What non-science majors would be good for medical school?

Question

I want to find out what non-science majors are popular among pre-med students and what are the top non-science majors people have used to get into medical school.

Answer 1

Med school admissions committees are not looking for applicants with certain majors, or for applicants who USE a particular major to help them get into med school. They're looking for well-rounded individuals who are passionate about their studies, and who demonstrate an interest in the world around them. Med schools want applicants who have an ability to think critically, an aptitude for scientific and rational inquiry, and a temperament suited to assisting other human beings. (They also want really high MCAT scores.) :)

Imagine majoring in something you hate just because you think med school admissions committees would like it! What a dismal time you'd have!

Having said that, I have written recommendations for successful med school applicants who have majored in many fields outside of the hard sciences. I have also seen a rising number of med school aspirants double majoring in a hard science and in a social science or humanities discipline. Examples:
Religion
Anthropology
History
Art History
Philosophy
Political Science
Economics
Sociology
Psychology
Area Studies (African Studies, Women's Studies, Asian Studies, etc.)

Answer 2

I was talking to a kid from MIT who got accepted to medical school and she told me that nearly all the pre-meds there were math majors.

A lot of them didnt go to medical school because they got offered jobs working on Wall Street with way high salaries working for finance and brokerage firms.

It really doesnt matter what major you have as long as you get A+ in calculus, biology, organic chemistry and physics.

After that you can major in anything you want. Two pre-med kids I know at Brown are majoring in music.

Answer 3

psychology, Spanish..a foreign language is a major b/c being bilingual will really help you get in so I've heard