Dis/Advantages of non/science major?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>So, I'm a prospective college freshman wanting to be a doctor some day and of course, to get there, my first step is to enter medical school.</p>

<p>I'm fully aware that the major you choose is something you truly love, which in my case, will be psychology, and it will not matter in the slightest in my applications process. </p>

<p>My friend will be majoring in biochemistry. Somebody please confirm this for me, but is it true that the biochemistry knowledge my friend gains during his undergraduate times will be all reviewed in medical school?</p>

<p>Personally, I want to take a VARIETY of courses in college and learn much as possible. I want to take basic classes in sociology, economics, anthropology, classes that have little or hardly any connection to medicine (keep in mind I will be taking the pre-requistes for med school such as chem, organic chem, bio, physics). Am I missing out in anything by not taking classes such as biochemistry? As I stated earlier, it is to my understanding what my friend learned in college, I will eventually learn in med school, and it is thus wise to pick classes that appeal to me which will not appear in med school. I'm not trying to compete with my friend at all, but from my view, it seems like the only advantage he'll have is one step further in biochemistry knowledge than I do, and eventually, we'll know the same much after a year in med school.</p>

<p>I would appreciate if somebody could confirm, clarify, or correct me in anyway. I will be looking forward to any guidance; many thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>I believe that non-science classes are adding different prospective to problem solving in science and could be a big advantage. D. has commneted that while her Music minor provides great ralaxation, it also somehow adds creativity to her thinking process, which was evident while working with others… in her physics class.</p>

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<p>You’re going to be learning the same information in medical school. You really ought to choose what you’d be interested in for pre-med and just make sure you meet all the requirements (a year of math, a year of bio, etc). Doing that, and taking a variety of courses, should not hurt you at all. You could major in anything for pre-med. Don’t worry about not knowing as much as your friend–there will be plenty of people who also won’t touch biochem until med school, and you’ll just learn it there :slight_smile: Plus, taking classes you are interested in will probably help you do better in pre-med, since you’ll have motivational enthusiasm for it.</p>

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<p>Well not all of it, because not all of what you learn in undergrad biochem is relevant to medical school studies. Med school biochem is just a different beast than the undergrad version, and will teach you everything you need to know for the boards. I had never taken a day of biochem before med school, and did just fine.</p>