<p>Do medical schools accept a higher rate of biology major undergrads or chemistry major undergrads?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Neither - in fact, med schools accept a higher percentage of humanities majors.</p>
<p>But the one thing you need to understand is this - your major means NOTHING for med school admissions</p>
<p>I understand that your major does not have that much of an effect on whether or not you get into med school, but you didn't answer my question. Which of those two majors I listed, do medical schools feel it is better for their students to have had as an undergraduate?</p>
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<p>Actually, I answered your first question - this is a new one... sorta
And again, the answer is "neither" - med schools couldn't care less what your major is.... seriously. If you want to rearrange words and ask the same question in a different way again, feel free. The answer will be the same.</p>
<p>Med schools don't care because they teach you everything you need to know once you're there. If they preferred a particular major, they would make the major itself a pre-req.</p>
<p>Higher rates of chemistry majors are accepted.</p>
<p>"Blinded With Science? Your college major is probably the most obvious and outright opportunity for you to distance yourself from the standard premed stereotype. Surprisingly, countless premeds enter college and insist that a science major should not only prepare them well for medical school but also boost their chances for admission. Ironically, as scientists, if they were to seek out the facts, they would easily dismantle their misguided assumption. Take, for example, the 1998 statistics from the Association of American Medical Colleges-the organization that runs the American Medical College Application Service-showing applicants' acceptance rates, broken down by major: </p>
<p>All majors 37%
Biology 35%
Chemistry 39%
Physics 42%
Biochemistry 43%
English 46%
History 49%
Philosophy 50% </p>
<p>As you can see, humanities majors have higher acceptance rates than science majors. This is a simple fact that many premeds simply ignore, as presumptions are handed down from one ill-informed class to the next. But the numbers are powerful-a 50 percent chance of admission means that a philosophy major can fill out a med school application, then flip a coin to determine whether or not to send it in: heads, they're accepted; tails, they're not. The rest have to take their chances with even more unreliable probabilities. </p>
<p>Granted, there are far more science majors applying to med school than humanities majors, on the order of 14:1. And science majors do get into medical school in total higher numbers. But percentages are more important in this case because percentages determine chances."</p>
<p>Major</a> Anxiety: If you think biochemistry is your ticket into medical school, think again.</p>