<p>Good question foximus91, I am not sure. You may want to ask around to get an accurate answer.</p>
<p>If you do a science-based psychology major (neuroscience minor is recommended) you’d fare better. In addition, psychology research may not be available on all cam^puses and psychology majors may not be admitted to science labs or into science research projects (which matters for premed). Biology majors, while they are a large percentage of admits, actually have a not-so-great-as-it’d-seem ratio bio major/admit because so many students who want to do premed major in biology. However, because it’s easier to circumvent hard courses in psychology, biology tends to prepare for the MCAT better. An “unusual” major is appreciated as long as it’s rigorous - I hear Classics, History, Economics, and Philosophy majors do well, for instance - since it means they managed both the premed core AND another field.
So, if you do a psychology major, don’t forget the hard courses :)</p>
<p>I would imagine many more psych majors would not have all of the premed classes needed to apply to medical school as compared with biology majors.</p>
<p>someone who doesn’t have the premed score will get whupped in the MCAT and is unlikely to get a committee letter so I’m sure there are that many of those who apply to med school 
although you always have unqualified kids who try “just to see”.
There are surprisingly few biology classes in the premed core actually.</p>
<p>To clarify an earlier statement: I would imagine all Biology majors would receive a BS degree upon graduation. Psych majors more than likely would be more of a mix between BA and BS degrees. </p>
<p>I would be getting a BS in psychology, but now I’m having doubts</p>
<p>Most freshmen are testing the waters in terms of majors so to speak. And being undecided actually gives them higher odds of graduating on time.
Don’t restrict yourself to a predetermined major. Next year, simply plan to take your requirements and the first elements from the premed core (there’ll be overlap anyway). See what classes you do well in and love. Everything will then fall into place.</p>
<p>So, what did you decide?</p>
<p>I would talk to umich Fin Aid. Tell them that Michigan is your first choice, but they are not competitive on price. Ask them if they can take a second look at your aid package. My guess is that they will make an effort to make it affordable for you. You won’t regret it.
Good Luck!</p>
<p>“I would talk to umich Fin Aid. Tell them that Michigan is your first choice, but they are not competitive on price.”</p>
<p>Good luck with that! </p>
<p>ParisDA: LOL. UMich is a public university. They don’t negotiate and they don’t care if a student can’t afford their OOS fees. They don’t meet need for OOS for a reason…</p>
<p>MYOS1634, while it is true that Michigan traditionally did not meet 100% of OOS financial aid need, Michigan’s current $4 billion fundraising campaign is partly aimed at rectifying this. Hopefully, by 2016 or 2017, Michigan will be able to meet 100% of all demonstrated need, regardless of residence. </p>
<p>OP – Medical schools don’t generally care what you major in as an undergraduate. They want to see that an applicant has excelled overall and especially in the prerequisite courses. Most applicants major in chemistry or biology because they end up taking a number of those courses in order to meet the medical school prerequisites.</p>
<p>One advantage of being at UNC is having the resources of both UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Duke Cancer Institute close at hand. Physicians at UNC and Duke often collaborate on diagnosis and patient care, especially with patients who are very sick and/or have rare types of cancer.</p>
<p>That being said, as a parent I would want you closer to home, so I understand why your parents would want you to go to Michigan. What did you decide?</p>
<p>Michigan’s Comprehensive Cancer Center is not too shabby either Marsian! ;)</p>
<p>There are world class medical centers near all locations where the OP is interested in attending college. </p>
<p>Alexandre: I understand this, but it doesn’t apply to Fall 2014 admits. Anyway, it’s kind of preposterous to indicate (as ParisDa did) a university like Michigan would reconsider its package for an OOS student whom it’s decided can pay… What would be the point of OOS fees if the premium were covered by financial aid? The situation would be different for a private university, but advising negotiating the package with Michigan so that it provides financial aid to someone, an OOS admit who was judged not to need it under the 2014 rules, doesn’t help OP.</p>
<p>MYOS1634 You made this statement:</p>
<p>" They don’t negotiate and they don’t care if a student can’t afford their OOS fees. They don’t meet need for OOS for a reason…"</p>
<p>Alexandre was just pointing out that, in the not to distant future, Michigan is determined to meet need for all of its students. That way posters, such as yourself, will not be able to make statements like the one above. I am looking forward to the day when all students accepted to Michigan will be able to attend regardless of ability to pay. </p>
<p>^me too. But that doesn’t apply right now and doesn’t help OP. Honestly I don’t think Michigan will meet need for ALL OOS students it admits unless it becomes need-aware. But even if Michigan met all need for all OOS students, it still wouldn’t be reasonable to expect it’d meet more than need for an OOS admitted student as DAP was suggesting… </p>
<p>But this is derailing the thread.</p>
<p>OP, what did you decide?</p>