Is Biochem+Korean double major a good idea?

MollMed
Mon, 09 Feb 2015 07:03:44 +0000

Hi everyone, I am a current high school junior looking into a career in clinical hemotology/oncology. I will be applying for some BS/MD programs, but in the case that I don’t get into those, I am trying to decide upon a major to use as a base for applying to med school. I would like to major in biochemistry. I’m not looking into any engineering as math is not my exact forte, and I don’t really love chem, so I don’t want a strictly chem major. I love bio, however I don’t want to be stuck with a degree in biology alone if med school doesn’t work out for some reason. My question however, is if it would be smart to double major or minor in another area, most likely unrelated to science. I love learning languages. I will complete AP Spanish next year and feel like I am semi-fluent in the language, however I’ve recently become very interested in learning East Asian language, particularly Korean. I speak English natively. I’m just wondering, would it be weird to either double major biochem/Korean language or major biochem and minor Korean language? I don’t really want to do Spanish after high school and I have a passion for learning Korean. Would this be a waste of credit hours/major or minor, or do you think it could also be seen as something that would make my application to med school a little more unique? Would a more science/math related major/minor perhaps be better? All input is welcome!