This may seem silly, but what would be a useful minor for undergrad? I was thinking about marine biology, simply because it sounds interesting, but is there one that would be more useful in vet school than others?
This may seem silly, but what would be a useful minor for undergrad? I was thinking about marine biology, simply because it sounds interesting, but is there one that would be more useful in vet school than others?
Unless your degree isn't a science one then I don't think there are "useful" minors, just pick something you're interested in. I'm in a science program with a psych minor and I like it because after learning about the neuroscience of how the brain works, I get to learn about the behaviour and it helps me connect the two.
But unless you are a non science major, there is no reason to minor in these things because you will be taking them already with your current major. I've known some people who do microbio degree with a minor in genetics, sooooooo redic in my opinion. Most of the classes overlap already.
I agree that a "minor" does not necessarily help in the long run. One of my interviewers commented on the shere number of humanities/social science courses I have taken in college -- many of which I took just because they interested me or I thought would be helpful. (I'm a biology major who has tackled plenty of upperlevel science courses as well.) At the time of application, I did not put down a minor because in truth I had not decided yet -- could have easily minored in three different things (school will only allow double major or 1 major and 1 minor). So...it's good to show breadth and depth in your courseload regardless of a declared minor.
I minored in anthropology. It will never help me in vet med. Ever. But I LOVED every class I took and had a 4.0 in my minor GPA. I loved it so I did great in the classes, which ended up helping my cGPA. I would def. minor only in classes that interest you.
I minored in anthropology. It will never help me in vet med. Ever. But I LOVED every class I took and had a 4.0 in my minor GPA. I loved it so I did great in the classes, which ended up helping my cGPA. I would def. minor only in classes that interest you.
I agree that while you are an undergraduate, this is one of the best times to take random classes that just sound like fun. It gets a lot harder once you start specializing