<p>Good people of College Confidential, I hereby present another dilemma yours truly only recently discovered himself in. </p>
<p>I am very interested in pursuing a medical degree however I am in a bit of a conundrum. There are a number of majors I am interested in, but I wish to know how difficult it is to maintain a good GPA - and at the off chance I change my mind or an alien invasion occurs - pursue a career in that said major. (Do kindly note I do not have a degree at the moment, am studying a local community college, I'm in my mid 20s and am making my living as a freelance writer). </p>
<p>The universities I have in mind are all UCs since I reside in California; Berkeley, Davis, Santa Cruz and L.A in particular. (I am also not averse to transferring to an out of state school as I can afford some and finance some).</p>
<p>Economics
Managerial Economics
Business
Management Science
Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
Psychology
Cognitive Science
English (with concentration in Creative Writing)</p>
<p>Thank you for your time.</p>
<p>Study whatever it is that interests you the most, not whatever gets you a higher GPA- while GPA is extremely important for medical school, what good will it do if you study something that you truly don’t enjoy? I am a physician, and I majored in French. I freely admit that I absolutely hated biology!</p>
<p>Well said PsychoDad10 (awesome name btw), but you see… these are the majors that do interest me. I would be equally happy with either of them. I would very much welcome any input about GPAs and how easy it is to find a career in either of these fields, should someone decide not to go for medicine if things change. Thank you =)</p>
<p>The universities I have in mind are all UCs since I reside in California; Berkeley, Davis, Santa Cruz and L.A in particular. (I am also not averse to transferring to an out of state school as I can afford some and finance some).</p>
<p>Transfer as a junior? That would be silly. You wouldn’t know your profs well enough to get LORs when needed. Either do all 4 years at a UC or all 4 years elsewhere…but don’t borrow to go elsewhere!</p>
<p>None of the majors listed are too “pushy”, you can do either, they are not engineering, the one that I would be concerned.
High GPA is achieved by striving for an A in every single class. Go for it! Best wishes!</p>
<p>Mom2CollegeKids; I’m at a CC at the moment, but plan on transferring to either a UC OR out of state, not to a UC and then to an out of state Uni. I hope that clarifies what I was going for, it would be proper daft to transfer to a UC from a CC and then from a UC to another school. Thanks for your input! I’ve been saving for over seven years now, but even then it’ll be pushing it. =)</p>
<p>MiamiDAP; That is very reassuring to hear, thank you! I have a 3.94 at the moment and I wish to maintain it.</p>