Should I get a minor? Help needed.

[DentistaCubano]

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Hello you all,
I was pursuing an Associate of Science Degree at a Junior College but I did not finish it (one class left) and transferred to a 4 year university. Once there, I was a Biology pre-professional major but I decided I was going to change it to Spanish for the Professions taking into consideration I live in Las Vegas where around 40% of the whole population is Hispanic. I had to take the common pre-requisites for most dental schools and found out I could transfer those classes back to the Junior College and get an Associates in Biology which will look better in my application. In order to finish that Associate I have to take Calc1 and a random lower division class there. Is it worth it? Or should I get the Associate in Genera Science? Also, Since I have taken many bio classes at the Univ should I get a minor? Is it worth it? I would have to take 3 upper division bio classes that were not planned plus I am paying out of my pocket. I am open to suggestions!

 

[BasicG]

Adcoms don't care. I dropped 2 majors and a minor the semester I was applying. Before the interviews went out, I emailed the 15 schools I applied to what I did and they told me thanks for keeping them updated. I ended up recieving 14 interviews. Invest your time and money somewhere else

 

[DentistaCubano]

Adcoms don't care. I dropped 2 majors and a minor the semester I was applying. Before the interviews went out, I emailed the 15 schools I applied to what I did and they told me thanks for keeping them updated. I ended up recieving 14 interviews. Invest your time and money somewhere else

So basically a bachelors degree is good enough?

 

[zToothinator]

So basically a bachelors degree is good enough?

Yes. It's not worth it to pay extra to get a minor nor an associated. A bachelors is good enough. Schools will like seeing you take higher level bio and chemistry courses, but you don't need to earn a minor.

 

[doc toothache]

There is not a dental school in the country that lists any associate degree in the pre dental education of enrollees. That might be a telling point.

 

[DentistaCubano]

There is not a dental school in the country that lists any associate degree in the pre dental education of enrollees. That might be a telling point.

What about minors?

 

[doc toothache]

What about minors?

Probably on par with an associate degree, unless your minor is in astrophysics or nuclear engineering.