<p>I am recently admitted to Biological Sciences for Fall 2011 as a freshman. How is Biological Science, compare with UCD, UCI or any UC schools? Cal Poly seems well known as Arch, Agriculture, Business, Computer Science, EE…? </p>
<p>Thanks for any input.</p>
<p>I think bio at Cal Poly is generally well-regarded. It kind of depends on what your specific interests are. For veterinary medicine, Cal Poly and UCD would be terrific choices. If you’re pre-med, then UCD or Irvine might be better choices. If you’re interested in the environmental studies side of bio, then maybe UCSC would be worth looking into.</p>
<p>I don’t think you can go wrong with any of those schools though. If you have your sights on a specific graduate school, you might consider doing your undergrad elsewhere (that’s what I did)… just so you aren’t stuck at the same place for 8 or 9 years. :)</p>
<p>Well Cal Poly is not known as a research institution while the UC schools are. The bio program here is pretty good, but the facilities is getting a bit dated. They are working on updating them, however, it will be a few years before the new building projects are completed.</p>
<p>yeah, there is massive construction going on right now. They are replacing the main science building with some high tech science building due for completion in a few years. </p>
<p>I’m not sure when the building will be the completed, though. I guess it depends on your future goal, if you want to get into the workforce right away, Cal Poly is an excellent choice. Just from taking two science classes here, I feel that it’s really easy to get to know your professors and <em>hint</em>hint* maybe get connections to research positions.</p>
<p>I intend to go for medical related fields - nursing, doctor or medical research… do not know for sure just now. Is it easy for students to get internship? What do most aluminum do after their graduations? I am also interested in biotech. Are these two majors somewhat related? Can students have double major in cal poly?</p>
<p>As a first year student, I can also give you some insight for your questions. As far as internships go, there is a career fair every quarter where employers from all around the state/nation come and recruit potential internships/jobs. I’m sure there’ll be medical research companies there as well. As cal poly is “learn by doing” most alumni immediately start working. As far as double majors go, I don’t think that is possible. It’s already hard enough to graduate on time for a single major, yet alone double major.</p>
<p>Thanks, SoCal!
why is it hard to graduate on time? hard to get the required courses?</p>
<p>I really enjoyed my bio classes. In upper-division bio courses the expectations for an “A” can be high but it’s not impossible. The material is interesting, the lab equipment is great (even if old), and we even have cadavers for physiology courses.</p>
<p>In these times, internships are not easy to get. Freshmen are usually not given interviews. Otherwise, it’s competitive, and getting in really comes down to how your GPA compares to your peers’. However there is always volunteer work if you want to build your resume. keep close to your professors, express honest interest, and I bet you’ll be able to get into research as well. I also suggest keeping in touch with major-related clubs - though they mostly offer company introductions/speeches (waste of time IMO) - once in awhile, competitions, group projects, and other genuine opportunities arise. All this competition might sound worrying but trust me, it’s not specific to our school</p>
<p>good luck out there</p>
<p>In Biological Sciences major, in order to become Molecular and Cellular Biology Concentration, do you just have to take the courses according to <a href=“http://www.calpoly.edu/~bio/Undergrad/Forms/07-09/MCB07.pdf[/url]”>http://www.calpoly.edu/~bio/Undergrad/Forms/07-09/MCB07.pdf</a></p>