<p>I called my self narrowing my options by doing research on different majors I was considering. This actually broadened my interest in other majors. I was thinking of maybe sitting in on classes, meeting professors, and talking to students majoring in majors I'm interested in to finalize my decision. Anyone else experience this delimma? What did you do?</p>
<p>Oh, and I'm going to be on a Pre-Med Advising Track where the minimum requirements for medical school will be incorporated in my schedule. I didn't, however, want to major in a science :/</p>
<p>Since you're pre-med, pick the easiest major that you will enjoy and do well in. Med school is all about numbers. Trust me on this.</p>
<p>Although I'm not pre-med, I have an interdisciplinary major. Therefore I can take a hodge podge of interrelated classes that I like and still graduate with a major.</p>
<p>You don't have to be a biology major to be pre-med. I know a few people who just take the necessary pre-med requirements and still major in what they love.</p>
<p>Pre-anything is a farging copout major!! If you can't handle Biology then you would never ever be prepared for medical school! Definitely major in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics.</p>
<p>"Definitely major in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics." Isn't very good advice, especially considering that, at most schools, chemistry and physics are two of the hardest majors. Far better advice would be to "major in English," a respectable major that's 1) rarer amongst pre-meds, which makes you a more "diverse" applicant (they really do consider that sort of thing!) 2) usually easier to pull As in than Chem or Physics 3) going to help you get a high verbal score on the MCAT (the other two sections cover freshman and sophomore level ochem, physics and Gchem; there is so much material to read on the verbal section that having a lot of english courses under your belt would probably help.</p>
<p>Take a look at the pre-med advice section. While you don't get any points for majors that are deemed "too easy," you don't get rewarded for majoring in something really difficult either. If med schools really did admit people based on how well prepared they thought those people were for medical-level coursework, there'd be a whole lot more 3.0 engineers and physicists getting admitted and far fewer 3.9 art history majors. But they don't and there aren't; the best advice is to pick something in which you will get high marks (3.5 is generally considered an absolute minimum for applying to medical school; 3.7 makes you highly competitive) and still be able to do the requisite clinical volunteer work.</p>
<p>I've read of studies that show English majors, or Classics majors, do very well in med school, better than "traditional wisdom" majors like bio or chem. Find something you <em>like</em> and major in that. Keep your eyes focused on the goal but don't get so absorbed that you forget to enjoy the journey.</p>
<p>I think what TheDad's post is alluding to is that the people who do best in med school aren't going to med school by default. Graduating with a BA in biology really doesn't open up too many doors these days - the average salary for starting jobs isn't even a respectable living wage and you're likely competing with people who have an AS in Biotechnology - which means they have a whole lot more hands-on experience (and thus are more employable) than you. Medical school becomes the default option for biology majors who want to make any kind of money. </p>
<p>You would be fine (probably better off) with a liberal arts major for pre-med. However, you should go beyond the bare minimum pre-med requirements; many medical schools require a semester of upper-level biochemistry and/or molecular biology (and without these classes you'll have a very difficult time on the biology section of the MCAT).</p>