Hello everyone,
As of right now, I am deciding to aspire to become a pediatrician. With that, I’m going to major in Biology BA. But I also want to continue learning new languages. I’m considering taking Japanese and Korean in college - dumb move? I have three years of Japanese under my belt but it’s not fluent Japanese, to say the least.
What matters MOST to med schools are your GPA in "pre-med " classes, your MCAT scores, LOR’s, outside medically related internships or other medically related activities and interviews.
IF taking Japanese wont negatively affect any of the above, go for it. But since you are not yet in college I suggest you do what you HAVE to do before you do what you want to do as far as class selection goes.
Prioritize your time.
Thank you for your advice! I also heard that medical schools are also interested in students who are unique, majoring in something other than the sciences. Is this true?
From what I understand, med schools don’t really care if your major is unique. However, it can give you something to talk about in an interview.
@ldn1313 Medical school admissions are very much a numbers game with an interview attached.
Major in something that truly interests you, but don’t do it so you can “seem” interesting. Trust me, med schools get applications from Ph.D’s, EMT’s, army veterans, actors, etc.; there are tons of applicants who have more interesting stories than people majoring in a nonscience discipline.