<p>I was accepted as an Anthropology major, but I’m curious about other things and would like to start making plans for (possibly) med school.</p>
<p>Essentially, I would like to know which programs at Cal are best for pre-med. My dad did Nutrition, and I don’t mind the sound of that, but I’d prefer to do something different simply because I don’t want to be compared to him (immature, yes, but true).</p>
<p>So, what are the top-ranked Berkeley programs? I’m looking at Biology, Immunology, and Nutrition, but I am willing to try any branch of science.</p>
<p>I’d also like to know which major would be easiest to get high grades in. It’s not that I’m lazy, it’s just that I’m not sure how I’d be able to handle a double major.</p>
<p>Also, since I’m in L&S, is it impossible for me to do a Chemistry major?</p>
<p>Finally, any reason why I shouldn’t be trying to do this sort of double major?</p>
<p>If MCB is the typical major for pre-med, does that mean that it is the most competitive as well?</p>
<p>I'm sorry, UCLover, but I don't know why you told me that. I'm interested in the most popular major for pre-med students. Yeah. Thanks for trying to help though.</p>
<p>Why do you want to double major? It sounds like you want to do the pre-med thing, which is great, but why have another major that you obviously don't care too much about (or else you wouldn't just want to know what's the easiest) If I were you I'd stick with one major, because it will in all likelihood be more than enough for you.</p>
<p>its naturally competitive because the students are smart, and the science/math classes give out less A's than humanities classes. nobody said premed was easy :)</p>
<p>and its not <em>the</em> most challenging major, but its not a piece of cake by any means</p>
<p>MCB is one of the most highly impacted (if not THE most impacted) majors here at Cal. Throw a stone anywhere in a crowd on Sproul, and you'd probably hit an MCB major. Most of these MCB majors are pre-med, and they're all taking the same classes, which explains why it's ultra-competitive. And like h*** said, there are only so many A's and B's given out in science classes, so everyone is desperately trying to keep on top of one another. </p>
<p>Also, you can in fact do a chemistry major through L&S, as opposed to going through the College of Chemistry. However, you can only get a B.A. if you do chemistry in L&S, whereas CoC awards B.S. degrees. I'm not sure what L&S policy is regarding what majors you can double in (College of Chem only allows certain combinations of double majors, like chem engineering and nuclear engineering, chem engineering and chem, but not chem and chem bio), so you might want to check up on that.</p>
<p>I'm only asking this because I'm considering various options. I'm by no means going to be set on one or two majors going into college.</p>
<p>I'm almost absolutely certain that I will want to do Anthropology. That's why I didn't ask anything about it. The reason I want to do a second major is mainly that I want to go to med school, but it's also because I am interested in science in general, and especially biology. I'd be willing to take any science, and since it gives me so many more opportunities, I don't see why it's a bad idea at all.</p>
<p>Still, I don't have to make up my mind for a while. I'm just curious about the general state of pre-med science classes. I appreciate what you've all told me about MCB, and I will probably be considering it, but I think I will probably avoid such an impacted major. Does anyone know anything about any other pre-med majors?</p>
<p>Also, is it difficult to double major in an impacted major like MCB or is that just an issue when one applies?</p>