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I'm currently in Chemical Engineering. I'm doing quite well (3.8+), but junior year is coming up and I'm going to be getting into my major classes. They are notoriously hard and I fear that my GPA will tank bigtime. I know that the single most important factor in medical school admissions, apart from your MCAT score, is your GPA. On the one hand, I want to stick with ChemE because it's something that I love, but on the other hand, I also want to become a physician and medical schools want to see high GPAs. Regardless of what happens, I don't plan on applying to medical school until I'm out of undergrad. Another major I'm considering is Psychology, which is considerably easier than ChemE and something that I'm also interested in. However, it's hard to find a job as a Psychologist with just a B.S. I would have to go to graduate school and get at least a Master's and I don't want to do that either. I want to focus on my major in undergrad and maybe take some time off after undergrad to work part-time and fulfill the medical school requirements (shadowing, research, volunteering, community service, etc.). I'm really torn on what to do and would appreciate any advice. Thanks.