What’s the best undergraduate major for medical school?

Question

I plan on going into the medical field in the future and I’m currently about to be a freshman in college. I chose to major in biology and feel like I may have chosen a very general major that medical schools don’t really “like” because everyone else majors in the same area. 
I did research online and some websites said it’s best to choose majors that are based around science because it shows you know what you want meanwhile other websites said it’s best to choose a major that not many other potential medical students would choose like humanities because it’ll make you stand out.
So what is the best undergraduate major for medical school? Personal experiences would really help too :)

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I didn't go to medical school, but I did go to vet school and was accepted to medical school. I did my major is animal science. I was in the faculty of agriculture (vet school was my first choice so I geared towards that). You definitely want something in the sciences, not the humanities. The humanities will not get to enough science experience and background. Biology is a great choice actually, because you can still take very interesting classes that will set you apart while also getting the basics for medical school. 
Also it's not just your marks and undergra degree that matters. Having lots of experience  in the medical field in some capacity, extracurriculars, leadership roles, volunteering, etc. All of that helps to set you apart and make you more interesting for admissions board. Taking an interesting degree might make you interesting as well, but it'll make medical school a hell of a lot harder if you're missing the basics you need from a science degree. If you want to be more different and not just a basic biology major you could try doing something like biochemical engineering, microbiology, genetics and molecular biology, etc. There are plenty of majors in the sciences that aren't just biology and less used for pre-med. You can also add minors to your major to spice it up a bit more too if you want.

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Most will accept anything as long as you have taken the necessary pre-reqs. Look into a few different medical schools and see what they require; most are statistics, physics 1/2, bio 1/2, chem 1/2, organic chem 1/2, biochem, anatomy/physiology, possibly genetics/immunology, microbiology, etc. all with B or higher (some will allow for one or two C grades) My undergrad was biomedical sciences so I didn’t have to worry about juggling pre-reqs with my major requirements. I went to UCF and they have over 70,000 students so getting into a class not required is almost impossible there. Biomedical science is voted as the 3rd hardest major country-wide, and it’s difficult to get a high GPA so schools view it as competitive. It’s important to have a high GPA, most MD programs won’t even look at someone under a 3.4 unless they have amazing experience otherwise. Schools make their past matriculation’s stats available to the public so you can look those up as well. 
I’m not a doctor, but I was accepted into two DO and one MD program out of 7 I applied to. I also have my Masters in Health Sciences with a concentration in public health. I had to put medical school on hold because my husband got a 3 year relocation out of the country and I’m not going to have our family separated for that long, so I’m going to be working from home while I’m living there. 
Good luck pursuing your dreams!! 💕✨

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I’m a physician and my major in undergrad was Human Biology. The difference for the school I graduate from was that Human Biology was considered a Bachelors of Art instead of a Bachelors of Science ( which regular biology was) which did stand out some ( most people applying for medical school go the generic BS route). I also minored in Geriatrics which is very random and seemed to stick out when I went to my medical school interviews. I also found that many of my peers that stood out during the interview process had a major in kinesiology or some form of physical medicine/sports med and/or minors in arts or languages.

What’s the best undergraduate major for medical school?

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