College Discussion - View Single Post - Chemical Engineering -> Med School

Ray516 · 08-10-2007, 06:33 AM

Hello, I've been looking around online and have found that many people have taken the path to medical school via a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering. This is something I'm seriously considering doing, as it will give me plenty of options after college (if I decide not to pursue medicine, I have a solid job to fall back on). The only thing that worries me is that also during my search online, I found many people labeling this move "med school suicide" because of the difficulties of maintaining a good GPA in college.

So I guess my real question is - how hard is it to maintain an excellent GPA with an Engineering major? I've heard that the problem area for most people comes with math, but that's something I don't see happening with me, as I've always thought math to be incredibly easy. Also, I've heard that medical school's reliance on GPA is very exaggerated, and that even with a mid-range GPA one can get into med school with good MCAT scores.

So...advice?

08-10-2007, 06:33 AM	#1
Ray516 New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Threads: 9 Posts: 29	Chemical Engineering -> Med School Hello, I've been looking around online and have found that many people have taken the path to medical school via a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering. This is something I'm seriously considering doing, as it will give me plenty of options after college (if I decide not to pursue medicine, I have a solid job to fall back on). The only thing that worries me is that also during my search online, I found many people labeling this move "med school suicide" because of the difficulties of maintaining a good GPA in college. So I guess my real question is - how hard is it to maintain an excellent GPA with an Engineering major? I've heard that the problem area for most people comes with math, but that's something I don't see happening with me, as I've always thought math to be incredibly easy. Also, I've heard that medical school's reliance on GPA is very exaggerated, and that even with a mid-range GPA one can get into med school with good MCAT scores. So...advice?