<p>anyone know ppl whove gotten in med school as an anthro major..what are the best non-science majors to apply to med school w/ besides english..?thanks.</p>
<p>I don't know any Anthropology majors who are pre-med. As for your second question:[list=0]
[<em>]Music
[</em>]Mathematics
[li]Philosophy[/li][/list]</p>
<p>bachelor of science in athropology. not the bachelor of arts one version. </p>
<p>Icarus (posts on CC) is a pre-med student who's majoring in philosophy. </p>
<p>english is by far the most popular out of the non-science majors.</p>
<p>*Icarus (posts on CC) is a pre-med student who's majoring in philosophy. *</p>
<p>Darn skippy :) - highest percentage acceptance rates into med school for philosophy majors. Sure, it might have something to do with the significantly lower numbers of philosophy majors applying, but we won't worry about that haha.</p>
<p>People get into med school with every single major, so don't fret about major choice too much. MCAT only covers the lower division stuff you have to take anyway.</p>
<p>My daughter-in-law graduated from Chapel Hill in anthropology in 2005. She said in their small class there were "several" who were planning on med school. She wasn't sure how many had already applied, but at least 3 had been accepted for next year. She feels that it is a great background for med school as one has experience with human body as well as the cultural influences on society.</p>
<p>"bachelor of science in athropology. not the bachelor of arts one version."</p>
<p>Do you think med schools look at them significantly different?</p>
<p>Icarus, did you know that philosophy majors also score, on average, highest on the MCAT? So I've heard. Again, probably do to self-selection (and philosophy majors being awesome and smart)</p>
<p>OP, be sure to check out one of the books about med school apps. Or talk to the premed advising, which is pretty good at ucla. The point I want to make is that major is just one of the criteria, and probably not the deciding one. Med schools are going to want to see good scores in the core (required) classes such as o-chem, want to see volunteer work, want to see good letters of rec. Excel at these things and you can major in anything that give a 4-year degree.</p>
<p>How do you go from a philosophy major to med school? I want to know, do you have to take the science classes? Just curious</p>
<p>Typical medical school requirements: </p>
<pre><code>* General biology
* Physics with lab
* General chemistry (inorganic chemistry) with lab
* Organic chemistry with lab
* Calculus
* English
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<p>You fulfill the requirements while completing your major, ccchopeful.
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Icarus, did you know that philosophy majors also score, on average, highest on the MCAT? So I've heard. Again, probably do to self-selection (and philosophy majors being awesome and smart)
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How about those music majors? ;)</p>
<p>Any and all premeds have to take particular science class requirements (which vary a bit from med school to med school). Just like a music major, biology major, or philosophy major, they have to take a few particular classes, they have to take the MCAT, and they have to get some recs to apply for med school and expect any chance of getting in.</p>
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Music majors are the most likely group of college grads to be admitted to medical school. Physician and biologist Lewis Thomas studied the undergraduate majors of medical school applicants. He found that 66 percent of music majors who applied to med school were admitted, the highest percentage of any group. For comparison, (44 percent) of biochemistry majors were admitted. Also, a study of 7,500 university students revealed that music majors scored the highest reading scores among all majors including English, biology, chemistry and math.
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bachelor of science in athropology. not the bachelor of arts one version.
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<p>sorry, i mean for convenience, go for the bachelor of science version. that way it's easier to cover the pre-med/MCAT subjects since they overlap with the degree's requirements. nothing wrong with B.A. in anthro, but it's less similar to a typical pre-med major than the B.S. in anthro.</p>
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Icarus, did you know that philosophy majors also score, on average, highest on the MCAT? So I've heard. Again, probably do to self-selection (and philosophy majors being awesome and smart)
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<p>I did know that - very cool.</p>
<p>thanks guys for all the feedback i really apreciate it! :)</p>