mom2collegekids

I would still be concerned about majoring in Kinesiology without also majoring in something like Biology or chemistry in order to be attractive to med schools. I wouldn't just assume that med schools are going to know that a particularly "non traditional" pre-med major is rigorous enough.

sunnyflorida

As a faculty member of a College of Medicine, I can say that it is the transcript and overall strength of schedule that is looked at. The major is pretty meaningless. Really. Majors differ so radically from college to college and from U to U, that what is looked at are the actual courses taken. A bio major from one college can be weak compared to a kinesiology major from another. And vice versa. It is strength of schedule, grades, scores, etc. etc. Truly, the major is just a label. It is what the transcript contains that is what matters.

mom2collegekids

^^^

Have you accepted many kinesiology majors? If so, did they supplement their program with additional bio, chem, and math classes to be more appealing?

mom2collegekids

^^^

Have you accepted many kinesiology majors? If so, did they supplement their program with additional bio, chem, and math classes to be more appealing?


Also...since you're an insider,

How many med schools does a typical applicant apply to? 5? 10? 20?

mathlegend

Well for sure I'll be taking bio, chem, ochem, physics if my major doesn't require me to for med school admissions (duh) but I'd probably tack on some other classes like biochem, microbio, immunology, anatomy and physiology (sure I'd get to these two if I major in kinesiology)