Is being a biology major putting me at a disadvantage?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>I've heard from many sources that people who major in biology as undergraduates actually have a lower acceptance rate to medical schools than those who majored in things like biochem or engineering. Is this true? Is this a result of self-selection, by which I mean, are biology majors usually just worse in school i.e. less motivated/intelligent than those who go for biochem or engineering since those are harder majors. Is this what accounts for the lower acceptance rate, or do medical schools actually give preference to engineers/biochemists?</p>

<p>I'm thinking about switching from biology to engineering or chemistry. I enjoy both very much, and I feel that I could achieve just as good of a GPA in eng or chem as I would in bio. Do you guys think it would be wise to do so?</p>

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<p>I’ve heard from many sources that people who major in biology as undergraduates actually have a lower acceptance rate</p>

<p>Major in whatever you like. If changing to eng’g will be an issue because you’ll have already missed the freshmen sequence, then don’t change to that - it would either add a 5th year of schooling or make senior year too difficult when you would be interviewing. </p>

<p>If changing to Chemistry is better for you, than do so. </p>

<p>I thought I had a link that showed acceptance rates by major, but I can’t find it. I don’t think the issue was that Bio majors have a “harder time” getting accepted. I think it’s just that many pre-med students are bio majors.</p>