What should I major in if I want to enter medical school?
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Pre-med is not a major, therefore you cannot major in it. Pre-med is a program designed for students who plan to go to medical school. The program guides you through all the requirements for med school - prepares you to take the MCAT exam, provides you with advisors, recommendations, community work and a curriculum for the science courses you must take (Biology, Chemistry and Physics). You can major in anything and still be pre-med. In fact, most medical schools are looking for well-rounded applicants who have majored in the humanities or social studies. Philosophy is a popular major among pre-med students who like to combine the study of ethics and science. \nhttp://www.macquil.com
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What do you want to major in depends on what you like and would like to do the rest of your life. If your entering college, there's no law that says you need to have a major straight away when you enter - start taking the general requirements everyone has to take - see what you like and what you don't and go from there. You can also always give different majors a try. Do you like science? Maybe you could become a Biology major. Do you like working with people? Do you want to teach? Try an education major. Do you like the Arts? Do you like Music? If you do, become a music major. As you can see, there is so much you can do - try a variety of things out - and slowly you'll begin to see what you like and don't like.
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Go to college and study pre-med. Then go to medical school.
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Do NOT major in pre-med. At most universities it is only a program and not a major. Pre-med refers to a program in which you take a bunch of science classes which are pre-requisite classes to most if not all of the medical schools in the U.S. and other countries. The pre-med program consists of the following classes: Biology 1 & 2, general chemistry 1 & 2, organic chemistry 1 & 2, physics 1 & 2, and all of these classes need associated labs with them. Other than these science courses, you will need to complete english, math, and psychology courses. When you start undergrad, go with the pre-med program and major in whatever interests you. A lot of people come to college thinking that they want to go to medical school, but they later change their minds. Major in whatever interests you so that if you decide not to go to medical school you will have a degree which you can use. \nWhen you complete these science courses you can take the MCAT (medical college admissions test), and apply to medical schools. It is extremely competitive and grades alone are not going to get you in. Get involved in research, volunteer, and other extracurricular activities. Most important activity is to volunteer/shadow physicians at a hospital because before you commit to such a demanding career, you should be sure that this is something that you want to do. Exposing yourself to healthcare will allow you to examine the profession and decide for yourself if this is something that you really want. \nThe first two years of medical school is hardcore science courses such as biochemistry, physiology, anatomy, microbiology, etc. At the end of these two years you will have to take USMLE step I (united states medical licensing exam). The final two years are clinical clerkships, in which you are a student at a hospital and do different rotations (surgery, internal medicine, OBGYN, etc.). At the end of your third year you will have to take USMLE step II and clinical skills knowledge and assessment test. After these four years you receive your MD degree and start residency, which is further training but you will be completely responsible for your patients.
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This is not a decision you have to make now. I would say at this point just take General Chemistry and General Biology along with general education courses at the community college and concentrate on making good grades. After you have completed these courses you will have a better idea of what you would like to major in - Biology or something like English or History.\n\nIt is true that the more science you have, the better chance you will have on the MCAT but medical schools do not require that you major in a science. In fact, they are pleased when a candidate for med school has a broad liberal arts education in addition to the pre-med requirements.\n\nI wish you well at the community college. It is really important that almost all of your grades are A.\n\ns
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No undergraduate degree is going to replace medical school.  Take undergrad in pre-med or chemistry, biology, etc.  The go to med school.
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There is no such thing as "a biology degree in pre-med". People who are hoping to get into med school can major in anything that they want, so long as the meet the coursework requirements for med schools, and do well on the MCATs.\n\nBiology is a common major among pre-meds; but physics, chemistry and engineering are also common and put you at no particular disadvantage. Med schools are actually happy to see applicants with diverse academic backgrounds-- so you could be an art history major, if you did the required course work (which would be a little tough, but it does happen). I've attached a link to the requirements for Harvard Medical School-- other schools wouldn't be too different.\n\nA bio major  is not an overwhelmingly useful degree if you're not planning to go to grad school in the biosciences.
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If you've always wanted to be a doctor and you still want to be a doctor, then you should definitely pursue it.  You only need to take one year of college math as a prerequisite to medical school and you can get a tutor for that class if you're really bad at it. You can major in whatever you want and just take the required courses to get into med school: 1 year physics, 1 year chemistry, 1 year organic, 1 year biology, 1 year math, 1 year english (1 semester biochem and 1 semester genetics required by about 9 med schools).  You'll need to make sure your grades are high and your MCAT score is above average as well as staying active in other activities and being well-rounded. If it's always been your dream, then you should do it.  You are lucky that you know what you want to do.  Some people don't figure it out until they're 40 years old and then they feel it's too late to pursue their dreams.  You are young and know what you want.  Take advantage of this!
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In all reality, any of them offering biology will do.  Med students come from a variety of backgrounds (biology or chemistry or biochem or whatever).  You don't have to have a special "pre-med" tag on your major like some places offer.  You don't even have to actually be any specific major, as long as you meet the minimal course requirements for the medschool and learn enough to do well on your MCATs.\n\nIn terms of name recognition, you might want to look into SUNY Buffalo.  \n\nOther things to keep in mind: you might also consider looking at SUNY schools with a med school (Buffalo has one) as it might make life easier in the long run if you don't have to move after undergrad.  You might also consider places that will give you the best chance to "pad your resume" in order to make your application look better.  Things that help are volunteering at a hospital, or even undergraduate research (again, a bigger school with a graduate program in science of some sort will make that easier).  \n\nNote: never tell anyone your reason for doing anything is to pad your resume :P
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You just need to take a College Prep load and get good grades.  From there try to pick a college where you can get a Biology or Chemistry in premed undergrad degree.  It's best if you get your undergrad from the same school where you want to go to med school because most schools wave the interview and the testing for admissions if you've already gotten your undergrad from them.  It's a long road starting with good grades and a heavy interest in biology and chemistry in high school.
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You must take the MCAT.  Since you have a science major, you probably could get into a med school with a decent score on the MCAT.  I don't know if there are any other tests you may need to take because you are from a different country.  Start visiting college websites and contact admissions.  They will point you in the right direction.
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Majors that help when you get into Med school are biology, pre-med and chemistry. You can literally major in anything and get accepted into Med school but those 3 majors are decided advantage in Med school. Pharmacology and the biochemistry areas are the most difficult areas for most medical students. \n\nAs for what school, you can be in any accredited collage but the better known schools will be a slight advantage. Going to Ivy league will help. \n\nIt is very important for you to get good grades. Your MCAT is the MOST important aspect. Start studying possibly in your freshman year. If there is ever one test in your entire life that is truely important it is your MCATs if you really want to be a doctor. Pediatrics is a competitive field to get into, not as bad as trying to be an Orthopod or a surgeon. Still be prepared to be family practice as an alterntive. You still work with kids and are still a Doc. Making it through med school is hard enough. Not sure how hard it is to switch to pediatrics afterwards but I suspect it is quite possible. The key things are getting into med school and making it through it. I'm going to paste some tips on becoming a Doc from a previous answer into this one. I have seen the whole thing first hand with my ex. Her struggle to go from Blue collar family to Doc was informitive and inspiring. \n\nFirst keep your record spotless. No memberships in political or crimanal orgizations. No reference to drugs at all. Stay away from anything contraversial. Do not join anything that is ethnic or political in nature. You might get away with membership in a political parties org but thats taking an unnecessary risk. Not matter how innocent it might seem to you it is possibly contraversial and could hurt you in interviews. Join all the clubs you want after you become a Doc.\n\nGenerally pharmacists do extremely well in Med school. I would recomend this route to anybody who is not brilliant in school. It means taking longer to become a Doc but it will be a huge help down the road. Both in deciding if you really want to become a Doc and in getting to that goal.\n\nGet into a decent college. It helps if your major is Pre-med or biology. Chemistry is not a bad major either. There is no requirement so technically you can major in Phys Ed and still be eligible. What you major in WILL affect your interviews. So it is important to either have a major that will help you in Med school or be very good in interviewing to get around the damage done by a major not associated with medical students. Every year hundreds or thousands make it into med school with majors like Law, English lit, etc. You may want to do this to bulk up your grades if you are extremely well suited to another major.\n\nAfter doing very well through your bachelors. Just gettting yoru degree will not be enough. You do not have to be a strait A student either. The better your grades the easier it will be to be accepted into medical school. Involvement in certain organizations can help as well. Anything medical, intellectual or that strikes a chord with the interviewer is good. Avoid anything contraversial. If if the interviewer agrees with you politically Doctors are supposed to be objective.\n\nStart studying for your MCATs as a freshman in college. If you do not make at least a certain score on them and these are very difficult exams you are not going to get into Med school in the US. The better you do the easier it will be to be accepted. If you are female, a minority or have a special story you can make it with respectable MCAT scores possibly. Depends on how many of your exception are appying that given year and what their scores are like. There is a program or at least was several years ago that allowed certain minorities to get extra help and acceptance of minorities with less than minium scores. The program gave them extra time on tests, sliding scales on exam scores and other help to promote diversity among doctors. Still nobody glides thr
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You might major in communications, English, drama or journalism, although people who wirte sitcoms had all sorts of college majors. Consider choosing a field which genuinely interest you.
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This really depends on the college that you go to, the best place to go would be to check with some kind of health sciences advisor.\n\nBut with that said, there are certain classes that are needed for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), which most medical schools require you to take.\n\nYou'll need 1 year of some kind of introductory biology, 1 year of general chemistry, 1 year of physics, 1 year of organic chemistry, and some biochemistry/genetics/other classes as well. There is a writing portion on the MCAT as well, and some schools require 1 year of English.\n\nThe easiest way is to call an advisor and set up an appointment, ask them what you need to take to get into medical school, good luck :)
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You have to apply for medical school.  See the pre-med advisor, or change to a school that has one and a good medical school acceptance rate.  You need to take certain classes, pass the MCAT test, then apply to medical schools until you finally get accepted.
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i touched on this in your other question, but lemme reiterate.\n\nYou can major in ANYTHING if you want to study medicine. But you MUST take the prerequisite coursework. I listed that already in the last question, see that for details.\n\nWhat do YOU want from a college? That's the real question. Your performance in a university is strongly dependent on the kind of environment you seek. Do you want intense focus? Do you want something laid back? Do you like large cities? Smaller towns? Do you want to do research with a Nobel Laureate? Do you want something private? Religious? Factor all of these things together and you will match yourself to a good university. Reputation means squat if you're miserable for 4 years.
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study like crazy and keep you GPA up, as long as you have a great gpa and a great MCAT you get in to most schools, also volunteer in a hospital or get a job as a tech or something thats the easiest way, the MOST important is your GPA AND MCAT though so study like crazy or you end up like me making 60k a year, with a ton of debt and no hope to get into med school.