Graduating with a B.S. opposed to B.A.?

[johnwandering]

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I was wondering if there was different in advantages/disadvatanges with these two UG degrees in the med application process...

 

[nick_carraway]

Search. But no.

 

[Pinkertinkle]

That's a negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full.

 

[tiedyeddog]

Med schools don't give a ****.

However, some employers use it as a method of cutting down applicants. If you're positive you want to go into medicine (you better be before you apply....) then it won't matter. If there is a chance you might have to go into the "real world" after college, some science related jobs require a BS over a BA.

 

[scottyT]

Med schools don't give a ****.

However, some employers use it as a method of cutting down applicants. If you're positive you want to go into medicine (you better be before you apply....) then it won't matter. If there is a chance you might have to go into the "real world" after college, some science related jobs require a BS over a BA.

I've never heard this.

It is largely a function of what the school gives out. At my school, for instance, everyone in the college of arts and sciences gets a BA whereas everyone in the business school and engineering gets a BS. Even the physics/chem/math majors get the BA degree because their departments are in the college of arts and sciences.

 

[EyEnStein 07]

I've never heard this.

It is largely a function of what the school gives out. At my school, for instance, everyone in the college of arts and sciences gets a BA whereas everyone in the business school and engineering gets a BS. Even the physics/chem/math majors get the BA degree because their departments are in the college of arts and sciences.

Same at my school...so the difference between a BA and BS is really "BS"

 

[argonaute]

it is widely known that universities don't care what major you are...and so why would they care what degree you get? The line between BA and BS is very blurred, and really just seems to be an indicator of the most fundamental requirements for getting a degree from that college (e.g. BA require more breadth classes and such).