<p>I'm already pretty confident that I want to go into medicine, but I'm unsure as to what I should major in. I've heard from people that a biology major is definitely unnecessary and some recommend I major in music because I have somewhat of a passion for it. Could anyone with any experience in this topic give me any tips? Thank you.</p>
<p>Criteria for selecting a major:
-Does it make plenty of money?
-Does it play to one or more of one’s strengths reasonably well?</p>
<p>Not criteria:
-Everything else, including ‘passions’.</p>
<p>Major in whatever you want. Just take the classes that will prepare you for the MCATs and Med school. You don’t have to MAJOR in it.</p>
<p>This from someone who passed the MCATs taking classes in basket weaving?</p>
<p>@Vanagandr
My major doesn’t decide how much money I make. And passion, or how well someone does in a certain subject, is usually enough of a reason to major in that subject.</p>
<p>@AlixMRoz
That’s the thing. Taking music classes wouldn’t prepare me at all for the MCATs or med school. I just would feel more comfortable majoring in that subject.</p>
<p>Dw - Yes, it does, and passion does not pay the bills. I would encourage you due due diligence on what degrees pay, on average.</p>
<p>Do you really believe that? You do realize I can get into med school with a biology degree or a theater degree. Your degree does not matter as long as you have the pre-requisites.</p>
<p>Well then it sounds like you already know you’d rather major in Music and take the pre-reqs for med school.</p>
<p>Yeah but what if you don’t get in. Then your major is going to kinda matter.</p>
<p>In this thread, Dw demonstrates amateur proctology.</p>