I finally called my college today to change my major to just Early Education and take pre-med classes but she told me that most people getting into the medical field major in Biology classes. She told me if I keep Early Education I would be there longer because of no overlapping classes between the two courses. What should I do?
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If you want to do EE do EE. you might have to take more classes on the side, but you should be able to squeeze most of them in as elective. Many students do non-science majors and succeed in four years. You may have to take a summer class or two depending on scheduling.
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While I agree that pursuing the major that YOU want is most important, in truth you do need to ask yourself what the point is. Spending 4 years learning how to be a teacher seems like a waste of time when you're never going to actually teach kids, particularly when you consider you're really going to have a jam-packed schedule which will preclude you from enjoying your college years.
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Is early education a back up career path for you? If so, go for it. If not, maybe major in something similar that will not take extra time - biopsychology comes to mind.
I majored in Communications and Rhetoric Studies with double minors in French and Psychology, plus I did all of my premed requirements. I finished in four years, but I did take one summer of classes (two classes total), plus I didn't have any elective that didn't count towards one of those studies (either my major or one of my minors), so I may have missed out on that aspect of college.
The premed requirements really aren't too many - most schools will require some sciences to graduate, so you can just take some of your prereqs for those instead of, say, Biology for non-majors.
I majored in Communications and Rhetoric Studies with double minors in French and Psychology, plus I did all of my premed requirements. I finished in four years, but I did take one summer of classes (two classes total), plus I didn't have any elective that didn't count towards one of those studies (either my major or one of my minors), so I may have missed out on that aspect of college.
The premed requirements really aren't too many - most schools will require some sciences to graduate, so you can just take some of your prereqs for those instead of, say, Biology for non-majors.
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Don't take that person's advice too seriously. Just because many pre-meds major in bio doesn't mean it's better for you to, and as Vita said, pre-med classes wouldn't necessarily make you "be there" longer because there really aren't that many.
However, you should only major in elementary education if you're really serious about becoming a teacher.
However, you should only major in elementary education if you're really serious about becoming a teacher.
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Well don't take her word for it. Check. Sit down with a current registration manual manuals from the last semester or two, the requirements for the schools you want and your major and plan it out. I will admit that it is likely correct. With any education degree you are going to have to do practicum aka student teaching. During this time you are teaching full time at a school and don't have time for almost anything else.
Why EE? The general advice is that you should do a major that interests you and that you can do well in. However, why do all this education gearing you to teach when you don't want to teach? Fairly or not, EE is regarded as one of the least rigorous majors of all.
As far as a backup career, I think it would be a poor choice. In my state, the teaching market is abysmal, and the younger grades you teach the worse it is. Nearly all states are facing record declines in revenue and schools are taking it the hardest.
Teaching requirements vary by states, but here if you major or minor in a subject you can teach it. With just the pre reqs you are close to a biology or chemistry minor. You could consider going on a track of science (bio, chem, math) teaching, but otherwise teaching major and pre reqs are pretty much oil and water. Education majors have their own "teaching" math and science classes, and you would have to take them and also the pre req math and science classes. I would consider other options
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One of the problems I would see is that usually your sr year you have to go student teach, which could possibly get in the way of interviewing for medical school and things b/c you're not allowed to miss days during student teaching. Just another thing to watch out for.
