some reason) ended up not working out, would a minor in engineering be enough to secure a job in an engineering field? I have really high aims for med school, and I plan to study really hard/long for the MCAT.
I don’t mean to sound ignorant or arrogant, but what are the dynamics of med school “not working out”? I have always been a perfectionist in academics (never received a B), and although I know college will be difficult, I still plan to maintain a high-level GPA. In the scenario that I graduate with a 3.0 or sub-3.0 GPA (both relatively unlikely), medicine is still a possible pursuit, right?
Additionally - and although this is in the future - when should I start preparing for the MCAT? For the first 3 years of high school, I had some relatively lousy counseling (I wasn’t very familiar with the system, so I didn’t know much better), and I know the dangers of preparing too late for important tests. Also, is the MCAT as hard as people make it out to be? From what I have heard, the MCAT is really intense - but I would like to know what you guys think.