<p>I'm currently a 2nd sem freshman attending a respectable community college to earn inexpensive credits because frankly I didn't know exactly where I wanted to learn and ultimately work... High school GPA was ~3.2UW/ 3.85W with a 1240/1920 on my SAT, so I was fairly average which my 25% class rank reflected... I did earn 10 hours from the AP exams I passes, but I was placed in college algebra along with other random gen ed classes first semester, and I think I may have dropped the ball by not realizing I wanted a B.S. in Biochemistry before I registered for my classes. I should also note I anticipated taking a gap year to hitch-hike and write before those plans suddenly changed due to an ex-friend whom was supposed to travel with me getting sucked into drug addiction. Anyway, the issue is this; due to my stupid decision to drop college algebra first sem because I thought I was going to fail, and the fact that I may have taken the wrong electives, my estimates project difficulty getting in all the required course in 4 years... I want/need to take precalculus 1 over the summer if it's offered to be able to make up the credis and to take college physics(req, or gen physics) next fall semester.</p>
<p>I am going to transfer to UNCG either after fall semester 2011, or after my sophomore year, pending various factors. I'm also taking Spanish 111 this semester, and although its not specifically required for my major, I will continue to take Spanish until the point of fluency. I am going to attend grad school at the JSNN of UNCG/NC A&T to get my M.S. in Nanoscience ,and I hope they will respect this decision. Anyway, getting to the point, if I do end up with super-senior status, would it be worth it to just get a minor in physics while I'm at this whole 5year bachelor's thing? I do really, REALLY want to do the senior year research project at the JSNN before attending grad school there, and I don't want to need to sacrifice that to squeeze in all my requirements...</p>
<p>Has anyone earned a B.S. Biochemistry Minor Physics before, and is it ever worth it to do so if the end-goal is a M.S. in a concentration such as Nanoscience? Thanks!</p>
<p>P.S. This basically comes down to either getting 7 hours over what's required now to have taken over 2 years of Spanish (plus 3 in HS and independent practice), my BS degree, and a minor in physics, or scrapping Spanish and the minor to rush to get to grad school a year faster... But when I word it like that, it seems obvious I should just bite the bullet and invest the extra year so I can focus and take advantage of undergraduate research opportunities? Research projects are supposed to help with graduate admissions anyway right?</p>