<p>I am really interested in passionate in English Literature, but I also really want to study Spanish as I love language and I think it would help me a lot in medicine considering the growing Hispanic population in FL where I live. How manageable is this course load with Pre-Med? I also love math and science but I think all my pre-med requirements and maybe some extra science electives will definitely be a good portion of math and science for me. I think it would be really cool to be able to compare and contrast the languages as I study both of them also. </p>
Double Major in English Literature and Spanish Foreign Language with Pre-Med. How heavy/managable is
<p>How manageable it is depends on: the major requirements at your school, scheduling (eg. there are likely to be more scheduling conflicts at a smaller school than a larger one that offers more sections, particularly for labs), and your abilities.</p>
<p>Be aware that med schools will not really care that you have a double major, they’ll be much more interested in your gpa and MCAT. Consider majoring in English and taking Spanish courses as they fit into your schedule and doing ECs in the Hispanic community. You could also consider a Comparative Lit major in English/Spanish.</p>
<p>p.s. I’m not sure how your current passion for English jives with your majoring in Anthro or PS earlier this year?? And the college class that you took in HS will be included in your gpa calculation for med school even if your college gives you grade replacement.</p>
<p>You haveto see and be prepared to adjust. On the other hand, you really do not need to major in Spanish if fluency is the goal. My D. has taken ONE semester of college Spanish and then Medical Spanish (placed into intermediate level) while in Medical School (outside of Medical School). She has used Spanish in medical settings both abroad (Peru) and during one of her rotations (about 60% of patients were Spanish speaking only, and it was NOT at all in Florida, so it is everywhere in some districts). She was forced by Spanish speaking physician to take patient history in Spanish and report to him (in front of the patient) in Spanish. She is NOT native speaker, actually she is much further from many others in the USA because of her background. She did very well and you can do also well while just taking couple Spanish classes at college if you discover that major is too much.
On the other hand, one of D’s pre-med friends back in UG graduated with the triple major and currently is at another Medical School. However, this girl was native Spanish speaker as she had nanny who was speaking only Spanish to her while she was taking care of her since she was born. This pre-med graduated with very challenging Zoology major, Spanish major and Latin Study major (last 2 are obviously related, but completely unrelated to the Zoology, the same major as my D. had). My own D. also has graduated with the Zoology major / Music minor and was 2 classes short of completing another minor - in neuroscience. Keep in mind that both were heavily involved with major long term (several years) commitments to Medical Research internships and other time consuming ECs, including jobs, all at college during school year. In fact. D. did not take a single summer class.
Everything is possible if you mange your time effectively.
Despite the fact that Med. School does not care about your combo of major(s) / minor (s), everybody should pursue their passions in UG. That is one of the aspects of UG years. You will not have the chances later in your life. My D. did not hesitate a bit and plunge into everything that was looking interesting and new. However, re-adjustment is due at any stage. D. had to drop her sport that has been one of greatest passions (and achievements, her team recods are still standing and have been inspiring young girls for the last 15 years) since she was 5 y o all thru freshman year at college. She also had to drop ner neuroscience minor later because one of the Med. Schools on her list added to requirements AFTER D. has applied.<br>
I would say, try, proceed carefully, make sure you are making grades in every single class (those singing classes in D’s Music minor were not exactly walk in a park considering that she had to sing duets with students who had pre-college voice coaching, and being pre-med, she needed an A more than they did) and adjust if it gets way too heavy or simly not possible. </p>