Confused Student-- Guidance

[Pharaoh69]

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Hello. I'm currently a senior in high school and I'm planning to apply to med school once I'm done with undergrad studies. However, I'm not sure if I should study biology or bioengineering. I have talked to many people who told me that bioengineering offers more paths. For example, if I don't get into med school, I can still be an "engineer." I'm just worried I might not get into medical school because of how hard I heard it is to do so.

 

[Rogert]

Your major doesn't matter for med school.

 

[miamiheatfan]

Hello. I'm currently a senior in high school and I'm planning to apply to med school once I'm done with undergrad studies. However, I'm not sure if I should study biology or bioengineering. I have talked to many people who told me that bioengineering offers more paths. For example, if I don't get into med school, I can still be an "engineer." I'm just worried I might not get into medical school because of how hard I heard it is to do so.

Yup just like Rogert said, major doesn't matter. Just to elaborate a bit, it may or may not be more practical to choose bioengineering as a backup, but if you were to end up with a lower GPA due to doing a harder major you will not get cut any slack in med school admissions. You're expected to do well no matter what major you do. It is hard to get into med school, but just like anything else great you just have to put in the work.

 

[Pacna]

Hello. I'm currently a senior in high school and I'm planning to apply to med school once I'm done with undergrad studies. However, I'm not sure if I should study biology or bioengineering. I have talked to many people who told me that bioengineering offers more paths. For example, if I don't get into med school, I can still be an "engineer." I'm just worried I might not get into medical school because of how hard I heard it is to do so.

Contrary to the two above posters, and I think what is your concern, a more difficult major will statistically hinder your chances to get into med school, if only due to the fact that A's in engineering are few and far between. On the other hand, when I didn't get in the first time, I really wished I had done something like bioengineering so that I wasn't so bent on getting in the next time around (or go back to painting houses).

 

[Rogert]

Contrary to the two above posters, and I think what is your concern, a more difficult major will statistically hinder your chances to get into med school, if only due to the fact that A's in engineering are few and far between. On the other hand, when I didn't get in the first time, I really wished I had done something like bioengineering so that I wasn't so bent on getting in the next time around (or go back to painting houses).

I suppose it depends on what OPs main goal is. If the main goal is medicine, than your major should be something you enjoy and can do well in. If th goal is to just be employed, a practical degree, like engineering, would be in the best interest.

 

[butternutsquash]

If your goal is med school, choose a major that you will do well in, while completing all the necessary pre-req's for med school. Engineering majors are notoriously difficult, and I would recommend avoiding it unless you really have an interest in engineering and you are 100% comfortable with that career. To me, if my sights are set on becoming a doc, it's not worth risking my GPA just to do a major that has some job prospects after graduation.