Double Majoring/Minoring for Pre-meds

mom2collegekids
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:19:31 +0000

It would be wrong to do a double major or add minors if doing so will hurt your GPA. For a bio major, a second major would only be helpful IF you were to decide at some point that med school isn’t for you and you have something else to fall back on. My son’s friend just graduated with a bio/econ double major. She’s decided against med school and is now pursuing employment with her econ degree.

My son is certain that he wants to apply to med school. He didn’t want to double major because that can require taking courses in that second major that he didn’t want to take. So, he has 3 minors…chem, bio and math…all for personal interest. He’s a ChemE major.