CS Major: Minor a good idea?

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[Isoprop]

Your major doesn't matter.

 

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Your major doesn't matter.

Not wondering about the major

 

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Your minor matters even less.

 

[orthomyxo]

You don't get a minor to impress medical schools. You get a minor to learn more about a certain subject that you like.

Med schools won't care and probably won't even notice that you have a bioinformatics minor. If they do, it certainly won't send your app soaring to the top of the pile.

 

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Med schools won't care and probably won't even notice that you have a bioinformatics minor. If they do, it certainly won't send your app soaring to the top of the pile.

Thanks for the reply. I agree somewhat, but it just seems to me like it'd be a bit of a plus. Seems like that's a booming area in biology lately, wouldn't that make a more appealing candidate?

 

[surftheiop]

I would say only get the minor if your already going to take the classes anyway. (The caveat being, if it only comes down to 1 extra class you wouldn't have taken, it might be worth it for the minor, anymore than that would probably be a waste)

As an aside, as a CS major everyone is going to assume you dont know anything about people, so take some psych/sociology to make yourself look more rounded.