Scheduling is coming up very soon, as I will be doing so for 10th Grade. I am debating on whether to take Kinesiology or a Intro to Finance as an elective.I want to go to college to study Pre-Med to become a Neurosurgeon. Kinesiology will help me with studying the structure and function of muscles of bones. In Intro to Finance, I can learn how to manage my money and finance that I will need for my adult life. What is the better choice for someone wanting to do Pre-Med: Kinesiology or Intro to Finance?
Our school said Kinesiology shows an additional interest in medicine or nursing or pt. But, if you are not good with money your parents might prefer into to finance @IvyCavalier2004
I’d recommend Kinesiology, simply based on your interests and future career. If you are truly worried about learning finances, there are online edX courses and such that will teach you what you need to know.
Are you not offered academic courses as electives? Are you on track with all sciences and languages? My kids did the finances course online so their schedules didn’t have this stuff cluttering up high school, can you look at that option?
@Sybylla We are offered academic courses as electives and yes I am on track with all sciences and languages. Next year, I’d take Honors Chem as my core class with Conceputal Physics as an elective. French III would be the other with Kinesiology as the third.
Make sure you take Bio, chemistry and Physics during HS and an AP version of one of those.
Make sure you try to get up to Calculus (or at least pre calc).
You should not take classes to “look good for premed”…pre med is not a major. You can major in what ever you want for med school…as long as you take pre-med pre-reqs like Calc, Physics, Chem, Ochem, Biology.
So, if you are interested in Kinesiology, take it. If you like Intro to Finance, take that.
I would use HS to take a wide variety of courses to explore interests and learn about things.
Some of that may be to see if you are interested in medicine.
It won’t matter to colleges so pick what sounds best.
What matters is making sure you have English, Math, Science, Social Science, and Foreign Language - and it looks like you do and even double up in science. So, no problem, take whatever elective you find interesting.
Note that Premed is not an applied major - it’s just the regular normal non medical classes except you take Biology with Biology majors and must rank top 10%, chem with chem majors and must rank top 10%, etc. + a set of classes such as English, Sociology, Psychology (and, often, Ethics/Bio Ethics).
If you’re interested in Medicine, make sure you have a strong background in chemistry and volunteer in health care settings or places that serve underserved populations.
Neither course will have any impact on medical school preparedness or applications. Kinesiology is more related to physical therapy than the practice of medicine, so I’d only suggest taking it if you are genuinely interested in the topic. However, a course in personal finance would serve you well, no matter where your academic interests and career go in the future.