<p>This will probably be a pretty long post.. I just need some advice. I didn't really know where to post this.</p>
<p>I'm going to Indiana University Bloomington (unless I get into Notre Dame, but I'm not holding my breath.. probably can't afford it anyway). I applied as an English major. I know I want to double major and have one of my majors be theatre, and since I don't expect the courseload from theatre to be particularly difficult I think a double major will be very doable. </p>
<p>I want to keep my options open. I want to major in something that will not make it difficult for me to change majors later if necessary. I have a really wide variety of possible careers in my mind, which I know I will have to narrow down. If I stick with my English degree I'd probably try being a high school teacher while pursuing my education further and perhaps eventually becoming a college prof. With my English degree I could also try to find work at a newspaper or magazine. I've also considered the business field but don't particularly want to major in business.. Is that really a necessity? Finally, I've considered either nursing or a pre-med route. </p>
<p>I realize that is way too many possible careers floating around in my head.. but I don't know how to narrow it down-- I just love learning and there have been very few subjects I didn't enjoy studying. I always loved English, but in high school I discovered I really enjoy science too. I took bio I, bio II, chem I, chem II, and physics.. we have no AP sciences. Still, my dream career is being a paid actress, but I'm not banking on that :P I know I need to do some job shadowing for the medical route to really see if it's for me. One question I have is about getting into med school-- I've heard it might actually be better to major in something other than pre-med? Should you still major in a science? I wonder if I would have enough time to double major in English and theatre and still take enough science classes that I'd have a fighting chance at med school. That's probably too much to take on, isn't it?</p>
<p>Wow, that post was all over the place.<br>
If any of you followed that, any advice? Thanks.</p>
<p>I would recommend not majoring in Pre-med if you can help it.</p>
<p>I would also not recommend double majoring unless the two majors share a lot of the same classes or if it is easy to like you said.</p>
<p>Even if it's possible, it might be a very difficult courseload and make it hard for you to keep your GPA up.</p>
<p>But I think if you manage to pull it off, it would be impressive.</p>
<p>Good luck! :]</p>
<p>(And no, even though I'm a high school student, I'm not pulling this out of my butt. I'm in a medical academy high school and I'm just passing on the information our med teachers have told us hehe)</p>
<p>there is no "pre-med" major in college. Go look at the website listing the majors offered at the schools you listed. Pre-med is just a label you apply to yourself. Common majors for pre-meds are things like bio or biochem because they satisfy the requirements for applying to med-school at the same time as satisfying the requirements for the major, but you can major in anything in college and still apply to med school as long as you've taken the required classes. If you go to IU and figure out early on med is what you want (through volunteer work, etc) then plan on graduating in 5 years so you can take a less intense workload each term.</p>
<p>As for jobs in business or on a newspaper, the key to these is not so much your major as internships. "Business" is a huge catergory; the accountants doing the books, the people in marketing working on the current campaign, and the people in staff functions such as HR all are working in "business". When you get to college you should begin visiting the career center frosh year. Start to get an idea of what you might like to do and work with them to get internships (which is what will let you stand out and get a job).</p>
<p>Some schools (though very few) do offer a pre-med major, while most just offer it as a "label" like you said.</p>
<p>ACTUALLY - some schools like it when you major in something unorthodox, like music, or black literature, or something like that PLUS the useful thing. Med schools get so many kids that just do pre-med that when they see someone with something odd and quirky, they're more likely to get admitted. So just like undergrad admissions, grad schools like kids that have undergrad style ECs.</p>
<p>Just a warning--don't expect Theatre to necessarily be a "cake" major. You'll likely have much less "academic" work, but the classes can be difficult, and rehearsals are extremely time-consuming. I don't know about IU in particular but college theatre can get pretty intense. Just something to keep in mind. </p>
<p>Otherwise, good luck! And don't sweat it too much--just start taking classes in your areas of interest and let it sort itself out.</p>