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People post the most dumbest questions on that website...I just saw one asking, "Whats the Easiest thing i can major in for med school?"

Geez..
Easy? I think adcoms know the difference between majoring in romance languages compared to biomedical engineering...and not too mention all the EC's you have to have under your belt before you apply. ha easy...

A lot of people on there ask ridiculous questions regarding Med school and half the words in there question is misspelled.

I suggest y'all go check it out if y'all want to laugh
 
People post the most dumbest questions on that website...I just saw one asking, "Whats the Easiest thing i can major in for med school?"

Geez..
Easy? I think adcoms know the difference between majoring in romance languages compared to biomedical engineering...and not too mention all the EC's you have to have under your belt before you apply. ha easy...

A lot of people on there ask ridiculous questions regarding Med school and half the words in there question is misspelled.

I suggest y'all go check it out if y'all want to laugh

People ask some seriously ridiculous questions on there, and you choose to point out the "ridiculous" medical questions?

No Gold Star for you
 
People post the most dumbest questions on that website...I just saw one asking, "Whats the Easiest thing i can major in for med school?"

Geez..
Easy? I think adcoms know the difference between majoring in romance languages compared to biomedical engineering...and not too mention all the EC's you have to have under your belt before you apply. ha easy...

A lot of people on there ask ridiculous questions regarding Med school and half the words in there question is misspelled.

I suggest y'all go check it out if y'all want to laugh


17? OMG

I don't think Yahoo Answers is all that bad. Some of the members may not be as literate as you, but it is still a great place to come together and help each other out (especially when it comes to homework!)

But yeah... some of the questions on there are hilarious (check out the "adult" section, and you'll see what I mean)

I noticed the many errors in the OP's question too, but decided to be nice 🙂
 
Yahoo answers is similar to SDN actually, in that the really good posters who actually help are a minority. For the most part questions posted there are very basic and sometimes stupid, but from time to time there is a great question that gets a great answer, and sometimes even valid source links.
 
Yahoo answers is similar to SDN actually, in that the really good posters who actually help are a minority. For the most part questions posted there are very basic and sometimes stupid, but from time to time there is a great question that gets a great answer, and sometimes even valid source links.

I am a Yahoo Answers Higher-Education top contributor. I often tell pre-meds to join SDN because Y! Answers is full of dummies. I consider those who use SDN to be much more intelligent than most people on Y! Answers.

It is fun to ask questions about baby names, restaurants, and fashion 🙂
 
People post the most dumbest questions on that website...
A lot of people on there ask ridiculous questions regarding Med school and half the words in there question is misspelled.

most dumbest?
there vs their
questions are...

and others. wow.
 
A lot of people on there ask ridiculous questions regarding Med school and half the words in there question is misspelled.

*there --> their
*question --> questions
*is --> are

sorry couldn't help myself..
 
People post the most dumbest questions on that website...I just saw one asking, "Whats the Easiest thing i can major in for med school?"

Geez..
Easy? I think adcoms know the difference between majoring in romance languages compared to biomedical engineering...and not too mention all the EC's you have to have under your belt before you apply. ha easy...

A lot of people on there ask ridiculous questions regarding Med school and half the words in there question is misspelled.

I suggest y'all go check it out if y'all want to laugh

I just bolded the grammatical mistakes so you can learn from them. Some of them were already pointed out.

And you'd be surprised if you think a biomed engineer with a low gpa would get in over a romance language major with a good gpa. Also, romance language majors are more "rare" and therefore represent diversity in the med school class.

Altogether, op = fail.
 
Yahoo answers caters much more to the high school population and foreigners than post-secondary students. Even in the higher education section most questions are from high school students asking what college to go to or what to major or in or how to become a ____. It's a good website and has its strengths - at least its not as idiotic as the population of people who make most of the youtube comments.

Embarrassing confession: When I'm feeling low on self-confidence I occasionally meander over there and whip out a bunch stellar of chemistry/physics/bio answers, get voted the "best answer", and then realize how much I've learned in the last few years and stop feeling so bad.
 
Easy? I think adcoms know the difference between majoring in romance languages compared to biomedical engineering...and not too mention all the EC's you have to have under your belt before you apply. ha easy...

Easy is all about perspective. I can ace science classes with little effort at the college level. You dump me into an English class, and it takes a lot more effort for me to make that A. My sister would do well in English classes, but would struggle with anything that involves math.
 
I just bolded the grammatical mistakes so you can learn from them. Some of them were already pointed out.

And you'd be surprised if you think a biomed engineer with a low gpa would get in over a romance language major with a good gpa. Also, romance language majors are more "rare" and therefore represent diversity in the med school class.

Altogether, op = fail.

Wow I seriously doubt it...
 
*there --> their
*question --> questions
*is --> are

sorry couldn't help myself..

Easy is all about perspective. I can ace science classes with little effort at the college level. You dump me into an English class, and it takes a lot more effort for me to make that A. My sister would do well in English classes, but would struggle with anything that involves math.

Y'all need to get real...come on something like romance language takes no effort. I'm not talking about diversity or being well rounded.
Everyone on SDN like to instigate.
 
I'm not talking about diversity or being well-rounded I know adcoms stress the importance of that. It's obvious they dont won't all science majors

Alright, I'm going to say this once cause you're 17 and maybe you just don't know anything yet, which is legitimate considering your age.

Adcoms dont want diversity for its own sake. They clearly believe that each and every major is legitimate, and that each of them prepares you for med school- in different ways, sure, but they all prepare you. I realize that on this website majors like biochem or *insert long scientific term here* are the be-all and end-all of med school admissions. I also understand that most people who are going to med school are good at science, and it's oh-so-much-easier to major in something you're good at.

But, 1) roughly 2% of what you did in college will come back in med school, and it will be re-taught in approximately one day. So what you major in doesn't matter. Let me repeat, IT DOESN'T MATTER. You may major in bio thinking "hey, this way I'll be better prepared for med school" or "adcoms will see how much of this stuff I know already". But adcoms know that none of that stuff is useful, so they could care less that you got an A in Plant Bio. A's are good, but the subject is ultimately irrelevant (with a couple of caveats). 2) people throw out the "well-rounded" term around constantly, figuring it's just another hoop to jump through, like the research and the shadowing and the wheeling around of invalids so you look "altruistic". Well-rounded simply means that someday, you'll be able to TALK to people who weren't science majors. The liberal arts use a different part of your intellect, and they make you smarter because of it. EVERYONE has to take pre-reqs and everyone has to take the MCAT- sciences are a given. So taking more science is fine, but taking a liberal art makes you smarter in a different way, which makes you both impressive on paper, a better writer (something the OP should really work on, incidentally), and likely more well-spoken and eloquent which is something that helps you when you have the actual MD.

As a disclaimer, I was a double major in a science and a liberal art. I didn't put the same amount of effort into the two majors cause I'm a lot better at the liberal arts stuff than I am at memorizing science facts, so those A's came a lot easier. But I had plenty of friends who failed their language classes while acing math or physics or engineering cause they just weren't great communicators. They weren't good writers. And I gotta tell you, I found some neuroscience classes I took WAY easier than the advanced literature classes I had to take. You try writing a 30 page paper that actually flows well and see how that goes.

So, I will excuse your ignorance because of your age, but please think about what you're saying. I hear a lot of bitching and moaning here about "oh I was a math major and I got a 3.2 and this other kid was an english major and got a 3.8 and why is he getting in and I'm not?". Well, first of all, his gpa is higher. Second, there is nothing inherently better about a math major because this isn't a math phd, this is med school. Sciences are just a small part of what we learn here. Also, someone with a 3.8 english gpa also did very well in the pre-reqs, meaning that he/she knows enough science to get into med school.


As a caveat, I understand that if you're a 3.9 nuclear engineer from MIT you're probably more impressive than the 3.9 communications major from xyz state college. But if there are 3 other 3.9 nuclear engineers in your class and you're all applying to the same med school, be assured that you likely won't all get in.
 
For some reason I'm horrible at language, I dropped the easiest spanish teacher there is at the community college I go to, because I was failing....while I gets As in sciences and everything else...languages are just scary.

While its true that different people are good at different majors, I think anyone who honestly believes that being a sociology major and an EE are equal as far as difficulty. Though whether or not they are viewed equally by adcoms is a different story.

Now, back to the OP: much of yahoo answers is really funny, I especially like the "adolescent" forum, its basically a bunch of 14 year olds asking really wierd questions about sex and relationships.... :laugh: However, I have found it can be usefull for homework help, especially chemistry.
 
Alright, I'm going to say this once cause you're 17 and maybe you just don't know anything yet, which is legitimate considering your age.

Adcoms dont want diversity for its own sake. They clearly believe that each and every major is legitimate, and that each of them prepares you for med school- in different ways, sure, but they all prepare you. I realize that on this website majors like biochem or *insert long scientific term here* are the be-all and end-all of med school admissions. I also understand that most people who are going to med school are good at science, and it's oh-so-much-easier to major in something you're good at.

But, 1) roughly 2% of what you did in college will come back in med school, and it will be re-taught in approximately one day. So what you major in doesn't matter. Let me repeat, IT DOESN'T MATTER. You may major in bio thinking "hey, this way I'll be better prepared for med school" or "adcoms will see how much of this stuff I know already". But adcoms know that none of that stuff is useful, so they could care less that you got an A in Plant Bio. A's are good, but the subject is ultimately irrelevant (with a couple of caveats). 2) people throw out the "well-rounded" term around constantly, figuring it's just another hoop to jump through, like the research and the shadowing and the wheeling around of invalids so you look "altruistic". Well-rounded simply means that someday, you'll be able to TALK to people who weren't science majors. The liberal arts use a different part of your intellect, and they make you smarter because of it. EVERYONE has to take pre-reqs and everyone has to take the MCAT- sciences are a given. So taking more science is fine, but taking a liberal art makes you smarter in a different way, which makes you both impressive on paper, a better writer (something the OP should really work on, incidentally), and likely more well-spoken and eloquent which is something that helps you when you have the actual MD.

As a disclaimer, I was a double major in a science and a liberal art. I didn't put the same amount of effort into the two majors cause I'm a lot better at the liberal arts stuff than I am at memorizing science facts, so those A's came a lot easier. But I had plenty of friends who failed their language classes while acing math or physics or engineering cause they just weren't great communicators. They weren't good writers. And I gotta tell you, I found some neuroscience classes I took WAY easier than the advanced literature classes I had to take. You try writing a 30 page paper that actually flows well and see how that goes.

So, I will excuse your ignorance because of your age, but please think about what you're saying. I hear a lot of bitching and moaning here about "oh I was a math major and I got a 3.2 and this other kid was an english major and got a 3.8 and why is he getting in and I'm not?". Well, first of all, his gpa is higher. Second, there is nothing inherently better about a math major because this isn't a math phd, this is med school. Sciences are just a small part of what we learn here. Also, someone with a 3.8 english gpa also did very well in the pre-reqs, meaning that he/she knows enough science to get into med school.


As a caveat, I understand that if you're a 3.9 nuclear engineer from MIT you're probably more impressive than the 3.9 communications major from xyz state college. But if there are 3 other 3.9 nuclear engineers in your class and you're all applying to the same med school, be assured that you likely won't all get in.
Y'all keep bringing up my age, I'm not high school...Fine, i might post something that might seem ignorant, but hey there's a lot of premeds...Half the people on SDN were once one and probably shunned upon. Instead of calling out ignorance etc, people on SDN need to have a little more decency. All these "so called" med students/future docs that are respected and are meant for helping one another should be more helpful than to bring people down negatively on these forums. It's actually ridiculous and probably will here more of it after this.

In my thread all I'm saying is there is no "easy" way no matter what because the person i was replying to was trying to find the "easiest" major. Ok, you can have the "easy" major whatever major you think it is...but you still have to get clinical exposure, and some EC's under your belt etc..So ultimately there is no "easy" way go applying to med school period. That's all I was saying
 
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The sad thing is, I'm willing to bet a 4.0 in [easy major here] looks a lot more impressive than a 3.7 in any sort of tough major.
 
For some reason I'm horrible at language, I dropped the easiest spanish teacher there is at the community college I go to, because I was failing....while I gets As in sciences and everything else...languages are just scary.

While its true that different people are good at different majors, I think anyone who honestly believes that being a sociology major and an EE are equal as far as difficulty. Though whether or not they are viewed equally by adcoms is a different story.

Now, back to the OP: much of yahoo answers is really funny, I especially like the "adolescent" forum, its basically a bunch of 14 year olds asking really weird questions about sex and relationships.... :laugh: However, I have found it can be useful for homework help, especially chemistry.

Yea in the section for singles and relationships its booming..
Every second there is a new question about sex, am i pregnant? and how to break up or get with someone. Also, some are like how can i kiss my boyfriend, i never kissed before...
Pretty funny.
 
The sad thing is, I'm willing to bet a 4.0 in [easy major here] looks a lot more impressive than a 3.7 in any sort of tough major.
Example:

4.0 art major vs. 3.7 biomedical engineering
I'm not claiming anything on which one looks better, it's just something to look at, it can be debatable for some people.
 
People post the most dumbest questions on that website...I just saw one asking, "Whats the Easiest thing i can major in for med school?"

Geez..
Easy? I think adcoms know the difference between majoring in romance languages compared to biomedical engineering...and not too mention all the EC's you have to have under your belt before you apply. ha easy...

A lot of people on there ask ridiculous questions regarding Med school and half the words in there question is misspelled.

I suggest y'all go check it out if y'all want to laugh

Y'all keep bringing up my age, I'm not high school...Fine, i might post something that might seem ignorant, but hey there's a lot of premeds...Half the people on SDN were once one and probably shunned upon. Instead of calling out ignorance etc, people on SDN need to have a little more decency. All these "so called" med students/future docs that are respected and are meant for helping one another should be more helpful than to bring people down negatively on these forums. It's actually ridiculous and probably will here more of it after this.

In my thread all I'm saying is there is no "easy" way no matter what because the person i was replying to was trying to find the "easiest" major. Ok, you can have the "easy" major whatever major you think it is...but you still have to get clinical exposure, and some EC's under your belt etc..So ultimately there is no "easy" way go applying to med school period. That's all I was saying

You weren't asking for help, you were passing judgment (see bolded quoted stuff). When you smugly say stuff like "haha adcoms know the difference between romance languages and biomedical engineering", chances are people won't say "oh, how can I help you?". They'll either agree with your assessment or disagree. I disagreed. I told you you'd probably be surprised (hey, I've been through the cycle, you haven't, I'm just telling you my experience) and you once again disagreed "wow I seriously doubt it". Then you went on FURTHER to argue that "liberal arts majors" are just for diversity or being well-rounded, which was not the point. Again, your comments were based on assumptions and personal prejudice, not fact. I've done this before. I've been on this site for over 2 years now. I'm a second year in med school. You wrote 3 or 4 comments arguing the same point, and then pulled the old "you're gonna be a bad doctor cause you disagree with me" card as soon as I explained my position.
If and when you have an actual question, you're welcome to ask it.
 
You weren't asking for help, you were passing judgment (see bolded quoted stuff). When you smugly say stuff like "haha adcoms know the difference between romance languages and biomedical engineering", chances are people won't say "oh, how can I help you?". They'll either agree with your assessment or disagree. I disagreed. I told you you'd probably be surprised (hey, I've been through the cycle, you haven't, I'm just telling you my experience) and you once again disagreed "wow I seriously doubt it". Then you went on FURTHER to argue that "liberal arts majors" are just for diversity or being well-rounded, which was not the point. Again, your comments were based on assumptions and personal prejudice, not fact. I've done this before. I've been on this site for over 2 years now. I'm a second year in med school. You wrote 3 or 4 comments arguing the same point, and then pulled the old "you're gonna be a bad doctor cause you disagree with me" card as soon as I explained my position.
If and when you have an actual question, you're welcome to ask it.

I'm not pulling anything I'm just trying to point out that half the people on SDN instead of saying something helpful they say something negative right off the bat.
But I realized i kinda pushed it further. But, overall SDN alone is full of negativity
 
Ahh, another winning post by letired. I've always wondered how he/she could rip people and sound good doing it ... now we all know the secret. DAMN YOU liberal arts education!!!

OP, let it go, you ain't winning this. You did set yourself up rather poorly and your stances were pretty faulty. I agree, however, that there really is no "easy" major for med school.
 
Med schools don't care if you majored in engineering or french. They care what your grades were. A 3.5 in physics does not look as impressive as a 3.9 in spanish, and spanish would be way more useful.

If you have no aptitude for language, you'd probably fail hard at a language major, just like if you suck at math, you have no chance in engineering.
 
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