school of humanities? or...?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rice University
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<p>hey CCers,</p>

<p>i'm a rising senior who's going to apply ED to Rice. problem is...choosing whether to pick the school of humanities or the school of natural sciences (or even social sciences?).</p>

<p>my best high school grades are in humanities-related high school courses, like history and foreign language, and i also have many awards that have to do with french and latin. obviously, these would lead me to pick the school of humanities due to talent/ability. </p>

<p>however, i'm seriously thinking about doing bio/premed later on instead of a humanities major. =\ i'm pretty sure i want to attend medical school. i have pretty good grades in science and math classes, but as mentioned above, most of the stats on my application are more humanities-related so i don't know if i'll be able to get into the school of natural sciences. oh, and there's also the fact that i like psychology too, which belongs in the school of social sciences. talk about confusion...</p>

<p>my decision as of now is to apply to the school of humanities and then pick the bio major/double major during my soph year, go to med school, etc.</p>

<p>...o_o what do you all think? is the school you are admitted to in Rice really that important?</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>Apply to whatever school you like, rather than what you're simply good at. However, if you want to be a doctor, you can always major in a humanities subject and take non-required biology classes etc. to fulfill premed requirements. It's easy to transfer between schools (except into music).</p>

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<p>Apply to humanities I would say. Transferring is easy anyways, plus you can major in the humanities and still apply to medical school fine.</p>

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<p>I honestly don't think it matters. You can change very easily and its not like applying to one certain division will increase your chances of overall acceptance. I applied to hummanities with a major in history and am now thinking of switching into natural sciences.</p>

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<p>all right, thanks!</p>