Is Pre-Med worth it? Stress/workload/hours?

mom2collegekids
Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:41:10 +0000

*1) I’ve heard PA been mentioned a few times. I’ve thought about it, but is it something that can be done with only a bachelor’s degree? *

Oh no…it’s like a 2 year plus program after undergrad…it’s like going to a shorter version of med school. PAs can diagnose and prescribe.

*3) This is probably a stupid question, but say I go to some university and enroll in its College of Medicine. If I decide to switch majors and go with something that’s at a different college in the same university, can I do that? Or will it be much harder than switching to a different major in the College of Med?
Again, thanks everyone for your advice! *

I’m not sure I understand your question. I’m not sure if you’re confused about the process, so I may be giving you too much info, but here goes…

You go to undergrad and get a 4 year degree in whatever you want. While doing undergrad, you include about 9 pre-med classes of bio, chem, physics, and calc.

You take your MCAT - often at the end of junior year of undergrad.

Summer between jr and sr year, you begin applying to med schools (or later if you want).

If you get accepted to med school, then (after you get your undergrad), you enroll in med school.

At THAT point, if you decided that you didn’t want to be in med school, I don’t think you can easily just “switch” to another college at the school…I think you’d have to apply again.

Maybe I didn’t understand your question…so please clarify.