Creative Writing Major - Will it hurt?

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No! It'll make you unique, which is good 🙂
 
lem0nworld said:
Creative Writing Major - Will it hurt?
So I love writing and have been encouraged by several teachers & profs to pursue it. I'm a sophomore & creative writing/english major. I know you can major in anything to apply to MS but I'm concerned that it's too artsy...for lack of a better term. The only times I've heard of people doing this is when double majoring in bio and english or something along those lines. Is creative writing/eng too insubstantial/will it seem like too easy of a track? (It's not, but I feel like most people think of it as such. Orgo is time consuming but imo it's not nearly as difficult as critical analysis & writing)

Things that show my med interest are hundreds of shadowing hours, peer-reviewed pubs, and will do hospital volunteering over the summer. Does it compensate?
I have additional upper-level bio courses so it's not too late to switch to a bio major if it's a better idea
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If anything, it will help, as you'll be able to portray your path to medicine and activity descriptions in a more succinct, informative, yet interesting manner, that adcomms will enjoy reading.
 
Natalie Angier and Sam Kean have been an early point of inspiration for me that writing and science can be a powerful combination.
 
Depends on how the grading is handled. If you can get a solid GPA, I think it's a great idea. As others have said, your written communication skills are the 3rd most important thing in your application (after gpa and mcat).
 
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