<p>I was just wondering which would be "easier" to get into. As a base, I am talking about lower end med schools and law schools. My major for med school would be biology with a possible chem double major(its about a 40% chance that i'll double major). If I were to take the law route, I would major in political science with a possible double major in history(about a 60% chance that i would double major). I will be a sophmore next year and my first semester of freshman year was towards a bio major and i had grades less then mediocre but i am working to wipe the bad grades next semester. my spring semester has better grades but has nothing to do with either major. </p>
<p>as for content, I want to do the med school route more but because of my grades, I am a bit hesitant. i dont mind the studying, i just didn't do anything the first semester and i don't mind the writing aspect that comes with poli sci/history. so which would give me the better chance for getting into grad school?</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>There are way too many variables in your question. If you do well in either subject, you can get into their respective schools. I sense though that you have an interest in the professional schools rather than the actual subject matter. Many people have romanticized ideas about MD/JD/MBA schools and it usually ends badly. </p>
<p>The truth is that you need to get real experience in both fields and figure out which one is right for you (you can like both and decide to do an MD/JD). You will not do well and probably not get in to programs if you have no real interest because it is much harder to study in those situations. I suggest you visit this site if you are seriously considering an MD:</p>
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<p>Honestly, study what YOU enjoy studying. You’re about to make the same mistake as every other freshman who thinks that there are few paths to life. If you choose a major that you enjoy, you will earn higher grades. Higher satisfaction = higher grades. It’s hard to make good grades if you’re miserable (as most pre-meds are before they realize that med school isn’t for them and then switched majors and earned higher grades and became happier). Graduate school is much more specialized and demands your attention to focus on ONE subject.</p>
<p>You should actually be happy with what you’re studying and working on for an actual job.</p>
<p>Why is it that people believe medical school = biology major (sometimes chem) and that law school = political science, maybe history or English? At both places you can major in anything; with med school you have to be pre-med and with law school you just need to learn reasoning and writing. First of all, political science has nothing to do with law. It’s very different; I think a lot of poli sci majors are kind of shocked when they get into law school. You can take American Constitution and government classes without being a PS major. I’ve heard that engineering majors do well in law school admissions; you can become a patent lawyer. Chemistry majors or biology majors can do patents or they can be intellectual property or environmental lawyers. Child development majors may be good at family law.</p>
<p>Similarly, you don’t have to major in biology to be a medical school student. Economics majors may do well because they understand the ebb and flow of the business/economics of medicine. Public health majors do well for obvious reasons.</p>
<p>Majors in college don’t make direct route to predictable careers - with the notable exceptions of engineering and nursing, and even many engineering and nursing majors go on to do the less-expected paths (like I said, the former may become lawyers; the latter may become lawyers do, or both can be doctors, or both can be something else entirely!) Most jobs that you’ll see recruiting out there don’t require a specific major; they may require a range of majors or no particular category of majors at all!</p>
<p>Major in what you’re interested in. Political science and biology are very different fields. If you want to know how organisms work and you’re fascinated with the origins of life biology may be for you. If you’re interested in political structures and you like to write a lot, poli sci may be where it’s at. You may love something else entirely.</p>
<p>You also should definitely not choose your grad school plans by what’s “easier” to get into. Both of them are extremely competitive, especially at the top schools.</p>
<p>To answer your question, I think med school is slightly harder to get into than law school, but you shouldn’t base your decision on what’s easier to get into. If you’re thinking about going to law school I suggest you major in philosophy instead of poly sci. In philosophy you learn critical thinking, conceptual analysis, and writing skills, which are all needed for law school. If you want to go to med school, you don’t have to major in biology, but you still have to take the core science classes, so it may be easy to major in biology, so that your not taking a bunch of extra classes. The bottom line is pick a major that you enjoy, because if you don’t you’ll be miserable.</p>