does the TYPE of research matter?

[Imsofly]

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I looked it up on these forums but all I got was "as long as its science related"

I'm a psychology major and in my school we will have to do some type of psychology research to fulfill the majors requirements. My question is can I use that research on my medschool app? Or does it have to be science related to ''count''?

Thank you guys for your time!

 

[Irish Football]

I'm impressed to find a psych major who doesn't vehemently defend psychology as being a science. But to answer your question, I'm not sure. Can you provide some more details on the type of research you will be doing?

 

[Imsofly]

well it technically is a science but since medschool doesnt consider it towards your science gpa I'm guessing they wont consider it as a science?

I'm not sure of the type yet. I was just told that I would have to do "research" to fulfill requirements sorry.

 

[Irish Football]

Not sure about this one, I will defer to those who know about this issue. I'm sure some helpful responses will be posted soon.

 

[Imsofly]

alright thanks man

 

[lobo.solo]

I looked it up on these forums but all I got was "as long as its science related"

I'm a psychology major and in my school we will have to do some type of psychology research to fulfill the majors requirements. My question is can I use that research on my medschool app? Or does it have to be science related to ''count''?

Thank you guys for your time!

What do you mean by does it count? If you mean that if it counts towards your science GPA, probably not. If you mean that if it counts in terms of having done research, then absolutely. You can do research in any discipline; it doesn't have to be basic science research. I think is more about the process of doing research than about the topic ( I think).

 

[Hemorrage]

What do you mean by does it count? If you mean that if it counts towards your science GPA, probably not. If you mean that if it counts in terms of having done research, then absolutely. You can do research in any discipline; it doesn't have to be basic science research. I think is more about the process of doing research than about the topic ( I think).

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You can do research in any field your interested in. Medical schools aren't looking for someone who cured cancer by the time they finished a bachelors degree. The only reason why research exists as an "invisible" check list item is because they want people who are innately curious about stuff and will take the initiative to perform other things besides academics.

 

[ShenanigansMD]

I looked it up on these forums but all I got was "as long as its science related"

I'm a psychology major and in my school we will have to do some type of psychology research to fulfill the majors requirements. My question is can I use that research on my medschool app? Or does it have to be science related to ''count''?

Thank you guys for your time!

If your research isn't based on science it isn't research.

 

[Hemorrage]

If your research isn't based on science it isn't research.

Hope your being sarcastic 😕

 

[ShenanigansMD]

Hope your being sarcastic 😕

I'm just talking about the scientific method, not chemistry, physics, whatever. There is a hybrid with the social sciences.

 

[mmmcdowe]

well it technically is a science but since medschool doesnt consider it towards your science gpa I'm guessing they wont consider it as a science?

I'm not sure of the type yet. I was just told that I would have to do "research" to fulfill requirements sorry.

It isn't a "hard science" based on their GPA criteria, however psych and neuroscience research are both common and legitimate things to partake in as a pre-med. I did research on bugs, do whatever floats your boat.

 

[La Presse]

I am also doing a very peculiar type of research. It is sooo exhilarating..

 

[FirstAndFinal]

It isn't a "hard science" based on their GPA criteria, however psych and neuroscience research are both common and legitimate things to partake in as a pre-med. I did research on bugs, do whatever floats your boat.

Yeah, psych and neuroscience research are very different, wouldn't lump them together just to help "legitimize" psych. Anyway I don't think medical schools would not count the psych research. Get very involved and have concrete results that you can discuss in an interview down the line. As long as you don't sound wishy washy there shouldn't be an issue.

 

[Irish Football]

I am also doing a very peculiar type of research. It is sooo exhilarating..

Hmmm...

 

[mmmcdowe]

Yeah, psych and neuroscience research are very different, wouldn't lump them together just to help "legitimize" psych. Anyway I don't think medical schools would not count the psych research. Get very involved and have concrete results that you can discuss in an interview down the line. As long as you don't sound wishy washy there shouldn't be an issue.

I lump them together because there is a lot of overlap. I do neuroscience, psych, and clinical neurosurgery all in one lab. We have a couple PhD's doing cell and mouse model stuff while we have a psychologist doing neurocognitive testing on patients while the neurosurgeons are throwing them into MRIs. I in no way feel the need to legitimize psych any more than I am attempting to deligitimize neuroscience.

 

[lovesfall]

Why wouldn't that count? I'm a former psych major and definitely did very psych-oriented research (granted, mine was in clinical psych) and have found that (a) it has a place in medicine -- particularly psychiatry (obviously) and (b) even if you're studying sub-clinical populations, understanding something about how people think and act and "work" is important. If psych wasn't important in medicine, why would the new MCAT have a whole behavioral sciences section?

 

[Hemorrage]

I don't think scientific research is the "only" true kind of research. Thats just a ridiculous claim. Every field ranging from anthropology to zoology has different research topics and methods that they investigate. Science just happens to require laboratories.

 

[ShenanigansMD]

I don't think scientific research is the "only" true kind of research. Thats just a ridiculous claim. Every field ranging from anthropology to zoology has different research topics and methods that they investigate. Science just happens to require laboratories.

No, it just requires a controlled environment. Anthropology and zoology both use science to come to conclusions, in addition to some speculation based on the facts obtained through the scientific method when necessary.