<p>Thank you for your wishes, Deuces.</p>
<p>Well, all straight rejections from HYPSCP and Duke last night. Tough year for all those. Onward and Upward we go. After a couple of hours of mopping, D renamed our clumsy honey-colored basset hound “Golden Bear”. So, it’s all good, she is plenty happy and excited with what she’s got.</p>
<p>Now I am getting some more specific questions popping up in my head. Like major. I keep hearing that major does not matter do Med adcoms, but find that hard to swallow, just like the claim that choices of schools does not matter. She is admitted as a genetics major. Just looked up Geffen’s requirements:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.medstudent.ucla.edu/offices/admiss/admreq.cfm[/url]”>http://www.medstudent.ucla.edu/offices/admiss/admreq.cfm</a></p>
<p>I found this bit interesting:</p>
<p>“In the time not occupied by the required courses, students should pursue studies in the social sciences and humanities.” </p>
<p>Daughter loves life sciences and has a great curiosity about them, but they don’t always come easy. With social sciences, OTOH, she usually breezes to easy A’s. Also has a knack for languages and is nearly fluent in Spanish, from what I understand, after taking it for several years. She told me that she should minor in Spanish as med schools require some proficiency, at least in CA. I am even thinking now to may be even major in it. Would leave plenty of time to study hard at the pre-req classes, as I know she will need a lot of time to get A’s in many of those. </p>
<p>Any thoughts from the distinguished panel are really appreciated. Thanks, guys.</p>