<p>Would it be possible to major in physics while taking the pre med requirements? I really enjoy learning about physics but I am also interested in working in a health care setting. How difficult is physics at stony brook? Do the professors help you out or are you left to do everything on your own? And will I be able to get involved with clubs even with this workload? I want to have a great college experience overall.</p>
<p>It is absolutely possible. However, most pre-med students either pick a biological science or a social science.</p>
<p>Stony Brook is renowned for its physics department. In fact, the nuclear physics doctoral program is highly ranked (even higher than most of the ivys and top tech schools). It’s a tough major but immensely rewarding for those who enjoy it. Plus, it will help if you want to pursue something like radiology in the future (to an extent).</p>
<p>I have no idea what DJStony is talking about. 9metsfan, pre-med merely means taking a certain set of courses. In addition to these courses, you can pick ANY major you want. You want to be an English major? Go ahead, just take the mcats and the required pre-med courses (most of the time it’s 1 year of biology, gen chem, orgo, and physics with labs for all). In fact, the paradigm’s been shifting in recent years towards people with humanities majors. If you look at the % of people w/ certain majors who became med school matriculants, the sciences are the ones who have the hardest time, merely because almost everyone is a science major.</p>
<p>Stony Brook is indeed renowned for its physics department. What DJ forgot to mention however is that its undergraduate program is pitiful. Stony Brook is very good for graduate school level competition if you compare it to the ivy leagues. But the undergraduate department is very poorly organized, not to mention the lack of interest on part of the professors for their students. It’s up to you, Stony Brook’s physics department (undergrad anyway) sucks but their science and math department have always been very strong.</p>
<p>SPark - you don’t know what I’m talking about? You do not agree that the majority of individuals with medical aspirations major in a life science? Have you taken a look at medical school application statistics? The degree of biology majors applying far exceeds that of history or music majors.</p>
<p>Reading comprehension is an important skill you should make every effort to acquire before leaving Stony Brook.</p>