<p>lets settle this once and for all</p>
<p>biomedical science sounds like the “pre-med” major. </p>
<p>of course it would depend on the school and the program…</p>
<p>Some premed student from Texas A&M once posted at SDN that being majored in biomedical science can help you skip those biology subjects in your junior and senior year that may be “too academic” for persons who are to enter medicine fields. I am not sure whether this major is good or not though. Many people here said that any premed-like majors are worse than a more academic major. My guess is that it may be no harm if you are interested in applying to public medical schools in Texas only (because Texas medical schools know what major it is), but it may not be that good if you apply to OOS medical schools. But this is just my wild guess.</p>
<p>Many schools appear to have one of these “softer” biology majors: Human Biology at Stanford, Natural Science major at JHU, etc. A common theme is: Do not teach me anything that is meant for PhD-track students, the preference is given to “inter-discipline”/integration of many subjects. Some professors are willing to do that, but some (esp. those hot-shots from a big name research university) are not willing to do that.</p>
<p>MCAT2, I did a brief google search on the major and it appears the program varies quite widely. Ohio State’s is is in conjunction with their med school and has a higher bar for acceptance. TAMU’s is through their highly respected vet school. Others are simply at the UG campus. I think before responding , or describing it as “softer”, I’d have to know the specific program being discussed. Again, after a very brief look, OSU’s looks interesting.</p>
<p>I have a BS in Civil Engineering but was thinking about getting a Master’s Degree in Biology because I want to go to medical school, can I still apply to Medical school or should I go and get a Master’s Degree in BioMedical Engineering.</p>
<p>Cenceria, do you have the medical prerequisites covered already, and if not, how many do you need? It may be much easier and cheaper to just add what you are missing to your existing degree. The prevailing wisdom is that a Masters is usually of questionable additional value in med school apps. I did NOT say , “no value”…just “questionable additional value”. Have you looked into SMP’s?</p>