<p>I am planning on going into medical school after I finish my undergraduate degree(s), so I was just wondering if it would be more beneficial for me to apply to one school versus another. I was thinking about the WCAS or McCormick. Right now, I have listed that I'm applying to WCAS, but I wasn't sure if McCormick would be "better" for medicine (or, would it really matter since GPA and MCAT scores are among the more important factors for entering into medical school?). I also plan on applying for HPME, if that helps any at all. Thanks for any replies.</p>
<p>McCormick is the engineering school. Do you want to become an engineer? That should answer your question.</p>
<p>Well, you would probably take the same pre-med requirements anyway. From the perspective of HPME, fewer people probably apply to McCormick than Weinberg, but idk if that would help or anything. It depends on your prospective major.</p>
<p>Well, I've thought about engineering, but haven't been to sure of it. I know people who have done engineering as a major and have gone into med school (which is not uncommon). I was just wondering if any people who go into any one school has a higher chance to get into these top med schools (of course, for HPME, you don't have to take the MCAT b/c of that guaranteed first-year entry into the Feinberg school as long as your grades are high). I think I'll just stick with Weinberg. Most of my other friends who are thinking about med school are going into their schools' arts and sciences departments.</p>
<p>McCormick is harder than WCAS for medical school admissions (unless deep down you love the engineering curriculum and want to be an aspiring engineer).</p>
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<li>McCormick has the least grade inflation.<br></li>
<li>Engineering courses tend to be more time-consuming so you would have less time to study orgo/bio than your classmates from WCAS (competitive disadvantage).</li>
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<p>^yeah, disadvantage in terms of required courses and studying time for the MCAT, right?</p>