what undergraduated degree is suggested if i want to go to med school?

Answer 1

You can get accurate information about medical school admissions from the website of the Association of American Medical Colleges. They include a table that lists the majors that current medical students had when they were undergraduates, and a lot of other useful information.

Very few schools have a "premed" major. Instead, you major in whatever topic you want, but you must take the prerequisite courses that medical schools requires. Since medicine is very science oriented, obviously most of the people who are interested in a career in medicine are also very science oriented and will want to major in chemistry, biology or a related area.

Answer 2

Whoa! Rachel, slow down, please! Okay, this is absolutely simple. The undergraduate degree u NEED to own MUST be Biology. And I mean Pre-Professional Health Biology, not marine bio, etc.

The thing is, truly, any degree will get u into med school, just as long as u pass the MCAT and meet the requirements for the medical school u want to attend. Here is the problem: so u passed the MCAT. Passing the MCAT is doable if u get the key ideas and can apply but to do that, u need to know all the material that's necessary. Do u know what u need to know in order to really do well once in Med school and throughout? Or do u want to "do just fine" once in med school? If u choose the latter, then major in History but pass the MCAT (what a ways...a journey...u'll be bitter before u know it). If, on the other hand, u want to know ur stuff while in Med school (beyond just passing the MCAT) become a biology major- a pre-prof health bio major.

Pay absolute attn to your physics, chemistry (all sorts...as in general chem, organic chem, bio chem.) Those are core classes and easy to forget because they are so easy to understand too. Practice them daily, don't forget formulas and u will pass the MCAT if u took it sleeping.

Please, oh please, think about this greatly. If I were a zoologist, I will complete the courses for zoology but before I go to take the MCAT, I must complete other courses which weren't required for zoology but are required for entrance into med school. Now, why waste ur time like that? Do u understand what I am saying? It means completing additional classes. If u major in Business Admin, u will finish the course requirements for it, take the MCAT cos u want to go to med school, then realize that u still need to take Chem, Biologies, Phy, etc which NO bus. admin. student will ever take (it's not relevant to Bus. Admin.. Principles of Management will be). Remember I specified Pre-prof health bio. There are different types of bio: Animal bio (to become a vet. So guess what? That prepares u best for Vet. School. Is that the med school u are talking about?) Marine biology (prepares u for water habitants). U get this picture?

If u, however, were a biology major, u will be surely prepared for the med school. Another major is Chemistry. U can actually have both. Simply pick one (bio or chem) as your major and the other as your minor. Usually, you have everything to gain if u took them both like that cos u graduate with a BS in both for the same amount of time. Classes are usually the same with both that's y you can major and minor with both. Pre-Prof Health Biology is primary though.

Pick that which will best prepare u once and for all. ALSO, WHEN CHOOSING YOUR MAJOR, REMEMBER THAT MED SCHOOL TAKES A LONG TIME AND A LOT OF ZEAL AND PATIENCE. PICK THAT, WHICH IS MORE DIRECT TO YOUR END GOAL :)

Answer 3

Basically just about any degree. Many universities off a major that is specifically premed but as long as you meet the requirements for med school in whichever you choose to major in (and of course, get great grades), you're fine. A girl I work with starts med school in August. Her bachelors was in psychology. If you have a specific specialty in mind, you may want to consider a major that may be somewhat related - I'm a residency coordinator for an ortho surgery dept and many of my residents got degrees in biomechanical engineering or something along those lines.

Answer 4

Biology, Biochemistry, or Pre-med chemistry. Psychology if you want to become a psychiatrist.

Answer 5

Biology, Chemistry, or Physics

Answer 6

My Father is an MD, he holds a BS in Zoology.