<p>is a psychology major academic enough? my parents and teachers think it’d be a waste, but i’m genuinely interested in the subject matter of psych. my only concern would be what to do with the degree if i don’t get into a med school, as a psych degree doesn’t do much.</p>
<p>I was wondering if Computer Science or Computational Biology are ok to major in? Mainly Computer Science because programming is something I really enjoy…</p>
<p>Guys, read the thread Goldshadow linked to in post #60 (just before both of yours)… here is the cliffs notes version: any major is fine! Major in what you like! [/thread]</p>
<p>my$0.02- I was totally excited when you mentioned Bryn Mawr :), I’m going there this fall…so excited!</p>
<p>I’m majoring in French & doing my pre-med requirements and possibly minoring in Africana Studies-Although I don’t know much about applying to medical school yet, since I haven’t even started freshmen year of college…I’m majoring in something I love! I want to be a pediatrician and eventually work internationally in upper west Africa-where they speak french! That’s where the language ties in:), hopefully medical schools see my innovation in learning a new language-not really new, but enhancing my skills.</p>
<p>ok i have read all posts but still littile bit confused…</p>
<p>I am currently a student in a cc but planning to transfer soon to a 4 year university…</p>
<p>I have heard from many that you can major in anything you want .</p>
<p>Does it help me if I major in Medical Laboratory Technician in a cc then transfer to a 4 yr univ. and take the bachelors degree?</p>
<p>or should i just complete the associate in science then major in biology in a 4yr univ.?</p>
<p>i have been researching this for a month now but just really confused with counselors answering differently. </p>
<p>pls reply i want to get things straight</p>
<p>Just go with science. Lab tech majors are one of the few majors that is a bad idea.</p>
<p>oh, even though that most courses taken in the bachelors degree for Medical Laboratory
Technology are the same as Pre Med requirements?</p>
<p>I am currently a student at Northern Virginia Comm College and was going for Medical Lab Technician then was planning to transfer at George Mason Univ’s Bachelors program. then when i checked on GMU’s Pre Med Recommended Courses: Bio, Org. Chem, And Gen. Chem was the same exact courses in the curriculum of MLT. So I thought it would be a good idea to do that. same as other people getting scared of not getting accepted to Med School, This is a back up incase i dont get accepted. I think i would still get a job with decent pay enough to give my family a home and food.</p>
<p>or if so, i might as well go back home to my country and study over there, advantage is:</p>
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<li>Cheaper tuition fees</li>
<li>Same curricullum as America</li>
<li>last 2 years is transferable to the US</li>
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<p>The Disadvantage is:
- I will be FAR from my wife and daughter
- My Father is here and had 3 mild strokes an cardiac bypass (6 bypasses)
- Both my Brother and Sisters are teenagers and still are rebels to my parents.</p>
<p>hey bdm. im sorry if the questions im about to ask you have been repeated a thousand times, but it still seems a bit unclear to me. im currently a senior going to UCSD next year as a chem major, but you said you discouraged taking higher level chem courses which are a requirement for me to graduate with this degree (at least i believe so). i also know this isnt the place to ask about AP credit, but i was just wondering if you suggest me using my AP chem credit. it gets me out of three quarters’ worth of general chemistry, but as youve said in other posts, it does not count toward the credits needed for med school. will additional classes take the place of the ones ive gotten out of or should i just retake the courses in college? again sorry if these questions have been asked before. hope to hear back soon!</p>
<p>Well, having a backup plan is a virtue. Unfortunately, as NCG says, it’s hard to have your cake and eat it too. Most vocational majors – that is, those which provide good backup plans – are poor fits for medical school. Unfortunately you’re just going to have to choose.</p>
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<p>Okay. Some schools won’t let you use your AP credit. The solution is to take higher-level chemistry instead. The problem? Higher level chemistry is HARD. Of course, if you’re a chem major then you have to take the higher ones anyway.</p>
<p>So basically, using your AP credits depends on whether you’re really going to be a chem major.</p>
<p>See this link <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/725990-change-pre-med.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/725990-change-pre-med.html</a></p>
<p>hi i am a senior at high school and i just have a question (or actually a couple)with anyone who is willing to give advice. I’ve driven myself crazy with what i want to major in! I know i definitely want to be a doctor for sure that is the only thing i can imagine myself doing but i don’t know if i want to major in a science area like bio bc if i don’t get in i don’t want to be a researcher,etc. I was thinking about business bc anyways it definitely is good to be business savvy, but i don’t know if i could fit in my premed requirements plus extra classes such as biochem, genetics and physiology for mcat and just prep for med school???I was also thinking psych bc that’s interesting and it fits in with LAS degree so i already have duo credit for the major and med school requirements? IDK i just need some advice. And i know ppl will say its whatever i like but honestly i like a lot of things and if i would have to do bio major i would do it i guess but its soooo close minded ya know???</p>
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<p>Imagine harder. Take a look around you to see what other people are doing to make a living. I could see myself doing a number of other things than being a physician.</p>
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<p>Business as a major is a grey area. If you do business at a place like Stern or Wharton, you should be fine - business at a less prestigious school might be seen as being too vocational. You do not want medical schools adcoms to perceive your major as vocational. Generally speaking, adcoms want to see an academic major.</p>
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<p>Unnecessary for the MCAT, med school admissions, or medical school success. Take them if you like them, but don’t think that you need them or that adcoms will reward you for having taken those classes.</p>
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<p>You don’t need to know right away. Since you like all sorts of things, maybe start off freshman year with gen chem, bio, and two or three other non-science, non-premed classes. See what you like and what you do well in, and take it from there.</p>
<p>I am going to the University of Miami in Fall 2010, and currently am listed under their Neuroscience program. Entrance to this program is by invitation only to those qualified so I accepted to give it a shot and see what I thought. I also have interest in Exercise Physiology and was wondering if Exer-Phys falls under Physical Sciences or Health Science Major? This is the link to the courses for the Exer-Phys major:</p>
<p>[University</a> of Miami - SCHOOL OF EDUCATION - Exercise Physiology - B.S.Ed. Program](<a href=“School of Education and Human Development | University of Miami”>School of Education and Human Development | University of Miami)</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me which major would be more appealing to med schools and if Exer-phys would be considered vocational by any chance? I like to workout, play sports, stay healthy, and have already learned a ton because I was a chubby boy about 3 years ago and I would devote hours upon hours per week trying to understand the relation of macronutrients to our body. I am just really trying to make sure that Exer-Phys is not a major that med schools would think to not be an academic major. So anyone could please suggest what they think?</p>
<p>Also, my family is Indian and my stereotypical father thinks that I would learn more for the MCAT from one of the biology or chemistry majors, or the Neuroscience program. Can anyone tell me anything I could use to prove that Exer-Phys would be much more beneficial and not what he thinks to be a useless major?</p>
<p>Thank you for reading my post!</p>
<p>Isn’t it harder to get develop relationships with science professors (needed for good LORs) if one is a liberal arts major and only takes the required science classes? If I’m an English major and take only the required science classes, I don’t have opportunity to get to know science profs and med schools don’t really care what my English professors think of me. True?</p>
<p>I would love to become a pediatric oncologist, which means that I would have to go to med school. I’ve heard that for your first four years of college you don’t NEED to study a specific major although you do have to complete required courses to get into medical school. Is there any way to get a nursing degree in those four years and then go onto medical school or would med schools just think of that as impractical and not give me a shot? Does anyone know if it’s even possible to do that? I apologize for the ignorance but I really have no insight in anything about medical school.</p>
<p>I posted a question on yahoo answer regarding which pre-med major will help me with the MCAT and a guy name PE2008 commented me with this:</p>
<p>"Microbiology Majors get less than the average MCAT score (~27.6 vs ~28.0).
Biochemistry Majors average ~29.3.
(Engineering and Physics Majors average ~31.0).</p>
<p>The standard advice is to choose a Major which both facilitates/overlaps pre-med/pre-dentistry courses AND offers good career prospects in case you don’t make it to Medical School.</p>
<p>Some good Majors that meet both criteria are:
Bioprocess Engineering
Biological Engineering
Chemical/Biochemical Engineering
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Chemistry (ACS-Certified degree only)
Materials Engineering (might be intriguing for Dental Schools)"</p>
<p>I’m an upcoming freshmen at UCSD and my intended major right now is Microbiology. Should i minor in some sort of physics or engineering science? like Biochemical engineering? Or Major in Biochemical engineering then minor in microbiology? Also, just out of curiosity, why are physics and engineering major more helpful for the MCAT?? I also intend to go to dental school, that is why he mentioned some of that.</p>
<p>[Correlation</a> does not imply causation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation]Correlation”>Correlation does not imply causation - Wikipedia)</p>
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<p>Source, please?</p>
<p>Well I’m not sure where he/she based the source on but if you want to see the post i made on yahoo answer, it’s here </p>
<p><a href="http://answers./question/index;_ylt=AqyMvy45ow6jg4tyCtFkWh3ty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20110710223400AADibvi%5B/url%5D">http://answers./question/index;_ylt=AqyMvy45ow6jg4tyCtFkWh3ty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20110710223400AADibvi</a></p>
<p>Dang it I guess it wont let me post the URL. lol</p>
<p>With the new MCAT coming out, do you think it’s more or less important to major in a science? For example, at a school that I’m deeply looking at (I’ll be a senior next year), they offer Human Physiology as a major. This would not only be a super interesting major, but it’d be a great start for medical school and it’d maybe help me with some of the newer science sections on the MCAT (I don’t know this for sure… can someone tell me if this is so?). </p>
<p>However, I’m also considering a major or at the very least a minor in either Economics or Philosophy. Both of these classes sound extremely intriguing and through both, I’d be able to develop as a very critical thinker, which I would love. Whereas Human Physiology would probably be more about memorization, I’d become more analytical through Econ or Phil. With the new additions to the MCAT in philosophy and the idea of better * thinkers *, would either of these 2 be more important than Physiology? </p>
<p>I know not to base a major off the MCAT, but I’m just speaking hypothetically here.</p>