<p>How do medical school view applicants who will graduate with a degree in the Classics? (Assuming applicant did all prereqs, MCAT, volunteering, etc).</p>
<p>bump… and for applicants in similar fields-- history, English, near-eastern studies, etc.</p>
<p>AMCAS data here:</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.aamc.org/download/161692/data/table18-facts2010mcatgpabymaj1-web.pdf.pdf[/url]”>https://www.aamc.org/download/161692/data/table18-facts2010mcatgpabymaj1-web.pdf.pdf</a></p>
<p>Hey…my kids’ university boasts that, historically, every one of their Classics majors who has applied to med schools or law schools has been accepted. </p>
<p>I think that the type of student who chooses The Classics as their major is a critical thinking individual…which lends itself well for pre-med/medicine.</p>
<p>On another note…one of son’s friends who is a French major will be starting MD med school in August.</p>
<p>WayOutWestMom, thanks so much for that. Super useful!!</p>
<p>Now that we know the stats, is anybody here a humanities major applying to or matriculating to medical school? Or know of anybody? I’d like to here some advice or experience. :)</p>
<p>French major then med school? Nice! He must love literature/culture then. And medically speaking there are lots of opportunities for french-speaking physicians, from what I’ve heard, especially for neuropsychiatry and interventional neuroradiology (relatively new fields).</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Actually, it’s a girl. But, yes, she loves French Lit and culture.</p>
<p>D1’s co-worker’s husband is a pediatric oncology resident. His undergrad major was English. D1 has another friend who is a MS2–her major was, I think, studio art or maybe French. Can’t remember now, but it was not your typical science undergrad major.</p>
<p>chester:</p>
<p>in general, med schools do not care what your major is. Sure, Music, Philosophy and a few other majors appear to have high admissions rates. But, assuming you took AP Stats, you’ll immediately recognize the self-selection that occurs. The vast majority of French Lit majors, for example, might barely pass Inorganic Chem. Those that can excel in the premed sciences self-select and then apply to med/dent schools. OTOH, there are plenty of Bio majors with lowish gpa’s and mcat scores, particularly VR, that have been pining for med school – or their family has – for years. They apply anyway even tho their chances are really low. </p>
<p>Thus, the self-selected French Lit majors appear to have greater success in admissions.</p>
<p>Hi Bluebayou:
Thanks for your post. I haven’t taken AP Stat, but I know what you mean.</p>
<p>Please don’t get me wrong. I’m one of those humanities fanatics who want to go to medical school. Not someone looking for an easy way into med school. My posting here was not to find whether it is competitive or easy, it’s just I want to see whether there are other people going this path and if so what their experiences are, how med schools view their apps, eg interview and stuff (aspects that relate to being a hum major).</p>
<p>But you make a really good point about the self-selectivity of humanities majors. Gosh, it sounds like I have to be super human. Ace my Ancient Greek, ace my orgo, ace my MCATs. But then again it seems that premeds have to be super human anyway. 
Aaahhh!</p>
<p>Look at it this way: grad/professional schools want to attract those that can do the work (and pass the Boards) and who are interesting people. Adcoms might view Ancient Classics majors as more interesting with whom to have a conversation since they are more rare than a Bio major; a Classics major brings something different to the table. </p>
<p>But in the end, they just don’t much care. For the first cut (and interview slots?), a higher gpa beats a lower gpa; you still need mostly A’s in the sciences. </p>
<p>Note: above discussion excludes those interested in MD/PhD program, which requires a heavy emphasis on non-Classics research!</p>
<p>I heard of sucessful applicant coming from Conservatory of Music and other with Latin major. I do not think major matters.</p>
<p>My son majored in Linguistics and Religious Studies…didn’t hurt him and actually was seen as a plus by many interviewers…</p>
<p>*My son majored in Linguistics *</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Whenever I see that major, I think of “My Fair Lady” and Colonel Pickering. :)</p>
<p>*I heard of sucessful applicant coming from Conservatory of Music and other with Latin major. I do not think major matters. *</p>
<p>I just think that people who choose majors like these are very dedicated people…who will throw themselves into whatever they’re doing (they aren’t just going to college to pass the time. 
). So, it doesn’t surprise me when they also emerge as successful med school applicants.</p>
<p>I was a philosophy major before med school. Like the OP, I didn’t chose my major to “be different” or to give myself a leg up on med school admissions - I majored in it because I really enjoyed the subject. </p>
<p>It was always a topic of conversation at interviews, but I don’t think it particularly helped or hurt me.</p>
<p>As alternative, you can minor in area of your personal interest. My D’s minor was also the most common topic of her Med. School interviews. Interviewers are people too, they get bored with the samo, samo, they like to see a bit different experiences. Another most common topic ws D’s unusual for pre-meds long term volunteering.</p>
<p>thanks for all your input!
so it looks like it’s gonna be ok. it may look unusual but i still have to do all the premed stuff alongside to prepare.</p>
<p>To Icarus: so did you get alot of ethics questions?</p>