Well my local university accepted me. Do I major in Biochem or Biology?

[Names_What_Are_Those]

Hello everyone I am 19 years old and I graduated high school last year, but I've been wondering around figuring out what to do with life. I've always known that I wanted to go into the medical field, but I've been figuring out what I want to do in the medical field in the past few months. I'm planning to focus on neurological surgery.

Graduated last year with pretty good scores I would say

GPA: 3.4

SAT: 1650

I want to know if Biochem would be a better study then biology. I view Biochem as a lot harder then biology, but I also heard medical schools have a higher chance of accepting you if you have a degree in Biochem. So would it be better to have a 3.8 GPA in Biology then a 3.4 GPA in Biochem.


Also should I volunteer at some local hospitals?

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[CowboyNiceguy]

3.8 in anything is better than a 3.4 in anything. Your major doesn't matter for going to medical school -- only if you need a backup plan for if you don't get in or change your mind. And you should certainly volunteer at some hospitals.

 

[Names_What_Are_Those]

3.8 in anything is better than a 3.4 in anything. Your major doesn't matter for going to medical school -- only if you need a backup plan for if you don't get in or change your mind. And you should certainly volunteer at some hospitals.

My backup plan if I don't get accepted to a medical school I'm gonna go into trades work plubmber, electrian, and etc

 

[aalamruad]

Hello everyone I am 19 years old and I graduated high school last year, but I've been wondering around figuring out what to do with life. I've always known that I wanted to go into the medical field, but I've been figuring out what I want to do in the medical field in the past few months. I'm planning to focus on neurological surgery.

Graduated last year with pretty good scores I would say

GPA: 3.4

SAT: 1650

I want to know if Biochem would be a better study then biology. I view Biochem as a lot harder then biology, but I also heard medical schools have a higher chance of accepting you if you have a degree in Biochem. So would it be better to have a 3.8 GPA in Biology then a 3.4 GPA in Biochem.


Also should I volunteer at some local hospitals?

Neither. Go with psych. Or Spanish. Or maybe some type of art/humanity if that's something you'd enjoy.

 

[AlphaBeta<3]

Hello everyone I am 19 years old and I graduated high school last year, but I've been wondering around figuring out what to do with life. I've always known that I wanted to go into the medical field, but I've been figuring out what I want to do in the medical field in the past few months. I'm planning to focus on neurological surgery.

Graduated last year with pretty good scores I would say

GPA: 3.4

SAT: 1650

I want to know if Biochem would be a better study then biology. I view Biochem as a lot harder then biology, but I also heard medical schools have a higher chance of accepting you if you have a degree in Biochem. So would it be better to have a 3.8 GPA in Biology then a 3.4 GPA in Biochem.


Also should I volunteer at some local hospitals?

Your high school stats dont matter anymore now that you're in college, but they were both pretty low. If your high school gpa was only a 3.4, you're going to have to work really hard in college.

Your major doesnt matter. At all. Do whatever you like

 

[Technology]

I don't think majoring in biochemistry will necessarily make you a more favorable candidate. It may be helpful for the MCAT, but that should not be a reason to major in it.

If you really enjoy biology or biochemistry, then go for it! Otherwise you should major in something related to your back-up plan. Good luck!