<p>You’re going to have to speak to people at your school since we don’t know your courses.</p>
<p>Not having a committee doesn’t mean much. It just means that when you apply, you will need to have individual faculty submit LORs to AMCAS rather than having a committee letter submitted.</p>
<p>If your school doesn’t have a single pre-med advisor, that’s a bit worrying.</p>
<p>IWBB gives pretty good advice though if needed! </p>
<p>Again, your major is not important. It does not matter to med schools whether you do microbio or bio.</p>
<p>You need a minimum of one year of biology classes with labs.</p>
<p>"Not having a committee doesn’t mean much. It just means that when you apply, you will need to have individual faculty submit LORs to AMCAS rather than having a committee letter submitted.</p>
<p>If your school doesn’t have a single pre-med advisor, that’s a bit worrying. "</p>
<p>I’m not sure if they do or not. I’m just transferring, and the orientation wasn’t too good. Basically, they gave me a sheet of paper and that was my advising session lol</p>
<p>"Again, your major is not important. It does not matter to med schools whether you do microbio or bio.</p>
<p>You need a minimum of one year of biology classes with labs. "</p>
<p>Well there the bio there is at least 3 semesters… and it is much more than that with Genetics, Micro, ect. ect… Also, upper div. bio classes are recommended, according to my friend in the Pre-Med track… I discussed this with a Pre-Med transfer and they agreed, upper div. classes are recommended, but come later after the 3 semesters, although they can be registered for, since I’m an upper div. transfer.</p>
<p>And it matters to me - because Micro could be used if I don’t get into Med school, where-as, Bio would be essentially useless for finding a job… Also, Micro doesn’t have Ecology, and I would rather not take Ecology, since it has NOTHING to do w/ people AT ALL.</p>
<p>You keep referring to a friend and what he wants you to do. What someone wants you to do is irrelevant if there is no specific purpose to it. They are just higher level classes.</p>
<p>If you want a job if not doing medicine, there are much more remunerative majors than micro bio.</p>
<p>WT. They KNOW what they are doing. And she has wanted to do it since 7th grade, if it wasn’t for her advice - I would be 100% clueless b/c I’m a 1st gen. college stud. and no family works in healthcare. They are almost ready to take their GRE to be a Physician Assistant.</p>
<p>And I’d have at least Micro under my belt - I could work in a lab during med school if I get in. I already have a yr of work exp. in a college lab as an assistant. Also, pre-reqs for another health are done, although they may run out (be overdue by the time I’m ready to apply), I can fall back on that too. I’m going to apply for the “lotto” style app, act. and that is a 3 yr cycle to get in, so if something happens between now and then and Med School doesn’t look achievable, I’d just switch to that and have a job in 2 years. I’m covered… and a lab isn’t THAT bad to work in, although the agar smells, it’s nice if you work with good people.</p>
<p>Sunshine - You are confusing someone’s advice about what worked for them as advice for premed. </p>
<p>This is a premed forum and not class choices for a major or fall back options. If you have specific questions about classes to take in your college, you should post in on your college forum. </p>
<p>Just so you know, there is a general consensus that you will have no time for a job during medical school.</p>
<p>There are many many successful med school applicants and actual doctors that hang out here. So if you have specific questions about premed requirements, you will get some valuable advice.</p>
<p>Then… why have I read about people who have worked in medical school? … I’ve also HEARD that people have worked in medical school, locally. Otherwise… they would have enormous debt and it would be limited to only the elites… Not only tuition would have to be paid, but also living expenses. </p>
<p>Also my college does not have a forum here, so that is irrelevant to me.</p>
<p>what is your college?</p>
<p>You still can not seek advice about which classes to take on this forum.</p>
<p>Yes, people going to medical schools end up with small to large size debt if they do not get financial aid or parental money.</p>
<p>Why can I not ask advice for what classes to take on a college forum?</p>
<p>This is a premed forum. You can ask about classes in your particular college on the college forum for your college. If you are saying one does not exist, we can get it added.</p>
<p>As IWBB mentioned, no one here knows the details about how classes work in your college.</p>
<p>Btw, I noticed that you are just now transferring to a 4 year college. I suggest you start a separate thread about it. I am never sure whether the classes taken in community colleges are accepted or not during the application process.</p>
<p>in my class of 140 students, to my knowledge, no one had a job more extensive than tutoring or babysitting (and these were usually given up during 3rd and 4th year when school is 12+ hours in the hospital plus studying). These are not “lower the debt” kind of jobs but more like “have money for booze” types of jobs. There are always exceptions to anything but it’s definitely the norm to not work during medical school.</p>