double majors in Biology (BA) and Statistic, will medical schools be impressed? is it worth doing?

[thethunderking]

double majors in Biology (BA) and Statistic, will medical schools be impressed? is it worth doing?

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[eteshoe]

For the most part they won't care. Though if you get a bad GPA out of it - they will knock you for it. The most important things are: GPA -> MCAT -> ECs.

In any case, you can do a double major if it won't negatively harm your GPA (no lower than 3.7). I found that the double major helped me with time management and helped me adjust quicker to the "firehose" of the med school curriculum. That being said - don't do it if you don't want to (aka do a double major if you like the subject matter).

PS - med school adcoms aren't "impressed" by something as trivial as UG major combo. Though if you cured a cancer, I feel like Harvard would at least raise an eyebrow.

 

[Dr.Sticks]

Worth it because it'll give you more fodder for your GPA
You. could potentially finish with a 3.9 if you say started off bad

 

[FlowLimited]

Don't major in something because you think it will impress admissions committees. Major in something that makes you happy and successful. Success, in the form of great grades and experiences, is much more impressive.

 

[typhoonegator]

You should major in something you enjoy, and that will contribute to your potential career direction should you not get in to medical school. Not everyone gets to go to medical school.

 

[Law2Doc]

double majors in Biology (BA) and Statistic, will medical schools be impressed? is it worth doing?

No and no. The single major in virtually anything who merely takes the prereqs will have the exact same odds, and will work a lot less for his A's. And thus may have time for more/better ECs.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

If you have a good GPA and a statistics major it will probably make you more interesting than the average bio major. But that's a heavy if in a heavy major.

 

[Goro]

We only care that you do well.

double majors in Biology (BA) and Statistic, will medical schools be impressed? is it worth doing?

 

[Technology]

double majors in Biology (BA) and Statistic, will medical schools be impressed? is it worth doing?

Someone posted on the forums that mathematics and statistics majors, which make up about 1% of the matriculating students to medical schools, receive some of the highest MCAT scores on average (unsure if this was exactly what they said, but it was something similar).

So if you are one of those 'correlation DOES imply causation' people, then go for it ... XD

But yeah... this question has been answered countless times that it makes me laugh because everyone keeps regurgitating the same information. Large percentages of peoples' posts are from replying to these repetitive questions...

Anyways (here is a different set of advice), try your best with one major at a time and see if the courses are too rigorous or too easy for you. If one comes easily to you, then go for the second major! Otherwise, only stick with one to optimize your GPA.

Good luck! If you want to see more of these countless threads, search the forum. You will find tons of answers and likely the same exact question.

 

[MD2BE92]

Someone posted on the forums that mathematics and statistics majors, which make up about 1% of the matriculating students to medical schools, receive some of the highest MCAT scores on average (unsure if this was exactly what they said, but it was something similar).

So if you are one of those 'correlation DOES imply causation' people, then go for it ... XD

But yeah... this question has been answered countless times that it makes me laugh because everyone keeps regurgitating the same information. Large percentages of peoples' posts are from replying to these repetitive questions...

Anyways (here is a different set of advice), try your best with one major at a time and see if the courses are too rigorous or too easy for you. If one comes easily to you, then go for the second major! Otherwise, only stick with one to optimize your GPA.

Good luck! If you want to see more of these countless threads, search the forum. You will find tons of answers and likely the same exact question.

Can someone explain the difference in a BA in Bio and a BS? I'm assuming the BS would carry with it a more rigorous curriculum? Or maybe it's more a matter of the institution.

Or really I guess who cares it's all undergrad anyways

 

[efle]

Can someone explain the difference in a BA in Bio and a BS? I'm assuming the BS would carry with it a more rigorous curriculum? Or maybe it's more a matter of the institution.

Matter of institution. WashU for example only gives BS degrees in the engineering school, all the Arts and Sciences get BA.

A bit odd to think of a "Bachelor of Arts in Physics" etc, but that's what it is. Nothing to do with curriculum rigor.

 

[MD2BE92]

Matter of institution. WashU for example only gives BS degrees in the engineering school, all the Arts and Sciences get BA.

A bit odd to think of a "Bachelor of Arts in Physics" etc, but that's what it is. Nothing to do with curriculum rigor.

Fair enough, that makes sense. Thanks for answering. I was in the college of Arts and Sciences at my University...still was conferred a BS in Bio so I was curious