Question regarding undergraduate.

[WannabeOrtho]

Heya,

What exactly can someone do with a Bachelors in Biology if they don't get into medical school?

Also, What can someone do with a Bachelors in Psychology if they don't get into medical school?

Is there any jobs open that you can utilize these degrees?

 

[montessori2md]

It depends on where you live. If you live in a large metro area, a ba in bio or a ba in psych could get work, either (bio) in a lab setting, or (psych) perhaps in social service type work. Obviously either would offer possible work in a university setting if you made friends with your dept. and got work as an assistant after completing your degree, or as a graduate student/teaching assistant. You could tutor or teach with either degree.

I would think either degree could also lend itself to entry level med work, in an office, hospital, or lab, especially if you added in some training programs to help get you in (lab experience, or a course in med terminology, or whatever took you in the direction you wanted to go).

My advisors in UG consistently said that the degree (major) made very little difference. What made the difference was 1) experience related to the job you wanted and 2) you completed the degree, preferably within a reasonable amount of time, and 3) learned how to write something, and 4) could speak coherently about how your degree has prepared you for "the real world". It also helps if you know some professors who will serve as references.

Most of the employers I've either worked for or know otherwise are desperate for employees who TRY to do their job, are personable, and are reliable. What your major is will have little to do with that. Your experiences will. If you're a psych major, you'll still have to take science courses if you're premed. If you're a bio major, your university is still going to make you take social science and humanities type courses.

Oh, and being bilingual can help too.

 

[Scottish Chap]

Heya,

What exactly can someone do with a Bachelors in Biology if they don't get into medical school?

Also, What can someone do with a Bachelors in Psychology if they don't get into medical school?

Is there any jobs open that you can utilize these degrees?

Any degree can open dozens doors for you but, if you specifically mean using your biology degree as a terminal step to build a scientific career, an undergraduate degree usually is not enough. Most B.S. biology graduates that want to work in academic research can only work in technical positions - same with M.S., although you'll get paid a little more and industry will be a better option in that case.

Almost all professional positions with a biology or psychology degree need to be extended into a doctorate (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) if you want autonomy and if you want to avoid the glass ceiling.