Chemistry vs. biology major

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Hello SDN,

I am having a tough time deciding. I finished all the core classes for a science major, now I have to choose what I should get my bachelors in.

If I choose biology, I can get the bachelors a semester sooner.
At the same time I feel that chemistry would prepare me better for pharmacy school since I would be able to take biochemistry classes.

So for anyone on this forum who has majored in either of these subjects, why did you choose that particular major?

 

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It's up to you. Just do whatever major you seem to like more. If you go for Bio, then upper division is going to be mostly bio classes and vice-versa. So it's entirely up to you. I plan on majoring in bio but taking Biochem anyway.
So it's all up to you!

 

[samuricool]

Biology here also. Actually it was one of my "major requirements" that I take biochemistry, so I would think you should be able to take it at your school as well and have it applied to a biology undergrad degree.

 

[Wildboyz]

It's up to you. Just do whatever major you seem to like more. If you go for Bio, then upper division is going to be mostly bio classes and vice-versa. So it's entirely up to you.

Agreed.

I chose to major in Chemistry because that is probably my major strength in the sciences and that my upper-level courses would be major-Chem requirements NOT biology or biochemistry! Whew.

 

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You should choose molecular/cell biology. Some of the classes in chem major, like physical chem, wont do you nay good in pharm school

 

[sanfranalaska]

Actually a couple of pharmacy schools do have a physical chemistry class as part of their curriculum.

 

[fenixtnlfan]

You should do whatever one you are more interested in. Neither one is necessarily going to prepare you any better than the other. FYI, Biochem is a class you will most likely take in pharm school anyways. In fact the one I took for my major is the exact same one the pharm students take at my school. Lucky me, I get to do another semester of research instead of take biochem again (insert sick smilie here).