<p>Hi everyone, I am a high school Junior who is already looking into colleges. I m most likely going to eter the pre-med track and I absolutely love science (biology/chemistry). so, I would love to major in something like Molecular Biology. However, my school college guidance counselor always freaks out when I mention that. Intead, she keeps telling me that "Med schools want you to do something than science". Is this true? Should I not major in science, something I love? I mean, if I do double major, I will do something humanity-wise (French/Art History). Please help me out!!!</p>
<p>That is ■■■■■■■■. Med school and the MCAT are based on science. Does she think that Doctors pray that medicine will work? Do doctors talk French to us to heal us?</p>
<p>Major in what you love, you will do well as a result.</p>
<p>Major in whatever you like so long as it’s an academic major. (Avoid vocation fields like business, nursing, accounting, marketing, athletic training, etc.)</p>
<p>A liberal art or science is the usual choice. If you like biology–then you certainly can major in it. </p>
<p>Medical schools are not impressed by a double major. Only choose to do a double major if it’s something that’s makes senses for you.</p>
<p>Your counselor is probably reacting to some misinformation.</p>
<p>Some medical schools have had a push to have more humanities-types in their accepted students. This does NOT mean that all accepted applicants are humanities majors. Or that bio majors are somehow devalued by adcomms.</p>
<p>Also, AAMC data shows that bio majors get accepted into med schools at a lower rate that some other majors. This is likely due to 2 factors: 1) tons more bio majors apply to medical school than any other major; and 2) fewer humanities/social science majors apply and those who do have both high GPAs and high science GPAs (and therefore are more likely to get accepted anyway).</p>
<p>I think I know where your counselor is coming from. My school had Career Day recently and each year I sign up to see a Doctor. Each year it’s been different. They all said something similar though, that you can major in anything, like Mythology or Economics, and still become a doctor. They said that it might even be better to major in something you truly enjoy other than a science major. The guy this year (young fella) said that his classmates in medschool had majors in stuff that had nothing to do with medicine. He wasn’t saying that medschools like a humanities major more, but just that you shouldn’t feel obligated to get a science major for medicine. But if Biology is what you truly enjoy then by all means you should go for it. Your counselor doesn’t seem very helpful lol.</p>