"WHEN PREMEDS ARE comparing and contrasting college majors, they should understand that medical schools admit students with undergraduate degrees in a wide array of fields. Premeds should feel free to focus on whatever subject fascinates them most, according to med school admissions officers.
‘There are many paths to medicine, and we appreciate and recognize that, and as long as those paths prepare you for the rigors of medical school, that’s what we’re looking for,’ says Dr. Demicha Rankin, associate dean for admissions and associate professor of anesthesiology with the Ohio State University College of Medicine. ‘We’re not looking to exclude anyone because of a major, and no one really gets an extra bump because a particular major. All majors are welcome.’
Still, aspiring doctors should be mindful of the premed classes they take, Rankin says. It is also valuable to take undergraduate courses in topics such as psychology and sociology that will be tested on the Medical College Admission Test, she adds." …