孩子和家长需要考虑的是自己的志向意愿和决心，还有为了达到心中目的最优化的课程组合。
GPA 很重要，其他人也提到了很多遍。总体来说这里读书没有什么捷径，什么学校什么专业容易拿高分很多也就是听说或者个例经验，轮到自己身上未必就如此。既然有去med school的志向，那么打铁还需自身硬。
本科课程专业选择是需要考虑，很多人说的对。如果计算机或者工程本身的课业非常 demanding，your daughter may find it is very challenging to maintain adequate level of energy for extracurriculars, volunteers, community engagement。这些在申请 med school 的时候都很重要。我工作中接触到的医生大部分都是 life / health science 或者相关本科毕业，但是也有学诸如历史，人文的。需要提醒的是这些医生都是20年前读的 med school，现在医学院的申请人数恐怕要多的多，对于本科的 preference 或者一些 unspoken rules 需要具体了解。
40万还是30万，或者什么科的薪水最低最高，这些不必成为考虑范畴内的主要因素。到了住院轮转结束穿上白大褂的那一天，薪水多半不会成为医生们职业精进的主要动力了。何况具体是专攻哪一方面孩子在以后的学医过程中也会有自己的兴趣考量。
At the end, not sure this is a good example, some 20 years ago I myself obtained CS + Bio major with a stats minor before finally an MD degree. I still remember there were 7 essays as part of the application that I had to write to demonstrate my determination, commitment, and social responsibility. Though later I decided to choose other field as my career, that's just my very own experience and opportunities presented to me at the time. What I learned from the med school is incredibly priceless, that helped me to shape both my minds and heart.
No need to say the competition has gone up a lot, what hasn’t changed for a medical doctor is the hefty amount of the efforts required and this is a path going to suck up large part of one’s life.
