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The keys to professional school admission are grades, scores on standardized tests (like the LSAT and the MCAT), well-rounded experiences and excellent recommendations. Your choice of major? Not so much. Read More
Great article!
We tweeted about it! This aligns with our perspective. I wonder if grad school admissions will continue to expand their thinking on majors--and this will be reflected in their stats/trends? Waiting for the day when studio art majors from Yale can apply to law school or medical school with some success :)
Cheers,
JB
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Thanks for your comment
I think anyone who chooses a nontraditional approach (or major) needs to be particularly focused in their professional school plans. It's important that they follow the requirements for admission-- and get the best possible grades in their science courses to show they can handle the rigorous demands. Almost nothing will help if their science class grades are poor.
That said, an application that has the grades combined with a unique major-- and a singular focus on the desire to be in the profession-- will stand out. And, we already know that medical illustration can be a great career for fine arts students, so there are always alternate ways into a career field if the initial plan (medical school) doesn't work.
Great Article
I just want to say that this cleared up so many questions I had! I'm getting ready to transfer to UCF and am a bit confused as to which major I was going to stick with. (Micro, Bio, Psychology). I think I may major in Psychology and minor in Biology OR major in Microbiology and minor in Magazine Journalism. :) That should make me look a bit different. Thanks for this aticle! I plan on doing the same stuff with my magazine journalism minor.
Christina Hampton
reply to great article
What great choices-- bio, micro, psych, and/or journalism. Any will work. As you know the key is taking the courses that will help you do well in the MCAT-- chem, physics, etc. Microbio is a great premed major. I like the magazine journalism idea-- sounds interesting and a nice break from all the science and labs. If you end up going into research at all, writing/journalism skills could help. Plus you could combine your interest in writing with your medical training-- maybe ultimately blog about it or write a book. Best wishes!
*article :)
*article :)
So...
What if your passions include Biology and Art. Should one major in Biology and minor in, lets say, Studio Art? Or should it be the other way around, and major in Stdio Art/ minor in Biology? Does it even make a difference? Looking forward to reading your book, and thanks for the very interesting article!
reply to Dusten
I can't tell you what to do, but I can offer some questions/thoughts to consider:
1. What careers are you considering? Would the fields you're considering benefit from both science and art skills-- or would one be more important? If one is significantly more important than the other, it might make sense to major in that and minor in the other.
2. Consider ways to combine those interests into your career-- medical/science illustration, medical uses of computer graphics, etc. Look into the latest technologies combining computers and medical treatment.
3. Art will develop your fine motor skills-- are you considering surgery as a medical specialty? If you are considering med school, think about doing an independent study or internship in medical illustration or a related field.
4. If you're planning on grad school or med school keep your grades up. Grades (and the required prerequisite courses for med school) will affect your application. And-- as long as you take all the science you need, a studio art major might make you unique among med school applicants.
If you're in college now, talk to your pre-health advisor or career center for more personal assistance. Best wishes-- I suspect you will design a fascinating career based on your interests.
reply to Katharine
Yes, how silly of me to forget to mention that I am indeed looking at pursuing a career in med school, surgery to be exact. I agree with the points made by Dr. Shane Matt in your article. I was planning on majoring in biology, it was always one of my favorite subjects in high school; however, I have a passion for art as well and was thinking it would be beneficial for me in developing my fine motor skills and help me stand out from other applicants. But, I don't want to major in art if it means that I should consider medical/science illustration as a back-up plan. That doesn't seem to interest me much or even compare to the drive I have to become a surgeon. Thanks again for the much needed and very helpful information!
I'd really like to know
I'd really like to know what's necessary for admission in health information technology schools, they're not about medical skills but they are all about medicine. Students should get some directions on this kind of new fields, they should be aware of their best majoring options that would fit their career choice. I wonder if personal appreciation is good enough...
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