<p>also i havent done science for the past two years but ive asked around and its apparently still possible for me to do science in any US colleges, is this true???</p>
<p>That’s correct. Medicine and law aren’t undergraduate majors.</p>
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For med school, take all the course requirements needed to get into med school. As far as I know, there aren’t any required courses for law school.</p>
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<p>Yes, that’s right. You just need to make sure all the prerequisites for med school are completed if you want to apply to med school.</p>
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Yes, most of your courses will have to do with that major (uh, duh…that’s why it’s called your major!). No, it doesn’t necessarily mean that your courses aren’t going to be science, depending on what you pick - you could major in biology or chemistry or another science major. But obviously if you major in something like history or english, most of your courses are going to be in history or english, not science.</p>
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Yes, that’s true. There aren’t any prerequisites for stuff like intro biology and intro chemistry…that’s why they’re intro courses. Once you take the intro courses you’ll be able to take higher level courses.</p>
<p>thanks so much for all the helpful responses!! </p>
<p>regarding this:
Yes, most of your courses will have to do with that major (uh, duh…that’s why it’s called your major!). No, it doesn’t necessarily mean that your courses aren’t going to be science, depending on what you pick - you could major in biology or chemistry or another science major. But obviously if you major in something like history or english, most of your courses are going to be in history or english, not science.</p>
<p>does this mean i can’t do medicine if i major in something non-science based for my undergraduate studies?</p>
<p>You can, as long as you still take those other courses. It comes to the point of whether its worth it to major in something else. At that point, you might as well double major.</p>
<p>i cant major in science straightaway because i havent been taking science in secondary school…
there are no schools which have pre law or pre med as undergraduate majors right?
do you happen to know what schools require you to declare majors immediately? =)</p>
<p>Almost none of them require you to. Even if you haven’t been taking science in secondary, you can start at the basic levels and move up, though. If you are interested in doing that. There are pre-med curriculums, and you should look for schools that have them. They are self-explanatory, though. It is highly recommended that you do NOT major in anything such as “pre-law”. Law schools do NOT like to see that. And I already said the preparatory courses for that.</p>
<p>Pick a major known for medium difficulty. If you pick one too hard (say engineering) you risk a low GPA, which is fatal for med school admissions and very bad for law school admissions. If you pick one that’s too easy ( say sociology) it won’t be viewed highly by the admissions offices at either, and won’t be good preparation. </p>
<p>You need a good amount of pre req science courses for medical school admissions, so either major in a science or pick a major that allows you a minor or considerable elective space. </p>
<p>There are no specific pre law requirements, but good analytical, writing and reading and logical skills are desirable. So pick a major that combines those skills or take elective courses in those skills.</p>
<p>However, it is important to point out that medical school admission is far more competitive than law school admission. You must not only have top notch GPA and MCAT, there are also volunteering, research, science courses and other requirements before even submitting an application. Med school also requires an interview as part of the application cycle. There are no “easy” medical schools to get into, even the lower ranked ones are extremely competitive. The most selective have an admissions rate in the single digits. </p>
<p>Law school on the other hand is about GPA and LSAT and a much lower emphasis on other activities. There are no specific requirements other than having a degree and a LSAT score. There are many more schools, and the lower ranked ones are extremely easy to get into. However, school rankings play a much bigger role in job prospects as a lawyer than they do as a doctor. </p>
<p>There is a lot more information you’ll need beyond this, and I reccommend you look at the pre-law and pre-med sections on this forum for further information.</p>