people in or going to the medical feild...Im picking my classes?

Question

Im picking my classes for my 1st yr college and I want to be a pediatrican.Which would be a better major?..Biology or Chemistry..such a hard choice

Answer 1

You can be ANY major, and still get into medical school. The catch is, you have to do the pre-requisites.

Pre-req coursework must include:
1 year general chem (with lab)
1 year organic chem (with lab)
1 year general biology (with lab)
1 year intro. physics (with lab)
1 year English
1 year calculus
Suggested coursework includes: psychology, statistics, biochemistry, humanities

The trick is to NOT major in biology. Biology major pre-meds are a dime a dozen, and they will be your stiffest competition for A's. You want A's. To get them, become a HUMANITIES major, ace the easy fluffy stuff, then focus your power on the prereqs. You'll graduate with a higher GPA, and not suffer from much of the stress the rest of us feel when we're up against 400 bio majors with the same goal of topping the curve. I was a molecular biology major, and it singlehandedly ruined my chances of getting into medical school.

Chemistry is cool and all, but you only need one year of general chem to qualify. The rest of the major is great and all, but you're not going to use much of it.

Seriously, pick a fluffy major so you can ace the science classes. There are some advantages. For one thing, admissions committees like well-rounded applicants. They're gonna get a bajillion bio students, another zillion chem students. But how many of them can talk about the still lifes of Cezanne or the writings of Ovid during an interview? That makes you look interesting to them. Besides, it'll give you time to focus on the science stuff.