<p>is there any way to finish a year early by taking summers and lots of hours if i’m a business major doing pre-med??</p>
<p>Possibly. I’m also thinking of finishing early as I will have near 70 credits after my freshman year.</p>
<p>it’s definitly possible, if you take 15-18 hrs a semester and 6-9 over every summer and assuming you need ~120 hours to complete that degree you can do the math.</p>
<p>wait…so if you can finish pre-med reqs in 3 years, you can apply to med school?</p>
<p>I think you can but it’s not easy. </p>
<p>Go to the UT/McComb’s website and look at the degree plan in the area you want to major in. Rough out a sample plan for the next 3 years. This fall, in addition to your required advising during registration, ask to meet with a business advisor and go over your plan. Then cross your fingers and hope you get the classes you want when you need them.</p>
<p>Here’s a link that might help you get started: <a href=“http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/udean/advising/[/url]”>http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/udean/advising/</a></p>
<p>While it is possible to complete a BBA and pre-med requirements in three years, by doing so, you will be at a distinct disadvantage in applying to med school.</p>
<p>One of the factors that med school adcoms look for is a demonstrated interest in medicine - typically medically related volunteer or work experience - kind of like EC’s when you apply to college. There are so many qualified applicants that apply to med school, they can be afford to be selective in this manner.</p>
<p>Timing-wise, you would need to complete your premed requirements (Bio, General Chem, Organic Chem, and Physics) by your second year, take the MCAT in the Spring of your second year, and apply to med school by the beginning of your third year. Then you need to go on your med school interviews during your third year. </p>
<p>Also, when med school adcoms evaluate applicants, you will be compared to applicants that are at least a year older than you are. By virtue of their age, they will be assumed to be more mature. </p>
<p>Unless you have 40 - 50 hours of AP or CLEP credit that will allow you to finish in three years without having to go to school during summers, take four years to graduate or as Mack Brown would say, “take time to smell the roses”.</p>
<p>m1817 is exaclty right! my sister just graduated UT in 3 yrs(psychology) and is pre-med, but is taking a year off to do stuff that will look gud to the schools and that she likes as well</p>