Is central a good school for pre med? I want to be a neurologist or gastroenterologist, do I have to know what one I want to do for pre med or does that wait until medical school? Do I just major in pre med?
PS: I’m a senior in high school.
Your GPA and MCAT score are the most important factors in medical school admission. That being said, students from upper tiers schools are admitted more often than lower ones. >50% of ‘pre-med’ students end up in something else. So I would look at other options too, but CMU would work fine if that is your stated goal.
Pre-med is a track not a major at most universities. You might check with CMU and see if they have a pre health or pre med advisor. They could help you take the courses you would need and keep you on track. You can major in just about anything and take the prerequisite courses for applying to med school. A number of students who wish to go on to med school become biology or chemistry majors as those majors will cover a number of the science prerequisites. Other allied health majors will also have the same biology and some of the chemistry requirements. My D wants to apply to a Doctor of Physical Therapy program and the requirements are similar to pre-med (no organic chemistry) and she is a dance major. Central Michigan will be just fine. What will be important is that you have a high GPA and later do well on the MCAT. You will also want to ask about the type of volunteering and shadowing that might be important for a med school application. Good luck.