B.s. In Nutrition Or Biology

[Miss155]

Hi

I need some advice on my major. Should I major in bachelor of science in nutrition or b.s. in biology? Both are engulfed in science. The difference is the nutrition degree doesn't have genetics, evoluntionary, and cell biology, calculus 2, calculus 3/biometrics. The nutrition degree does have biochem, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, all the pre-med reqs, and statistics. My real fear will a b.s. in nutrition be looked down upon rather than a degree in biology. Your help is greatly appreciated.

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[idq1i]

Pick one that you like. Don't worry about the adcoms.

Personally, I believe nutrition is a b-s B.S. Looking at the course reqs, a bio major will better prepare you for rigors of medschool

 

[souljah1]

I graduated with a BS in Nutritional Science and Toxicology. I actually thought it was great in preparing me for medical school and it was really cool to spend the majority of my junior and senior year in college thinking about diet and its relation to health and disease. In quite a few of my interviews, my interviewers seemed pretty interested in some of the nutritional research that I was doing.

The above poster had it right. Don't worry about adcoms. Major in what really interests you. My classmates were majors in everything from russian literature, mid-east history, music, biochem, math, cell bio, and nutrition 🙂 Gotta go with what you are truly moved by. It will be rewarding in the short and long run.

Best of luck.

 

[Miss155]

Hi

Will the lack of evolutionary, cell biology, and genetics classes hurt me? Thanks.

 

[hossofadoc]

I have a BS in Nutrition and I feel that it actually helped. I really wouldn't stress about the genetics and evolutionary classes, I've been told by many the classes in undergrad are a waste of time for med school. I do reccommend taking cell for an elective...it helps out for the mcat and in med school.

Also, during my interviews all the people were highly impressed that I had a degree in nutrition (especially the biochemist). I used it as just another weapon to have to use in the treatment of disease.

 

[TTSD]

Originally posted by Miss155
Hi

Will the lack of evolutionary, cell biology, and genetics classes hurt me? Thanks.

Not especially.. they'd be handy for the MCATs though. But evolutionary.. eh, not unless that's attached to an anatomy class but then that just makes life much more difficult.