Is a mathematics major rare for pre-med?

<p>I love math and would love to major in it, but may want to go on to med school or dental school. Does it put me at a disadvantage being a math major? I was also thinking of Chemical Engineering. These 2 majors interest me most (along with Chemistry, which I will probably end up majoring in if Math and ChemE are not good ideas..)</p>

<p>No not at all. If anything its a plus (assuming you do well with a 3.6+ GPA).</p>

<p>Nope not at all. Math is great, anything is great they really don’t care. Just be sure that you take all your premed courses: 1 year bio, 1 year chem, 1 year orgo, 1 year physics and then some depending on individual schools. Some upper level bio is recommended by most schools but it should be completely manageable.</p>

<p>Mathematics majors tend to have the highest scores of any group taking the MCAT.</p>

<p>I have a D going through the application process this cycle who is a math and physics double major. Her majors caused her GPA to suffer, but she scored very high on the MCAT–so maybe that’s the trade off.</p>

<p>math major checking in. It definitely isn’t a DISadvantage, but make sure you love it because it can take a toll on your GPA if you’re not careful. Good luck!</p>