<p>About the whole “engineering is bad for premed” deal…</p>
<p>I am a senior in HS and am very interested in med (not clinical but the research aspects of MD). I was accepted to both MIT(EA) and the PennSt/Jefferson 6-year BA/MD program. Without a doubt, I decided to accept MIT. I did not want to bind myself to a mediocre med school and also miss out on all the opportunities as a MIT student. MIT graduates are some of the most respected in their fields. I will probably end up majoring in BE or Brain&CognitiveSciences.</p>
<p>I believe that if you really want to go for it, then go for it. I think passion shows through much more than the numbers do. I also believe the MIT premed acceptance rates are counfounded. A lot of students from MIT just apply because they’ve filled the requirements in the end to see what happens (students who hadn’t thought of doing med school previously). Obviously, most of these students aren’t going to get in (just like undergraduate institutions can tell a half-assed application). </p>
<p>There are so many benefits of MIT though. The undergraduate research opportunities (UROPs) are unparalleled. Getting a published paper in Nature or something is probably not unheard of at MIT, and med school adcoms are whores for that kinda stuff. In the end I plan on applying to MD/PhD programs - where a degree from one of the premier research organizations will definately help.</p>
<p>In the end, if things don’t end up working out, I believe that if I was good enough to get into Jefferson once, I will be once again when I’m stronger with four years of MIT training.</p>