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What would be the most beneficial choice from the two in terms of future job outlook, pay, appeal, and post-undergraduate studies?
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mech eng FTW
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job future mech eng is definitely in more demand.
in terms of future studies, if you're intending to go onto something like med school or law school, i'd take the life sci--more electives, generally less pressured than eng and thus better opportunity to get a higher mark (and entrance to above programs)
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thanks for the replies guys, also my physics teacher told me of a friend of hers that actually graduated with a basc in electrical engineering and went on to go to medical school? How does this work?
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bozo101 wrote:thanks for the replies guys, also my physics teacher told me of a friend of hers that actually graduated with a basc in electrical engineering and went on to go to medical school? How does this work? There is no specific undergraduate degree required for medical school.
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but how would you prepare for the test that determines if you get in or not, if you haven't been formally educated in medicine? Please explain.
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bozo101 wrote:but how would you prepare for the test that determines if you get in or not, if you haven't been formally educated in medicine? Please explain. Study? I'm not an expert on the MCAT but it's pretty general and is more of a test of your aptitude to learn medicine, not what you already know. Most standardized tests are the same way.
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bozo101 wrote:but how would you prepare for the test that determines if you get in or not, if you haven't been formally educated in medicine? Please explain. even if you're in life sci or art sci.. half your courses are random history or sociology or w/e courses that have nothing to do with medicine anyways... yeah as for the med school test you can study it yourself.. they just want you to know the very basics but you can always take Bio electives in any program if you know you want to get into med school later
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So what would determine you getting into medical school other than the test score? Your undergraduate GPA? Would it be an average of the 4 years?
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bozo101 wrote:So what would determine you getting into medical school other than the test score? Your undergraduate GPA? Would it be an average of the 4 years? I think they mostly look at the last 2 however although it'll help a lot to have a high average in all your 4 years! For Med School I think there's an interview and a large application/essays to write as well so they have a factor in it as well
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much appreciated!
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Hhahaha, talking about medical school via Mech Eng. good luck with that. I'd say getting through the entire 4 years is an achievement in itself.
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JUST DO WAHTEVER YOU WANT TO DO MORE AND DONT LISTEN TO TAIYAB HE APPEARS TO SPREAD NEGATIVITY WHEREVER HE GOES
I AM OFFERING FREE DATES, WOMEN APPLY WITHIN.
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Lamoid wrote:JUST DO WAHTEVER YOU WANT TO DO MORE AND DONT LISTEN TO TAIYAB HE APPEARS TO SPREAD NEGATIVITY WHEREVER HE GOES Or maybe I am spreading something called, "reality"?
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If you`re aiming for the mcats, I`d definitely recommend taking life sci...
Mech eng is great if you want to be an engineer, but if you want to be a doctor, then you should go into life sci.
I`ve heard that the mcats are fairly difficult to pass if you don`t study for htem like mad, which would be difficult if you were to take on a full course load as an engineer.
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The MCAT is not really based on knowledge. It's more on your ability to learn. You just have to know very basic science stuff (first year uni or even high school). If you take SBI4U, that should prepare you for a good portion of the biological sciences section of the MCAT. The challenging part of Engineering to Medical School is the GPA. MCAT scores only act as a "flag" for Canadian Medical School. There's a minimum required score they have for admissions, and if you get higher than that it doesn't matter. I hear American medical schools value the MCAT scores much more.
The interview is also extremely important to determine if you get in. I would advise that you pick the program you think you would enjoy, rather than the one that you think would be better if you want to get into grad school X. If you enjoy the material, you will be more eager to succeed.
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