Welcome to College Discussion at College Confidential, the Web's leading discussion forum for college admissions, financial aid, SAT prep, and much more! You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, etc. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. College Confidential is dedicated to providing the best free college admissions information available on the Web, through our many articles and this discussion forum.
This welcome message goes away when you register and log in!
I know the common major for premed students is biology, but is engineering/premed a good idea? any thoughts?
also, will applying to an engineering college (such as the engineering school at Columbia University) instead of the the more common liberal arts college help my chances of admission if i'm a girl?
Some of the basic engineering requirements like calc, general chem and physics are also premed requirements so you would be getting those out of the way. It's risky though because you need to keep a high gpa which is supposed to be difficult in engineering.
Yes, I think being a girl gives you a better chance of admission.
But in a nutshell, med schools require high GPAs and lots of extra-curricular activities, both of which are difficult (but manageable) as an engineering major.
It's difficult if you don't have AP credit; there is no room for electives, which means that you would probably have to overload on credits to take Organic Chem, etc., or take summer semesters. It depends on what you major in.
How much flexibility this course of action would leave you depends on what engineering major you went for. Do realize that med schools expect very high GPAs, so going to a school or being in a major that grades hard can put you at a disadvantage.
Whether being a woman will give you a better chance of admission depends on the school.
College Confidential is dedicated to providing the best free college admissions information available on the Web, through our many articles and this discussion forum.
