Considering Changing major

[esob]

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Finally got advising done at my new school and they are transferring a total of 3 out of 10 of my religion courses. If I stick with religion as a major it actually means taking more classes than if I swap to a biol major. I have long been under the impression that I would be able to sell my degree in religion as separating me from the pack, both in terms of cultural competency and in the area of critical reasoning and analytical thought. However, I absolutely loathe the "subjective" grading that comes with the religion and philosophy courses. I much prefer the objective grading of the sciences. You either know the material or you don't. You're professor doesn't get to disagree with your definition of an oocyte simply because you don't share their political or world views.

Am I shooting myself in the foot though by becoming just another one of the gazillion bio majors? I actually really enjoy bio, as I worked in the micro lab for years in the army. As a backdrop, I initially majored in religion because the school I wanted to go to was a private school and the VA wouldn't pay for it unless the program I was pursuing wasn't offered at a local public school. I always heard religion was a good pre-professional major and I do actually enjoy studying various religions quite a lot as well, thus it also made sense to select it as a major for law/med school. I do still hate the grading structure that comes with religion classes, which makes the thought of spending the next 3 years not dealing with it seem very appealing.

 

[Cawolf]

As a veteran, I doubt your major choice will even be brought up - do what you want. I am not a veteran, but have significant other experiences, and my major was brought up once in all my interviews. I told them that I didn't feel my undergrad work was important, and we moved on. So I would say pick the one you think you will enjoy more while collecting good grades.