<p>I'm planning on attending med school, and you don't need a specific major to get into one, in fact it is better that you have a major OTHER than one in biology and other sciences. I was going to double major in Biomedical Sciences and Spanish, but I've heard a lot of bad reviews about Bio-Med Sciences, so I just want to major in Spanish. I was planning on studying abroad for a minimum of 2 years so I could really become fluent in the language. I don't want to minor or double major in it because I won't have the time to study abroad that long. Is this major worth my time? I don't need any major in particular because I am going to med school to become a cosmetic surgeon, so please do not say "Well you won't get any jobs with that major" because you won't need a particular major to even go to med school.</p>
<p>True, you don’t need a bioscience major to apply for medical school. As long as you complete the premedical requirements, you can major in any Spanish or any number of other fields (usually in arts & sciences or engineering).
False, majoring in a non-bioscience field is not necessarily better for med school admission than the traditional bioscience major. It all depends on your GPA, MCAT scores, interviews, reccommendations, etc.
You’ve heard a lot of bad reviews about Bio-medical Sciences? Are you referring to bioscience majors in general, or a specific major track at your school?
You don’t want to double major or minor in Spanish along with another major because then will you won’t be able to study abroad for two years? Ok, so you’re going to study Spanish primarily during your time abroad, or you’re going to take courses in other fields, too? Will you have funding for two years abroad? Can your financial aid be used for study abroad? Are you planning to enroll in a foreign university, or, are you planning to just use structured study aboad programs?
You go to med school to become a general physician. Becoming a cosmetic surgeon requires specialty training in a plastic surgery residency after med school. It’s too soon to choose a specialty before you’ve even been exposed to the various specialties during med school.
There’s no guarantee of med school admission. A huge percentage of would be doctors do not get admitted, or switch (or are weeded out) from premed studies along the way. Being able to get a job with a particular major and being able to get into med school are two entirely different things.
What if you don’t get into med school, or you changeyour mind? Fluency in Spanish is still a good skill to acquire, and it should improve employment prospects. You could enhance employment prospects, though, by combining it with another field. It might be difficult to complete courses for another field while studying abroad for two years. You also don’t need to major or minor in Spanish to acquire fluency. A significant part of a Spanish major consists of literature courses; while this promotes written fluency and understanding of many of the subtleties of the language, is Spanish and Spanish-American literature what you want to focus on? You also might consider an interdisciplinary major in Latin American Studies which will make it somewhat easier to combine language studies with coursework in other fields.
I think you need to think through your plans more thoroughly.</p>
<p>I do need to think about this more. I really don’t know what I’m supposed to do. I’m worried about if I ever will get into med school, and if I will make it to getting the title of a cosmetic surgeon. What if this changes? Then what could I possibly do with a major in Spanish?
All of the other things like the financing I’m not worried about because I have the money to do this. I just don’t want this to be a waste of my time. But I did think about something. If I don’t get into let alone get through med school, I will just go back to school to get another major in something more useful, but that may pose it’s own problems and complications.</p>