There is no “premed” major. Students from all concentrations at Princeton have gone on to pursue medicine. Health professions schools seek well-rounded students who demonstrate strong ability in the sciences, but also demonstrate a broader interest in the human condition. About one-third of our applicants to medical school are non-science majors.

Questions to consider:

• What do I like to study?
• Beyond knowledge gained, how will my major help me learn to think, analyze, and communicate in new ways, and how will that apply to medicine or other careers?
• What kinds of questions do I want to answer in my independent work?
• What are the faculty and students in the department like?
• Will I have time to pursue this concentration alongside my other interests?

Other resources:

• HPA Peer Advisers: Our HPA PAs love to talk about their major choices.
  • Students discuss their choices via our Concentration Panels (login required)
• HPA Majors & Prehealth Guide (google slides)
• ODOC: Choosing a Major website.
• Independent Work Guides for a preview of JP and thesis expectations
• Directors of Undergraduate Studies and student representatives are available within each department.
• List of concentrations’ websites