<p>Khan-Tim:</p>
<p>If you can pull the grades in an engineering program I think it is in your best interest to do so. This is mainly for the reason you mentioned… job potential in the event that you are in the 50% who don’t get in to med school. </p>
<p>Besides, if we pretend that your engineering GPA is low (<3.0) you could reapply after boosting your application with work experience, high grades in a graduate program, better MCAT scores, etc.</p>
<p>Lots of schools claim that BMEs have higher MCATs and better acceptance rates than other majors. Unfortunately, I can’t find any real proof of this. </p>
<p>One more thing. Since you are in high school still, look into guaranteed acceptance programs. Several med schools will guarantee a spot for you after you finish your BS. Actually, this might be good advice for Medhope’s daughter, too!</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>