-: If you love your major-
I mean, there are people going to medical school who took
a dance major, who took music majors, it doesn't have
to be science.
I personally was a biology and health science major
with a minor in chemistry,
but that's because I love the sciences.
There are English majors, there are-
Everything you'll need to learn,
you'll learn in your subsequent schooling,
so getting ahead of the game isn't necessarily
the most important part.
I mean, it'll be beneficial in the long run technically,
but I think if you love something else and you can show that
you're a different major but still can do great on science
tests, like the MCAT, I think that's a great option as well.
I definitely think it's important to
either shadow, volunteer.
I worked as a CNA and I absolutely loved it.
It's important to gain exposure and gain knowledge
of the field that you're planning on going into
before going into the field so you make sure you love it.
So yeah, I mean, I shadowed in hospitals, I shadowed abroad.
I volunteered in hospitals, volunteered abroad.
I did my CNA work in a nursing home, which
kind of sparked my interest in geriatrics.
So, just like giving yourself exposure to the field
or any parts of the field.
There were some things that I did that I thought I would
totally not like but I ended up loving.
So, experience is very important.