Stupid question

[tennisgrlcc]

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Ok I have a stupid question, but I've been confused. When you enter college how exactly are you a "pre-med student" when you apply is there place to pick pre-med or what?? Sorry I'm so confused.

 

[I'm No Superman]

Ok I have a stupid question, but I've been confused. When you enter college how exactly are you a "pre-med student" when you apply is there place to pick pre-med or what?? Sorry I'm so confused.

Depends, I think I checked a box during registration, but I doubt that's true for all colleges. You could ask your premed advisor if there's anything extra you need to do to be considered premed.

 

[Mr Avante]

You check a box. Either way, it doesn't matter if you do it or not.

 

[Tolbert]

When I applied, every college I applied to had a place where I could show I want to do pre-med. May not be true for all of them, but I'd think the majority would have it.

 

[tennisgrlcc]

Thank you for your replies, that's something i've always wondered.

 

[PapaGuava]

When I applied, every college I applied to had a place where I could show I want to do pre-med. May not be true for all of them, but I'd think the majority would have it.

Yeah same here. I selected Pre-Medicine, but Biology was my major.

 

[JPodel]

No question is stupid, even Einstein asked questions!!!!

Just selected pre-med and that will get you goodies such as pre-med club and other pre-med related news. Doesn't really matter tho

 

[Bernoulli]

Ok I have a stupid question, but I've been confused. When you enter college how exactly are you a "pre-med student" when you apply is there place to pick pre-med or what?? Sorry I'm so confused.

Depends on the school. Some schools allow you to choose pre-medical (non-major) when you apply. All this does is put you in a group for pre-meds so that you work with the pre-med office during your summer orientation. They allow you to select your major after you have met with a pre-med advisor. Other schools just have a checkbox.

 

[Bamfu]

Yeah, the only reason to declare yourself pre-med is so that you are paired with an advisor to get you where you need to go.

It isn't necessary though. I completed a music degree before researching which classes I needed to complete before applying to med school. I was never assigned an advisor beyond the admissions department my second time around, but I had experience on how everything worked.

Basically, a pre-med advisor will help you choose a major (usually Biology) that will get you a bachelor's degree and ensure you take all the courses required by most med schools.