
Alum Spotlight
Why and when did you decide to major in physics?
I knew I wanted to go to medical school and was on the Biology major/Premed train that most of my fellow premed students were riding. I was a "math person" and did well in my two required physics classes my second year. It was then that the Physics Department was looking to expand the degrees offered to include a BA for those of us planning on going to medical school. My professor at the time approached me and a few of my classmates to consider taking this path. Four of us that first year took him up on it and beginning our third year declared Physics as our major. We all four graduated with a BA in Physics, got into med school at UMMC our first try and went through together.
I knew I wanted to go to medical school and was on the Biology major/Premed train that most of my fellow premed students were riding. I was a "math person" and did well in my two required physics classes my second year. It was then that the Physics Department was looking to expand the degrees offered to include a BA for those of us planning on going to medical school. My professor at the time approached me and a few of my classmates to consider taking this path. Four of us that first year took him up on it and beginning our third year declared Physics as our major. We all four graduated with a BA in Physics, got into med school at UMMC our first try and went through together.