UCLA Physiological Science Major

[donaldduck]

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I was interested in picking this as my major at ucla. I was wondering if any fellow bruins (or anyone with any knowledge about this major) out there have advice about the classes and how this major compares with other science majors at ucla. Any information that u guys can share will be helpful!

 

[ChemEngSoonMD]

I was interested in picking this as my major at ucla. I was wondering if any fellow bruins (or anyone with any knowledge about this major) out there have advice about the classes and how this major compares with other science majors at ucla. Any information that u guys can share will be helpful!

If you don't get into med school, do you know what people with psychology degrees work at? administrative assistants who file papers and book meetings.

 

[oran berry]

^He said Physiology not Psychology.

 

[Pinkertinkle]

Looks like chemeng finally got wut he had coming to him

 

[ILikeDrugs]

If you don't get into med school, do you know what people with psychology degrees work at? administrative assistants who file papers and book meetings.

🙄
I actually work with children with autism as a behavioral interventionist. I've never worked in an office type setting.
You should also learn how to read.

 

[CoolWhipp]

If you don't get into med school, do you know what people with psychology degrees work at? administrative assistants who file papers and book meetings.

This was uncalled for and shows that you don't know much about the field of psychology and how diverse it has become in the recent years.

I got into UCLA as a MIMG major and I was pretty excited until I got into my top choice school. Maybe it's something you want to look into. Heard it was a good major too.

 

[donaldduck]

So any comments about the UCLA physiologocal science major?

 

[Long Dong]

So any comments about the UCLA physiologocal science major?

Hard pretty cut throat. I was a psychology major, it was pretty chill more relaxed. I have a suggestion be like an electron and take the path of least resistance.

 

[Dr. Manhattan]

If you don't get into med school, do you know what people with psychology degrees work at? administrative assistants who file papers and book meetings.

this guy's a complete arrogant a**hole and poison on this forum. i don't know why he hasn't had his account banned yet.

 

[gabrielthe2nd]

Can somebody please answer the original question about how this major ranks with other other life science majors?

 

[ElectronPushing]

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[jkm07]

I graduated with a degree in physci very recently, I'm a big proponent of staying AWAY from the major if you love your GPA dearly. That's what the game is all about nowadays. I only say this because the 3 PS111 (now 2) core classes are 6 units a piece! (WHAT?)

Once you know your grade in 111A, you are almost guaranteed to get that same grade in B/C because you see the same classmates (~250 students.... a majority of them with medical school aspirations)

What you learn in 2 years in undergrad will be covered in a matter of months in med school, so whether it gives you a leg up on everyone else is debatable. Just pick a major you love, but can earn a GPA you don't have to fret about when application season comes.(psychobio/biology/MCDB FTW!)

 

[CodeBlu]

I didn't do physiological science at UCLA... but I did Physiological Science at another 4 year institution in Chicago.

Physiology for anyone who is reading this in the future... IS THE FOUNDATION OF MEDICINE.

Biochem, physics, cell biology, genetics all contribute to make physiology what it is. Physiology was a great preparation for the MCAT. That being said, I found the material FAR more interesting than STRAIGHT biochem or chem. I am a firm advocate of studying what you enjoy.

Sure, physiology is hard. So you don't get a 4.0, you end up with a 3.7-3.8. But you're better for it. Med school isn't easy... oh and life isn't easy either. Pre-meds are notorious for being on the look out for bird courses. Guess what, bird courses can end up being not so birdy if you absolutely hate the content.

Looking back, I love neurophysiology so much, I would have tacked on a psych major too. But no time for that.

 

[xpanchox]

I graduated with a degree in physci very recently, I'm a big proponent of staying AWAY from the major if you love your GPA dearly. That's what the game is all about nowadays. I only say this because the 3 PS111 (now 2) core classes are 6 units a piece! (WHAT?)

Once you know your grade in 111A, you are almost guaranteed to get that same grade in B/C because you see the same classmates (~250 students.... a majority of them with medical school aspirations)

What you learn in 2 years in undergrad will be covered in a matter of months in med school, so whether it gives you a leg up on everyone else is debatable. Just pick a major you love, but can earn a GPA you don't have to fret about when application season comes.(psychobio/biology/MCDB FTW!)

I also did physci at UCLA and this guy has it spot on; it's a GPA killer due to the insane competition among the students. I'd say ~75% of the people in the class are premed and the rest are pre-dentistry, pre-pharmacy, pre-physical therapy, etc.

I got my lowest grade in 111A and got better grades as I took 111B and 111C, but not much. I also took MCDB 138 which I thought had harder material, but a wayy more lenient curve than the physci series. I also thought chem 153A/L was easier than physci 111A-C.

In the end, I chose physci because the material was interesting and I felt like it strengthened my passion for medicine. Choose a major that you would enjoy!

 

[aSagacious]

I did not go to UCLA, but I was a physiology major (at Michigan State). It was pretty tough as far as biology majors went (as it required some tougher courses such as calcII and p-chem that were not required by other bio majors), but I don't regret it. I'd like to think that it gave me a decent foundation going into med school, though most current med students have claimed that the curriculum covered in undergrad is a drop in the bucket.

 

[CodeBlu]

I did not go to UCLA, but I was a physiology major (at Michigan State). It was pretty tough as far as biology majors went (as it required some tougher courses such as calcII and p-chem that were not required by other bio majors), but I don't regret it. I'd like to think that it gave me a decent foundation going into med school, though most current med students have claimed that the curriculum covered in undergrad is a drop in the bucket.

physiology is a bigger drop