I%26#039;m currently a pre-med student and done with 2 and half years of it. But now i%26#039;m starting to think that pre-med is not really for me. I talked to my advisor and they said that it would take me an extra year if I change my major from pre-med to health administration. Is it worth going a year more of school to get my health administration or it%26#039;s better now to change my major?|||I love this question! I found myself in your same situation 6 years ago. I had gone to college with the intent of going all the way through medical school, but as I got 2 years into the program, I started having the same thoughts. I graduated with a B.A. in Healthcare Administration. Let me get to my answer...Go with your gut. If the pre-med thing is making you go crazy, and your at the end of your rope--it%26#039;s not going to get much better as you get further into the program. But Healthcare Administration offers challenges on a different level, and there is plenty of opportunity for growth. With the baby-boomers aging and the quantity of senior citizens literally tripling in population by 2010--there will be plenty of opportunity to jump on the Healthcare bandwagon.
I am a 2001 graduate, and have worked for 3 various healthcare systems since. I am now an Accounts Receivables Consultant for all types of healthcare facilities (dentists, chiropractors, etc.)|||its your choice, as long as you%26#039;re happy with it, go ahead...|||2 years of pre-med may seem long but you still have a long way to go. Why don%26#039;t you feel this is for you? Health administration is a good thing but it can be done in a very short time. Assuming your a pre-med for a physician why not change to a physicians assistant or nurse pract. then you can add the administration on later???/Just a thought but ques of most importance is why dont you feel this is for you any longer??
