Another Minor Post - Biochem/Biomed/etc.

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<p>Bored, googling stuff, thought I'd see if other have done some of this legwork, or just have an opinion:</p>

<p>So I'm currently leaning toward Materials Science as a major. My hope after that is to go to grad school. I am currently leaning 45% something MSE for energy, 45% biomedical and 10% toying with the idea of medical school (that fancy comes and goes).</p>

<p>It was mentioned to me in another thread that biomed and MSE have some overlap in the tissue/cell areas and that some MSE programs have a biomaterials option (the one I hope to attend does), and that this could make me an acceptable candidate for biomed grad programs if I choose. </p>

<p>But would a minor help too? I was looking, and found a minor in biomed and also one in biochem. Biochem actually sounds fantastically interesting to me, and while I haven't taken a chem class at any level, I have been looking forward to my principles of chem class more or less since I decided to go back to school (taking it in the spring).</p>

<p>Also, I have gotten the impression from here that the whole taking biomed for medical school gambit is not really a great idea, so I thought maybe a biochem minor with my materials major could kill a few birds with one stone? I am really just guess at what even applies to what.</p>

<p>Any thoughts on any of this, either of those minors, any other minor, minors in general, or my goals in general, are always greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Take the BME grad school requirements of an undergrad. That and a few related electives should be what you need. You don’t necessarily need a minor, just the classes. A minor is just a suggestion for how to learn a field.</p>

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<p>Thanks. I guess a minor just gives off the false impression to me that it’s like official or something.</p>