Bio vs. Psych major

[celina08]

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The problem is that my GPA is kind of low right now bc the science courses in our school is pretty hard. I am thinking bw bio major or psych major+bio miner. Kinda favor psych since it will help to improve my GPA but heard it will be hard to find a job w/ only undergrad degree.Can anybody give me some advices? I know I should choose something I like and both are kinda interesting to me. Thank you guys😀

 

[peanutb123]

The problem is that my GPA is kind of low right now bc the science courses in our school is pretty hard. I am thinking bw bio major or psych major+bio miner. Kinda favor psych since it will help to improve my GPA but heard it will be hard to find a job w/ only undergrad degree.Can anybody give me some advices? I know I should choose something I like and both are kinda interesting to me. Thank you guys😀

I like the way you think... NO matter what you do bio/psych its going to be really hard to find a carrier... but you can find a job in like labs that test blood, urine samples, research labs, teachers etc...

it makes sense that you go though Psych... to raise your GPA. go with it only if you are interested in learning it... why waste 4 years of life, learning something which does not even interest you. Since you have those requirements in every field such as math, computers, history, etc... check them out you might be interested in one of the fields. Dont do it to raise your gpa... its only a number... yes its an important number but is it worth wasting 4 years of your life... think about that. good luck

 

[TurkTurkleton]

If you like it, then do it. I was a non-science major, and my major classes were a nice break from all the sciences. I love science, but I didn't want to do that 24/7 when I'll get enough of that in dental school. I wanted to take the chance to learn other things in undergrad. And I think being well-rounded will only help. Most people I know who are bio majors did it because it overlapped with their pre-health classes, so they didn't have to worry about other requirements. Doing pre-health and non-science major is basically like double-majoring, but it's not overbearing or anything. You learn new, different material, you can offer some diversity to your dental school, and so on. And while my non-science classes normally wouldn't be easy A's, they were a joke compared to my sciences. I'm sure dental schools will expect that, so you still have to have a solid science GPA.

 

[ResidentPersian]

I actually went through a similar situation myself a few years back. I ended up majoring in Psychology, minoring in Supply Chain Management (random, I know), and then just took the science pre-reqs. I go to a pretty hard engineering school, so the science courses are rigorous, so I decided to major in something that was not AS hard as bio, but something i found equally as interesting -- thus I chose Psychology. This was BY FAR the best academic decision I ever made. I did very well in all my pre-reqs, had a very high GPA in my major classes (probably higher than it would have been if I had majored in Bio), and then did fairly well on my DATs. Now, as a senior, I have had a bunch of interviews thus far and I got into Penn (my number one choice all along). --- Majoring in Psych definately worked out for me.

 

[KitKat09]

OP, why are you concerned about finding a job with the degree if you are planning on going to dental school (at least i assume that you are since you are posting on this forum...)? I don't think that that should be a factor. Even the people that don't go straight through to dental school usually find a job as a dental assistant or receptionist for the year that they take off (schools like that -- shows commitment and that you know what you are getting into)...they don't actually do anything with their degree.

btw I majored in psych now I wish I hadn't since I think it hurt me a little during the application process that I did not have too many upper division bio courses (specifically at one school that really values them)

 

[Kneecoal]

OP, why are you concerned about finding a job with the degree if you are planning on going to dental school (at least i assume that you are since you are posting on this forum...)? I don't think that that should be a factor. Even the people that don't go straight through to dental school usually find a job as a dental assistant or receptionist for the year that they take off (schools like that -- shows commitment and that you know what you are getting into)...they don't actually do anything with their degree.

btw I majored in psych now I wish I hadn't since I think it hurt me a little during the application process that I did not have too many upper division bio courses (specifically at one school that really values them)

THANK you... i was wondering the same thing

 

[FutureDent020]

btw I majored in psych now I wish I hadn't since I think it hurt me a little during the application process that I did not have too many upper division bio courses (specifically at one school that really values them)

I am not saying that it does hurt you, but at my NYU interview Dr. Meija (or however you spell it) said that they would be more impressed by a 3.3 Bio major than a 3.6 Psych major. So I guess she was talking about the major GPA specifically. I am of course not an admissions officer and not familiar with psych courses, but that is what one admission officer has said.

 

[lazybummy]

I think it's extremely hard to look for a job with a bachelor anything these days. I first started out as a biochem major.. but later I added my psych major to boost my gpa. Towards the end of my undergrad i just drop my science altogether.. and declared it as my minor.. It worked in my favor. I dont see the point of stressing myself out with a ton of science classes (who the heck needs p chem, biophysical chem, inorganic chem ).. it'll prob haunt me later in dental school without a strong science background.. but it got me to where i am today.

 

[dent13]

I am a psych major with a bio minor, and i did get into dental school. My advice is pick a major because you enjoy it, not because it will raise your GPA. You have to remember they look at your science GPA separately. I was told they like to accept some non-science majors because it adds diversity to the class, but if you have a very low science GPA i don't think having a high overall GPA will help very much if your classes don't relate to the health profession.

 

[DazzleGrin]

I'm literally having this EXACT same debate in my head right now!
I love psych and I already have 4 credit hours in it but at the same time I wonder if I would be prepared for dental school if I didnt major in a science. I'm no dummy, but I am a whole lot better at writting and history and those types of things than I am at math and science so I'm worried about a science major though. I'm caught between a rock and a hard spot because I want to be a dentist SOOOOOOO horribly and its my only dream.

My fears are this:
1) If I major in a science I will be sabotaging my oGPA &
2) If I DONT major in a science I will be sabotaging my dental school education & DAT scores by not having enough science background and common science knowledge.

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