<p>I am a senior in high school, and my goal is to go to Baylor medical school after I graduate with my UG degree. So I have some questions for comparison of the two majors in the topic line-Biology and Biomedical Sciences (I want to attend Texas A&M FYI)</p>
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<li>Which is harder/ easier to get a high GPA in? (or are they about the same)</li>
<li>Do med schools prefer one over the other (statistically or otherwise)?</li>
<li>Are there different opportunities in one over the other?</li>
<li>Do they have different points of focus?</li>
<li>Does one prepare you for med school more than the other?</li>
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<p>Any other comments you can add would be great as well.</p>
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<li>I believe biology is easier</li>
<li>No</li>
<li>Yes</li>
<li>Yes</li>
<li>Probably Biomedical Science might help you better</li>
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<p>Most important thing is basically your GPA (especially science GPA). MCAT score and research experience are probably next. And then extracurricular activities.</p>
<p>I’m in molecular biology at Texas A&M, so I hope I can offer some helpful advice.</p>
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<li><p>Both are 120 hours. BIMS has 36hrs of electives, BIOL has 33. They’re about the same (I think). Although BIOL people generally regard BIMS as those who couldn’t handle a hard science major or whose goals are exclusively pre-med. I’m sure BIMS people have their opinions about BIOL majors too.</p></li>
<li><p>No. Both are rather generic pre-med majors.</p></li>
<li><p>I think so (but I don’t know what you mean by “opportunities”)</p></li>
<li><p>Yes. BIMS focuses heavily on animal and human health and disease and biotechnology and the like. BIOL is, well, the science of life. You’ll learn a lot of stuff that isn’t directly related to health because that isn’t the goal of BIOL.</p></li>
<li><p>Not really, the differences will be negligible.</p></li>
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<p>BIOL has a “human biology” track that might be of interest to you.</p>