<p>I am definitely going to do the pre-med track in college. However, I'm having some trouble deciding my major. I really want to study history, but it's pretty much useless for what I want to do, according to just about everyone. As for college difficulty, I am mainly applying to schools around the level of Duke or Emory. </p>
<p>Will majoring in history as a pre-med student turn out well in the long run? </p>
<p>Should I just double major or minor in history? </p>
<p>What is the difference between one major, two majors, and a major and a minor in terms of difficulty and workload? </p>
<p>Any other advice you could offer would also be appreciated.</p>
<p>You can major in anything and still be pre-med, but maybe do another major too.</p>
<p>One major- typically 10-12 or so courses (for non-music and non-science courses)
2 majors- double that^
+gen ed requirements, but those you only do once even with 2 majors
minor- about 5-6 courses</p>
<p>The New York Times did an article about a medical school in New York that admits a certain number of humanities majors every year. Look up the article “Getting Into Med School without the Hard Sciences” for more information.</p>
<p>You can major in whatever you want as long as you fulfill the pre-med reqs.</p>
<p>Dont double major… it takes longer, costs more, and gives you more of a chance to mess up. Honestly it is hard enough to get into med school with the normal track, just major in pre med, go to pre med meetings, join pre med clubs, and bust your tail at the hard sciences. Stay away from all soft sciences and in fact anything else that is not a general education requirement for your bachelors. </p>
<p>The only things that you should take is 1. General ed requirements 2. Pre med classes that focus on your pre reqs for med school. 3. Pre med classes that help you with subjects you struggle with on the MCAT.</p>
<p>Start studying and preparing for the MCAT now! Find out where you will be weak (and you will be!) and focus attention on those areas.</p>