<p>I know I want to go to Medical School for sure, but I don't know what I want to major in... :( Help! Do you or have you ever shared this dilemma before?</p>
<p>I've read, throughout the web, that Medical Schools look down on biology majors because they are sooo incredibly common. Thus, they would take a Music Major over a Bio Major just because they stand out. I've also read that they take into less consideration those who take up a "vocational" or "Plan B" Major, such as nursing (which doesn't really make sense), because it shows less commitment. Are these true? </p>
<p>What's a good major that would prepare me for medical school, but is also useful in other career arenas? I have an open mind for everything, and there isn't anything that I really like or dislike. </p>
<p>This upcoming year is my senior year of HS. How can discover a major that I would like to apply for by the fall? </p>
<p>You can major in any of the liberal arts or sciences. Med schools really don’t care so long as you fulfill your pre-reqs. I just attended my D1’s White Coat Ceremony this morning–her cohorts have all sorts of majors from bio, neuroscience, biochem, psych, chemE to music performance, English lit and Spanish.</p>
<p>Med school don’t “look down” on bio majors–seriously your major doesn’t matter.</p>
<p>The reason why med school don’t like nursing (or other vocation majors) is because what doctors and nurses do are so very different. You really need to commit to one or other. Also there is critical shortage of nurses and medical school are loathe to ‘poach’ students away from other needed medical professions.</p>
<p>Additionally, there is perception that vocation majors are ‘easier’ than a liberal art or science.</p>
<p>If you really want a major with good back-up potential–consider engineering, but engineering has 2 potentially serious problems: 1) engineering GPAs tend to lower because of the difficulty of the engineering program; and 2) engineering has the taint of being a ‘vocational’ major with some admission committees.</p>
<p>BTW, except for engineering which has a very lock-step curricula, you really don 't need to choose a major as a freshman. In fact, some schools do not allow students to declare a major until midway thru their sophomore year.</p>
<p>There are 4 threads linked in the FAQ thread about this topic, and probably about a dozen more in the first few pages of the pre-med forum. Do some searching and reading - if you still have questions, come back and ask them here.</p>
<p>major in something you want 2 study. don’t major in something because medical school adcoms will like it. if u major in something u like, u are more likely 2 work harder in the subject, and thus have a better gpa.</p>