Pre-Med Art Major?

College Majors Visual Arts and Film Majors
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<p>I would like to attend medical school, but I understand your college major has really no impact on admissions. You just need the good grades, good MCAT scores, etc. However, I believe you have to take a required amount of science courses, like Organic Chemistry. I would like to be an art major, preferably with emphasis on Sequential Art or 2D Animation - or history of these arts. I cannot attend an art/design school, though, because they don't offer the required courses to attend medical school.</p>

<p>Does anyone have any schools that would be perfect for me? I really doubt it would be more than one or two.</p>

<p>Yes, I do know that medical school is really unusual for an art major to attend. However, I have a great interest in science, and if I can major in really anything I'd like for it to be something that I do love but can't pursue as a real career (due to lack of skill, mostly).</p>

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<p>YOu will need to check on the required courses necesary for medical school; however, you can be an art major. I personally met someone who majored in illustration and then attended veterinary school at Penn.</p>

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<p>dunno toomuch about that kind of stuff, but if you went to RIT, the University of Rochester (NY) is down the road, maybe 5 miles.</p>

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<p>Maybe I didn't phrase my question clearly.</p>

<p>Is there a college where I can attend science courses while majoring in sequential art or animation - preferably the history of said courses.</p>

<p>"dunno toomuch about that kind of stuff, but if you went to RIT, the University of Rochester (NY) is down the road, maybe 5 miles."</p>

<p>Thanks for that - I'll check it out. It would be a bit of a stretch, but I'm OK with that. :)</p>

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<p>I have a friend who is Art/Bio @ Northwestern who just got in to med school</p>

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<p>Any school with an art and bio program could allow you to do this. This inclused many LACS, Towson University, Syracuse University, etc. You can even attend a stand alone art school such as RISD and take all your liberal arts requirements in science at Brown. CMU would also be a good choice. They have a good fine arts and design program and strong science program.</p>

<p>However, for some schools, you may need a portfolio in order to major in art. CMU, Syracuse, RISD, RIT are examples of such schools.</p>

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<p>Sequential Arts and 2D animation will take up an enormous amount of your time at school. Both are highly labor intensive. Have you considered taking summer programs in organic chemistry and any additional classes needed to meet the pre-med requirements instead of trying to do both simultaneously? Washington University in St. Louis, Carnegie Mellon, and Columbia offer strong art programs in excellent liberal arts schools. I am not sure if any of those programs offer programs in either sequential arts or 2D animation. Many art students at Wash. U. are dual majors in diverse areas. Carnegie Mellon has a strong computer art program. RIT is another great suggestion. The facilities and equipment are phenomenal. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Actually, the idea of summer programs has not crossed my mind. Thanks for this; I'll look into it.</p>