<p>The fact that I want to go to college premed is cool I think because I can theoretically major in whatever I want as long as I fullfill premed requirements, right? So I was thinking, wouldn’t it be a shame if someone like me, who recently went up to a friend’s house in Vermont for a three day weekend, and stayed up until 3 in the morning debating various philosophical topics, couldn’t major (or at least take a few classes) in philosophy? </p>
<p>Anyone know of schools with notably good philosophy departments?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Edit: Just saw a post that’ll answer my question.</p>
<p>Sorry to bump this up, and not to discourage you, but I know two people who have majored in philosophy and once they got out of college they could not find a single job opportunity in that field. Now they do nothing with their lives…both live with their parents and don’t even have “regular day jobs”.</p>
<p>Some teachers I know have degrees completely unrelating (random almost) to what they teach in high school. Plus, the person said they’d be going on to med school (with the fulfillment of the requirements). But I know the kind of people you’re taking about, Burninup.</p>
<p>MDhopefull, as Burninup aptly points out, a Philosophy degree is not very marketable, so be sure that you intend on going through medical school is you truly wish to pursue undergraduate studies in Philosophy. Most good universities will have strong Philosophy departments. Can you share some of your stats with us? I mean, should we be recommending the University of Pittsburgh or Princeton? Both have excellent Philosophy programs, but are designed for completely different students.</p>
<p>Burninup, there are many options for Philosophy majors. Law school and Medical school are the obvious ones, but if one is at a top LAC or research university like Middlebury or Princeton, plenty of professional opportunities will present themselves upon graduation, assuming the student is presentable and driven.</p>
<p>yeah, it was just a question, I don’t have to major in it (actually I probably won’t because I pretty much have a list of schools and I don’t think any of them have significant philosophy programs and I’m not going to change my list around) I could always just take a few classes to slake my curiosity! I have a bunch of college guides, which I looked through, and I also looked on some webistes, and other posts here, so I think I found what I was looking for anyway.</p>
<p>Yeah, NYU has the highest rated philosophy doctoral program in the country. Even though I’m sure you don’t want a PHd, that probably indicates that its undergraduate program would be good too.</p>
<p>I wonder how well a philosophy major would work for gaining admission to med school (if you took the required med school courses and did reasonably well on the MCAT)? I, coincidentally, am interested in the same thing.</p>
<p>Oh yeah by the way U of Chicago, which has a decent philosophy department, has this interdisciplinary major called Studies in Science, Medicine, and Philosophy. I don’t remember if that’s exactly what it’s called but maybe you should check that out too.</p>
<p>I’ve heard that people who majored in philosophy and also took the MCAT did highest on average above every other major. This group of people would be very self-selecting, intelligent, and driven, having worked through difficult coursework for years prior to taking the test, including philosophy and required pre-med classes. </p>
<p>Burninup and Alexandre, isn’t Philosophy just as marketable as English, if not more so? What do you mean by marketable?</p>
I have a bunch of college guides, which I looked through, and I also looked on some webistes, and other posts here, so I think I found what I was looking for anyway.</p>