Switching Majors?

[milenasudarikov]

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Hi everyone,

Currently, I am going to be a second year biomedical engineering student at a school I love very much. However, I hate engineering so far. I see the kids around me living with such passion when all I want to do is go to my required philosophy heavy English classes and actually think.

I orginally chose engineering because that would have been my backup plan if I decided I didn't want to go to medical school. This past summer, I received a shadowing position and took anatomy & physiology and psychology in community college and loved every second of it. Long story short, I'm going to med school.

While shadowing, I asked the doctor why most medical schools ask so little of the prospective students (for example, why didn't they ask for anatomy class??) and the doctor told me that when you walk into medical school, the first day of classes are filled with music majors or history majors that don't know what an atom is. He told me to have fun in undergraduate. Be whatever major you want as long as you study hard for the MCATs and take your prerequisites. That made me stop in my tracks.

I was thinking about switching over my major to philosophy. Would this switch be beneficial? What do medical schools really like to see?

Thank you so much in advance.

 

[gyngyn]

Distinguish yourself in any field of study.
Take the MCAT when you are confident of a score consistent with success.
We will respond positively.

 

[calipremed5768]

STEM
Sociology, theater, english, music

 

[calipremed5768]

Also it’s likely a good idea to use a pseudonym when posting on forums. It’s pretty easy to find you from a quick google search (no creep)

 

[Catalystik]

1) He told me to have fun in undergraduate. Be whatever major you want as long as you study hard for the MCATs and take your prerequisites.

2)I was thinking about switching over my major to philosophy. Would this switch be beneficial? What do medical schools really like to see?

1) He was right.

2) The switch will be beneficial, as you'll enjoy your studies and be more likely to earn high grades. And you'll be happy. Med schools want to see you excel in whatever major you pick.