<p>^Most pre-meds are not in engineering though. The question might be very specific to this applicant. Anyway, why not to ask adcoms, it is their job, the answers will be definitve, no grey area anymore.
BTW, Stats is the easiest A in UG. Why not to take it anyway, improve your GPA with the min. effort
And it is absolutely correct that Med. Schools even in the same state might be different in their requirements.</p>