<p>Do you think it would be feasible to have a business administration major while at the same time taking the pre-med courses to go to med school in the future.
My goal is to get into med school and become a doctor but I'm also interested in business.</p>
<p>Duke does not offer business majors only liberal arts majors. However, pretty much any major will allow you enter some-sort of business area. The closest thing to a business major you will find a Duke is an econ major or a Markets and Management certificate.</p>
<p>So would it be smart to be an Econ major if I really enjoy econ while taking the required med classes ratherthan just doing bio major or chem major to look good for med school. Some people have told me that med schools would rather have an undergraduate major in something unrelated because it makes them more unique candidates. </p>
<p>Does anyone know what's the smarter option? Typical bio/chem major or unrelated major for med school?</p>
<p>D,</p>
<p>If you browse the premed forums, we've given complete statistics which indicate that medical schools have no preference either way.</p>
<p>For what it's worth, I'm an econ premed, and it's worked out fine. There's lots of us.</p>
<p>-Mike</p>
<p>Interesting. Thanks for your inputs mike. If any1 else has anything to do, feel free.</p>
<p>I’m currently a healthcare administration major. I want to go to medical school but I do not know how to incorporate medical school requirements into my curriculum. What are your schedules like?
Thanks</p>
<p>If you like econ, why go medical? Just stay econ. People cannot be happy unless they do what they love. It’s not like econ at Duke isn’t rewarding. So many people want to become doctors…why? The prestige?</p>
<p>@ tigerton, I guess so they can choose to either be a doctor or an ibanker</p>
<p>Just some general advice about multi-major/minor/premed/prelaw/etc. schedules:</p>
<p>In general, you can always fit what you want into your schedule. Do you necessarily want to? Maybe, maybe not. I know various people who have decided to double major in two very different fields and can still graduate on time. This requires some things:</p>
<p>1) Planning. You need to start planning your schedule in your second semester in freshman year. While you may think it’s easy just to be taking the right courses, you have to take into account whether the courses are even offered and then if there not, what to replace them with to keep yourself on track.
2) Be prepared to overload (take five classes instead of four) and realize that your grades will probably drop a bit from the overload. If you don’t want to overload, you may have to stay for summer school. </p>
<p>My roommate is a Biology and Physiology double major with premed requirements. She can graduate on time without summer school and overloading two or three times. One girl is a Biomedical and Computer Engineering double major with premed requirements, and she can graduate one time with summer school. Another is Mechanical Engineering and French double major and can graduate with some overloading and with studying abroad.</p>
<p>However, some people decide to do one thing they love and spend the rest of their time take classes they enjoy and take for fun. </p>
<p>td;dr: you can do anything combination of things with planning, but remember that just because you enter college with an idea of what you want to do, it doesn’t mean you can’t change your mind. 
Be open to new ideas; yes, a lot of premeds drop out but it’s usually because they just find something else I love more. </p>
<p>And unrelated double majors? The most awesome thing in the world. Do what you love.</p>