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I keep telling myself i'm going to get accepted into medical school. While saying that to myself I still think about what happens if I get rejected.
I keep telling myself i'm going to get accepted into medical school. While saying that to myself I still think about what happens if I get rejected.
If you get rejected, can you see yourself with a career in Biology? If not, why not major in something you see yourself doing in the event you don't get in?
Honestly I love Biology but I love medicine a lot more. I don't care too much about plants and photosynthesis but rather how biology applies to the human body.
Honestly I love Biology but I love medicine a lot more. I don't care too much about plants and photosynthesis but rather how biology applies to the human body.
I keep telling myself i'm going to get accepted into medical school. While saying that to myself I still think about what happens if I get rejected.
Honestly I love Biology but I love medicine a lot more. I don't care too much about plants and photosynthesis but rather how biology applies to the human body.
I'm with ya! i hated going thru fungi, and ferns, and crap like that. I couldn't see myself doing any research in stuff like that, or even animals really. In my school, that stuff was mostly covered in General Bio classes 1 and 2 and I didn't see much after it because I could choose more elective classes like, anatomy, histology, neuroscience, physiology...all of which went towards my major. It sounds like you're still early in your bio major, and you might have a chance to take classes more to your interests ( and medical schools interests!) later on.
It also sounds like you aren't that confident in yourself--I'm with ya there too. Before coming into college I wanted to be a Doc but I didn't think I could do it, so I choose nursing because it was less competitive, But I switched to a Bio major because it was the easiest way to get all the pre-med classes out of the way, and it also allowed me to study things I was most interested in. Overtime, I saw I did well in classes and it gave me more confidence. And trust me, there are LOTS of dumb ppl in pre-med classes, and dumb ppl that get into medical school, trust me (and I'm definitely not a genius or even really smart). And from your grades you've received over time in college, , you should know whether you're "good enough" to get into med school by comparing your GPA to schools you want to go to.
Here's a good way to summarize my experience: I have no family members who are doc's , I scored a 19 on my ACT in high school while being accepted on a preliminary status---I didn't listen to the subtle guidance of ppl steering me away from medicalschool and then I studied my butt off and got a 31 MCAT and a 3.81 cGPA. If you want it, go get it.
Definitely major in something you like not something you think will "get you in". While it is true that the majority of matriculants to med school have a degree in the biological sciences the highest rate of success for applicants is actually in humanities and math (about 50% of applicants get in as opposed to 42% of bio majors). Obviously there are confounders but just goes to show that you can major in whatever you want and still be successful.
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I am considering majoring in Information Technology, but won't interviewers ask why I chose to major in something not medically related at all?
I am considering majoring in Information Technology, but won't interviewers ask why I chose to major in something not medically related at all?
Definitely major in something you like not something you think will "get you in". While it is true that the majority of matriculants to med school have a degree in the biological sciences the highest rate of success for applicants is actually in humanities and math (about 50% of applicants get in as opposed to 42% of bio majors). Obviously there are confounders but just goes to show that you can major in whatever you want and still be successful.
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Don't forget, there are quite a few routes to becoming a physician, most notably the U.S. M.D. or D.O. route. Each of these brings upon them their own... requirements, standards and philosophies without sacrificing education quality, but both get you to the same respectable end point. I'll put it that way.
Also, what mwall003 said (since I have no idea how to quote two people in the same post) holds true. There are many important and respectable alternatives, but keep your eye on the prize and remember that anyone who's goal is to be a physician should just be trying to get into that M.D. or D.O. school in time and do EVERYTHING they can to get in. Also, remember that no one is guaranteed anything, but no one should just try once and stop either. If you want to be a physician you'll try 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 times.
How are the career prospects for Genetics majors?
I was a Biology major in college because I loved Biology but I honestly had no idea what I would have done had I not gotten into medical school with a BA in Bio. The options I came up with were being a research/lab tech in Big Pharma, going the public health route (MPH), and doing a PhD in Biology. All pretty interesting/exciting and medically relevant, I think.
I left off becoming a midlevel as an option only because I personally wanted to be a physician too badly to go any other route (don't skewer me).
I'm waiting for the post where you forget to write "Survivor DO."
I am considering majoring in Information Technology, but won't interviewers ask why I chose to major in something not medically related at all?
I would say information technology is actually pretty medically related with all this EMR business. And as others have said, you are allowed and encouraged to have interests outside of medicine!
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