best major for pre-med?
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I would advise you to choose the HUMANITIES and focus on getting A's in the pre-med prerequisites instead. I explained it very thoroughly for another person who asked your question. Check out what I said: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsxN.ySN3uxDJqLim2lXYY7sy6IX?qid=1006042121134
455345
Any of the universities that have their own medical programs are great, especially since some allow you to apply early to continue into their medical school.  Try these two links that offer different opinions about the best undergrad schools to jumpstart your medical career:\nhttp://talk.collegeconfidential.com/archive/index.php/t-19444.html\nhttp://www.bestpremed.com/MDprof.php
840414
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.
1037131
Pre-med is a curriculum which gets you ready for the medical field. Your schedule would include things like biology, physics, and lots of math. Good Luck!
249976
I just recently got accepted to Florida State University and I am planning to major in pre-med (probably molecular microbiology if you want to get technical) and eventually get into med school there and study sports medicine, cardiology, or neurology. I later want to move to Saint Louis so I can be closer to my favorite sports team the Saint Louis Cardinals.
382529
I always tell pre-meds to avoid pre-med majors. why? because they're full of PRE-MEDs!!!\n\nDo an easy major and you will have a lot less pressure and competition to deal with. Do your pre-reqs for med school and take a lot of neurosci and psych classes. Psych is actually a good major for pre-meds, so if that interests you, go there. but avoid BIOpsych because it's a pre-med major.\n\nIf you can, you should do a lot of related extra-curriculars. Volunteer in a psych ward. Do research in a psychology lab or neuro lab. Shadow some psychiatrists. Volunteer as a peer counselor next year. That will make you look really good to medical schools.
258759
If you really wnat to become a doctor then Pre-med is the way to go.  It wiil prepare you for the rigors of med school.  If you're really not sure, your 1st year should be loaded with general eduacation hours, so hopefully you'll catch on to an area that you feel is what you want to study.\nIf you're concerned about the costs, apply for FAFSA, and every scholarship that you can.  Also, consider community college for the 1st two years and knock out your gen-ed requirements (CC's are typically less expensive), consider public (state) schools.  Private schools are more expensive.\n\nGood luck!
283831
Pre-law would be for law school\nPre-med would be for med school\nPre-med is taken before you hit medical school\nPre-law is taken before you hit law school\nEither way you'll be RICH!!!
62239
Well there really isn't such a thing as a pre-med major. In most schools that say they have a pre-med program really have a student major in one of the sciences and take the requisite courses toward medical school (and there really are very few required courses--gen chem, organic chem, majors biology, physics, and sometimes genetics). Pre-health has arisen to include those students who want to go to vet school, dental school, optometry school, etc. But, the requirements are not all that much different for all the health professions, so I don't think it really matters what you call it.\n\nI would want to make a decision based not on what they call it, but what results they have. Ask each of the schools you are considering to tell you their acceptance rate to medical school. How many of their students go on to medical school? If they tell you they don't know or that very few students go to medical school then you probably want to consider why that is.\n\nThe other thing you want to find out is what support they offer you. What kind of premedical/prehealth advising do they offer? What kind of preparation programs (MCAT prep, interview prep, etc) do they offer?\n\nRemember, also, that you don't have to be a science major to get into medical school. You just need your basic science courses. Consider that if a social science or humanities major might work for you then you can pursue that. Remember that they will teach you all the science you need in medical school. Use undergraduate school to help you learn to think about complex problems, communicate well orally and in writing, understand the world and people in it, appreciate diversity and the differing views of others. Since you want to be a pediatrician take some elective courses in child psychology, family studies, things like that. Pediatricians have to work with a much broader segment of persons and are much more relationship oriented than are many of the other specialties.\n\nGood luck to you!
728074
Very few schools offer PRE-MED.  Get a degree in biology or any science like that.  Make  good grades.  Takes lots of math. Med school will count your GPA in college, the interview and the PSAT's score. GL and congrats on your surviving cancier.
1134029
You are going to want to focus on biology, chemistry, psychology, and child development.  You are going to do 4 years of undergrads, maybe with a pre-med major, psych or child development minor, followed by medical school, internship, and residency.
369875
hardly any colleges offer an actual degree in pre-med.  you can, however, persue a degree that will take care of all the prerequisites that med schools require.
683426
I think Commerce will be the best.I scored 89.4% marks & took non-med.Believe me science is not as easy as ppl think.So I recommend commerce.It also depends on ur ability.If u r good in maths u should take comm.
274166
Check out University of Oklahoma in Norman Oklahoma.  I went to undergrad there and loved it.  They have a pretty good medical school and I think a PT program.\nI'm in law school now, and I love Oklahoma
733306
Biology.  Almost all the programs only require chemistry through organic, which is also a prerequisite in most biology majors.  Biochemistry itself deals precisely with diseases, helps alot with epidemics.  Most programs only recommend biochemistry at the college level.  Much more important is going to be cellular/genetic, so things such as microbiology, anatomy/physiology, and the like.  The link for my source is a link to such a CLS program.  (Clinical Labratory Science.)
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I think they would accept any major.  But you would need a good background in chemistry, biology, and math.  Figure out which school you'd like to attend and then check for specific requirements.  If that doesn't work out you could always go into nursing, a field that will boom as there is a major need for nurses right now, and really good pay too.
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MAJOR?  Biology, chemistry or pre-med, becuase you have to become a medical doctor thru medical school to then specialize in plastic and cosmetic surgery, so you need an undergrad degree suitable for a future doctor.