<p>Hi, I'm going to be a sophomore this fall and really need to decide my major ASAP. I'm already in panic mode as I've realized that I'm not really on track for completing prereqs for a single major.
I plan on applying to medical school, so maintaining a good GPA is a must.
BUT in the case that I do not make it into medical school, or change my mind about it, I want to at least have a degree that has some earning potential and that leads into something that I wouldn't mind doing for a career.</p>
<p>Majors I am considering:</p>
<p>1) Economics (did really well in Econ 1... not the most exciting subject for me, but I can still relate to it)
2) Cognitive Science (it sounds interesting, yet vague at the same time. Can anyone familiar with this major provide more detail as to what it entails?)
3) Public Health (seems like an "easier" major that probably would not satisfy me intellectually, but I like how they have different concentrations... I'm interested in the biostatistics electives)</p>
<p>Majors I am unsure about: </p>
<p>1) OMRS (sounds super cool! but probably impossible for me to get in, as I found out about it too late so I'm probably like, 10000th on the waitlist)
2) Applied Math (too hard/too much of a GPA killer? and I'm scared I'm not smart enough, but I think I would really enjoy the challenge)
3) Chemistry (I'm really good at General chemistry, but beyond that, I have no idea how much interest I have in stuff like O-chem or physical chemistry)
4) Statistics? (seems to have good career choices)</p>
<p>Any insight on these majors and their difficulty would be appreciated!! Thanks :]</p>
<p>Math is considered intellectually difficult by some (but not by others), but it does not have especially heavy course requirements or time consuming lab courses.</p>
<p>Statistics may be helpful from a biology and medicine standpoint.</p>
<p>Math 1A-1B, Math 53, Chem 1A/1AL, Psych 1, Econ 1 (and a couple of “fluff” courses that don’t really count for anything). I did really well in all of the classes I have taken so far, if that speaks for anything. Math 53 was slightly more difficult, but I still pulled through.</p>
<p>I did look at the career website link you sent me before posting, and that’s actually why I ruled out Biology… plus I realized it’s not necessary to major in it for medical school.</p>
<h1>1 on the list would be a physician… but with that there is a lot to consider (personal life, $, time sacrifice, my own health)</h1>
<p>Where I live, basically EVERYONE is an engineer or a doctor, so those two careers I know a lot about. Besides that, I don’t know much about other careers.
But I’ll list what I’m looking for in a career besides medicine and maybe you can help me out?</p>
<p>I’d like a career that enables me to use critical thinking and problem solving skills, something that challenges me rather than forces me to regurgitate information that I already know.
I’ve also always been attracted to how the business world is portrayed in movies and such— getting to make important decisions, working with (competent) people in teams, getting to TRAVEL (would love this as part of my job), being able to influence people.
I think my viewpoint is a bit idealized though… oh well.</p>
<p>If you want to do business, then you should try that out. Yet at the same time you said you were neutral about Econ, so I don’t know…</p>
<p>Are you interested in any kind of scientific research? Any of the engineering disciplines? How are you in math?</p>
<p>Another contradiction that really stands out is the fact that you want to be a doctor, yet at the same time don’t want to regurgitate information, which is what a lot of med school / biology is about.</p>
<p>You should be taking advantage of externships / job shadowing opportunities, as well as normal internships.</p>
<p>Sorry for leading the thread off track. I am a stats major, (lots of good career choices), but I need help determining the difficulty of my fall schedule. Can someone please take a look:</p>