<p>Hi, I am an international student starting at Texas A&M this fall. I am currently admitted to Biomedical sciences, but was thinking of changing into microbiology. I was wondering what major would have better job prospects, although I plan to apply for med school (please don't comment about how hard it will be, I know). Also, in case I don't get into med school, I will try to get a master's in biomedical sciences or biomedical engineering (I know I would need to take extra classes as I wouldn't have an engineering degree). What would you recommend me? also which one would give me more opportunities to have a more impressive application for med school? Thanks</p>
<p>Both are terrible since every year the tide of graduates with a BS in biosciences is swelled by the large number of premeds that never even reached the point of applying let alone being rejected for medical school. However the number of jobs is not growing which reduces most of these individuals to taking temporary $15 an hour with no benefits jobs to survive.</p>
<p>Medical schools have no preferred major for applicants as long as they do well in them. Look at majors with better prospects if you do not get into medical school like Computer Science or Geophysics.</p>
<p>would biomedical engineering be good?</p>
<p>As an international student, the first thing you need to know is that is extremely difficult for an international to be admitted to US medical schools. Most US medical school will not consider internationals for admission. In the past 10 years, fewer than 200, indeed many years fewer than 125, foreign students matriculated in any US med school during a given year.</p>
<p>AAMC chart here:</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.aamc.org/download/321462/data/2012factstable4.pdf[/url]”>https://www.aamc.org/download/321462/data/2012factstable4.pdf</a></p>
<p>(See foreign at the bottom of the chart for numbers)</p>
<p>Please read this document about the serious issues foreign students face in medical school admissions:</p>
<p>[Medical</a> School Admissions Policies Towards Non-US Citizens](<a href=“Home - NAAHP”>Home - NAAHP)</p>
<p>Honestly, med schools don’t really “prefer” any major. There’s been a big trend lately with med schools accepting more humanities and liberal arts majors than anything else. Do what you’re passionate about, and do the best you can. Grades and GPA matter more than anything else.</p>
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<p>I know it is extremely difficult, but there are med schools like Harvard that treat internationals as US citizens. Those are the schools I am aiming for.</p>
<p>Actually med schools do have some majors they don’t prefer–including any type of vocational major (accounting, business, nursing, specialized health sciences)</p>
<p>See AAMC Table 18</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.aamc.org/download/321496/data/2012factstable18.pdf[/url]”>https://www.aamc.org/download/321496/data/2012factstable18.pdf</a></p>
<p>Yes, that is a very good point, I forgot to mention that. While there really is no preferred or best major, there are majors that they prefer not to see, as mentioned above.</p>
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