Changing Major Junior Year 2nd Semester

[r2d2armen2]

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I just recently finished my 1st semester of Junior year. I've only taken two classes for my major, which is Microbiology and Immunology, but the major isn't as interesting as I thought it would be and has become increasingly difficult with pre med reqs. I have a minor in Exercise Phys, and I've taken 3 classes for it. I love my minor atm because it relates to what I do (i play sports regularly, i go to the gym etc).
I recently read a thread about the same issue, I assume that changing my major would most likely add an extra semester. Idk what you guys thought of the idea of taking a chance and adding maybe an extra year or semester to undergrad and how that affects medical school acceptance.

 

[maybemed2013]

It is your life; enjoy it. I would change my major.

 

[DocGodfather]

If changing your major makes you happy, than go for it. If you can do Micro/Immunology as a minor, since you've taken a number of classes I presume, than do that. My cousin was telling me the other day that his friend got into medical school several years ago as a sociology major. Yeah, sociology. lol.

 

[bodi12]

Do what will make you the happiest in life! I have learned this lesson late in the game.

Consider yourself luckier than me because changing between your two majors isn't that bad. I have recently decided to go for my dream job as an anesthesiologist. I decided to do this after spending the past three years in business/accounting because it was my 2nd choice career and it was the easier of the two.

But after realizing that when I'm 70 looking back at my life as a business man knowing I chose that career over my dream job because at the time it seemed smarter to start working in a job eight years sooner because I could stand it instead of spending an addition eight years in school to be an anesthesiologist and have a job I love and will wake up everyday happy to go to.