Economics/Pre-Med vs. Physics/Pre-Med

sv3a
Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:51:43 +0000

Yes, you do need a few specific science classes, primarily to take the MCATs.

Med Schools do accept Econ, History, etc majors, but because you wanted a high GPA isn’t the reason they’re looking for. Being a physics major will be difficult and not helpful to a high GPA, and physics would definitely be harder than an Econ major, so if it’s GPA you’re looking for then go with Econ and just take the necessary science classes. However, if you feel you can maintain around a 3.5, maybe more or less, as a physics major then I would stick with that. Also, why would you want to go to med school anyway if you can’t enjoy biology, or even (bio)chemistry which is much like physics but more related to medicine?