is it good to double major as pre-med or is it a risk?

Question

I want to double major in Biology and Spanish but feel it might be a risk. I a non-native spanish speaker but do good with Spanish. I am fluent in French but dont want to take classes in French. Im more intrested in Spanish. I might go for double major since I have an advantage right?

Besides I am a good student at High school, I passed 9 AP exams out of 11. passing AP Biology 5, AP Chem 4, AP Physics 3, AP French lang 4, AP Spanish lang 3, AP Spanish lit 3, AP calculus AB 3, AP US history 3, AP World History 3.)

Answer 1

Why do you feel that you need a B.A. in Spanish? If you're going to be a doctor, I would say that a Spanish minor would be enough to help your career. (From there, look at the difference from a minor to a major. If it's like 3 more classes, then I'd suggest go for the degree.)

A better idea if you're feeling ambitious is to double major in two pre-med fields, like chemistry and biology, for example. There will probably be a lot of overlap anyway. I think I remember someone I knew getting degrees in biology and micro-biology, imagine how much overlap there is there!

(What I mean by an overlap is a lot of the same general education, same level of math, physics, etc, plus a bio major has to take some chem and visa versa. You may find that there are only a handful of classes that you'd have to take additionally for the second major.)

Having two pre-med degrees would be more likely to increase your shot of getting into a med school that you like. However, only do what you can handle. Better to have one degree with a high GPA than two with an average GPA.