Biology and Mechanical Engineering dual degree, worth it?

BandTenHut
Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:18:37 +0000

If you’re thinking about med school later, you don’t need a “pre-med” style undergraduate degree. Lots of people apply to medical school with degrees in German, History, Classics, et cetera. Although biological sciences majors are by far the most common, they only represent about 57% of those accepted to med school. Med school only requires the basics of biology and chemistry. They want a high GPA and a high MCAT score; your major doesn’t really matter. I think a bio minor would be a good way of keeping your options open while not overwhelming yourself.

Do note though that engineering schools (USC is no exception) suffer from grade deflation, and med school admissions officers do not care that it’s harder to get an A in engineering. They will compare your GPA to a Bio major’s GPA straight up.