<p>Major in some sort of business for Kelley and take the courses needed for medical school? And would it be especially hard if you weren't a direct admit to the business school?</p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>You can absolutely do both. A friend of mine majored in something in Kelley and minored in bio, and he’ll be heading off to IU med this year! It’s hard, but possible!</p>
<p>What is the rationale behind pursuing a business major as a pre-med? Yes, there are always exceptions. However, everyone is different. Harvard medical school is leading the effort of changing the pre-med requirements. Take a look on the pre-med forum. Other medical schools may soon follow. There will be more emphasis on biochemistry related courses in addition to the humanity/social study types of exposure (including intensive writing). A business major is usually frowned upon by medical schools and even law schools! I do not see the trend changing based upon Harvard’s recommendations.</p>
<p>Since you are not a Kelley DA, you will have to protect your GPA by taking easy courses in the first semester. That means that your chance of completing the pre-med requirements in four years and taking MCAT in three years is low not to mention those time consuming EC’s. That is why it is very hard considering Kelley is not exactly a grade inflating major.</p>
<p>Ace,</p>
<p>I’m just wondering what makes you say: “A business major is usually frowned upon by…law schools!” I will be a Kelley direct admit this fall, and I have always considered law school a serious possibility either after graduation, or after a few years in the workforce. I have always thought law schools thought highly upon business majors, especially from a top notch school like Kelley, but I an interested to hear what drives your statement.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Thank you all for the answers!</p>
<p>I ask this because I am undecided between business and medicine, not necessarily because I want a business degree going into med school. It will probably be better to try out business and if that fails do medicine. But Ace, I do find it interesting that you say a business major is frowned upon, I know it has nothing to do with medicine but I have heard that medical schools like people who have shown diverse interests and know about other things and not just sciences! My parents both are doctors and always say to major in whatever I want if I want to go to medical school! Anyway, thank you for the input :)</p>
<p>ellw & beardch,
Both the law school forum and medical school forum have many discussions on this issue. I have listed some examples below:</p>
<p>Pre-med related posts-</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1009235-possible-go-into-pre-med-bioengineering-major-undergraduate.html?highlight=business+major#post11276824[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1009235-possible-go-into-pre-med-bioengineering-major-undergraduate.html?highlight=business+major#post11276824</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1006456-bs-nursing-first-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1006456-bs-nursing-first-2.html</a></p>
<p>Pre-law related posts </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/927776-what-do-you-wish-you-did-differently-advice-wannabe-law-school-student.html?highlight=business+major#post10453741[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/927776-what-do-you-wish-you-did-differently-advice-wannabe-law-school-student.html?highlight=business+major#post10453741</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/895657-majors-how-much-do-they-matter-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/law-school/895657-majors-how-much-do-they-matter-2.html</a></p>
<p>I am going to discuss a little more on pre-med in business. Majoring in anything that interests you is the frequent advice for pre-med. I think that you need to consider your temperament and practicality of fulfilling both requirements when choosing a business major for premed. The problem is that most students from business schools and medical schools are quite different in temperament. Are you really interested in business and do you have the charisma to be successful in it? Do you have the urge to seek for profit even if it means that you have to make the tough decision to lay off workers? If you are that someone who also has the academic strength of a successful pre-med, you will be very successful in business. But, why would you want to be a medical doctor with the growing prospects of paycut after the health care reform? It is very likely that you will regret, during the medical school training, watching your Kelley friends enjoying their lives. On the other hand, if you are passionate about medicine, you really should concentrate more on the pre-med requirements. Instead of applying for internships, you should look for research experiences. Instead of networking, you should seek meaningful volunteering opportunities. Instead of partying, you may have to study in the library. If you really want to try both, draft a four year schedule that covers all the Kelley/pre-med requirements and see if you can complete them in four years while finishing the MCAT in three. If you still think that you can do it with a GPA > 3.6, then go for it by all means. Otherwise, you will need to plan for a couple of gap years which could be a very bad idea for this class since the new MCAT may become effective in 2015.</p>
<p>To beardch-
The reason why business is not always the greatest option for law school is because law school focuses on logic, writing, and critical thinking. Those are typically skills that you gain from majors in the liberal arts- any major where you are reading and writing a lot and taking a wide variety of courses. In business education, you are trained more to enter the job market and are versed in practical knowledge rather than critical thinking skills. The reason why many pre-law and pre-med students choose a business background is typically for job security- if you don’t get in to grad school, can’t afford it, or just change your mind, you have a better back up plan usually than having a liberal arts degree. Its a choice that must be made, but keep in mind that you can get into either graduate school with a business background, as long as you take the required courses (pre-med).</p>