<p>I am trying to figure out what I want to do in college (obviously) but I already know that I want to be a doctor as a profession. I have taken french for 5 years now and will study it again next year (senior year). I want to do a french major because I love the language and it would allow me to study abroad in France (if I go to UF which is most likely). My main worry is whether or not med schools will be less likely to accept me if I do a french major instead of some science? I was considering doing minor in creative photography because I love that as well but it's less significant to my education. Thoughts? Advice? Is it all too difficult?</p>
<p>If you do not study the necessary science courses in undergrad you will need to do what is known as a post-bac to study those sciences. This is not uncommon but it does add another year of education that you need to pay for as well as an extra year in general. </p>
<p>Would the pre-med pre-requisites not cover all those classes? </p>
I don’t think it’ll be an issue, as long as you take your necessary science classes–the intro physics, intro chem, organic chem, etc. It might be a tight course load, but it seems doable.
The major won’t really make a difference. If anything, it’ll help your GPA compared to all the chem and bio majors, which could help things when it comes to med school applications. And the French background is awesome if you ever want to work for MSF. Good luck!