<p>I plan on attending UC Davis in the fall as a history major (but that was to get into the college). I'm transferring into a pre med major after the first quarter but I don't know which one would be best for the cardiology field (which is what I want to get into). Which ones would be more important than others?These are the majors I have to choose from:
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Biological Sciences
Cell Biology
Exercise Biology
Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity
Genetics
Microbiology
Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior </p>
<p>I was thinking that excercise biology would be good becasue it deals with the effects of physical activity on your body but I don't know which one would be best. I also heard that it doesn't matter what you major in in college because you learn about all the stuff you need in medical school, but I don't think that that is true.</p>
<p>Doesn't matter what major you have. The stats show that the majors of matriculants to medical school are nearly in the exact same ratios as the majors of applicants.</p>
<p>Choose something that you like, something you'll love going to class for.</p>
<p>So your telling me that I can major in something like history and get into med school and then become a physician or something like that,without anymore school than is necessary?</p>
<p>You have to have a killer, killer, killer GPA and MCAT score to even be considered for med school... so keep that in mind when choosing your undergrad major.</p>
<p>If by killer you mean 3.5 then yes you need a good GPA.</p>
<p>Medical schools are looking for a total package, they want well rounded people who can handle the dual nature of being a physician. A doctor must understand the scientific side of medicine, but also be able to communicate with patients. One without the other leads to an inferior doctor.</p>
<p>And yes you can major in history. I majored in sociology, and have friends who were art history, music, polisci, psych, history, english, spanish, news-ed, and business all in my med school class. BlueDevilMike (a poster on this board) was an econ major and starts med school in the fall.</p>
<p>It depends on the school.. I'd be surprised if med students at Johns Hopkins or Harvard had an undergrad gpa of 3.5... The University of Utah's admitted med students had a 3.62 with averages of 9.1, 9, and 10.1 on their MCAT sections. I'm sure the top schools only accept 3.8+ with 12+ as the mininum on MCAT sections. So, I guess if you want a good med school you have to have killer GPA and MCAT.</p>
<p>And yes, it is true you can major in anything as an undergrad, but some majors won't really help you one bit when it comes time to take the MCAT... forcing you to do much personal study, or paying for some extra classes to get high enough scores to be admitted.</p>
<p>You'd think that would be true, but the stats show that those who major in humanities and social sciences have higher MCAT scores than bio majors or those majoring in specialized health sciences.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/2005/mcatgpabymaj1.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/2005/mcatgpabymaj1.htm</a></p>
<p>There are any number of reasons why this may be true, but it's apparent that it is not b/c of the applicability of one's major coursework.</p>
<p>How different could the classes be between these?
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Biological Sciences
Cell Biology
Genetics
Microbiology
Neurobiology
Im a third year biomed student, and I have to take all of these. that being said, I hated molecular biology but loved biochemistry, so I tailored my program towards biochem (with a major still in biomed sci). Having most of my classes in my fav subject made exams really easy to study for :) Don't do history, pick one of the med science majors, and minor in history.</p>