Dangit i dont wanna be a biomajor!!!

[Van Chowder]

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This sux... I do NOT want to be a bio major as I am interested in Public Health, however medical schools almost make it impossible to be anything BUT a bio major with all the dang requirements, ( I want to graduate in 4 years) Any one else feeling my frustration ?

 

[ksmi117]

This sux... I do NOT want to be a bio major as I am interested in Public Health, however medical schools almost make it impossible to be anything BUT a bio major with all the dang requirements, ( I want to graduate in 4 years) Any one else feeling my frustration ?

I have two majors neither of which are biology and I'm graduating in 4 years. It's far from impossible.

 

[Brent8927]

I was an art major...

Do what you love! There are only a few pre-med requirements, and you can easily accommodate that alongside any major, even if none of those courses count towards your major. (Keep in mind, some of the pre-med courses probably count towards your core requirements--at least at my school they did).

 

[Tots]

I am not a bio major. I am actually a Public Health major....

 

[PremedIowa]

There are only 4 chem classes, 2 bio classes, 2 physics, and 2 math classes (plus possibly 1-2 advanced bio). That only adds up to 10-12 additional classes, at least some of which will count towards other majors. Seems a lot like a minor.

 

[scg]

I was a computer engineering major.

What is the problem?

 

[ChubbyChaser]

lol....plenty of ppl go to med school without a biology major.

 

[circulus vitios]

I have two majors neither of which are biology and I'm graduating in 4 years. It's far from impossible.

Did you take summer classes? Because not every school offers a significant amount of summer classes. My school only offers remedial chemistry/biology classes...like "Introduction to Biological Science."

 

[ksmi117]

Did you take summer classes? Because not every school offers a significant amount of summer classes. My school only offers remedial chemistry/biology classes...like "Introduction to Biological Science."

I took one summer of classes.

 

[Van Chowder]

Yea im taking Chem 1B in the summer, IDK it just seems like a pain, you all may have been right, I could have over generalized a bit but being a CA resident our public medschools require quite a bit. * UCSF and *UCLA come to mind, yea you can do the bare mninmum, but when they recommed taking upper level bio classes as well.. it really does build up.

And as a Public health major that ONLY classes that really count with pre reqs are, Bio and the Math reqs..

What ever im going to stop complainging

 

[Freezer]

major in what interests you and look into seeing if your school has a pre-med minor... most schools offer it... it is basically a minor that includes all your prereqs for med school admissions... and i know it sparks a lot of debate on here, but a majority of the books published on strategies for getting into medical school say that admissions often look favorably on non-bio majors that apply to medicine... in their view, they see 1000s of repetitive apps of bio majors and it's exciting to see someone who took the road less traveled while still satisfying all the prereqs... think of it this way, med school will teach you all the science you will ever need to know anyways...

be careful though... make sure you know what studying medicine/public health means before you leap into it... a lot of what you learn in biology provides a strong foundation to medicine... so you either learn it now or later... molecular biology is a fundamental precursor to human physiology... ecology is a necessary aspect of epidemiology... etc...

 

[RySerr21]

Yea im taking Chem 1B in the summer, IDK it just seems like a pain, you all may have been right, I could have over generalized a bit but being a CA resident our public medschools require quite a bit. * UCSF and *UCLA come to mind, yea you can do the bare mninmum, but when they recommed taking upper level bio classes as well.. it really does build up.

And as a Public health major that ONLY classes that really count with pre reqs are, Bio and the Math reqs..

What ever im going to stop complainging

This sux... I do NOT want to be a bio major as I am interested in Public Health, however medical schools almost make it impossible to be anything BUT a bio major with all the dang requirements, ( I want to graduate in 4 years) Any one else feeling my frustration ?

Missing a few recommended courses is not going to get you rejected. Furthermore, having ALL recommended courses is not going to give you an edge on getting an acceptance. In four years, you will highly regret being a bio major for your said reasons. Do yourself a favor, major in whatever it is that you want and if you can fit it in, take some of the recommended courses, but dont sweat it.

 

[loveoforganic]

Double major chem/psych and I'm graduating in 4 years.

General biology is the only biology you need...

 

[229141]

Do what you love. My buddy is an Econ major and he will probably get in this cycle.

There's also the natural science degree which might be easier and give you more flexibility in your course selection🙂

 

[plsletmein]

but being a CA resident our public medschools require quite a bit. * UCSF and *UCLA come to mind, yea you can do the bare mninmum, but when they recommed taking upper level bio classes as well.. it really does build up.

😕 they're pretty much on par with every other med school reqs

 

[searun]

Bio major? Where I come from, bio majors are ridiculed by serious pre-meds. Step up to the plate, man. Bio major, funny. Equivalent to a sociology major. Biology is cake, so you get to have your cake and eat it too. But hopefully, not get your head lopped off, like Marie. Although the guy who invented the head chopper in the French Revolution might have been a doctor, not sure, but as I recall, he was trying to figure out a humane way to cut off peoples heads. Better that some bloke with an axe, who frequently missed and then had to take a second or third chop.

 

[clinicallabguy]

Missing a few recommended courses is not going to get you rejected. Furthermore, having ALL recommended courses is not going to give you an edge on getting an acceptance. In four years, you will highly regret being a bio major for your said reasons. Do yourself a favor, major in whatever it is that you want and if you can fit it in, take some of the recommended courses, but dont sweat it.

I agree with RySerr. I don't think that recommended courses give you any sort of edge during the application process. I think they are suggested as a way to prepare for medical school courses if you have time available to take them. If you don't have time, don't sweat it.

At my undergrad, most pre-meds major in zoology which I absolutely did NOT want to major in. I found clinical laboratory sciences, and loved it. I did this despite the fact that advisors and pre-meds often recommend against going into something in the health sciences, but I don't regret it. I loved my major.

 

[Van Chowder]

Yea you guys are all right.. Thanks for all of the input im taking each of your advice to heart.
Have a great summer folks!

 

[rockaction]

Bio major? Where I come from, bio majors are ridiculed by serious pre-meds. Step up to the plate, man. Bio major, funny. Equivalent to a sociology major. Biology is cake, so you get to have your cake and eat it too. But hopefully, not get your head lopped off, like Marie. Although the guy who invented the head chopper in the French Revolution might have been a doctor, not sure, but as I recall, he was trying to figure out a humane way to cut off peoples heads. Better that some bloke with an axe, who frequently missed and then had to take a second or third chop.

That sounds a bit pretentious.

 

[NoMoreAMCAS]

Biology is pretty boring, but man, Public Health would be one massive snore-fest. Plus you'd probably be stuck writing a bunch of papers.

Either way, if you want to be a PH major you could easily do it in 4 years while still completing your pre-req's.

 

[searun]

That sounds a bit pretentious.

Bio major??

 

[chuckanderson]

Yeah... I'm sure there are plenty of smart bio majors out there. But that is far, far, far from the norm.

All I'm saying is, any one of my chemistry friends could easily dominate any high level bio class. Ever seen some of the bio majors attempt chemistry/physics/diffeq,linear,etc? Funny stuff.

 

[NoMoreAMCAS]

Yeah... I'm sure there are plenty of smart bio majors out there. But that is far, far, far from the norm.

All I'm saying is, any one of my chemistry friends could easily dominate any high level bio class. Ever seen some of the bio majors attempt chemistry/physics/diffeq,linear,etc? Funny stuff.

Agreed. Biology is a much much MUCH easier major than Chemistry, Math or Physics. I chose Biology for just that reason, makes for an easy time during undergrad.

 

[circulus vitios]

Bio major? Where I come from, bio majors are ridiculed by serious pre-meds. Step up to the plate, man. Bio major, funny. Equivalent to a sociology major. Biology is cake, so you get to have your cake and eat it too. But hopefully, not get your head lopped off, like Marie. Although the guy who invented the head chopper in the French Revolution might have been a doctor, not sure, but as I recall, he was trying to figure out a humane way to cut off peoples heads. Better that some bloke with an axe, who frequently missed and then had to take a second or third chop.

What's so funny about a bio major? The application process is a game. I can major in biology and get good grades like it's nothing. I would rather major in chemistry, physics, or math, but my gpa would suffer. I still like biology - just not as much as other majors. I guess a biology major is a means to an end (for me).

 

[Bacchus]

What's so funny about a bio major? The application process is a game. I can major in biology and get good grades like it's nothing. I would rather major in chemistry, physics, or math, but my gpa would suffer. I still like biology - just not as much as other majors. I guess a biology major is a means to an end (for me).

Biochem...

 

[circulus vitios]

Biochem...

I wanted to be a biochem major until I realized how boring biochemistry is. I find regular (inorganic/organic) chemistry to be much more interesting.

 

[plsletmein]

I find regular (inorganic/organic) chemistry to be much more interesting.

😴

give me biochem over inorganic chem any day

 

[nabeel76]

Yeah... I'm sure there are plenty of smart bio majors out there. But that is far, far, far from the norm.

All I'm saying is, any one of my chemistry friends could easily dominate any high level bio class. Ever seen some of the bio majors attempt chemistry/physics/diffeq,linear,etc? Funny stuff.

I think this is relative to the person, I have a degree in Biology and Chemistry and although I do well in both types of classes, I have a harder time getting A's in Bio as opposed to Chemistry. At my school the chemistry exams are straight forward - don't get me wrong they are challenging but if you know the material you know the material. The bio exams were not that way, you can know the material till your blue in the face and they will still find ways to word questions and pull **** out of their ass to screw you up and that makes getting an A in those classes that much harder. Unlike engineering and physics type classes you can't just figure it out on a test, you've already got to remember or know it.

In addition bio courses require so much reading and memorization that it took forever to study for those courses. Courses like pchem and physics required half of the study time since the reading is very minimal, basically once you go over a few types of problems and complete the homework your good to go. Anyways, this is all relative to the person. I also have a background in Computer Engineering so engineering type courses are easier for me as opposed to the memorization intense nature of bio courses.

 

[argonaute]

Yeah... I'm sure there are plenty of smart bio majors out there. But that is far, far, far from the norm.

All I'm saying is, any one of my chemistry friends could easily dominate any high level bio class. Ever seen some of the bio majors attempt chemistry/physics/diffeq,linear,etc? Funny stuff.

um yes actually. I'm a MCB major, (just finished freshmen year), and i've taken linear algebra/dif eq, multivariable calculus, and a full year of physics for physicists and engineers, along with the normal gen chem and ochem you take as a bio/chem/premed major.

I choose to do MCB because that's is what i LOVE studying. I've studied biology for years even before i got to college, and i choose to study it because I find it interesting to me, as well as challenging, and prior to considering medical school I wanted to pursue biology research.

While i have to admit and be ashamed of the fact that there's tons of BS premed bio majors who are bio majors just because they want to do premed, there are also genuinely brilliant students who want to pursue biology.

I think it's being over-pretentious to look down upon biologists. Biology is the most complicated and difficult of all the natural sciences, and the one in which we understand the least and have the most to gain from. After all, living things are just systems which obey the rules of chemistry and physics, but interact in such complicated and order fashion that the property of life can emerge. It's not just something that you just "memorize everything", it's as legit a science and as fundamental a pursuit of knowledge as chemistry or physics.

 

[rockaction]

Bio major??

Admittedly, yes. But my interest in medicine grew out of my interest in biology.

Regardless, you can say crap about any major. I just think it's funny how you talk about you and your pre-med people as being "above" biology majors. I agree that it's a poor pre-conceived notion that you have to be a biology major to be pre-med but there's nothing wrong with being a biology major if that's where your interests lie.

 

[argonaute]

Bio major? Where I come from, bio majors are ridiculed by serious pre-meds. Step up to the plate, man. Bio major, funny. Equivalent to a sociology major. Biology is cake, so you get to have your cake and eat it too. But hopefully, not get your head lopped off, like Marie. Although the guy who invented the head chopper in the French Revolution might have been a doctor, not sure, but as I recall, he was trying to figure out a humane way to cut off peoples heads. Better that some bloke with an axe, who frequently missed and then had to take a second or third chop.

Funny, because in some places i've been, premeds have been ridiculed, disregarded, and even had a hostile attititude from some of the serious biologists in the circles i've been at. They feel that premeds don't have the dedication or interest necessary to become a good biologist.

Given, this has been a very unique circle of biologists; it was at the USA biology olympiad national finals, in the presence of the top 20 high school biologists, being trained by college biologists who were the best biologists in the world of their time. One person, in particular, a harvard biology student who got 2nd place in the world at the International biology olympiads, was very hostile towards premeds. His attitute was that premeds were not true biologists; and they have no intention of studying biology or furthering our knowledge. all they wanted to do was get good grades, play the admissions game, and then get into medical school to make lots of money.

In a sense, this is like some people who have had the experience of their biologist PI start to become hostile towards a student once learning of the student's plans to go to medical school, e.g. the PhD PI doesn't consider the student really to pursuing the research for research's sake; only to pad resume.

 

[chiz2kul]

Funny, because in some places i've been, premeds have been ridiculed, disregarded, and even had a hostile attititude from some of the serious biologists in the circles i've been at. They feel that premeds don't have the dedication or interest necessary to become a good biologist.

Given, this has been a very unique circle of biologists; it was at the USA biology olympiad national finals, in the presence of the top 20 high school biologists, being trained by college biologists who were the best biologists in the world of their time. One person, in particular, a harvard biology student who got 2nd place in the world at the International biology olympiads, was very hostile towards premeds. His attitute was that premeds were not true biologists; and they have no intention of studying biology or furthering our knowledge. all they wanted to do was get good grades, play the admissions game, and then get into medical school to make lots of money.

In a sense, this is like some people who have had the experience of their biologist PI start to become hostile towards a student once learning of the student's plans to go to medical school, e.g. the PhD PI doesn't consider the student really to pursuing the research for research's sake; only to pad resume.

😴

 

[phospho]

Life is way too short. I feel bad for people who force themselves to do a bio degree for the sake of getting into medical school. Almost any other major can get you into medical school in the same amount of time (with careful planning of course).

 

[flip26]

Life is way too short. I feel bad for people who force themselves to do a bio degree for the sake of getting into medical school. Almost any other major can get you into medical school in the same amount of time (with careful planning of course).

I have come to believe that these "pre meds" who have been told that they should major in something they are passionate about have no "passion" except acceptance to medical school.

Either that or they have no imagination, or perhaps no understanding of the desire by med schools to have a well rounded class of matriculants from a broad range of academic interests and disciplines.

If a "pre med" is looking for an edge in the admissions "game," and s/he is not "passionate" about a bio major, I truly believe that the way to stand out in the competitive application field is to major in something unrelated to science that builds upon a life theme that can be written about in the PS and discussed in interviews...I imagine that essay readers and interviewers get sick of reviewing the umpteenth bio major app...

 

[phospho]

I have come to believe that these "pre meds" who have been told that they should major in something they are passionate about have no "passion" except acceptance to medical school.

Either that or they have no imagination, or perhaps no understanding of the desire by med schools to have a well rounded class of matriculants from a broad range of academic interests and disciplines.

If a "pre med" is looking for an edge in the admissions "game," and s/he is not "passionate" about a bio major, I truly believe that the way to stand out in the competitive application field is to major in something unrelated to science that builds upon a life theme that can be written about in the PS and discussed in interviews...I imagine that essay readers and interviewers get sick of reviewing the umpteenth bio major app...

👍

I completely agree!

 

[Van Chowder]

Hmm there are some very interesting points in this thread. People may be Bio majors simply to play the admissions game, however they may also just be trying to make their lives easier to enjoy the last few free years they very well may have.
Im not saying that people won't enjoy their History Majors, English majors or Music majors, im simply saying that by getting a degree in biology taking the pre req classes, actually serves a purpose in the degree they wish to obtain. None of the majors mentioned above require ANY Physics, Chem 2nd semester, Organic Chemistry, Biology or Calculus ( I may add beyond introductory courses, in other words courses that do not count as medical school pre reqs). Furthermore when it comes to getting research positions, they are in general more attainable for the folks that have taken those classes.
All im saying is certain people want to enjoy their college experiences and do not want to make them selves work more than they have to..

 

[circulus vitios]

I have come to believe that these "pre meds" who have been told that they should major in something they are passionate about have no "passion" except acceptance to medical school.

Either that or they have no imagination, or perhaps no understanding of the desire by med schools to have a well rounded class of matriculants from a broad range of academic interests and disciplines.

If a "pre med" is looking for an edge in the admissions "game," and s/he is not "passionate" about a bio major, I truly believe that the way to stand out in the competitive application field is to major in something unrelated to science that builds upon a life theme that can be written about in the PS and discussed in interviews...I imagine that essay readers and interviewers get sick of reviewing the umpteenth bio major app...

Do they give any extra consideration to a physics/math/chem/engineering major with a 3.5 over a biology major with a 3.8? No. My desire to get into medical school supersedes my desire to major in something "interesting."

 

[flip26]

Do they give any extra consideration to a physics/math/chem/engineering major with a 3.5 over a biology major with a 3.8? No. My desire to get into medical school supersedes my desire to major in something "interesting."

Then you are exactly the kind of pre-med I was mentioning - your only "passion" is the "passion" to get into med school - you call it "desire" - but it is quite telling that you express no passion for medicine, just the "desire" to get into medical school. Be forewarned that med schools typically weed out applicants like this...

Have you even considered that they might give extra consideration to the music / language / history / whatever major who has a passion for medicine, in addition to a demonstrated capacity for academic excellence not only in his major but in the pre reqs?

You run the risk of being a "dime a dozen" applicant unless you are truly passionate about biology or whatever you choose to major in. Med schools are looking for "interesting" applicants who have a life and interests outside of the lab, too.

 

[circulus vitios]

Then you are exactly the kind of pre-med I was mentioning - your only "passion" is the "passion" to get into med school - you call it "desire" - but it is quite telling that you express no passion for medicine, just the "desire" to get into medical school. Be forewarned that med schools typically weed out applicants like this...

Have you even considered that they might give extra consideration to the music / language / history / whatever major who has a passion for medicine, in addition to a demonstrated capacity for academic excellence not only in his major but in the pre reqs?

You run the risk of being a "dime a dozen" applicant unless you are truly passionate about biology or whatever you choose to major in. Med schools are looking for "interesting" applicants who have a life and interests outside of the lab, too.

I don't have a passion for medicine because I'm just playing the game? That's a pretty bold accusation. But what if I have no passion for biology? What if I have no passion for medicine? What if I'm in it for the acceptance and the money? What difference does it make?

Extra consideration for a non-biology major? Everything I've read says the complete opposite: a 3.3 physics major will lose out to a 3.5 biology major. There's no motivation for me to major in physics beyond personal satisfaction...and personal satisfaction isn't going to pay for an SMP or post-bac.

A biology major isn't necessarily a dime a dozen applicant, and a Chinese major isn't necessarily an outstanding applicant. I think you're reading too much into "any major you want."

 

[Brent8927]

Then you are exactly the kind of pre-med I was mentioning - your only "passion" is the "passion" to get into med school - you call it "desire" - but it is quite telling that you express no passion for medicine, just the "desire" to get into medical school. Be forewarned that med schools typically weed out applicants like this...

Have you even considered that they might give extra consideration to the music / language / history / whatever major who has a passion for medicine, in addition to a demonstrated capacity for academic excellence not only in his major but in the pre reqs?

You run the risk of being a "dime a dozen" applicant unless you are truly passionate about biology or whatever you choose to major in. Med schools are looking for "interesting" applicants who have a life and interests outside of the lab, too.

While I also would like to see more people (especially pre-mreds) pick up majors they are passionate about, I don't think there is anything wrong with someone being passionate about medicine and choosing their major based off of that. I respect anyone who knows what they want and does what it takes to get there, and as long as that person has no regrets, and say, later in life wishes they majored in medieval poetry, then kudos to them.

But, I would highly encourage them to consider majoring in something they enjoy--they may end up deciding they hate medical school or medicine, and they may very well have regrets when they are middle-aged and watch their children major in things they are excited to talk about everytime they come home to visit.

Everyone's definition of happiness, and how to obtain it, is different 🙂.

 

[flip26]

I don't have a passion for medicine because I'm just playing the game? That's a pretty bold accusation. But what if I have no passion for biology? What if I have no passion for medicine? What if I'm in it for the acceptance and the money? What difference does it make?

Extra consideration for a non-biology major? Everything I've read says the complete opposite: a 3.3 physics major will lose out to a 3.5 biology major. There's no motivation for me to major in physics beyond personal satisfaction...and personal satisfaction isn't going to pay for an SMP or post-bac.

A biology major isn't necessarily a dime a dozen applicant, and a Chinese major isn't necessarily an outstanding applicant. I think you're reading too much into "any major you want."

If you are correct, then bio majors should have a much higher rate of acceptance than any other major...umm, have you checked those stats?

I am not arguing for someone to choose physics over biology. I am arguing that you should major in what interests you the most - what you are passionate about, and how does that passion tie into studying medicine to become a physician?

No, a bio major is not necessarily a dime a dozen applicant - but you will be competing against bio majors who are passionate about it, and who have gone well beyond the usual in demonstrating that with significant research, including pubs, or perhaps a Fulbright fellowship or some other outside research program, etc. If you are a bio major with a 3.5 (your numbers, not mine) and you have nothing to show for it other than that, you most certainly run the risk of being dime a dozen...you are competing against applicants with passions, and it is those applicants who med schools are most interested in.

In this "game" how do you distinguish yourself from the other bio majors? If you are not passionate about bio, it will show...and it will hurt you in this game.

 

[circulus vitios]

If you are correct, then bio majors should have a much higher rate of acceptance than any other major...umm, have you checked those stats?

I am not arguing for someone to choose physics over biology. I am arguing that you should major in what interests you the most - what you are passionate about, and how does that passion tie into studying medicine to become a physician?

No, a bio major is not necessarily a dime a dozen applicant - but you will be competing against bio majors who are passionate about it, and who have gone well beyond the usual in demonstrating that with significant research, including pubs, or perhaps a Fulbright fellowship or some other outside research program, etc. If you are a bio major with a 3.5 (your numbers, not mine) and you have nothing to show for it other than that, you most certainly run the risk of being dime a dozen...you are competing against applicants with passions, and it is those applicants who med schools are most interested in.

In this "game" how do you distinguish yourself from the other bio majors? If you are not passionate about bio, it will show...and it will hurt you in this game.

Lower acceptances for biology majors is correlative, maybe? How many idiots do you know that "really, really want to be a doctor!" so they major in biology with straight Cs, apply to 1 medical school, and get rejected. Non-biology majors interested in medicine are self-selective.

 

[argonaute]

Lower acceptances for biology majors is correlative, maybe? How many idiots do you know that "really, really want to be a doctor!" so they major in biology with straight Cs, apply to 1 medical school, and get rejected. Non-biology majors interested in medicine are self-selective.

even with some biology students applying to medical school without really have a serious chance, it still doesn't help your argument that a biology major has the highest chance of admission... while in some case biology could be helpful (less classes to take, maybe better chance at research), it definitely does not help as much as personal interest would.

you seem very adamant about the premed=biology major. While some of your arguments do have some merit, my opinion and experience is that those interested in medicine should not pursue a biology major JUST because they want to be premed if they have no interest in biology. At my school, biology majors (MCB) have one of the lowest average GPAs in the university, because of the hundreds of premeds that saturate the classes.

Advisors, upperclassmen, SDN folks ALL say you should most certainly major in what you are interested in rather than choosing the bandwagon biology major. If you are interested in biology (and many premeds are, just because medicine is heavily related to biology), then you should pursue it. If you are interested in economics, philosophy, whatever else, it is probably better for you, from both the standpoint of personal enjoyment and admissions, to pursue that major rather be stuck in biology with everyone else and have a tanked GPA because you aren't interested in spending all your time studying esoteric biology.

 

[circulus vitios]

even with some biology students applying to medical school without really have a serious chance, it still doesn't help your argument that a biology major has the highest chance of admission... while in some case biology could be helpful (less classes to take, maybe better chance at research), it definitely does not help as much as personal interest would.

you seem very adamant about the premed=biology major. While some of your arguments do have some merit, my opinion and experience is that those interested in medicine should not pursue a biology major JUST because they want to be premed if they have no interest in biology. At my school, biology majors (MCB) have one of the lowest average GPAs in the university, because of the hundreds of premeds that saturate the classes.

Advisors, upperclassmen, SDN folks ALL say you should most certainly major in what you are interested in rather than choosing the bandwagon biology major. If you are interested in biology (and many premeds are, just because medicine is heavily related to biology), then you should pursue it. If you are interested in economics, philosophy, whatever else, it is probably better for you, from both the standpoint of personal enjoyment and admissions, to pursue that major rather be stuck in biology with everyone else and have a tanked GPA because you aren't interested in spending all your time studying esoteric biology.

Probably. I'd much rather do chemistry, physics, or mathematics...but I would need to take an extra semester to fit in all the classes, and my GPA would most likely suffer. I see a biology major as a compromise. I still like biology, and I can graduate on time and maintain a higher GPA than I could get with physics/chem/math.

And I never said biology majors have the highest chance of acceptance because looking at acceptance rates by major is useless.

 

[Bildo]

This sux... I do NOT want to be a bio major as I am interested in Public Health, however medical schools almost make it impossible to be anything BUT a bio major with all the dang requirements, ( I want to graduate in 4 years) Any one else feeling my frustration ?

Am a history major with no AP credit and have managed to almost get enough for a german major as well, with premed reqs plus other classes.

This is -not- impossible by any means.

 

[jwrigh69]

This sux... I do NOT want to be a bio major as I am interested in Public Health, however medical schools almost make it impossible to be anything BUT a bio major with all the dang requirements, ( I want to graduate in 4 years) Any one else feeling my frustration ?

Im not going to read the entire thread but i will respond to the OP's initial statement.. I couldnt disagree more. I know a number of people who were not biology majors that are now in medical schools across the country. My first cousin was a math major and went to Yale Med. You could literally major in COLORING and as long as you do well in the pre-reqs and MCAT you're fine.. in MOST cases it will be seen as an advantage because you will be viewed as a more "well-rounded" student. I love history and my pre-med advisor actually advised me to major in history and do a minor in Biology.. i ultimately decided against it but looking back it would have made my application that much stronger. AdComms love that artsy fartsy stuff 🙂

 

[funkydrmonkey]

Im not going to read the entire thread but i will respond to the OP's initial statement.. I couldnt disagree more. I know a number of people who were not biology majors that are now in medical schools across the country. My first cousin was a math major and went to Yale Med. You could literally major in COLORING and as long as you do well in the pre-reqs and MCAT you're fine.. in MOST cases it will be seen as an advantage because you will be viewed as a more "well-rounded" student. I love history and my pre-med advisor actually advised me to major in history and do a minor in Biology.. i ultimately decided against it but looking back it would have made my application that much stronger. AdComms love that artsy fartsy stuff 🙂

Darnit.... I chose the wrong major...

 

[jwrigh69]

Darnit.... I chose the wrong major...

haha yeah.. u missed out. Color By Numbers 2002 and Rainbows 3900 were the two best classes of my life. 😛