can you major in Business, and then go to dental or medical school? would that be possible.?

Answer 1

In general the answer is yes. Most medical schools do not care what your major is, as long as you have taken the pre-req courses they want and you have done very well in them. That means you need a 3.5 or better, depending on the med school you are applying to, in chemistry, organic chemistry, physics with calculus, biochemistry and a few other courses.

If you google around a little you can find a website that tells what majors kids had who applied to med schools, and how many people accepted were in each major. There are lot sof philosophy, English, etc majors in med school, but they had to have those high marks in their science premed courses.

HAving said that, you hav eto understand that people whose goal is medicine generally love science, have always loved it, and are happy to take those courses. They learned a lot because they were interested in the subject. If you have to compete against them, they have a big advantage because you weren't even interested in science enough to major in it. So that makes you look bad.

Answer 2

It depends on the Med/Dent school you plan to apply to. Some lower tiered schools only ask that you have a certain number of med/dent related options, usually those in science, bio, chem and the like. Other schools require you to have an accredited type of any given science degree before you can apply. The real issue is, if you go to Biz school only, would you be fully prepared to understand Medical/Dental at a professional degree level if you have no/insufficient science background?

It also depends on the country, as requirements to apply are different. Some countries require you to write the MCAT or DAT, and some countries dont.

HTH.