Thank you so much for the advice!
They are really informative and direct. I definitely look out for myself and not pressure myself into anything I wouldn’t like.
Thanks!
Double majoring plus premed plus a minor, or even single major double minor plus premed isn’t really possible.
Beware that some medschools don’t count AP credits, so that you have to take the upper level class if you don’t take the basic class for each pre-req. Obviously it’s fine to be taking the credit and not worry about it for all other non premed pre-reqs) subjects .
Premed is an intention, not a major. You can change your major later so it is not critical to choose now. It seems like you like sciences but not math as much. Eons ago I was a chemistry major then became a physician. Math is a great part of becoming a good computer scientist- some courses are cross listed and the upper level math trains the brain. But- not all of us science types like it as well as those in the major do.
You need a plan for your first year. Calculus, chemistry, perhaps a computer science course plus nonscience courses to help meet breadth requirements for your school should be among your choices. This could be a lit course or other humanities or social sciences- consider psychology as I believe it is now on the premed course list. The math can be needed for some science- such as a preferred calculus based physics course sequence (using calculus made physics equations much more understandable). Chemistry because you likely will need several semesters of it. You will likely find that most of the majors that you would most like require those classes. Take 16-18 credits (partly depends on how many credits per class- 4 classes seems probable). This load should be easily handled by you, even if some are honors versions offered by your school.
Later on, once you are on the campus, you will figure out more about what you like, your career goals and how to fit in courses needed. You will be able to add desired courses as you go along.
You might like the kind of math that computer scientists take, more than the kind of math high school students take - or you might not. Plenty of time to find out.
Oh no! Why is it nearly impossible!?
Thank you for the advice!
Because there are only so many classes you can take per year. Even if you take summer classes, you simply won’t have space/time to complete all the classes a double major + minor/premed supposes.
Did you research the job market for “Marine Science”. I had done some research for “Marine Biology” about 12 years ago and found that there were not that many jobs for the “Marine Biology”, but I do not know what is the “Marine Science”. The reason that I was doing the research was because my D. who was in a middle school at a time, got inspired to pursue “Marine Biology” for all the wrong reasons. I researched to see where her wrong reasons would lead her and discovered that most likely nowhere. Since later on in HS, she realized that she liked the Bio a lot despite the fact that it was very challenging, I took couple of years to convince her that the medicine would be a much better choice for her, using my personal history of job insecurities and relating this to her first choice - “Marine Bio”. It has worked and she is now almost done with her first year of residency. Well, while doing pre-medl, she did not have a back up plan. Instead, she focused on how to make it. In her case, this focus was a great key to success. I do not know where she would be now if she had a back up plan. However, she still had couple minors as most pre-meds around her. They were not any part of the back up plan, but rather to pursue the personal interests. Her Minors were Music and Neuroscience. She had no plans to pursue either as a career.
I can only share my D’s experiences, I do not have any others. Trust yourself more, you can do it if you focus on your goal! Best wishes!
Some schools do not offer minors but rather only majors which require more credits in the major. Right now you haven’t experienced college. Wait to see how things work. College requires indepth study of one or more majors plus breadth courses. It is not meant to give anyone an education in every interest.
Miami- your D’s backup plan was not needed but she would have had to do something before reapplying or changing course She was lucky, not smarter et al than many who did not get in. Medicine should NOT be considered over other fields because it may have more job security (btw- ask physicians in practice whose clinics demand productivity in lieu of good patient care who get fired about security. Add in noncompete clauses and you will find disrupted lives and careers). There are many more possible equally intellectually challenging and help to people careers for students to consider. Parents should NOT push medicine.
pardon the grammar folks- not rewriting awkward phrasing.