<p>I'm premed and I'm majoring Biological science. I do not know which concentration to choose. I'm debating between Microbiology or Molecular and Cellular Biology. I want to be an Infectious Disease doctor. So I'm not sure which concentration will help me the most. I am also not sure which concentration will help me prepare for the MCAT score as well. Also, can someone shed some light on the differences between Microbiology and Molecular and Cellular Biology?</p>
<p>I am thinking about minoring in nutritional science. Not sure yet but is this a good idea? Will this be too much work? </p>
<p>And I also heard that Cornell has a disease class, a class that teaches you about all different type of diseases, can someone tell me which class that is? I can't seem to find it online nor on the Cornell course catalog book. </p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>any concentration will prepare you for MCAT the same. Some concentrations are harder than others. THe most popular concentration is Neurobiology because it is very easy to satisfy. (3 Neuro class + 1 advanced Bio class). Many just choose it to get over with it. These concentrations won’t really help you much later on, you’ll relearn w/e you need for the doctor that you want to be. I was thinking of minoring in NS too but I was too busy so I decided to concentrate in NS instead of minoring.</p>
<p>A concentration is not a minor. It will not show up on your transcript or diploma.</p>
<p>I know, I mean I know I will have to concentrate in something for Biology, but I’m not unsure yet. I’m thinking about minoring in nutritional science. Not sure yet. I am still debating if I should do Microbiology or Molecular and Cellular Biology.</p>
<p>haha let me reword that. I know I will have to concentrate/focus on something in Biology but I am not sure which one I should concentrate/focus on. I’m still debating on Microbiology or Molecular and Cellular BIology. I’m leaning more towards Microbiology though. I am also thinking about minoring in Nutritional science but again, im not sure yet… haha.</p>
<p>NS minor is enough enough to do…you are required to take NS 115 and then you select 3 upper division classes to take.</p>
<p>NS classes are time consuming</p>
<p>wow…enough enough</p>
<p>what was I thinking?</p>
<p>NS 345 wasn’t so bad…NS 331 was probably one of the most difficult courses I took.</p>
<p>has anyone taken virology? I am very interested in that class XD. Hows the difficulty and workload of that class?</p>
<p>i dont think its that bad, im bio major, nbb concentration, and anticipated nutrition minor as well. the only thing that worries me is that the grades in the ns classes seem to be pretty low…</p>
<p>I don’t recommend NS 331 if you want to keep your GPA up ;)</p>
<p>haha not looking forward to NS 331 =(,</p>
<p>You need a strong Molecular and Cell Biology background in order to really get into Virology.
Both M & C Biology and Microbiology are required if you plan to do research in the field you are interested.</p>
<p>I do plan to do research in Virology or something. How hard is it to do research in Virology? do you think I would be able to do it my sophomore year?</p>
<p>So in order for me to do research in Virology, I need to take both C and M and Microbio. courses?</p>
<p>Cell and Mol. Biology is the basic requirement for anyone interested in Biomedical science. You also need to know Microbiology if you want to be a MD.</p>
<p>Cell and Molecular biology came from studying Microbiology. I took different advanced courses from genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology departments when I was in college and found they are all similar (genes to proteins to cells to functions) and very easy if you have a strong foundation in Cell and Molecular Biology.</p>
<p>“So in order for me to do research in Virology, I need to take both C and M and Microbio. courses?” NO. It depends on the research project.</p>
<p>So do you think it will be possible for me to do research in virology during my sophomore year? If not, it will be okay and I’ll just do something else.</p>