Only half of new medical school students in 2015-2016 majored in biological sciences as an undergrad. If you want to go to medical school, you have to be a science major, right? Not necessarily. More than 20,600 aspiring M.D.s matriculated at U.S. medical schools for the 2015-2016 school year, according to a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges. But before medical school, there was undergrad. And these aspiring medical professionals took many different academic paths to get to this point. For undergraduates or future college students who already have med school on their mind, the infographic below contains tips on how to choose a major for medical school. Source
