Math Major to Pre-med

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Irvine
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<p>I’m an incoming freshman. I was accepted as a Bio major but I plan to change it to Math once I go sign up for my classes. I’ve done a fair amount of research and it is possible to go from majoring in Math to a good Medical Grad School. Here are my options:</p>

<li>Stick with Bio. Then to med school (typical route for many)</li>
<li>Math major + additional classes required for certain med schools (if you have experience with this or plan to do this please reply)</li>
<li>Double Major: Bio and Math and then to med school</li>
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<p>Some info about my high school experience:</p>

<p>I got a 4 in Bio AP. I got a 5 in Calc AB and confident in another 5 in BC.</p>

<p>From the UCI Placement Test site:
"4 or 5 on the College Board AP Mathematics Examination (BC). You may enroll directly into Mathematics 2D or 2J. "</p>

<p>Our Calc teacher plans to finish teaching the class multivariable Calc by the end of the year so I’m planning on going to 2J (Infinite Series; Basic Matrix Theory) .</p>

<p>Also my Bio AP score will not count towards a science class if I major in Bio but will if I major in Math.</p>

<p>In such a pickle, recommendations anyone?</p>

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<p>It doesn't matter if your Bio AP counts as a science class, you will have to take other sciences anyways.</p>

<p>Take math 2D, you need it for other math courses later on.</p>

<p>Practically NONE of math and bio major overlap, so good luck with that.</p>

<p>I am premed, and I didn't go the bio route, I took Biomedical Engineering: Premed.</p>