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[rmegill]

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Hey,

I am going to be a senior. I am majoring in Nutrition and Food Science. My question is whether or not I should get a Biochemistry Minor. I only need to take Biochem 1 and 2 next year (my last year). The teacher is very bad and the two classes are very hard so I probably will not do great. My GPA is currently 3.64.

Basically my question is rather to get a higher GPA or a slightly lower GPA but a Biochemistry minor. What would look better on a medical school application?

Thanks for any help,
Rob

 

[Doctor246853]

Hey,

I am going to be a senior. I am majoring in Nutrition and Food Science. My question is whether or not I should get a Biochemistry Minor. I only need to take Biochem 1 and 2 next year (my last year). The teacher is very bad and the two classes are very hard so I probably will not do great. My GPA is currently 3.64.

Basically my question is rather to get a higher GPA or a slightly lower GPA but a Biochemistry minor. What would look better on a medical school application?

Thanks for any help,
Rob

Only take a biochem class for the mcat and because the schools you're applying to requires it. If not, dont take it. A minor is NOTHING to medical school adcoms. They look pretty on your transcript and make you sound smart but it will not help you get in.

 

[TriagePreMed]

You don't really need biochem for the MCAT. Avoid biochem at your school completely if at all possible, unless a school you're applying to requires it. A minor is the most meaningless thing to ever exist.