<p>What is the best major to get if you know you want to go into the medical field, but are unsure what you want to do?</p>
<p>i spoke with admissions people at Harvard med, they said that they actually don’t like pre-med as much as people think. the reason for this is that they want people who are passionate about what they learn instead of someone who goes through the motions. the point is college is where you should learn your passion and medical school is where they teach you to be a doctor. if your looking on something to help with medical school look into these and see what you think</p>
<p>biology (focus on medicine)
microbiology
biomedical engineering
genetics
neuroscience
neurobiology
biochemistry</p>
<p>What do you mean by they don’t like “pre-med”? Like an actual major entitled pre-med?</p>
<p>Best major is one that you are interested in, which you can do well in, and which leaves enough space to complete any non-overlapping pre-med course requirements.</p>
<p>Since most pre-meds do not get into any medical school, consider your non-medical academic and professional interests when choosing a major. Note that biology does not have good job and career prospects at the bachelor’s level.</p>
<p>what i mean is the actual pre-med major</p>
<p>I don’t know if this is a good major but some colleges have a health science major but it seems too broad. The only thing is that I don’t think I want to go to medical school.</p>
<p>I really like Human Anatomy, but some colleges don’t offer this as a major.</p>
<p>If you want to go into the medical field, but not as a medical doctor, consider the specific types of jobs and careers like:</p>
<p>Nurse
Physician Assistant
Pharmacist
Radiologist
Phlebotomist
Emergency Medical Technician (four levels; the highest is Paramedic)</p>
<p>and then research the education requirements and paths (not all have educational paths involving a bachelor’s degree).</p>
<p>There are other health care jobs in areas like:</p>
<p>Dentistry: Dentist, Dental Hygienist
Optometry: Optometrist, Optician</p>
<p>Is there like a broad major that is best to take that would benefit me in any of these jobs?</p>
<p>Biology, chemistry, & engineering are examples of broad majors that are applicable</p>
<p>Engineering, business, or computer science. Just take the 2 years of prereqs for med school on the side. That way if you don’t get into med school you are at least employable unlike most bio and chem majors. The economy stinks and people see that one of the only top paying jobs available with at least a shred of job stability is a physician. There are hordes, and hordes, and hordes of people trying to get into med school so don’t count yourself in. You need a back up plan just in case. A 3.8 GPA and 35 MCAT is the new 3.6 and 30 MCAT that used to get people into school 10 years ago.</p>
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<p>Hehehehehe just wait until you take med school level anatomy. You’ll probably be singing a different tune.</p>
<p>“Best major is one that you are interested in, which you can do well in, and which leaves enough space to complete any non-overlapping pre-med course requirements.”</p>
<p>I completely agree, don’t do a major like math or physics or CS if you hate it. There is really no point, yeah you will have a stable job but you will hate your life. While biology does not have great job prospects, if you like biology stick with something less broad like “microbiology biomedical engineering genetics neuroscience neurobiology biochemistry.” Currently I plan on majoring in microbio, I have talked to quite a few BS in biological sciences(the broad degree I mentioned above) grads, they said the common response they get when applying for a job is that they need someone more specialized. I got that response on this forum on a post and decided to ask some UCI grads. Many of them wish they A got into grad school and B choose a more specialized science major. </p>
<p>Make sure you give yourself options, while not getting into med school can be a reality, push yourself strive to get in. Think of multiple grad school options you ENJOY doing. DO not do it for money. I can’t stress that enough. Many people suggest doing econ or accounting because it is seen as more prospectable. I have researched this too, I’ve talked to quite a few well-off economists and accountants. Most say they enjoyed it because they did it because they generally liked it. For example, I have a cousin that works for the IMF as a consultant, he loves it and couldn’t be happier because he actually enjoys economics not the money. The ones that did not enjoy it regretted the fact that they spent the last 20 years of their life in a profession where they essentially moved money around and made millions by moving money around. </p>
<p>DO WHAT YOU LOVE.</p>
<p>The problem is that I like Math and Science but I am not a fan of Chemistry. I also really enjoy Psychology.</p>
<p>Well, chemistry is the largest component of the pre-med requirements…</p>
<p>If you like math, why not major in math, statistics, or computer science? Better than biology or chemistry for job and career prospects of you do not go to medical school, but (at least for math and statistics) should still leave room to take the pre-med requirements.</p>
<p>Do that then! and finish all of the premed requirements. That gives you many options for grad school as well.</p>
<p>The thing is that I like Human Anatomy and Biology but I am not as big on Chemistry.</p>
<p>Well I hate to break it to you, but a HUGE portion of medicine is biochemistry. You won’t be able to escape biochemistry in the clinic or as a practicing physician either. If my doctor doesn’t know anything about biochemistry, would I really want them working on me if say I had something like diabetes?</p>
<p>What job could I do with a major in Biopsychology?</p>
<p>For grave new world my dad is a Neurologist and on staff at several med schools in phila. mcat of 30 gpa3.6 still gets you into at least 30 medical schools just not top tiered ones. thank you.</p>