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Hello everyone,
I'm a rising sophomore, and I've been thinking about majors and their appeal to med school admissions. One major that I've been looking at is Operations Research. Here's the course description:
"Operations Research is an applied science, and is concerned with quantitative decision problems, generally involving the allocation and control of limited resources. Such problems arise, for example, in the operations of industrial firms, financial institutions, health care organizations, transportation systems, energy and resources, and government. The operations research analyst develops and uses mathematical and statistical models to help solve these decision problems. Like engineers, they are problem formulators and solvers. Their work requires the formation of a mathematical model of a system and the analysis and prediction of the consequences of alternate modes of operating the system. The analysis may involve mathematical optimization techniques, probabilistic and statistical methods, experiments, and computer simulations."
Would this kind of major look "cushy" to adcoms? I had thought about pursuing BME, but since my school curriculum has changed to be less pre-med friendly, I have begun to explore other options. What do you guys think?
I'm a rising sophomore, and I've been thinking about majors and their appeal to med school admissions. One major that I've been looking at is Operations Research. Here's the course description:
"Operations Research is an applied science, and is concerned with quantitative decision problems, generally involving the allocation and control of limited resources. Such problems arise, for example, in the operations of industrial firms, financial institutions, health care organizations, transportation systems, energy and resources, and government. The operations research analyst develops and uses mathematical and statistical models to help solve these decision problems. Like engineers, they are problem formulators and solvers. Their work requires the formation of a mathematical model of a system and the analysis and prediction of the consequences of alternate modes of operating the system. The analysis may involve mathematical optimization techniques, probabilistic and statistical methods, experiments, and computer simulations."
Would this kind of major look "cushy" to adcoms? I had thought about pursuing BME, but since my school curriculum has changed to be less pre-med friendly, I have begun to explore other options. What do you guys think?