The BEST PRE-MED MAJOR | Proven By Med School Acceptance Data

What is the best pre-med major? In traditional Med School Insiders fashion, we’ll take a look at the numbers, analyze the data, and give you actionable advice to optimize your chances of a medical school acceptance. By following the advice in this video, you'll maximize your chances of a medical school acceptance.

00:23 - The “Pre-Med Major” Myth
01:34 - The Data on Pre-Med Majors
03:46 - So Which Major is Best to Get Into Medical School?
04:20 - Theory 1: Certain Majors Prepare You Better
05:48 - Theory 2: Survivorship Bias
07:40 - 3 Steps to the Best Major for You
07:53 - Consideration 1: A Straightforward & Streamlined Path
08:17 - Consideration 2: Prioritize Something You’re Interested In
09:03 - Consideration 3: Preparation for Medical School

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[Coharpe]

In conclusion, study what interests you.

[thedancingemt]

every pre-med bio major watching this: they had us in the first half not gonna lie

[dlxl]

"100th percentile as the statistically illiterate would say" 😂😂😂 coming through with the heat I see Doctor

[davidsanchez]

FOR NURSES THAT WANNA GO TO MEDICAL SCHOOL.—I graduated from an accelerated BSN program (15 months). After getting my BSN and working for around 2 years on a ER department. I finished all my pre med courses, I didn’t need to take some bio classes because of my nursing background, neither psychology. I just needed, calculus, physics, and the Chemistry classes. I’ll leave all the extracurriculars aside, all I can say is that I did around +1, 000 volunteering hours at a hospital. This was my pre med journey, I considered myself a non-traditional applicant. And surprisingly enough, I was accepted to my top Choice D.O School.

[mohansinghal]

My sister’s friend went to USC and became a French Language Major, but since he also took the required classes, and excelled in them, he was able to meet the requirements to get into UCLA’s Med School

[foryou]

Any major you are passionate about = great grades + memorable

[itachi]

Me, a math student who wants to get into med school, watching this and remembering how everyone told me that this was the hardest path.

[gracedlm]

someone crazy enough to major in math has to be really passionate that's why I think they did better.

[BonesBelieber]

I really don't agree with non-bio majors being an uphill battle (except maybe actually difficult majors like BME, math, etc). As an English major I had a lot of free time to go out with friends, to focus on difficult prereqs like biochem and do well in them, and to get a higher cGPA. And to have unique EC's and rec letters that comment on my creative and communication skills in a way science-based activities/courses don't. I don't know about most schools' requirements but I also had room to take a lot of upper-level biology electives as well. I'm sure some people love bio but the premed requirements already give you bio classes...undergrad is a time to take what you actually like because you'll be studying medicine for many years to come

[breea]

It’s not a surprise that those who do best on the MCAT are in majors where problem solving is a core function and not just memorization. There are only so many facts that will help you get by. The MCAT is set up to make you use your understanding of the material and manipulate it to find the answers to the questions.

[MedSchoolInsiders]

Thanks for watching everyone. Where my neuroscience majors at!?


BTW in case you missed the point of the video: the major your choose is less important. How you prioritize your time, how you study, how you do on the MCAT is more dependent on you, and less on your major.

[samuelrichey]

It’s important to note that the GPA garnered from any bio/chem/math/physics class counts towards the BCMP GPA that med schools care about about as equally as MCAT. So history majors have a lot fewer classes counting towards that number

[moriahthompson]

I'm majoring in Bio and I'm glad I picked it. Tbh, I fell in love with it during sophomore year in high school and would have stuck with it regardless, but watching some day in the life videos by med students, I do see the overlap especially in Anatomy, Physiology, and Micro specifically Pharm. I know this might not be too accurate of a picture I'm painting here, but one thing I can say for sure is that my Bio prereqs completely cover my med school prereqs which is SUPER NICE. Not only is Bio the love of my life, but it seems like a really great stepping stone to med school and I've never been happier.

[Pete-da-peter]

Neuroscience major just Like me. Let's hope I score 99.9 percentile as well

[jakespiegler]

Feeling a lot better about sticking with neuroscience from day 1. I’m about to enter my junior year of undergrad as a pre-med and I’ve been loving it but have always been nervous about whether I picked the right path or whether I should have shifted my focus. Thank you for this video!

[erinannelies]

im kinda glad i went with engineering as my major. it is rough getting the prereqs and major requirements done but i believe it to be worth it. the level of math and physics i have to complete has heightened my analytical and critical thinking skills instead of plain rote learning. because of this i think im more prepared to get a good score on the mcat. and if all else fails, the job outlook for engineering is good.

[SH.]

Will medical insiders still exist by the time I’m in med school, I really hope it does
I’m only in 8th grade right now

[mariep]

I wish you would've covered more about Psychology since it's a fairly popular non-biology pre-med major. I am a Psychology major and a neuroscience minor and (at least at my school) was afforded a ton of electives for the required courses, as well as great overlap with neuroscience courses. Psychology is applicable to all sorts of contexts. For me, I took a lot of social science courses which taught you about discrimination and disproportionate treatment of different population groups, including within a medical setting. Because Psychology is not heavy with lab courses, I was able to tutor for multiple years at my school and explore different interests. I am graduating with a 3.94 GPA with numerous awards in Pscyhology. I am applying this cycle and honestly could not have pictured embarking on this path with a different major.

[gabriellachang]

I'm studying biopsychology! Iv'e had lots of success and failures but I'm still persevering. Thanks for uploading this!

[CALISUPERSPORT]

Thanks for the reassurance, Dr. Jubbal. I decided last year to pursue a Kinesiology degree. I love sports and fitness and it's amazing to work towards med school studying about my hobby!