<p>I don’t know why everyone says you need a 3.8 and a 35 MCAT score for med school. Maybe for an ivy med school but you could get into med school with a 3.5 and a 25 MCAT score. This would mist likely be a D.O school however but there are M.D schools with average scores like that. I’m also a biology major and a pre med student and I really can’t pitcher myself doing anything else that’s outside the medical career. Ehhhh maybe I shouldn’t say that, but I do have a big interest in biology. Biology also looks very good on a transcript when you apply for a job being that its very challenging. Th epoints are as follows, major and do what you like, have a plan B if med school doesn’t work out (also make sure you don’t come out of school with a load of debt), and above all don’t let anybody here or at your school discourage you. I feel that some of the things people say are very overly exaggerated</p>
<p>Why has no one on this thread mentioned physical therapy? It isn’t hard to get into, and it probably doesn’t require a lot of biochemical knowledge. The main thing to know is excessive physiology, which you have said you liked. You get to help patients move their muscles and help decide how long their treatment should be (based on your medical knowledge of course) I’ll get the BLS link in a second.</p>
<p>Hi guys. I responded to a pre-med hopeful in another thread, so I figured I’d respond here as well. I’m a 3rd year resident (neurology).</p>
<p>Bottom line, there isn’t a right or wrong major in college. As long as you complete your pre-med req’s (biology/chemistry/genetics/physics/organic chemistry… possibly also biochemistry), then just about any major is fine. In fact, majoring in a nontraditional premed subject such as one of the humanities (e.g. music, literature, religion) may give you a slight edge at admission. Each medical school always includes several nontraditional students that majored in one of these subjects.</p>
<p>More important than anything else, is to excel in all of your classes and to pull as high of an MCAT score as possible (and for the latter, you want at least a 9 on verbal reasoning section). Participate in extracurriculars if you can (shadowing a physician would be my recommendation), but never compromise your academic responsibilities for this.</p>
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<p>I can still go to medical school even if I major in say engineering or physics for undergraduate school?</p>
<p>Yes cortana.</p>