<p>this question might have been raised a million times but i might as well ask. i'm a entering freshman at ucb 2007-08 and thinking of going the pre-med route. i know that a lot of people say "do what you want" in terms of undergraduate major but i feel that doing a science-related major would logically improve your chances of getting into med school just because you are more experienced and better prepared in that general area. for example, when it comes down to the mcat, wouldn't a biology major have a better chance of scoring higher than a political science major? or does pre-med requirement courses suffice regarless of the major? on the other hand, i feel that many people think like me and take the traditional bio or chem major, increasing the competition and making it more difficult to get a higher gpa in the science area. obviously, it would help if someone can clear things up for me and offer any insights/advice/whatever. thanks. oh by the way as far as my major is concerned im leaning towards public health or biology (any comment on those two majors would be nice too)</p>
<p>Turns out English majors have the best MCAT scores.</p>
<p>You may well be right about each individual factor, but they trade off in such a way that overall they (apparently) balance out. That is, English majors have higher MCAT scores and GPAs; biochem majors might have more research, med schools might (hypothetically) consider physics majors more prestigious, economics majors offer diversity, etc.</p>
<p>And, in the end, all of these factors all cancel out. And major doesn't matter.</p>
<p>anyone else??</p>
<p>Go with whatever major you're most interested in, and just fulfill the premed reqs.</p>
<p>dude many of you are probably in the same boat. voice your opinions i dont bite</p>
<p>I plan to design my own history based major, and continue to do research either on campus or at the NIH (primarily over the summer).</p>
<p>Best of both worlds I think</p>
<p>This topic has been discussed endlessly, and my suspicion is that nobody else is answering because other threads contain the right answer.</p>
<p>See: "What should a premed major in" (use google).</p>