I knew a doctor who did admissions at a well-regarded med school. They said the best applications didn't come from the kids who studied bio or chem as an underg

I knew a doctor who did admissions at a well-regarded med school. They said the best applications didn't come from the kids who studied bio or chem as an undergrad because they figured a field related to medicine would make them competitive but from those who studied what they found interesting (including bio or chem). These applicants not only had better grades on average, but they tended to have much more interesting applications because they really dug into something because they loved it, not as a means to an end.