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I'm currently taking a public policy course this semester and I've taken numerous political science classes in the past. I'm really interested in these fields and I'm particularly interested in international relations and the international political economy. I enjoy writing papers in these classes and I'm amazed at the quality of the professors in these departments as well.
However, I also enjoy studying biology and the sciences. I'm basically torn as to what major to declare now because I really enjoy my bio classes as well. It's definitely harder to earn As in the science courses I've taken than in the social science classes...but I'm willing to do the work.
My only problem is...I really do not want a double major because that highly restricts the # of units you can take outside of the two majors and it would probably also postpone my graduation for at least a semester. So I'm trying to decide which major to pick.
I know that this should NOT be a factor when deciding which major to pick..but I can't help but notice that certain medical schools have stated that they look favorably on people with degrees in humanities and social science fields (that obviously deviated from the standard "premed" path of declaring biology or molecular biology as a major). I posted a link below to Penn's admissions page where they state, "The School of Medicine encourages students to obtain a broad education in the liberal arts, while undertaking preparation in the sciences that is appropriately rigorous. " So I'm very tempted to declare the social science major (political science)...any opinions on my dilemma?
Link: http://www.med.upenn.edu/admiss/admissions1.html
However, I also enjoy studying biology and the sciences. I'm basically torn as to what major to declare now because I really enjoy my bio classes as well. It's definitely harder to earn As in the science courses I've taken than in the social science classes...but I'm willing to do the work.
My only problem is...I really do not want a double major because that highly restricts the # of units you can take outside of the two majors and it would probably also postpone my graduation for at least a semester. So I'm trying to decide which major to pick.
I know that this should NOT be a factor when deciding which major to pick..but I can't help but notice that certain medical schools have stated that they look favorably on people with degrees in humanities and social science fields (that obviously deviated from the standard "premed" path of declaring biology or molecular biology as a major). I posted a link below to Penn's admissions page where they state, "The School of Medicine encourages students to obtain a broad education in the liberal arts, while undertaking preparation in the sciences that is appropriately rigorous. " So I'm very tempted to declare the social science major (political science)...any opinions on my dilemma?
Link: http://www.med.upenn.edu/admiss/admissions1.html