BA vs BS does it rly matter?

[rochagurl89]

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hey!..what the title says....

I am thinking of double majoring in psych and bio..
thanks!

 

[hp540]

hey!..what the title says....

I am thinking of double majoring in psych and bio..
thanks!

...and it doesn't matter.

 

[Law2Doc]

hey!..what the title says....

I am thinking of double majoring in psych and bio..
thanks!

No. No med school will care.

 

[BigRedder]

Do whatever you want. FWIW, one of my interviewers told me he liked that I had taken psych classes.

 

[deuce924]

I don't think it matters much. I know Biology is a B.S. Degree but at my university you can get a B.A. or B.S. in Psychology. I think it is only a difference of a few classes. Good luck.

 

[coffeebythelake]

No, although adcoms might consider the difficulty of the program when assessing applicants. I could have graduated with an Hon. B.Sc. or Hon. B.A., but I chose the former because some people perceive science program as more rigorous.

 

[Concubine]

In some cases, where your school offers both a BA and BS degree in a certain subject (say biology), the BS usually has a few more science class requirements. In my case, my school only offers a BA degree in biology, thus they are equivalent.

 

[eyesarecool]

Most universities give both BS and BA for pysch, so if you atleast go to a decent size university then both should be offered.

 

[umz]

I am currently getting a BA in English, and I just got accepted. So like everyone else says, no.

 

[lord_jeebus]

No adcom is going to bother to find out if you had a choice between BA or BS, or care which one you chose.

 

[Daydreamer2008]

hey!..what the title says....

I am thinking of double majoring in psych and bio..
thanks!

I have a BA in Bio, and no, no one cares

 

[Doctor Bagel]

B.A. holder here. In fact, my school only gave B.A.s, and we still had a pretty good track record of getting people into medical school. Do what you like, do well, and you'll be fine.

 

[Textuality]

I double majored in Bio and Psych, and got 2 BA's. So far so good with applications, so yeah, I think I'm going to vote "no" to it mattering as well.

P.S. Best double major ever 🙂 So much fun!

 

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[Haemulon]

Agree with all of the above. Does not matter. I doubt one can really even generalize too much about the differences between BA and BS for a particular field, given the large variation between school programs.

 

[meowkat444]

I actually don't think they are even going to *know.* Is it on AMCAS somewhere?

 

[anonydoc83]

B.A. vs B.S. would only have an influence upon med school admissions if your B.S. is in an engineering or mathematics discipline -- and then only to compensate for your (perhaps) lower GPA.

Once you're in med school, some docs (like rad-oncs, electro-cardiologists, anesthesiologists, etc) like the quantitative aptitude and ease that most engineering majors display. For example, rad-onc program directors include "engineering major" as ONE of the many factors in assessing residency applications. Keep in mind, however, that MANY other factors are higher on the totem pole (Ph.D., published research in peer-reviewed journal, LOR, AOA, Step I score).

So, basically, if you're in college trying to figure out what to major in, in order to maximize your admissions chances, my advice to you is: pick something that you passionately like so that you can impress schools with a high GPA and spectacular LORs. If this is art history or biomedical engineering, it doesn't really matter at this point (again, BME from Johns Hopkins might be equally impressive to adcoms as art history from UChicago or Yale).

 

[135892]

hey!..what the title says....

I am thinking of double majoring in psych and bio..
thanks!

no, it doesn't "rly" matter...

 

[Mandek]

O rly?