Confused about college. Chemical engineering as premed.... Will that work?

WayOutWestMom
Mon, 23 Sep 2013 12:47:53 +0000

Are you a US citizen or permanent resident?

If not your odds of gaining an acceptance to US medical school are extremely poor. Fewer than 200 internationals matriculate into US med schools each year. Many US medical school will not even consider internationals for admission, and of those that do, fewer than 7 offer any kind of need-based aid.

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It’s possible to major in chem engineering and still go to med school. One poster here (mom2collegekids)–her son is now a MS1 and graduated with a ChemE degree in May.

Maintaining a high GPA as an engineering major (whether BME or ChemE) is key. Can you maintain a GPA ≧ 3.6 as engineering major? Only you know that.

The difficulty with Chem vs BME is that pre-med requirements are increasing and now include 5 semesters of chem (gen chem, ochem and biochem) as well as psych, sociology and stats, plus all previous requirements. It’s possible to be ChemE major and still fit all the requirements in, but it will take much careful planning on your part.