<p>So right now I'm about to start my freshman year at a community college, because I don't have the money to go straight to a four year. </p>
<p>Eventually I want to transfer to a school in Southern California. My top choices would be UCSB or UCSC. And from there I'm going to try to get into medical school. </p>
<p>I've read a lot that medical schools don't care what you major in, as long as you get a good GPA, good MCAT scores, and meet the pre-med requisites. </p>
<p>My original plan was to get two associates degrees while at the community college, one in biology and one in psychology. That way, when I transfer to a four year I will have all the pre-major classes for both biology, psychology, and biopsychology. And then I can just choose to major in what I like.</p>
<p>However, I think I would be able to get better grades if I just did psychology majors in both my associates and my bachelors. And if I were to choose what truly interests me, well that would be Spanish. </p>
<p>So what do you think would be best to major in? Should I only get my Associates in one subject or two? And should I go with easy things that interest me or more challenging pre-med subjects?</p>
<p>Thanks guys! (:</p>
<p>I would say to just do the general ed or, as it is at my community college “Liberal Arts” degree before transferring.</p>
<p>I would suggest picking only one of your majors noted above, biology or psychology, and stick with it. Double-majoring might be overkill. Although I am not in the medical field, I would think biology would give you a better foundation to build on top of in later years.</p>
<p>I would have to agree with hesdjjim – I think you might be better off sticking with a single major, getting excellent grades, which means high transfer GPA, which means more opportunities and choices in 2 years. </p>
<p>“I’ve read a lot that medical schools don’t care what you major in, as long as you get a good GPA, good MCAT scores, and meet the pre-med requisites.”</p>
<p>The MCAT tests you on Physical Sciences, Verbal Reasoning, Writing, and Biological Sciences. And pre-med requisites include primarily biology and chemistry. I would advocate the biology major.</p>
<p>If you have an idea which 4 year school you’ll be transferring to, you should look closely at which classes articulate with that school and what will smoothly transfer. Talk to an advisor at your CCC and get a curriculum plan if you want to finish a BS in 4 yrs, or without wasting time and/or money before med school. There is a web site for students transferring from a CCC to a UC that maps classes by catalog number between schools ([Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org)). That will give you a good idea and a lot to discuss with an advisor! Good luck!</p>