Bio vs Biochem Vs chem for medschool?

WayOutWestMom
Thu, 22 Feb 2018 20:10:48 +0000

Medical schools do not care at all what your undergraduate major is.

D1 & D2 had med school classmates with a wide variety of majors including forestry, music, business, Spanish, English lit, mathematics, computer science, theology and gender studies.

The reason why you see a large number of bio majors admitted is because biology majors are overwhelmingly the largest group who apply to medical school.

See: [Applicants and Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools by Primary Undergraduate Major, 2017-2018](https://www.aamc.org/download/321496/data/factstablea17.pdf)

Biology, biochem, chemistry and neuroscience are all popular majors for pre med because those have the largest overlap between major requirements and pre-med requirements–which make course scheduling easier to manage in college.

A word of advice–75% of freshman pre-med hopefuls will never get to the point of applying to med school. Of those that do apply, 60% will fail to gain a single acceptance. Pick an undergrad major that offers you a good Plan B career option. Just in case.

BTW, the post-graduation job markets for bio and biochem (and chemistry) are all equally lousy.