Biology and psychobiology, which major prepares you more for medical school? Also, do medical school favors?
Question by mex: Biology and psychobiology, which major prepares you more for medical school? Also, do medical school favors?
Also, do medical school favor one to the other?
Best answer:
Answer by ownpool
Biology probably includes more classes that would be helpful, but the psychobiology major would make you stand out during the admissions process, which would be in your favor.
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PE2008 said,
Wrote on March 12, 2011 @ 5:08 pm
Neither Major is good, because most Biology/Psycholbiology Majors don’t make it to Medical School, and they find themselves with a degree equipping graduates only for careers cleaning lab rat cages.
Choose a major with two goals in mind:
1) The Major should facilitate pre-med courses
2) The Major should offer good career prospects if you don’t make it to Medical School (Most “pre-med” students don’t make it…)
Four good Majors meeting these criteria are:
Bioprocess Engineering
Biological Engineering
Chemical Engineering (perhaps Biochemical Engineering concentration)
Pharmaceutical Sciences
J said,
Wrote on March 12, 2011 @ 5:30 pm
Biology will be the most helpful, and if you’re only going to choose one, you should definitely go with that one. When you look at the breakdown of the degrees in a medical school class, usually most of the accepted students have a biology degree. However, there is always the option of double majoring, or getting a minor in a second field. That’s what I did (Double majored in chemistry and biomedical science.. and I just liked psychology, so I minored in that as well). Most colleges have premedical advising offices, so you can talk to adviors at your college (or call the advisors at your future college, if you’re not in college yet) to help you with your decision, but as I said.. In my opinion, biology is the way to go.
Also, I do not agree with the previous answer that suggested that you major in an applied sciences field (bioengineering, chemical engineering, etc). While some people do get into medical school with those degrees (and indeed, some even get in with degrees like english literature and anthropology), the majority have a pure sciences degree like biology, chemistry, or biochemistry. If you major in applied science, you’ll end up taking a lot of classes that you’ll never need if you get into med school.
While it is true that most pre-meds do not go on to medical school (because they can’t get accepted, or they change their minds), their biology degrees are not useless in the absence of medical school. Most of them choose to continue their education in other ways, such as: Dental School, Chiropractic School, Pharmacy School, Biology Ph.D. programs, Biology Master’s programs, Teaching, Laboratory Technician Programs, working in labs, and many other options.
Hope that helps! And good luck with your journey to medical school. It is a long haul, but it is worth it.