<p>Im currently a rising senior in highschool. I'm having trouble deciding which major I should do to prepare for biophysics, as my dream school (Berkeley) does not have a Biophysics major. I am definitely doing a physics major as I am very passionate about physics. So my questions are :
1)Should I study chemistry/biology/chemical biology/bioengineering or bio chemistry?
2)Should I pursue a double major or minor in the above field.</p>
<p>Any help will be highly appreciated!</p>
<p>A number of my biophysics colleagues at Illinois Tech tell me that they can more easily teach biology to a physics major than physics to a biology major. Take a physics major and as many biology electives as you can. Don’t bother with a double major unless you can do it in 4 years total. Your goal is to get into a graduate program and there is no reason to delay it an extra year.</p>
<p>Should I focus more on taking biology electives over chemistry? </p>
<p>Either one is OK, you probably want to take through organic chemistry and biochemistry and then possibly some biology courses as well. There are also some universities which have a biophysics program at the undergraduate level.</p>