<p>I plan on doing pre-med but if something happens and I'm not able to get into medical school I want a back up plan. I want to major in something that will help me get into med school and is interesting to me. Also, if med school doesn't work out I don't want to waste my time majoring in something that doesn't have a good job outlook or that I am not passionate/interested in. </p>
<p>Here are majors that I am considering:
Neuroscience I also like this major and would be interested in doing research but what can you do with this major and how is the job outlook?
Speech - Language - Hearing Science I really REALLY like this major but do you think it will help me with med school. I think its a great fall back plan but can I major in this and be pre med?
Biochemistry
Biology, maybe integrative biology or molecular cellular biology </p>
<p>I think out of all of these the first two are my favorite. The thing with biochemistry and biology is that I know they help with med school but I only find them sorta interesting. </p>
<p>Any opinions would be super helpful!</p>
<p>The job outlook at the bachelor’s level for degrees in neuroscience, biology (any type), biochemistry is poor.</p>
<p>Neuroscience grads (BA/BS level) generally find employment in the same types of jobs as do biology/biochem degrees.</p>
<p>Speech/hearing science–no or little overlap with pre-med requirements. This is generally a preparatory major for either a SLP (MS in speech language pathology–speech therapist) or Audiology (D.Aud)</p>
<p>If Biology id not your major interest, what do you think you will be studying in the Med. School? You might be haveing an incorrect perception/</p>
<p>Technically, you could major in whatever you wanted to and be pre-med IF you are willing to put in crazy hours for certain majors. The only really ‘easy’ ones credit-wise are degrees that concentrate around biology, or at least have the basic bio classes in them.
I would go to the specific schools that you are interested in and look at their job placement rates for the degrees you are interested in. Of course, the BLS can also help, but I think your best bet in looking at immediate employment opportunities, which it sounds like you are looking for if med school doesn’t work out, is looking at how well specific colleges place their graduates.</p>
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<p>Although biochem will be useful in med school, course material from bio, chem, physics prereqs does not really carry over to med school. The grades in these prereqs along with MCAT score help provide adcoms with an arguably objective apples to apples way in which to compare applicants who have completed the same/similar moderately difficult science material.</p>
<p>You don’t have to find them interesting, you simply (?) have to do well in them.</p>