What Are the BEST Premed Majors? A Data-Informed Answer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2024
- With medical school acceptance rates just above 40%, it's easy to understand why premeds are so eager to find a way to gain an edge on the competition.
You already know that in order to be a competitive applicant you have to earn a strong GPA, get a high MCAT score, and acquire relevant research experience.
But how will your premed major selection affect your chances of getting into medical school?
If you ask around, you might hear some answers based on misconceptions and rumors. Maybe you’ve been told you have to be a biology major, or that English majors have the highest medical school acceptance rates. What should you believe?
In this week's video, we take a look at the data and uncover which majors have disproportionate success with med school admissions.
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TIMESTAMPS:
[00:00] - Introduction
[01:08] - Which majors have the best success applying to medical school?
[04:36] - So what is the best premed major?
[06:15] - But why isn't biology the best premed major?
[07:37] - What should you consider when choosing your premed major?
[10:06] - Which premed major will improve your admissions odds?
[11:17] - Final thoughts
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With my daughter, we are in search for best possible pre-med options for her , I confirm your video is THE BEST short material I came across so far , amazing consolidated info that is vey helpful especially in highlighting the misconception we have that majoring in Biology branch is best Pre-Med option
Can’t thank you enough
Cheers
Thank you for this!
I majored in Theology and going to becoming a MD very soon! God help me!!!
What you think about BS in Biotechnology as pre-med?
Sir I am currently doing bsc cardiac perfusion...is it beneficial?
Hi! I’m a biomedical engineering major with mechanical engineering specialties. None of these videos say anything about engineering though. How are they grouped in data analysis?
What about public health science majors?
Humanities major often have to take extra steps taking pre-requests that were not required by their degree program. Therefore, people who apply with a Humanities major will be more committed than others, which can reduce the standard deviation of the population representing the quality of applicants who majored in Humanities.
I am currently pursuing a BA in Linguistics and would like to get some research experience. How is non-medical/hard science research viewed by admissions committees? I can only assume not all research is the same and I don’t want to be shooting myself in the foot by not focusing my efforts.
Good question! Med schools are most interested in your ability to understand the principles of the scientific method. This means your research experience does NOT have to be limited to the hard sciences!
I was having the same issue in choosing a major but then since I chose to be a Pediatrician I founded out that Developmental Psychology was the right major for me because I am going to be working with children of all ages up to 21. :D I believe it's best to find a major that's easy interesting and right for your career so you dont have to waste time and graduate on time. :D
Thanks for sharing Lauren! We always say that students are more likely to succeed in a major that interests them. Developmental psychology makes perfect sense for a future pediatrician :)
@@Shemmassian your welcome I love you your an amazing med advisor!
@@laurenwilliams3703 what university has developmental psychology as a major ? (im interested in pediatrics too)
@@todunjohnson164 CUNY Hunter College but I switched my major to Sociology since I was having a problem with the faculty at the department and I am doing Pediatric Dentist instead.
@@todunjohnson164 But Hunter is overcrowded and not worth it tbh unless you can deal with their shit. Im going to do my post bacc at Queens College.
Can I major in nursing ? I still want to take the mcat and want to get into medical school but if I don’t I would work for a year and study. I wanted to major I biology but it might not get me a job
If your goal is to get into med school, focus on pursuing your top-choice major and doing as well as possible in it.
Is environmental science anywhere part of pre-med requirement? my daughter is junior in high school and plans to be on pre med in college . she plans to take AP environmental science but i was suggesting her take AP chemistry or regular physiology class. Please suggest physiology to AP environmental science. She has already taken, AP physics 1, AP biology, at school and psychology, sociology, human development as dual enrollment at community college
Hi Bharat! Environmental science (ES) is not a medical school prerequisite. The good news here is: as long as your daughter achieves high grades in the course she selects, this will be looked upon favorably by college admissions committees. Let us know if you have any other questions!
Hi so I’m in BSN program but my advisors and people I talk to r saying I won’t get into med school. however all the pre reqs expect for physics are in this program and I’ll be learning and working on the med field. So why is it people are being so negative towards nursing majors going into medical school then stem majors whose classes don’t revolve around workin with patients being at a hospital unless they do volunteer or clinic work?
Hey Sabirah, thanks for your comment! You can definitely get accepted to medical school with a BSN, you'll just need to focus on effectively communicating your reasons for switching fields since BSN grads typically go on to work as nurses. Hope this helps!
Shemmassian Academic Consulting so is there a specific field for med school bc doesn’t that apply with any other major...like someone in bachelors of art going into med school instead of art school or someone with a math? so me in nursing just makes sense cuz there’s not a lot of clinical degrees to get u prepared for med school
What about health sciences?
I am planning to take Kinesiology major as premed. Whats your view on this?
Yeah I would like to know as well, I’m very interested in Kinesiology
No guarantee indeed !
Can we book paid phone call speak to you if yes please advise method
Is there any major group where engineering is included?
I also have this question!
Biomedical engineering might be one
Would you recommend pharmaceutical sciences
If you will excel in it, sure!
I had done bachelors of pharmacy in India...now i am moving to Canada on PR...so would my degree be considered as a pre-med in Canada...as i plan to attend medical school there.
prerequisites courses from canada is a must atleast bachlors in science field as far i know, you can google or youtube though.
Would you put engineering fields In the math category?
What about BSN to MD? is it frown upon?
nope, med schools dont care about you major
Want to do a neuroscience major with a minor in computer science any thoughts>
You can be successful with any major!
Humanities interesting hows philosophy score for that?
Crazy question but do med schools view pre med athletes favorably?
yes, it shows you are involved outside of academics
Good day🙂
Can I do a bachelor of pharmacy as my premed major?
Yes you can!
@@Shemmassian Thank you so much
@@Shemmassian what of pharmaceutical sciences
I’m managing in business management..... will I have to double major ?
Nope! You can pursue any pre med major and still get in, so long as you complete the pre requisites
@@Shemmassian okay. Thanks.
Will I be able to get volunteering and research opportunities like those majoring in sciences like biology ? Btw I’m a freshman
@@larissareinehagbang4281 I’m a freshman too and I recently switched my major from biology to business administration. You can get the same volunteering and research opportunities as biology major, but you have to put yourself out there. You should start by volunteering at a local hospital so you can network
@@brit8741 thanks for the response Britonia. I live in Houston, Texas if by any means we’re in the same state, we could be working together
I am doing a BS in computer science , is this a good one?
Hi Godric! Many CS majors are successful with med school admissions. Just be sure to take all of the prerequisites in addition to your CS major courses.
@@Shemmassian will I have to double major for this path to work?
@@prakharisfine2433 Not necessarily. As long as you complete the med school prerequisites, you can still apply as a CS major. Check out our guide on med school requirements: www.shemmassianconsulting.com/blog/medical-school-requirements
Dr Gupta, I have to say that, you have such eloquent english accent
Thanks for the compliment!
Not everyone can be an engineer... If you have plans to go to med school why become an engineer?...Engineering is a career not a major, you actually have to be good at what you do to work in that field, plus its hard to keep a GPA of 3.5 with an engineering major...and those who do are the cream of the crop- that is the reason why they have easier time to get into med school.
What majors are you considering? Let us know in the Comments!
Health Studies
Restaurant Hospitality!!
@@Sali7691any updates?
I don’t believe what you sed ( I am the mom of a student who try to med school) My child did BME gpa 3:47 and pre med 4 years volunteering in a hospital 4 Dr shadowing 3 years resource with publishing Vice President for a club all in 4 years but the mcat was 500 I understand it taking holistic bu I think only gpa and mcat For this we begin not to have good dr because you don’t see who is dedicated for to be a dr who love the profession not the money (soryfor my writing I learn English toking not by school I was to busy to make money for survival then to go to school)