Medical School Track

mom2collegekids
Wed, 15 Jun 2016 07:01:27 +0000

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so you could have a chemical engineering degree along with a medical degree?

However, note that chemical engineering degree programs may have very little free elective space where you can put the non overlapping pre med courses in your schedule.

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My son got his degree in Chemical Engineering and is in med school, so yes.

As for the “very little elective space” to fit non-overlapping premed courses… This is somewhat true, depending on the undergrad you choose. My son’s ChemEng program included a premed track which included all of the premed prereqs. His undergrad accepted AP credits, which made is easy to fulfill the Core/GenEd reqts that most undergrads have.

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some top undergrad schools that will help you get into a good graduate medical school.
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We don’t really call them “graduate” medical schools. We call them med or medical schools…or professional schools.

there is no need to go to a “top undergrad”. Med schools don’t care which undergrad you went to as long as its accredited and not some unheard of podunk school.

ACTUALLY…a common misstep of many determined premeds is going to a top undergrad. Why? Because all schools “weed” their premeds and top schools are full of premeds that are all top students…so many end up with GPAs that aren’t med school worthy. Med schools do NOT give applicants a pass for a lower GPA just because they went to a top med school.

AND…also importantly…all US med schools are excellent. We don’t have “some” good ones…they’re all very good.