<p>You do have to take the MCAT at UCONN in the combined program. You only need to get a 28 though. Did she get into these programs, or does she want to apply to them? Getting into these programs is really hard if she hasn’t applied yet. For UCONN they take about 10 people out of 300 or more applicants. Biomed Eng might help her get into med school, but it won’t make all that much of a difference for residency unless she is doing some heavy duty research during med school. Residency is determined by your USMLE scores, and your recommendations from med school.</p>