<p>choosing a major has been tough for me, and even though I know one must pick a major they really are interested in, I still feel reluctant to go with Psychology. To me, I believe psychology would come easily, i am good at reading people, and, unconciously i see myself analyzing people and their behaviors. the thing is, how usefull will that be for my Mcat? and how will medical universities respond to a psychology major vs a Biology major with a finance or even Neuroscience minor?</p>
<p>M. Schools always say they don't care. However, I think psychology is a weak major, but that is only my simple opinion. As I said, med schools just want you to take a challenging courseload. </p>
<p>However, psychology is not going to be like FBI training in profiling (reading people etc.). It will probably be very research/data/theory based, it will not prepare you to read into people's innermost thoughts etc.</p>
<p>one of my uncles friends however is a teacher at Northwestern's medical school, and he told me something interesting. He mentioned how about 60% of the applicants were either chem or bio majors, and how they all had 3.7 -4.0 GPA's, and similar Mcats. There was difficulty in finding people that stood out. As a matter of fact, A person is, lets say, Psychology w/ finance (who maintains high GPA and MCats) has a higher chance at admission, because of the fact that they stand out in a crowd of applicants. All the applicants to top school are amazing, being as different as you can and managing to tear the Mcat is what puts you into the school you wish to go.</p>
<p>Yeah... but most of the majors get in at similar rates. Which means in general terms, no major gives you an advantage. Psychology isn't going to be useful for the MCAT, that's what your core classes are for. But if you're interested in it, go for it.</p>
<p>I don't think a major is <em>that</em> useful for setting yourself apart.</p>
<p>That's what your essays, recommendations, extracurriculars, etc. are for.</p>
<p>I think the most important thing is to pick a major you enjoy, or a major where you can meet other people with similar personalities/interests. There's no point in spending 4 years of your life on something you think will look good to other peoples' eyes.</p>
<p>This is just my opinion but I would choice psychology. Med schools from what I have seen are more about numbers than what you majored in to get it. So (3.8/3.9)/30 psych looks better than 3.4/3.5 bio. The psych majors I know slowly took their core premed courses and got A's and had no problem with admissions this cycle. However, its always possible you could get a 3.9 as a bio major.</p>
<p>I also agree. I actually just decided to do a Psychology w/ minor in Finance. I want to do well in college, and since im already pre-med, i think doing 2 biology classes will just lower my GPA. Focusing on something more theory based will also be in my opinion, easier and more interesting. Thanks for the adivce guys</p>