<p>How bad would it be if you'd like to major in something that you're not the best at, but you want to go to med. or law school?</p>
<p>I like English, but I'm not like picture perfect good at it.</p>
<p>You should major in what you think you'd be happy doing. I know people who absolutely hate certain subjects, but excel in them. Just major in what you feel you will want to do the most, what you will find most interesting, etc.</p>
<p>I agree with Moose. Anyway, if one were perfect in a subject, why would you need to go to college? </p>
<p>In addition, colleges know that what high school seniors think they'll major in is not likely to be what they do major in. Most college students switch majors at least once.</p>
<p>The exception to all of this exists if one applies to a specialized school like Syracuse's Film School or colleges' engineering schools. Those types of places only accept students with demonstrated talent in the fields they plan to major in. A person who is getting C- grades in math and science and has a 500 m SAT score is not likely to be accepted to engineering schools. Someone who has never shot a decent film or written a decent film script is not likely to get into Syracuse's film school.</p>
<p>Hold on, though. I see the point in your question. If you want to go to grad school but you have less than stellar grades because you did something you liked rather than something you were good at...:</p>
<p>You will hate yourself for not following your passions. And once you choose to major in English, understand that you made a choice to follow your passions, and make the best at it by working extremely hard to get the grades.
If you don't get the ideal grades, remember: You would be a lot more unhappy if you majored in something that you wouldn't enjoy, then you would get a job in something you don't enjoy etc...
There are tons of grad schools that will take you with less than stellar grades. And in the scheme of things, people that love what they do, regardless of grades in school and grad school, are always more successful in life.</p>
<p>You should major in something you enjoy and want to do, not because you feel like you have to or you should. That's a bad reason to choose to do anything.</p>
<p>I like writing, but I don't know if I should major in English.</p>
<p>I'm actually in the same boat as you are. You articulated exactly what I have been thinking. I'm considering majoring in English, but I'm not particularly good at it. I wouldn't major in english for the sole fact that you like writing, but do it if you love reading, writing, analyzing and interpreting rhetoric and literature and poetry. Some reasons why I am considering majoring in English is that it will help me to articulate my thoughts and to become more analytical, and force me to be exposed to a wide variety of literature, which I think will make me a better person overall. I'm sure if you like English and writing, you'll do fine by choosing it as a major. The good news is that, if you're a hs senior like me, you still have a good amount of time to decide.</p>
<p>rather than picking your major based on career goals, especially ones as varied as med and law school (!), pick a school that will give you a challenging education with plenty of opportunities to write.</p>
<p>If you go to a large public, at many your papers are going to be graded by TAs and not a prof. A TA is a grad student who is working their way thru college, so the amount of time they are willing to devote grading each essay and providing feedback may vary. Furthermore large schools tend to have short-answer and multiple-choice tests rather than essays and term papers. This holds true at many large privates, too, that focus on grad education.</p>
<p>On the other hand if you go to a school that prides itself on focusing on undergrads, you'll get plenty of chances to write for most of the non-science majors.</p>
<p>I think it's good to take a class that is not directly related to your medical studies.</p>