Bio/Biochem/BioMolecular engineer

[Sherif]

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Biology/Biochem/BioMolecular engineer. Okay i have a question for the people that are familiar with the above majors. I was wondering which one would have the least work to get a degree, since i have so many other classes that i would like to take and do not want to be drowning in science. Which of these majors i guess would give you a boost when u enter med skool but was also fun and enjoying. Thanks for advice

 

[SaltySqueegee]

According to the Medical Schools, they are not particular with what your major is. The only thing they care about is that you completed your pre-reqs, have a good general understanding of the world around you, with some indepth study in a particular area of interest.

With that said, you might want to consider drafting up your own major. One that has the greatest appeal to you. After all, you will do well in something that YOU LIKE.

 

[Sherif]

i agree with you, but i know i want to major in them. I also want to take other classes than science Like aviation, Computer Science, Graph design, Language etc... and i found if u major in bio there is no way i might be able to do at least two of the mentioned courses

 

[bell]

bioengineering is the roughest major so unless you reeaaaally want it, I would advise you do bio or biochem

 

[SaltySqueegee]

Originally posted by Sherif
i agree with you, but i know i want to major in them. I also want to take other classes than science Like aviation, Computer Science, Graph design, Language etc... and i found if u major in bio there is no way i might be able to do at least two of the mentioned courses

Perhaps you could draft up a articulation agreement for a B.S. in The Jack of All Trades.

But seriously, I totally understand where you are coming from. Before I get myself neck deep in medicine, I too would like to taste the spice of life--variety. However, you do have to keep yourself grounded within reality. And reality will dictate every now and then that you need to focus your efforts a little more in order to get somewhere in life. Whereever that somewhere is? I don't know.

Consider this, take an extra one to two years more than necessary in undergrad to pick up a few extra minors of interest, but make sure to keep focused on one and at least only one major (i.e. pick one and stick with it all the way through). Having stuck with one goal (and completing it) while being versed in many areas can only help your application.

 

[TTSD]

Biology.

Biology is a WIDE field. It will make you take the basic pre-req courses that you need.. but the rest is wide open. You of course have to take a number of science degrees to graduate with a degree in B.S. in biology, but you can choose the courses you want to take.. such as you can take a lot of science courses that will do little but pad your science GPA or you can really slam yourself headfirst into the wall of knowledge. But the great thing about Biology is that it's basically unregimented.

There's no strict timeline that you have to adhere to. So inbetween getting myself castrated, I took a number of humanities courses as well and I plan to take some more in fields that I would like to become well versed in before I leave college.