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Double Major in Art and Music with Pre Med classes?

  • I am currently a double Major in Art and Music. I am in my fourth year of school but still have a few more years to graduate. I am on a full tuition music scholarship and an academic scholarship so money hasn't really been an issue. I take up to 8 classes a semester and extra curricular activities as well. I am a good student and make good grades. I have decided to start my pre med courses this summer because I am almost finished with one of my degrees and need more classes in order to stay a full time student. Of course I have other reasons for doing pre med. I am done with my gen eds. I know that this is time consuming, but music hours are worth one hour credit (which means that I've taken a ton) and art studio classes take hours, you can put into 20 hours a week for one class (I've only got two more left) so I am not really worried about the work load. I have no interest in hearing people tell me that it is too much to handle because I've been handling it just fine for four years :). My question is, how will medical schools view my art and music major? Will they be impressed that I've picked three of the most time consuming majors? Is this a good idea? I've read that music majors are the highest accepted applicants of med school. Should I just go ahead and major in biology? I do music and art because I enjoy it and because it has been paying the bills for school, but I don't want to get job related to those fields. Please do not reply if you are a high school student or have no idea about pre med. Also, if you have no idea about majors in art and music, please do not assume that they are "easy" or "blow off classes". My music classes have been ten times harder than some of my biology classes. Last of all, I have worked for two doctor's offices and am fully aware of what I am getting myself into, so please don't preach. Other than that, I would really appreciate your responses!

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    I've never hear of a school that allowed scholarship students to study on a full ride long after they should have graduated. Please review your scholarship documents; chances are your scholarships expire after four years or graduation, whichever comes first, to avoid students racking up degrees over countless years (as you seem prepared to do). If not, go ahead and study biology if you like. Why not be a triple major just to be on the safe side - biology, art and music? Medical schools are impressed by excellent grades, high MCAT scores, demonstrated interest and experience in the medical field (volunteering, shadowing, etc.) and by academically challenging (which is not the same as time-consuming) majors.

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Not a word about your GPA or MCAT scores? Be aware that if you don't make it to Medical School, your Art and Music degree will limit your career prospects to plinking out "Turkey in the Straw" on resort boardwalks and drawing cartoons of fat tourists. Sometimes you get enough coins for a hotdog. Sometimes you don't. ADDED It is highly unlikely you will be competitive for Medical School. Credible candidates have generally been immersed in science and math since High School (at least for pre-med courses even if they take a non-STEM Major). So hang on to your idea of making $125/hr sketching in surgery (up to $250,000/yr!) — it beats opening your violin case on a street corner...

You will stand out from the crowd of biology majors. That is usually a good thing. "Pre-med" is not usually a major. It is an advisory service and a set of course requirements set by the medical schools you might like to attend. Most physicians did not take art and music in college, but they are intelligent enough to appreciate the effort and skill it takes to major in those fields. So at least some members of the admission committee are likely to take notice in a positive way. There aren't any recent statistics available on which majors result in the highest rates of acceptance to medical school. Usually math, statistics, and physical science majors do better than average. Note that you will have to take two or 2.5 years of chemistry lecture and lab courses, and they usually must be taken sequentially. You mention starting biology but have you started on chemistry yet?

The music majors who are accepted by medical schools usually have a very solid academic background in music theory, although they may have a solid background in performance as well. I hope this information is helpful.

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