How do you pick the right major for yourself?

If you are considering pre-med and do see that as a viable career path for yourself, you should complete the pre-med requirements at your school so that you are eligible for med school after you graduate. Many pre-med students may change their mind at not pursue medicine, but at least being pre-med gives you the option. While you are pre-med, you can major in any field! Your major should be something you are passionate about and I believe speech pathology would set you apart from the many pre-med students that simply major in Biology or Chemistry. Majoring or minoring in other non-STEM fields would also make you a more unique candidate as med schools want to create a class that comes from diverse backgrounds, much like undergraduate institutions!

Interesting question. My concern was majoring in speech and drama, knowing there wasn't much of a job market and going with Communication Disorders. I even took a Job Inventory Analysis in grad school and found that my highest score was in Speech Pathology with an (*) because they had no norms for males. Well, it may interest you that it is actually harder to get into many graduate Communication Disorder, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy programs than it is to get into medical school. Those professions are also increasing their requirements up to doctorate level as entry level. SLP is still a master level entrance but you must have 400 hours of clinical in order to graduate. It was much lower when I graduated and even then, it was hard getting all the required hours. But I must say the job market is very good in the field. Though I am now retired, I continue to get 15-20 emails a week seeking if I am interested in a job opportunity.

Good luck in your educational future.