What major should I really be in?

Balthezar
Fri, 27 Mar 2015 10:38:01 +0000

The have pre-med advisors that you should talk to. Contact admissions to be put in touch. The key to premed is to take the major that has most of the classes required by various medical schools to which you might be applying. That, it is my understanding, is MCB, and that’s where I’d apply if I were you. But, that is an opinion. So, as I previously said, talk to a pre-med advisor. Here’s another interesting tidbit that gives me pause, however. A new, stand alone public-private partnership medical school at U of I has just been approved by the trustees, and, although exactly what the focus is, is not clear. The private partner is the Carle Hospital group, which is big in the Urbana-Champaign area. Supposedly, it will be unique in that it will have a close bio-engineering focus. Because of the vagaries surrounding the new medical school, it is imperative that you contact a pre-med advisor. I’m assuming the MCB program has them. But I’d definitely call around and get more information. Be aware, however, that I believe the existing Bioengineering program only allows students already enrolled at UIUC to transfer in at the sophomore level. It does not, to the best of my knowledge, allow external transfers. Good luck.