<p>I am thinking about doing a triple major and Pre-med when I go to college. One of the things I am sure to major in is Biochemistry. What else would be a good idea to major in since I am planning a career in the medical field? Is it hard to maintain a 4.0 unweighted GPA when doing a triple major as oposed to a double major or single major? Does having a triple major in college become more time consuming in college when it comes to studying as opposed to a double major or single major. Will doing a triple major force me to reduce the amount of time I have to give up to work to pay for college tuition as opposed to a double or single major? One last question, I read that taking a good foreign language in college is really good when it comes to getting into the medical field. I am a native Bengali speaker, what is the best foreign language I can take. I was thinking about taking Chinese.</p>
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<p>Why do you want to triple major again?</p>
<p>For language, I'd suggest Spanish or French. Chinese has a lot of new characters and it is very time consuming. That could not be the best thing to do if you're pre-med.</p>
<p>What language did you do in High School?</p>
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<p>First, keeping a 4.0 doing something like biochem is next to impossible even if that's you only major, so i would disabuse yourself of that early, no matter where you go to college.</p>
<p>Second, the general consensus on this board, which I agree with, is that since med schools don't care at all what you major in, they don't care at all if you do a double or triple major. Since you plan on going to med school, there are also obviously no career advantages to the multiple majors, and so I would encourage you to just focus on a single major and take more classes for fun, or have a minor.</p>
<p>Third, yes taking a foreign language is a good thing and something I have heard is looked favorably upon by med schools (though I am very skeptical as to the amount of weight it is given, I'm thinking only slightly above nothing). If you plan on practicing in the U.S., then Spanish is far and away the language to take, as it would be the one most likely relevant to practicing.</p>
<p>Triple major doesn't matter in the general scheme of things. The only thing that it might possibly do is push you to a more prestigious university if you manage a phenomenal GPA, but you have to do all the OTHER things too, so it's not a replacement. The only person I personally know of who triple majored actually quadruple majored in Chem, Biochem, English and Classics. He eventually went on to Johns Hopkins as an MD/PhD. However, he got a 4.0 GPA, a 39 on the MCAT, was smarter than the prof in the genetics class he was a TA for, taught for Kaplan, and did all the other things (volunteering/shadowing/campus involvement/research/etc). The guy was simply amazing. I'm not sure that he ever slept either, b/c I'd routinely see him at the bars, and it was pretty widely known that he went to exams high...</p>
<p>But anyways, back to the topic at hand. There are no weighted grades in college, very few people get 4.0's in college with just one major, doing it with 2 or more is extremely rare. If you consider that most humanities and social science majors are typically about 30 hours of course (and most science majors more than that b/c of pre-reqs that aren't necessarily in the field - eg calc for chem majors), then you're looking at about a minimum of 90 hours of which you have little choice in choosing your college course work, throw in the general education requirements most schools have and you're up to your 120 credit hours which is approximately what it takes to graduate at most places (I needed 126 hours, some programs may require more).</p>
<p>I don't think you understand what majoring in a field exactly entails and what the latent expectations of completing a major are...but that's an entirely different discussion.</p>
<p>As for language, Spanish is the #1 choice. However, most medical schools probably don't look at language as a make or break sort of deal. Theyre looking for whether or not you can complete the 4 years of schooling and become a physician...if you happen to be able to help a broader segment of society by speaking a foreign language, well that's just dandy. When push comes to shove, you can hire translators. They're not going to order the banana split for the cherry if there's no ice cream.</p>
<p>Of course triple majoring will take time away from all the things that you mentioned. </p>
<p>If you are fluent in English and Bengali it looks like you are already bilingual - I don't think that another language will matter unless you just really want to learn one , then by all means go ahead. In most southern US states - Spanish would be the #1 language to be most useful to you later. </p>
<p>I personally think it's more important to focus on things that your really enjoy than to triple major. Concentrate on research opportunities, volunteering, studying for the MCAT, getting clinical experience and doing really well in the major of your choice.</p>
<p>you do not have to triple major....that's not the only route...find something you're passionate about</p>
<p>i agree with all...a triple major will also take extra time as in semesters.
im a double major w/ a minor (spanish, psych, minor in chem) but spanish is easier for me...so its a give and take. im only a freshman so i dnt have much advice but yeahh...its working out so far for me.</p>
<p>if you can pull a 4.0 off with JUST a biochem major, it would be INSANE. First of all, you would have to live in the library. Second, you can't get an A-. Third, if you end up getting a B like second semester of your freshmen year, you're not only going to have <4.0, but you're self esteem will plumet and so will your grades. Don't go into college thinking you NEED a 4.0 with a triple major cause 99.9% of the time its not even close to possible.</p>
<p>I agree with the sentiment expressed here in that I find the value of a multiple-major to be dubious. Personally, I think you'd be better off taking the time in doing a triple and redirecting it to get a master's degree instead. Or just graduating early, or something like that.</p>