<p>hey guys, i thought that you guys would find this table (scroll down abit)helpful</p>
<p>So this means that if you don't have a science major they expect a higher MCAT score, look at the Classics majors with an average of 10 while the Chem majors have an average of 8.4. The only exception seems to be the education major. Am I right or am I stupid?</p>
<p>Also just because Classics majors have a 50% accept rate is probably because classics majors started out planning on going to med-school, whereas anybody who does biology might take the mcats and try for medical school just because they are taking biology, and probably already took all the reqs. The only classics majors attempting to go to med school are those that were aiming for it from the start. I could be wrong.</p>
<p>No, scorp, I think that means the average Classics major received a higher MCAT score when they took the test than the average chem or bio major. Interesting. I guess it shows that the MCAT really only tests first year science stuff (since Classics majors are unlikely to take upper level bio or chem courses unlike bio/chem majors).</p>
<p>Well the average accepted MCAT for bio/chem majors is lower than the score accepted for Classics majors. Unless all classics majors did better than bio/chem majors did, I don't think you're right. I think higher MCAT results are expected from the non-science majors. Third opinion on this?</p>
<p>I thought the data reflected applicants and not acceptees, in which case, it would suggest that classics majors performed better on the MCAT than bio/chem majors.</p>
<p>This is the first time I've ever heard of CANES. Anyways, the data definitely reflects the applicants. The MCAT only covers lower division courses (although, depending on the university, some of the early upper division science courses MAY help, it is not required or covered information on the exam). You're not "right" in your interpretation of the data scorp, nor are you "stupid," just misinformed ;).</p>
<p>I stand corrected. ;) TY.</p>
<p>What the hell is a classics major?</p>
<p>Haha I guess everyone wants to know that now. It's the study of the language, history, literature, art, etc. of Ancient Greece and Rome.</p>
<p>Oh I see. I guess that means that medical schools look for HIGH GPA's regardless what you major in. If you major in Biology, Chemistry, then you're fu*ked. I suggest people major in Arts, music, and Drawing - if this even exists.
My last words: Medical addmission is a joke.</p>
<p>mAN this is dumb, why are med schools so superficial in looking at the high numbers but not the capabilities of the students?
From what i gather,
engineering students work their @$$ off and don' t exactly get high GPAs, worst major to consider for premed,
Biochem. and biology, chemistry etc. come pretty near, tho not as bad as engineering majors,
classical and those art, music, drawing, underwater basket-weaking, lint-picking majors generate the highest GPAs.
Now I don't ever wanna major in BME biomedical engineering or biomechanical engineering etc, nor do I want to do biochemistry. Maybe I will still stick with general biology tho since i like it so much , to study life, etc .</p>
<p>I dont see engineering up there..... anyone got those statistics?</p>
<p>Is biology (general biology) really that hard of a major?</p>
<p>Not really.</p>
<p>L.U.C.K.Y., don't be so ignorant. It's a very well-known fact among medical scholars that classics majors do very well in the MCATs and in med schools. In fact, it's considered a pre-med major by many people. And no, I do not think the classics is an easy humanities subject. It's right up there with philosophy as one of the toughest reading- and writing-intensive majors. If HIGH GPA is what med-schools really care for, then all those easier humanities majors would be ahead of the classics. The classics is not art and drawing and music... it's spending hours reading Homer in Greek and writing 2-page essays for every single class. Apparently, translating Latin is ranked as intellectual as solving math puzzles. Nevertheless, I heard it from the grapevine that studio art majors are heavy favorites among med schools too. So the bottomline is, yes med school admissions is a joke, but for good reason. Contrary to popular belief, med schools do not want the typical biology student who spent his college years memorizing pictures and labels. They want people who spent that time making themselves smarter in many different creative and challenging ways.</p>
<p>well.. to some extent, the person majoring in classic would have to do more than just intro bio right? I mean i would surprised if one majoring in classic just does the bare minimum pre-req for med school and get accepted. Like i mean they are going to have to face classes like biochem, physio, anatomy, hematology in the future.</p>
<p>Doing well in the required science courses is adequate preparation for med school. The ability to assimilate/memorize and analyze ( to some degree) a large body of information in a short time period is an even better preparation.
A lot of non-science majors in my class did very well.</p>
<p>Why would you bump a 3-year old thread for no reason?</p>