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Hi everyone,
So i've found myself in a rather frustrating predicament. During my junior year I switched from biology to biochemistry because I really enjoyed organic chem. Because I switched late, I hadn't taken Gen Chem 3, which would have come before organic for biochemistry majors but isn't required for biology majors.
This semester I was going to take Gen chem 3 (which has a lab component), but my professor (and my department head) decided that rather than being able to make-up the labs, which were only Thursdays and Fridays, I would just have to drop my class and take it another time. This was all because I have been fortunate enough to get interviews that have occurred every week and would be absent for almost all of the labs. However, the new schedule for next semester classes came out and the class isn't being offered in the Spring. Needless to say I'm extremely frustrated. My department head is notoriously known as a really big jerk, so chances that he will work with me are slim to none (I already emailed him about what to do, twice, and tried to speak with him in person without and response over the last two weeks). That being said, I can easily switch my major to Biology and finish my time at my university, graduate, and hopefully matriculate this Fall. How big of a deal do you think this would be to schools? They are both Bachelors of Science and I will have taken all the required biochemistry coursework except two classes (gen chem 3 and experimental biochemistry). Thanks for your feedback in advance!
Sorry if this is neurotic, I'm just worried about the potential consequences to any (hopefully) future acceptances.
So i've found myself in a rather frustrating predicament. During my junior year I switched from biology to biochemistry because I really enjoyed organic chem. Because I switched late, I hadn't taken Gen Chem 3, which would have come before organic for biochemistry majors but isn't required for biology majors.
This semester I was going to take Gen chem 3 (which has a lab component), but my professor (and my department head) decided that rather than being able to make-up the labs, which were only Thursdays and Fridays, I would just have to drop my class and take it another time. This was all because I have been fortunate enough to get interviews that have occurred every week and would be absent for almost all of the labs. However, the new schedule for next semester classes came out and the class isn't being offered in the Spring. Needless to say I'm extremely frustrated. My department head is notoriously known as a really big jerk, so chances that he will work with me are slim to none (I already emailed him about what to do, twice, and tried to speak with him in person without and response over the last two weeks). That being said, I can easily switch my major to Biology and finish my time at my university, graduate, and hopefully matriculate this Fall. How big of a deal do you think this would be to schools? They are both Bachelors of Science and I will have taken all the required biochemistry coursework except two classes (gen chem 3 and experimental biochemistry). Thanks for your feedback in advance!
Sorry if this is neurotic, I'm just worried about the potential consequences to any (hopefully) future acceptances.
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