I’m about to transfer to a larger university, and I’m unsure which majors to choose. Ultimately, I plan to go into medical school, but I want a viable back-up in case it fails. In my first year, I’ve been working on completing most of the required classes for med school (general chemistry, microbiology, etc.). With my next three years ahead, I don’t know whether to choose chemistry or computer science as the science subject. I love philosophy, and I always hear about philosophy majors doing exceedingly well on standardized tests. Because I’ve been told that I’m a “very analytical” person and a humanities major doesn’t have good job prospects, I want to pair it with one of the science majors. I can go summers, so time constraints are no problem. What do you think?
Do the science majors, philosophy doesn’t get you anywhere besides teaching it
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Philosophy is one of the majors with high ROI - GREAT preparation for the MCat and med school+ Top scorers for the LSat and law school admissions + if paired with another major (economics, statistics, digital humanities…) highly valued.
Much, Much better ROI than biology in particular.
If you’re good at CS, philosophy +CS has excellent job prospects due to the development of AI /SAI. (ever watched 'Person of interest '? Try to. Bear through the first season, that establishes patterns, and move to the second half of the second season. By then if you have any interest in CS and philosophy, you’ll be hooked.)
You need not major in a science subject to take the pre-med courses. However, if your previous school was a community college, you may want to take some upper division biology/chemistry/physics/math courses if your major is not in one of these subjects, since medical schools may not like seeing all such courses taken at community colleges.
If you are choosing a science major for backup career options if you do not get into medical school, chemistry (or biology) is not a great choice.