<p>Hey everyone, first off i am new here, but have read some topics here and there on the forums, and really need some help. </p>
<p>Right now, i am going to community college and i am almost at the end of my first semester and have come to the point where i feel i will need to decide a major, so i can start taking the classes for it now. </p>
<p>I can say already, i do go to community college in southern cali, i currently have a 4.0 GPA including classes i have taken over the summers, and current classes, and want to transfer to UCLA. </p>
<p>Overall, i want to go Pre Med, and get into med school. </p>
<p>I just dont know what i want to major in. I am very interested in computers, computer science, web design, etc. but after checking out assist.org and seeing how many math classes i need, i really dont want to do that.
After taking geography this past semester, i am also very interested in that, like world regional geography and was wondering if that was a bad major for premed. </p>
<p>I have heard sociology is a good major, because it is "easy"
and also that economics is a good major, but not sure about that either. </p>
<p>well, if you're looking for the easy way out, med school's not for you.</p>
<p>additionally, they don't tend look well on pre-med coursework done at community colleges. actually... most competitive post-grad programs seem to slightly stigmatize or show concern for students who went to community colleges.</p>
<p>pick something you actually like and that could get you into other things than medicine because chances are you won't get in anywhere anyway (that's true of everyone, btw, not just you, so...)</p>
<p>There are plenty of people who take their classes at community colleges. Some take them after receiving their bachelor's degree and some take them before transferring to a 4 year university. Just go to <a href="http://www.studentdoctor.net%5B/url%5D">http://www.studentdoctor.net</a> to find proof. Also, it's a known fact that a lot of students in California go to community college first and then transfer to a UC/CSU. It will NOT hurt you in the long run if you decide to go to medical school.</p>
<p>But I do agree with apumic on one point. If you want an easy major now, what makes you think you will succeed in medical school? You should pick a major that you know you will do well in, help you get a good score on the MCAT, great letters of recommendations, and gives you time to do extracurriculars. Good luck!</p>
<p>yeah, apumic please do not say that my chances are not very high of getting into school after community college, i have already looked at the facts, and have had 3 cousins recently (as in, the last 2 years) transfer from CC to UCLA so i am not reaching too far. </p>
<p>As for what i meant by "easy", i mean a major that will allow me to have that extra time, so that i can take the required premed classes and such, that will help me that way in the long run. Not a major that will allow me to squeek by.</p>
<p>Hmm...I don't know...to me that would be one that doesn't require too much reading. Art? Except for those few art history courses you would take, but I know some schools require you to spend a lot of time in the studio.</p>
<p>hhmmm
Art easy?
Nope. Talk about time! and if you are not artisitic nor have a desire to express yourself visually, then art is not for you. (as a major)
Sociology seems like a good match for pre-med, if it is math that scares you. Otherwise biology or another natural science.</p>
<p>nation, I did not say you had poor chances at getting into a 4-yr. What I did say was that, from the research I have done, schools (as in medical and other professional and graduate schools) don't seem/tend to like to see their pre-reqs having been completed at a community college. CC's have a stigma, deserved or not, associated with them in fields of academia, including med school. For that reason, I would suggest taking your actual med school pre-reqs (1 full year of English, calc/stats, bio, physics, chem, o-chem, oftentimes optionally biochem) at your 4-year institution. I don't want to sound like a downer here, but the reality is that few students get in to med school. No one would be doing you a favor by saying that just doing well in all your classes and the MCAT and getting some internship experience is enough to guarantee your admission. It's not. Sorry if I sound harsh; I simply think it's best to be upfront from the beginning. You'll find similar talk on SDN -- from people who went to top school all 4 years and have 3.5+ GPAs and good MCAT scores (although you'll find far more depressing discussions on the Ph.D./Psy.D. Clinical Psychology boards there)</p>
<p>I wish you the best of luck with everything though! It'll work out. I agree sociology or the natural sciences might make a good fit. My understanding is that second to bio/biochem/chem majors, psychology majors make up the second largest group of applicants to med school.</p>
<p>...teach? just kidding! I'm sure there are lots of jobs for sociology majors... let's see... of the soc majors I know... I think one is going to seminary, haha, and other other social work....</p>
<p>yeah... maybe try something else! j/k. If psychology sounds interesting to you, it has a much broader base of opportunities (similar to those for a communications major), although most non-mental health jobs would prefer you have a minor or at least some interest in another area such as business to give a more practical side to your coursework</p>
<p>With that in mind, I know my dad (a physician, speaker, and director of an ICU at a metropolitan area hospital) often wishes he had his MBA because he feels he is greatly lacking in an understanding of the financial aspect of his practice, simply having to trust his accountants and so forth. I have heard similar complaints from other private practitioners in healthcare. In that sense, then, if you are willing to take it on, something like a degree in Psychology with a minor in Business Administration and a concentration (or minor) in the Pre-Med track might actually be a good track. It would keep you busy but you would be well-prepared for both routes upon graduation and everything you learned over your 4 years would become useful later on whether or not you continued in medicine.</p>