Double Majoring: music/premed

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<p>I have a great passion in becoming a doctor and at the same time i love music as well.
I heard from people many different opinionated answers instead of clear informations regarding the double majoring in science and music.
Becoming a doctor though, is my goal. I just wanted to know if I can also study music as well at the same time. I hope that I can get benefits in admission to medical schools as someone who has interest in both med AND music. </p>

<p>There were pretty much 4 different types of answers I got:</p>

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<li><p>You're being a bit greedy. You probably do not realize how much you have to study for the premed courses, and the fact that you are going to take those science courses means you have to study A LOT. One major on premed is enough.</p></li>
<li><p>There is no point in double majoring. In fact, you can just single major in music AND at the same time take the required science courses for medical school admission. After all, there is more chance in getting admitted into medical school as a music major WITH great mcat scores, gpa rather than a science major with the same great mcat, gpa because medical schools have a biased view for well rounded people. It's not really necessary to major in science at the same time if you really have passion in both music and premed.</p></li>
<li><p>Yes you can! Major in both subjects that you love the most! That's what double majoring is for! Use the talents that you have!</p></li>
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<h2>4. I recommend you major in premed and minor in music. After all, you're goal is to become a doctor. There is really no point in majoring in music as well. Although double majoring can help your admission process to medical schools, the effects of double major is definitely not worth the efforts you probably have to put into. In other words: yes, your admission to medical school will be benefitted as someone who double majors, but do you realize how much you have to do in order to fulfill the requirements as a music major? If you really really really love music and science, then I wouldn't stop you, but the efforts definitely are not worth the effect on the admission officer's point of view.</h2>

<p>I hope 1 is not right. I mean I've heard people do many other things while studying science.</p>

<p>I actually hope very much that 2 is right(although in some ways in doesn't make sense to me. Why wouldn't everyone major in different things then and apply to med school as different majors?)</p>

<p>I hope things are as simple as 3 says.</p>

<p>4 sounds by far the most reasonable to me actually;</p>

<p>Question: If I wanted to be a doctor and at the same time use the opportunity to learn music to the max, what should I do?</p>

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<p>Pre-med is not a major, but a set of courses (about 10 semester courses or 15 quarter courses, out of a total of 32 semester courses or 48 quarter courses). So #2 is the closest to actual reality.</p>

<p>A lot of pre-meds do major in biology because it is “convenient” in that biology majors take the pre-med set of courses for their major anyway. But there is no reason why a pre-med could not fit those courses into the breadth requirements and free electives available to a humanities, social studies, or math major (though majors which require more courses like engineering or business may be harder to add the pre-med set of courses to).</p>

<p>On the other hand, if you by “major in pre-med” you mean major in biology, then #3 (double major) may be possible, depending on the number of courses required for each major, and #4 (major in one, minor in the other) should be possible.</p>

<p>Whether the courses in question (music major/minor, pre-med set, or biology major/minor) will be “too much work” as in #1 is another question entirely. It depends on the individual student, although science lab courses and music performance courses may take up more time than other courses.</p>

<p>But do consider what your contingency plan is if you do not go to medical school. Neither music nor biology has particularly good job and career prospects at the bachelor’s degree level. If music really is your passion, you may be willing to accept that, but you should know that going in.</p>

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<p>a large reason why people who are pre med major in biology is because, well, they’re interested in biology! </p>

<p>you don’t need to major in biology to become pre med. I would go with number 2 and, if you feel like it, tack on more biology courses as you progress through junior/senior year. maybe you’ll end up with a second major, or just a minor.</p>

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<p>I’m interested in something similar, but I’m wanting to minor in music and major in something in a veterinarian field. What did you end up doing? </p>

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<p>honestly i would choose biology.</p>