Entrepreneurship Major v.s. Pre-Med Major

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<p>Ever since I was a little kid (middle school, maybe?) I've wanted to own and run my own business. I'm now in my first year of undergrad school taking my general education classes and I'm beginning to change my mind. I originally wanted to complete two years at Northwest Florida State College (my current school) and then transfer to Florida State University to complete my bachelor's degree.</p>

<p>Right now, my major at Northwest Florida State College is business and then I wanted to transfer to FSU's entrepreneurship program which teaches you how to run a business, get funding, etc. It would be a three-year program on top of my two years at my current school to earn a bachelor's degree in entrepreneurship.</p>

<p>Before I sign up for economics and accounting classes for the fall 2013 semester, I want to make sure I have the major I am interested in. I've been thinking about switching my major to pre-med and going to medical school to eventually (like when I'm 30) open up my own practice, which would satisfy my entrepreneurship desires.</p>

<p>My main problem with switching to a pre-med major and going to medical school is the extra amount of schooling. However, the entrepreneurship program would be 2 years community college and 3 years university. The pre-med major would be 2 years community college, 2 years university, and 4 years of medical school. So basically medical school would be an extra 3 years.</p>

<p>I know most doctors have 3-8 years of residency after medical school, but the average salary for residency is about $40,000, so that's a nice paying job straight out of college. After residency, however, the salary range shoots up to $100,000+. If I do the entrepreneurship major, on the other hand, I could graduate and have failed businesses and never make any money. The closer I'm getting to going into the "real world," I am realizing that this is more and more of a possibility.</p>

<p>I'd like both business / entrepreneurship majors and pre-med majors to chip in and see what you think about my situation.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Don’t forget that medical school is expensive, meaning huge student loan debt.</p>

<p>Also, if your grades are not very high, you have very little chance of getting into medical school (you also need a high MCAT score to be in the running).</p>

<p>Pre-med is not normally a major; you can take the pre-med courses alongside any major.</p>