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Is there something that you'd rather study (undergraduate) but that you don't due to med school requirements?


Is chemistry really interesting to you? Math?


Are you pursuing an Arts major with the necessary science/math pre-reqs?
 
science is cool. math is bleh.
 
Math is the coolest subject you can study. It is the purest academic discipline, building irrefutably from square one, you can go as far as your mind can take you. The physical sciences are interesting, but not nearly as elegant. when studying physics or chemistry I feel like I'm learning specific information, when I study math I feel like I'm learning how to think.

-math/chem double major
 
Chemistry would have been fun, but might have gotten repetitive after PChem.

I felt like I went as far in math as I would've enjoyed. After intermediate diffyQ, I took applied math and thought it was borderline useless. I saw some of my friends working on number theory and decided it wasn't for me.
 
I love science. Chemistry is cool too, especially organic and biochemistry. I am not a fan of math, pure math is boring to me. I am currently majoring in molecular biology and biotechnology and minoring in chemistry, I LOVE IT!!😍 I would not choose anything else. I actually started out with a psychology major but then found that science was more of my thing and I am more interested in it so I switched to my current majors and minor. I could not stand majoring or even minoring in something that I don't like.
 
Biology interests me although I have no thirst to go out and read journals and such. I'd like to know more about the field (used to teach H.S. bio), and I'm going to take some elective bio (genetics and cell bio) this fall and spring when I take o-chem and physics, but I could live without it.

I subscribe to Popular Science and Popular Mechanics magazines, and I like reading about the break throughs and applications in science and technology that they publish.

I'm quite the generalist. Perhaps I don't think deeply enough to concern myself with chemical bonding, electrons, and whatever physics is (never had it before). I hate math. I hate working formulas because I really don't care. An estimate is good enough to content me and my life unless of course it's my bank accounts we're talking about. 😉
 
stevesavi said:
Math is the coolest subject you can study. It is the purest academic discipline, building irrefutably from square one, you can go as far as your mind can take you. The physical sciences are interesting, but not nearly as elegant. when studying physics or chemistry I feel like I'm learning specific information, when I study math I feel like I'm learning how to think.

-math/chem double major
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Math is the only thing in the universe we know as absolute. However its extremely mundane and I'd personally rather skin myself then doing a math major.

I personally enjoy the concepts behind chemistry extremely. I also love the concepts within biology. But I however am not a fan of quantifying chemistry. Physics, ah whats more fun then calculating how fast a car is going if its at a .5 inch incline or some other bs. However physics unlike pure mathematics has meat on it, understanding the concepts of flight and gravity I personally loved a when I took the subject in high school.

But for me I love psychology and learning about mental processes. It's the greatest interdisciplinary pre-professional major, its a great combination of real life experience, theory, and philosophy. I personally don't think there's a better subject for me other then analyzing things and then systematically breaking it down and explaining it. I also like the fact that my major is very open and allows a lot of elective room, like I can easily do heavy biology classes along with psychology and its not a problem at all.

- Psychology/ Neuroscience major.
 
I don't "like" chemistry. I understand its purpose and I can comprehend it, but I do not derive much enjoyment from it outside the lab. I do love biology, which is why I majored in it--if I didn't get in, I would have been happy pursuing basic research. If it weren't for that, I would go into philosophy. The only reason I didn't major in philosophy is because there aren't many jobs for a philosophy major, should med school have not panned out.

I'm into always having a backup plan. I know too many people who put all their bets on one career, only to see it fall through.
 
Neuroscience might actually be THE best thing ever. Seriously, all your brain is is about 3 pounds of a squishy, lumpy, ugly grayish blob and yet it's capable of so so much. You can picture just about anything in your mind but how is it even there? You can imagine the sight of your front door when you're far from home; you can picture your favorite person in the whole world when he/she's not right in front of you. You can recall memories upon memories upon memories. You can recognize that a cup is a cup and not a brick; you understand what cups and bricks are. You know the sounds that make the word "cup" and when you vocalize them people know you're saying "cup." You can think anything about anyone in your head and they'll never know. Your brain is what makes it possible to do everything, anything; it's what makes us smart, what makes us witty and funny and able to make sarcastic remarks, what enables us to remember the process of blood flow through the body. It's what directs our hand movements when we're operating in surgery. It's what makes it possible to think, to figure out why Patient X has been coughing for so long. And yet you'd look at a picture of a brain and all it looks like is an inanimate object, with nothing special going on. There's no glitter, no sparkles, no trumpets. But somehow inside it there are whole memories of that day you went to the beach and what the sand felt like and how warm the sun was. There are whole songs that play themselves over and over again. There are voices, and people, and colors and thoughts all in there. And you don't know where or how, but there are-- and that's what makes the brain so amazing.
 
I like science for the thought process. It drives me crazy to see people come to the most bizarre conclusions based off all the wrong assumptions.

e.g. people who use a single experience to define the standard

Or, in science, a year ago or something there was a group treating knock-outs as a necessary loss-of-function.

I wish I had a way of knowing I was immune to making similar mistakes but I know I'm not. Oh well... Still love science.
 
I absolutely love organic synthesis. It's a puzzle that continuously changes and involves so many facets and concepts that you have to constantly be on your toes with current literature. It's really one of the more artistic scientific disciplines (imo). It's also an absolute necessity for many other fields of chemistry.

I've always enjoyed math but I absolutely hate physics (it's probably the way it was taught). I enjoy biology in terms of the chemical basis for all the things that occur (e.g. enzymatic mechanisms), but macro-level (i.e. beyond the enzyme) is less interesting.
 
Yes and no. I have days where I sit in bio or chem lecture and find it absolutely fascinating...and others that I wish I could major in physical anthropolgy and still finish pre-reqs and graduate when I anticipate.

To me, Bio has the biggest peaks (animal behavior=interesting...plant life cycles=suicide), whereas Chem is more stimulating because of the reasoning involved to do things (which can also make it more frustrating). I absolutely love math when I completely understand whats going on, but the minute I hit a problem that doesnt make sense to me, I wanna throw my whiteboard across the house....same with physics
 
i'm a math and art history double major. i absolutely love the sciences but in terms of classes, i liked the art history ones a lot better than the math/pre-med ones. they were a lot more relaxed and definitely helped with my overall gpa! plus, now i know what i'm looking at when i go to museums (or at least i can come up with some nice b.s.).

i absolutely hated physics and orgo but loved biochem. i guess it depends on a lot of things such as the professor, your personal interests, etc. what i especially liked about the art history classes is that it wasn't something that was related to medical school; it was just something i did for me. i think it's important to have something like that, whether it be in the form of academic - or even personal - interest.
 
I have liked every math/science class so far except for general chemistry. If I ever have problems sleeping, I just open up my General Chemistry book.
 
I personally love science and cannot stand math, and I'm sure it will continue to be that way.
 
I love chemistry, but that may be because I conceptualize electrons as tiny people so it really just seems like another psych class. I dug calculus because I could feel it changing my brain, but my love for math is pretty limited. Bio, can't say - general bio was pretty boring, especially the plants, but I suspect it will get more interesting in the future.

So I guess my answer is maybe and/or sorta. 🙂
 
I really really enjoyed organic chemistry because of the puzzle-y aspect of it. I also really like biology and neuroscience because I absolutely LOVE the brain and can't believe it can do what it does...abnormally (think dissociative identity disorder!) but even in normal everyday life. That said, I have a BA in Spanish, with a Theatre and Psychology minor, and the only science classes I took were the pre-reqs plus biochem, which was also pretty interesting. However, I am doing some pretty cool neuroscience research right now with meth rats! I have dabbled in everything...I totally took my liberal arts education to heart. haha
 
aesculapian said:
Neuroscience might actually be THE best thing ever. Seriously, all your brain is is about 3 pounds of a squishy, lumpy, ugly grayish blob and yet it's capable of so so much. You can picture just about anything in your mind but how is it even there? You can imagine the sight of your front door when you're far from home; you can picture your favorite person in the whole world when he/she's not right in front of you. You can recall memories upon memories upon memories. You can recognize that a cup is a cup and not a brick; you understand what cups and bricks are. You know the sounds that make the word "cup" and when you vocalize them people know you're saying "cup." You can think anything about anyone in your head and they'll never know. Your brain is what makes it possible to do everything, anything; it's what makes us smart, what makes us witty and funny and able to make sarcastic remarks, what enables us to remember the process of blood flow through the body. It's what directs our hand movements when we're operating in surgery. It's what makes it possible to think, to figure out why Patient X has been coughing for so long. And yet you'd look at a picture of a brain and all it looks like is an inanimate object, with nothing special going on. There's no glitter, no sparkles, no trumpets. But somehow inside it there are whole memories of that day you went to the beach and what the sand felt like and how warm the sun was. There are whole songs that play themselves over and over again. There are voices, and people, and colors and thoughts all in there. And you don't know where or how, but there are-- and that's what makes the brain so amazing.
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100% agree! I am a physiology major but got a minor in bio just to take all the grad level neuroscience courses. I think about this stuff all the time in day-to-day life and it just seems so paradoxical. Neuroscience is the most profound science. Also, I get enjoyment out of the fact that I have the opportunity of working on this organ and studying it in my career through neurology or neurosurg if I still want to later on.
 
Love science, hate math. (I think engineering ruined math for me)
 
I love science and hate math. Actually I like almost everything... but math.

I've been very fortunate because I like so many things.

I was an Anthropology & Human Biology major with a second major in Medieval Studies. Minors in History and Theater Studies. If I would have completed one more semester at my undergrad, I would have unofficially had minors in English, Philosophy, and Classics. My masters was in Space Studies. Most of my research experience was in evolutionary psychology/evolution of the brain.

I do wish I had taken the "Neuroscience" major instead of my Anthropology/Human Biology major. At my undergrad, most of the NBB courses are required courses for the degree I had. Only thing that stopped me is my hatred for the prof that taught a required course. The material would have been fine and probably would have worked better with some of my research.
 
Science and math are freakin' awesome. Liberal arts courses make me want to :barf:
 
I love organic chemistry. I hate analytical chemistry though.. Has anyone have this? This is by far the WORST chemistry I ever took. It's really applicable and has important value to anyone wanting to go to research, but meh, I just hated statistics part of it (F-test, Q-test, T-test, you name it, and I'll hate it).

I would love to take electronics course. It's a course about DC/AC circuits and physics interests me --- especially electricity.

P.S. Taking neuroscience next semester along with intermediate organic chemistry and p-chem. I'm a chem major. 🙂
 
Silverfalcon said:
I love organic chemistry. I hate analytical chemistry though.. Has anyone have this? This is by far the WORST chemistry I ever took. It's really applicable and has important value to anyone wanting to go to research, but meh, I just hated statistics part of it (F-test, Q-test, T-test, you name it, and I'll hate it).

I would love to take electronics course. It's a course about DC/AC circuits and physics interests me --- especially electricity.

P.S. Taking neuroscience next semester along with intermediate organic chemistry and p-chem. I'm a chem major. 🙂
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I also like organic because compared to other chem classes its more concept driven instead of calculation driven.
 
I love biology courses, and organic chem because, like others mentioned, it's like puzzle pieces and you need to find ways to make it fit. I can't wait to take advanced orgo.
Math..eh. I'm fascinated by it but it's not my thing. I was really excited about physics until I actually took it last year, I feel like the professor was a major reason I disliked it. When I took physics II I began liking it again, but still, I wish I had a better experience the first time around.
I can't stand general chem. At all. I have nightmares about it to this day.
As far as other classes, I take liberal arts classes for fun when I have the time. This semester I took an upper lever lit course, and I'm thinking of taking painting in the fall. They help me deal with the stress.
 
It's all about biology and biochem. 🙄

Seriously, what patient will care if I can do a Wittig reaction or calculate the force on a point charge?
 
I absolutely love Biology

But I love Political Science/International Relations so much more!

I am applying to medschool right now, and I enjoy both fields. It's as if, studying politics is my hobby though 🙄
 
I enjoy biology, most particularly animal-behavior. I have not submersed myself too much with the natural sciences, but I am finding that I find animal-behavior and anatomy very interesting. That does not mean I enjoy human medicine though! 🙂 There is something about math I like, I had a professor tell me that it might have something to do with my love for logic, rhetoric, and philosophy.

I do not enjoy chemistry as much as others within the medical field, but I am learning that somethings you just have to learn en route to being what you want to be. I really enjoy the humanities; about as much as I enjoy animal- behavior and biology.

I've settled on a Major in Biology with minors in Religion and Philosophy. I figure it's the best way to synthesize my passions in academics. 🙂
 
If I didn't care at all about my GPA, I would have done physics. Most of the research going on in physics seems really interesting to me and having such an intimate knowledge of the universe is exciting.
 
I like science and fine arts. Probably my favorite subjects in undergrad were neurobiology and biochem. Physics is the worst.
 
I adore biology, especially anatomy/physiology. I enjoyed Ochem. I liked the applications in genchem and physics, but the common denominator in my overall dislike of the latter two was, of course, math.
 
TreeRoot said:
Is chemistry really interesting to you? Math?
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Old post I know, but by now, people know me by my ardent support of physics and math. Also, chemistry is pretty great, and I enjoyed all aspects of it, ranging from organic/biochem to physical chemistry/thermodynamics.

ElCapone said:
Being a Sociology or PolySci major would've been fun
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I also recommend economics.

chemist16 said:
If I didn't care at all about my GPA, I would have done physics. Most of the research going on in physics seems really interesting to me and having such an intimate knowledge of the universe is exciting.
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It took me until taking several upper level biology and chemistry classes to truly get an appreciation and passion for science. I hated learning concepts in isolation, but it was really, really cool once a concept in, say, my physio class was reinforced and enriched by a biochemical explanation later on. Unfortunately at most schools it takes until your junior or senior year to get there.

Edit: I also got a partial major in Business, which ended up being a really cool supplement to my science studies. Really interesting to learn about the fundamentals of something so important to medicine but very seldom taught to doctors.
 
TreeRoot said:
Is there something that you'd rather study (undergraduate) but that you don't due to med school requirements?


Is chemistry really interesting to you? Math?


Are you pursuing an Arts major with the necessary science/math pre-reqs?
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Hit calculus with the one-and-done.... aint doing that **** anymore. Gen chem is just applied algebra and memorizing periodic trends (at least in my experience). O chem was pretty fun, especially when you get to cook Walter White style in lab....bitch!
Would rather be a philosophy and spanish double major... but ultimately went with microbio major spanish minor. To be honest, science majors may not be the easiest but I think it's well worth it. A lot of major classes/electives overlap material with the pre-med prereqs - helps to really get a solid foundation before life gets real. I still think degree requirements can be a little ridiculous. If you don't declare a major by sophomore year you either have to crunch or take an extra semester or two -and it's pretty silly to think that you can get a good understanding of what you want to learn based on gen ed 100 level classes you take freshman year.
 
I hate math.
I despise physics.
I don't like anything about gen chem.
I hate ecology and evolution.

I like cellular bio and loved anatomy and physiology, etc.
I liked O-chem a lot.
I liked the upper level bios much more.
I loved french, public health, art history, political science, lit-based english, etc.

I spent most of college wondering if I should actually be going into medicine because I hated half the pre-reqs and every pre-med around me seemed to enjoy them. It took me years to realize that being a doctor has little to do with your opinion of introductory-level science courses lol.

If I could do it over again, I would have probably minored in French and made travel more of a priority than working in labs all summer.
 
of the intro courses I took Biology and Physics were my favorites. My biology course was small and discussion based and all of the tests were free response. It was wonderful. My professors were amazing for those two courses and I learned even more from them in office hours than I did in lecture. It's what college should be.

Gen Chem was super easy and boring. Ecology and Evolution bits of Biology were really boring except for the part where we used math to describe populations, that was fun.

Physics was a typical large lecture hall style class but Physics is inherently fun so it didn't matter. The same goes for all math classes. The professor or the class size matter little since studying the material on your own is more than enough for it to be enjoyable.


Intro Biochem was word soup and for that reason incredibly dull. However, the upper Biochemistries that cover Bioinformatics, molecular machines and physical chemistry have all been super fun.

Philosophy and economics have been my favorite non science courses. Economics has its own odd beauty to it and Philosophy is and always shall be my first love and the most valuable use of my time while in University.

If I could do it again? I wouldn't major in a science and just stick to the liberal arts and take whatever science classes I felt like + the pre-reqs. I second the traveling bit. I regret not being able to leave the country because of needing to complete so many degree requirements while double majoring.
 
rachiie01 said:
I hate math.
I despise physics.
I don't like anything about gen chem.
I hate ecology and evolution.
I loved art history, lit-based english, etc.
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I like cellular bio and loved anatomy and physiology, etc.
I liked O-chem a lot.
I liked the upper level bios much more.
I loved public health, political science, etc.
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Lucca said:
of the intro courses I took Biology and Physics were my favorites. My biology course was small and discussion based and all of the tests were free response. It was wonderful. My professors were amazing for those two courses and I learned even more from them in office hours than I did in lecture. It's what college should be.

Gen Chem was super easy and boring. Ecology and Evolution bits of Biology were really boring except for the part where we used math to describe populations, that was fun.

Physics was a typical large lecture hall style class but Physics is inherently fun so it didn't matter. The same goes for all math classes. The professor or the class size matter little since studying the material on your own is more than enough for it to be enjoyable.


Intro Biochem was word soup and for that reason incredibly dull. However, the upper Biochemistries that cover Bioinformatics, molecular machines and physical chemistry have all been super fun.

Philosophy and economics have been my favorite non science courses. Economics has its own odd beauty to it and Philosophy is and always shall be my first love and the most valuable use of my time while in University.

If I could do it again? I wouldn't major in a science and just stick to the liberal arts and take whatever science classes I felt like + the pre-reqs. I second the traveling bit. I regret not being able to leave the country because of needing to complete so many degree requirements while double majoring.
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Hmmm I'm guessing you were a Biochem major?
 
Finance/real estate. All i wanna do right now is learn independently about different ways to generate passive income.
If I wasn't so preoccupied with academics though I'd be doing college how you're supposed to do it: work out, get swole, party, sleep around
 
Gen chem = yuck
Orgo = bleh
Physics = barf
Bio = cool, I guess
Math = ew gross
 
I love science and math, but hated gen chem and orgo. I loved bio chem, anatomy and physiology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry etc
Pharmacy major
 
I find Math to be calming. Science is actively interesting. And English is free.
 
I love biology. I find chemistry very interesting.

Physics and math can frig off.
 
I like math when I understand it otherwise I just get frustrated. Physics sucks. Chemistry is okay though I prefer the gen chems to O chem. The best class I've ever taken? Hands down hematology lab. I could sit in that lab for hours and look at smears and never get bored.
 
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