Pre-Med & BS/MD Programs

There's no "pre-med major." In the U.S., you go to college, major in anything, complete a set of science courses, take the MCAT, and apply to medical school, usually in your junior or senior year of college.

This chapter explains how that path works, what actually helps in high school, how to choose a college as a future pre-med, and whether a BS/MD program (a combined college and medical school admission) is right for you...