the New 2015 MCAT??

Pre-Med & Medical School MCAT Prep
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<p>Hi guys I have a question about the new mcat. I heard that there's gonna be a big chance from 2015. They'll add more topics like sociology and psychology and then the hours are gonna be twice longer. So if anyone knows about that can you answer my question?</p>

<p>My question is that I am going to go to college next year. And Im gonna be class of 2019 when I graduate from college. And since the change of MCAT was a big thing, I think that the format that they are going to chance will be still going till 2019 and I will have to take the new MCAT format. I don't know if I am going to major in Pre-Med. I think that I will take the basic four science courses that med school wants and then take sociology or psycology for minor because that is going to be added to the test. Would you guys recommend me to take Pre-Med as a major? ( I know that i dont have to but I wanna know based from your experiences). </p>

<p>Thankx</p>

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<p>Undoubtedly. The changes to the MCAT were 10 years in the making. AMCAS isn’t going to change formats anytime soon. </p>

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<p>Pre-med is an intention; it’s not major offered at any college (except for Penn State).</p>

<p>Most pre-med students major in biology, chemistry or biochem simply because those major have the greatest overlap with pre-med requirements. </p>

<p>It’s possible (encouraged even) to major in things beside those mentioned above.</p>

<p>Both my daughters are med students. They have classmates who had majors in agriculture, anthropology, business, biomedical engineering, classics, computer science, drama, education, English lit, electrical engineering, geography, gender studies, history, Italian, mathematics, music performance, neuroscience, physics, psychology, public health, religion, sociology, zoology. Plus some others I’m sure I’ve forgotten.</p>

<p>Major in a field that interests you. You’re likely to get better grades if you enjoy your major.</p>

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<p>Med school don’t care (or even look at) what your major or minor is. Take psych or soc because you’re truly interested, not because “it looks good for admissions” or “it’ll be on the test”.</p>

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<p>The required classes that you will need for the new MCAT are as follows: 1 year Biology, 1 Year Gen Chem, 1 Year Organic Chemistry, 1 year Physics- all with 1 year lab components. In addition you will need a semester of Biochemistry (lab optional), 1 semester Psychology, 1 semester Sociology. In addition med schools will recommend or require additional calculus, statistics, upper level science, 1 year of English, etc. Major in what you choose. At DS school he was able to minor in Chemistry just by taking the prereqs. A high GPA and strong motivation to learn will suit you better than a required major.
Once you are getting the grades and scores, the things you do outside the classroom matter. Long term clinical and non-clinical exposure as well as leadership and shadowing and solid research will matter. </p>

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<p>I agree with the above posts. Pre-med isn’t a major, it’s a set of requirements you have to take to go to medical school. I would definitely recommend majoring in something you enjoy! Lots of stuff out there about how hard science is not as important in today’s medicine.</p>

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<p>I was surprised to hear that Bard College at Simons Rock (early college) has a premed major. An actual major.</p>