<p>Hi guys, had a question about major an minor possibilities in college. </p>
<p>My goal is med school and residency, however for my undergrad I plan on majoring in Chem, Biochem, or Biology for sure and a minor in either Business or Statistics. What are the different Major/Minor combinations? Could I do a Major/double minor, double major/minor, or double major/double minor? What are the drawbacks of each possible combination?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>For medical school, it doesn’t matter what you major in as long as you meet the pre-med requirements. Any of these majors will give you a strong foundation for medical school. As for a minor, double major, or other such combination, this isn’t important from a medical school perspective. Add a minor if you’re interested in the area, not to look good to med schools. Minors are not really important in the scheme of things. They’re just one way of showing you’re knowledgeable in an area. The biggest drawback to doing something like a double major or similar is just the course load. It can be very heavy and might require you to take summers, an overload, or stay longer. It also has the potential to damage your GPA, and since GPA is very important to med school applications, this is potentially problematic. The nice thing is, though, you probably don’t have to decide this (especially choosing a minor) right away. Start out taking the classes to be on track for what interests you, but be open to new possibilities or dropping one of the “extras” if there’s just too much. You might also discover something in college that you never thought of. I started out planning to minor in international affairs, but I ended up minoring in computer science even though I had never programmed anything before I started college.</p>
<p>For med school, the goal is to have a good GPA. So start out with a major and see how that goes. If you are doing exceptionally well, then consider adding a minor. Here on CC we see people that take too many too hard courses and then don’t do well in them. Med Schools look at: 1) Did you take pre-req 2) GPA 3)MCAT 4) Volunteer hours 5) Shadowing 6)Research</p>
<p>Double majors/minors/advanced classes is not a necessity.</p>