What are my chances of getting into med school with a pre-med English degree?

Question

Ok, I've found my calling, which is to be an ophthalmologist. However, I'm in sophomore year and I don't want to switch majors AGAIN. But I really want to go to med school. Can someone, ANYONE, help me by telling me my chances and what I can do to increase my chances of getting in?


Or am I beating a dead drum?

Thanks.

Answer 1

it depend of you GPA and also how are going to do on your MCAT. Go to www.amsa.org and you will find tons of info and like minded students. Best of luck to you!

Answer 2

There is a book called the Medical School Admissions Requirements that will help you better than almost anyone on this site can. It gives information not just on what coursework you should have in your undergraduate degree, but also profiles of medical schools in the US and Canada, application procedures, costs and financial aid information, and more. It costs $25, and your college's career center should have a copy of it as well. I'm sure it would be a good investment for you if you're really set on going to med school though.

http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/msar.htm

Good luck!

And hey, don't stress too much about changing your major. You're young, it's hard to figure out what you want to be when you grow up. I changed my major in the middle of my 4th year in college, and managed to graduate 3 semesters later.

Answer 3

LOL(your not beating a dead drum!) That's great you found your calling, I knew mine as well, but blew it off for years..causing havoc ..but now that you know, go for it!!! I'm not knocking a lit degree, but I'm sure you know , it's not going to pull(med) strings for you. If you want a shot at med. school take all the sciences you can, plus the DEC. requirements at your school, and the last 2 years of undergrad get your GPA UP HIGH! Some majors to think about Bio or Health Science, even Chem(good Luck)

Answer 4

Nothing wrong with changing majors... I've done it lots of times. So I tell myself that.

ANYWAY. If you really know that's what you want to do with your life, and are serious about attending med-school, you should probably take courses that would prepare you for your career. English courses are not going to do it. Medical schools have some hard requirements to meet, the ones I've looked at require a certain amount of biology, chemisty and even physics courses. Most of those have prequisites to meet... so if you're going to have to take that many courses in Biology or Chemistry, you may as well take the major that those courses will satisfy. Or even double major if you like English :-) That may be difficult, but it is about what you like to do and what you think you can take on.

You may not finish your goal in the "usual" amount of time... graduating BS/BA in four years... but you know what? A lot of people don't! If becoming a doctor is something your heart really wants, it will be worth the extra time for the preparation necessary to succeed in your goal.


Good luck!

Answer 5

no one is time-honored with what danger you've of transferring into medical college, because you have not to any extent further started to bypass with the help of undergrad. some human beings flourish in undergrad; others burn out after purely one semester. Ask this question lower back in many years.