BA or BS?? Does It Matter????

[balder1]

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Hi everyone,
hope October is going well for everyone so far. After taking some lectures and organic exams, i fell in love with Organic Chemistry, that I decided to major in chemistry. In the major, they either have a BA or a BS major. Does it really matter? Anyone with a BA or BS care to respond? Thanks!!!!

 

[teenmachinery1]

Hi everyone,
hope October is going well for everyone so far. After taking some lectures and organic exams, i fell in love with Organic Chemistry, that I decided to major in chemistry. In the major, they either have a BA or a BS major. Does it really matter? Anyone with a BA or BS care to respond? Thanks!!!!

It does not matter and many med schools will tell you this ad nauseum.

You should choose whatever piques your interest and if that happens to be chemistry, more power to you!

Oh!! and more to your question, the BA or BS doesn't matter.

Edit: Hmmm... although, a BA in chemistry is kind of... oxymoronic?

 

[Tatastrophy]

I will tell you that if your school requires PChem for BS that is different from the BA PChem......then it is a BEAST. Run away!

Honestly I think either one is fine for Med Schools and if you have aptitude for quantum physics PChem will not bother you either.

 

[J ROD]

Dont matter. Pick the easiest one!! 🙂

 

[jla314]

It does not matter and many med schools will tell you this ad nauseum.

You should choose whatever piques your interest and if that happens to be chemistry, more power to you!

Oh!! and more to your question, the BA or BS doesn't matter.

Edit: Hmmm... although, a BA in chemistry is kind of... oxymoronic?

lol my school only offers a BA for chemistry. 👎

 

[PiBond]

For the sake of being "different", you could choose the BA. There's so my BS applicants...ha

 

[TheMightySmiter]

I always thought BA implied a liberal arts-based curriculum as opposed to a science-based curriculum, but I could be way off. In any case, I doubt it matters. Whoever said "pick the easiest" is spot on.

 

[Wheee]

Yeah, I'm BA chemistry, and I've gotten in so they don't look down on it. I knew all along i didn't want to go to chem grad school, and being a BA left me flexibility to take a lot of classes I wouldn't have been able to otherwise. Plus, I got out of the second semester of PChem and a whole lot of other work-intensive classes that probably wouldn't benefit me in the long run other than helping my critical thinking skills.

I say go for the BA unless there's a chance you might change your mind and go for chem grad school. They tend to like BS better, but I will say that two of my best chem professors had BAs.

 

[Evergrey]

My school only offers BA degrees. Of course, in the sciences, they only offer the "hard" version of classes -- the only Biochem, Pchem, and Physics classes offered were "for major, and adequate preparation for graduate study." Ouch.

 

[InanelyHighNut]

I'm getting a BS degree in Biology, but looking back, I wish I would have done BA. I'm a little tired of biology at the moment, but I'm almost done!

Med schools don't really care as long as that GPA is nice. 🙂

Don't double major either!

 

[ezsanche]

I'm getting a BS degree in Biology, but looking back, I wish I would have done BA. I'm a little tired of biology at the moment, but I'm almost done!

Med schools don't really care as long as that GPA is nice. 🙂

Don't double major either!

I double majored in sciences and I regret it. I wish I would have majored in business or something that is easy and fun 🙂

 

[amikhchi]

I got a BA in biology, the BS had a different set of classes for the degree... I was told by my advisor that BA would be better for pre-health career, and BS for a lab/research career... I don't know how much truth there is to that though.

 

[shiftingmirage]

P-chem is an experience. At my UG, a BA required 1 pchem class, a BS required 3 plus 2 5 hr labs (quarter system). You may find p-chem is horrible, and do a BA, or you may like it, or just suck it up, and do a BS. My school had a foreign language requirement for a BA, but not a BS. I also agree a BA in a science is an oxymoron, but some schools only give BAs.

Like others said, when it comes to applying to med school, 3.9 major in knitting, beats a 3.5 triple major.

 

[scotsdoc54]

My school only offers BA degrees. Of course, in the sciences, they only offer the "hard" version of classes -- the only Biochem, Pchem, and Physics classes offered were "for major, and adequate preparation for graduate study." Ouch.

Same here. Most small liberal arts schools don't have two tracks for science courses. All of the upper level science courses are exactly the same as big university major level science courses.

 

[searun]

The answer to the OP's question is that it does not matter at all. I attended a small liberal arts college and the only degree that it granted was the BA degree, regardless of major. I majored in biochemistry and molecular biology but I took alot of classes like piano performance, acting, creative writing, and public speaking. I am glad that I did. It was fun and it definitely improved my communications skills, which is useful in med school.