Hey, everyone. High school senior here who will be attending college next fall. The title says it all. I have intentions to go to med school but not the commitment to major in a traditional pre-med school major i.e. biology, biochemistry since I need a back up plan, which in this case would be finance. I do know that adcoms couldn't care less about your major so long as your GPA and MCAT is favorably high.
My question is: would being a finance major impede my skills and knowledge in order to be a competitive applicant? Would being a non-science major hurt my performance on the MCAT since I won't be taking a lot of the classes that the test covers with the exception of the general med school pre-requisites. Also, I do realize that shadowing and volunteer is necessary, but how exactly will that work if I'm a business major? Will doctors even give me a chance to shadow because they probably won't take me seriously since I'm not pre-med? And finally, does being a finance major present me to the adcoms as someone who is indecisive in his future career goals? Would they think "Oh, look. Here's a kid who can't decide whether he wants to be an investment banker or a physician. Must be in it only for himself." Really, I just need a backup plan because being a rejected med student with a biology degree will probably result me in working at Starbucks.
Sorry with these absurd questions. I'm just really worried about what I want to do with my future! Thank you for any advice given!
My question is: would being a finance major impede my skills and knowledge in order to be a competitive applicant? Would being a non-science major hurt my performance on the MCAT since I won't be taking a lot of the classes that the test covers with the exception of the general med school pre-requisites. Also, I do realize that shadowing and volunteer is necessary, but how exactly will that work if I'm a business major? Will doctors even give me a chance to shadow because they probably won't take me seriously since I'm not pre-med? And finally, does being a finance major present me to the adcoms as someone who is indecisive in his future career goals? Would they think "Oh, look. Here's a kid who can't decide whether he wants to be an investment banker or a physician. Must be in it only for himself." Really, I just need a backup plan because being a rejected med student with a biology degree will probably result me in working at Starbucks.
Sorry with these absurd questions. I'm just really worried about what I want to do with my future! Thank you for any advice given!