<p>Is Chemistry a good major for premed? or is biology just a lot better and easier in terms of workload and course intersection with premed requirements?</p>
<p>I think in order to be prem-med you need two semesters of biology, but four semesters of chemistry. Chemistry, to me, seems like a good choice of major.</p>
<p>In many pre-med programs, the weed-out course is freshman chem, not bio.
A strong background in chemistry may be very beneficial.</p>
<p>As someone that's also deciding right now between chemistry and bio for premed - I would say that the best advice is to go with your own heart and what you think would be best for you.</p>
<p>Don't just do a major because it helps with your MCAT or premed coursework. I think personal motivation and drive would help your GPA and coursework much more.</p>
<p>After all, I should hope you are going college because you want to learn more in-depth about a subject, and not just see college completely as a stepping-stone for medical school. </p>
<p>Good luck :)</p>
<p>i read an article where it said you don't necessarily have to major in something science related if you plan to go to med school, they had example of important people in medicine that majored in like english or something....major in what you like</p>
<p>oasis offers fantastic advice. Med schools want a bundle of required courses, overall superior GPA, MCATs and other items --not necessarily what was your major. If you think you'll perform best at Chem b/c you like the work, then by all means, go Chem. If you think you'd like to intensely study Italian Literature as a major while also finishing off your premed track science classes, then do that route.</p>
<p>It really doesn't matter what you major in as long as you take the prereq classes. In fact, majoring in something different than bio or chem can make you stand out more.</p>
<p>This year, Temple Medical School admitted a student who majored in music. You can be sure that that prospective application stood out from all the rest. All the med school students at Temple were talking about it.</p>
<p>I believe most med schools require (at minimum) 2 semesters of general biology, 2 semesters of general chemistry, 2 semesters of organic chemistry, 2 semesters of physics, statistics and/or calculus. Some may also require anatomy and/or physiology, genetics, cell/molecular biology, microbiology, or some other biology elective(s).</p>
<p>If you want a major that would directly encompass all the minimum requirements and most of the electives, I would say choose biochemistry. If you choose biology (depending on your university) you may have to take organic chemistry, physics, and/or calculus as elective courses. If you choose chemistry, you may have to take biology courses as electives (most chemistry programs require at least 1 semester of general biology).</p>
<p>However, you will still be a solid candidate for med school even if you don't major in a natural or life science. My advice to you would be to get above a 3.6 gpa and get experience working in a hospital (ie. nursing assistant, PCT, volunteer, tech, etc...). The experience aspect will make you stand out because many pre-med students don't do this.</p>
<p>Actually, quite a number of med school students were music majors. My obstetrician was a math major and played division I football while in college. There are lots of paths to med school.</p>