<p>Greetings!
I am new to this forum and am looking for advice on options to persue in Mn(both at the U of M or at LACs) to be a resonably strong candidate for Med School.Especially in terms of undergraduate majors,I have heard conflicting opinions on majors like Biomedical engineering vs Neuroscience(in terms of GPA or research opportunities).Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.Also,if someone has an insight/experience into the admissions process at the Med School in Mn(both Twin cities and Duluth campuses),please advise!!</p>
<p>RE: majors. Major in whatever academic area you’re most interested in. Currently, there are no particular advantages to one major over another when it comes to admission consideration. (See NOTE below for what’s on the horizon.)</p>
<p>Engineering (all types) tends to be a difficult major and engineering majors on the whole tend to have lower GPAs than non-engineering majors. </p>
<p>NOTE: the MCAT will be undergoing major changes in content beginning in Jan 2015</p>
<p>[Overhauled</a> MCAT to Be Released in 2015 | News | The Harvard Crimson](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/4/11/students-mcat-new-more/]Overhauled”>http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/4/11/students-mcat-new-more/)</p>
<p>Because of the MCAT changes it is extremely likely you will see significant changes in the required courses for medical school admissions. In addition to the currently required courses, it appears that biochemistry, cellular bio, molecular bio, psychology, sociology, statistics, perhaps even medical ethics [philosophy] will be required for the MCAT and med school admission.</p>
<p>If these change do materialize, it will become increasing difficult to major in fields other than biology/biochem and still meet medical school admission requirements.</p>
<p>I am applying to the university of minnesota medical school this cycle and will be able to give much more insight on their admissions process once the admission cycle really starts rolling.</p>
<p>I have been reading a lot about the school on their website. They seem to emphasize how they care a lot about how well rounded the applicant is, especially academically. One of the requirements is an upper level social science or humanities course (300 level or greater) that is intensive writing. I don’t know of any other med schools that have such a requirement. They also do not accept any AP credit.</p>
<p>Not sure about upper division level, but USC-Keck requires 30 semester units (45 quarters) of hume/lit/social studies coursework, across three separate disciplines.</p>