<p>Hi. I was reading that Mt. Sinai article, and I thought it sounded super cool. First off, Mt. Sinai is a great medical school in an amazing location, so that's good. Second off, it sounds somewhat easier to get into than other medical schools. I love science, don't get me wrong. If I would do the traditional pre-med route I'd probably try to major in neuroscience or something. There's nothing I want more than to become a doctor. However, I also like economics and would major in that if I should aim to do this program. Here's my question:</p>
<p>Is economics an ok major for a pre-med? Especially if the Mt. Sinai thing doesn't work out. And how hard are the courses along with taking the required science classes? And is the Mt. Sinai program good? Because I know the school itself is. </p>
<p>Thanks for the help!</p>
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<p>Incorrect assumption. Acceptance to either requires a high gpa and high test scores. </p>
<p>Econ is as good as any other major for premed. It is probably not as good as a lit/hume major for Mt. Sinai’s program, however.</p>
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<p>^^^ haha, I started laughing when I read this. Mt. Sinai IS NOT EASY TO GET INTO. It has an average MCAT score of a 35 and an average gpa of 3.7 for its incoming student body. (US News). Its one of the top 20 medical schools in the country. The Sinai HuMed program is also not easy to get into. They take a very small amount of kids. </p>
<p>Econ is fine for a pre-med.</p>
<p>Sorry. I realize know that sounds kinda foolish; I didn’t mean to give that tone. I know that it’s a top 20 school and therefore extremely hard to get into. Anyways, thanks for the advice!</p>
<p>I have another question. Would either neuroscience or cognitive science count as one of the acceptable majors here? Because I know that cognitive science is listed as a social science.</p>
<p>^^Note the name of the program – it is NOT Mt. Sinai’s application for ‘Social Science’ majors. :)</p>
<p>They truly prefer humanities majors. That doesn’t mean that a psych major won’t be considered and accepted, but lit/hume majors get first dibs.</p>
<p>Noted. I know someone who studied Health and Communication Disorders at Northwestern who was accepted. She’s going there next year. If I tried for this program, I’d study Cognitive Science or that major… but if those aren’t really what they’re going for, then maybe I’m not meant for it. I don’t know. Might as well try. I’ll see.</p>
<p>Just wondering… how about economics as a major without the Mt. Sinai thing? How could it help me with med school adcoms as well as future medical plans? Would it be way too hard to do all my science classes and stuff as well as the requisites?</p>
<p>If you don’t apply, you have 100% chance of not getting in. If you apply, your odds are better than zero.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
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<p>I am pre-med and an Econ major. No its not that hard getting all of your classes in. I did it and some of the other posters did it.</p>
<p>@bluebayou - i guess you’re right. ‘‘you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.’ - wayne gretzky’ - michael scott… hoping someone gets that reference. anyways, idk if i should go for it because if i do, then i’ll major in something like cognitive science but if i don’t then i’ll probably do something science related. i’ll see.</p>
<p>@colleges - are there any specific advantages to majoring in economics for a pre-med?</p>
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<p>I mean besides being slightly more unique than a typical science major, no not really. But you could do cool things like research in health economics. You shouldn’t be picking a major based on what gives you an advantage to medical school. You should pick something you enjoy, and something that will help broaden your horizons as an undergrad. If its something you are passionate about, you are more likely to more likely to work harder in your classes. For me, I realized that IF I do make it to medical school, I am going to have to deal with the sciences for 4 years, so I might as well spend my undergrad years exploring other fields. For most people who become doctors, undergrad was the only chance they had to explore other fields besides the sciences/medicine. Most of the doctors I talked to, said that they regret majoring in the sciences as an undergrad (since they had to deal with the sciences for 4 years of med. school). They wish they had majored in the social sciences or humanities.</p>
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<p>Better job and career prospects than biology majors have at the bachelor’s level if you do not get into medical school?</p>
<p>Also, you can spread out your (high workload) lab science pre-med courses over your four years, since you won’t have to take them mostly in your first two years for an economics major, as you would likely have to do if you major in biology. (Economics, statistics, and math courses for an economics major mostly do not have time consuming labs.)</p>
<p>Note that most liberal arts/science majors take up only about 40-50% of your undergraduate course schedule; pre-med courses take up about 30% even if there is no overlap with your major (but if that were the case, they would likely overlap with breadth or general education requirements).</p>
<p>You should ask BlueDevilMike about this, I’m pretty sure he majored in economics.</p>