<p>How do you choose your major ? i am currently going to attend rutgers nw in the fall, as a biology/pre-med major. We all know that "pre-med" is not a major but just a compilation of classes to take mcats and get into med school. </p>
<p>I've heard that bio isnt a good choice to major in for trying to get into Med school, my aim is to give my self any advantage to get into med school, so a major is an important part in doing that, choosing an easy major make me look weak and choosing a flimsy major like bio doesn't make me stand out, and choosing something that makes my grades suffer might hurt me getting in. </p>
<p>So how do you choose ? </p>
<p>I like philosophy and reading about it. Yet i ve never taken a philosophy class, and i cant in the fall, the one i wanted is closed for regestartation.
I also have read a bit about psychology and i like, i will be taking a psch class in the fall. </p>
<p>so should i choose something i like or some thing with good stats ? i mean how do you choose its a tough choice to make. </p>
<p>A cousin said to go with my interests, but would that entirely help me ? </p>
<p>Another cousin said, go with the major that will offer you a back up choice, he suggested business, said that if med school doesn't work out then you got this and if it does then this can help you run your own practice. My take on this was psychology but i am still so unsure. </p>
<p>Go with your interests, that’s the surest way to do well in your major. GPA is far more important than unique majors or major difficulty, and you will do best in a major that you enjoy. I personally didn’t choose my major until the 2nd half of sophomore year, so take that psych class and see if you like it.</p>
<p>Agree w/mmmc, in that its time to move towards an area of interest. What aspects attracts you to the medical field since this is your ultimate goal? Then use this area to concentrate your studies for premed.<br>
I used this quote from Princeton Review in another thread since it is counterintuitive. It does make the point that an area of study can be diverse and still reach the goal of med school. “We can’t overestimate the value of a Classics major. Check this out: according to Association of American Medical Colleges, students who major or double-major in Classics have a better success rate getting into medical school than do students who concentrate solely in biology, microbiology, and other branches of science. Crazy, huh?”</p>
<p>Pick whatever major you want. I am a sophomore doing political philosophy major, french minor and pre-med. All you need are the basic requirements for the MCAT. If bio really interests you that much, major in it. If chemistry, english, sociology or anthropology does, major in that. One thing that is suggested is that you take a health policy/economics and upper division science course (biochemistry, animal physiology, cell biology, etc.)</p>
<p>Its a minor factor, but not as big of a factor as getting a better GPA and having more time for ECs. The problem is that you don’t know how many extra points a hard major/school will give you for a given school, but GPAs are set in stone.</p>
<p>but would they (med schools) put less emphasis on my GPA if my major was easier compared to other ? i have always wondered about that/ i know that mcats are most defiantly set in stone but i always thought that gpa was hand in hand with major ? </p>