<p>I'm interested in several of the CALS majors. I know that when i apply, i'm competing against those with the same prospective major. some of the majors i'm interested in: </p>
<p>animal sciences
biological sciences
biology and society
nutritional sciences</p>
<p>Which of the 4 is the most competitive/popular among applicants? Which is the least competitive? I'm not asking this just to apply under the easiest major possible.. i'm truly interested in all 4 of those majors and would enjoy exploring them further.</p>
<p>it seems like biological sciences are a culmination of all the things i'm interested in..but is it too competitive and popular?</p>
<p>I'd suspect that biological sciences would be the most popular/competitive, but I don't know. I'm a biological sciences major in CALS, so it can't be too competitive :p.</p>
<p>It's rough, lol. I placed out of freshman bio, so I don't have it as bad as some people I know. Friends I have who are taking freshman bio complain about it all the time, though. Chem 207 is pretty time consuming between the problem sets, labs and prelabs. I also find that I have to read the book to reteach myself what I learned in class because it's pretty fast paced. The problem sets are annoying and some of them can be really difficult to figure out. The grading system for Chem is obnoxious and tedious; you will lose points for everything (we lose a point for spelling our TA's name wrong, which is understandable, since it's Valerie and quite difficult to spell incorrectly). Calc 112 is second semester calc, I don't even think I have to take it, but a lot of people do. The problem sets generally take a few hours and are due every Friday. If you aren't familiar with the material (I learned the class before), you're going to probably spend some time learning it from the book on your own. Calc here, as you may have heard, isn't really like high school calc, as it's more theory based and requires you to actually understand what you're doing. I'm taking Bio EE 278, evolutionary biology, which is part of the requirement for bio majors. The material in the class itself isn't difficult, but it's a ton of memorization. I find that I have to outline the book for that class, which takes forever. I don't suggest doing what I did and learning the material in 15 hours the day before a prelim, taken in a state of delirium. I placed out of both writing seminars, so I'm taking sociology 101 as an elective. Soc 101 is interesting and ridiculously easy, as in, you will get an A+ if you do the reading and show up to most lectures. My friends who take writing seminars always have papers, so that's probably going to be nice in addition to all the other work, lol. So, overall, I have a great deal of work and I am not used to it. Time management is essential if you value your social life. If you're not like me and don't procrastinate, you can probably go out Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, so it's not too bad, if you're not like me (I only get Friday and Saturday usually). Oh, right, and prelims, they suck, but getting A's isn't unrealistic, if you put in the work.</p>
<p>so spanks.. i notice there is animal physiology in biological sciences...would it be more detailed/indepth in the major of animal sciences? Changing majors is quite easy at CALS right? If i get accepted into biological sciences..i could transfer out to something else? like biology and society?</p>
<p>From what I've heard, changing majors is pretty easy. Sometimes you have to take a class or two in the major before switching, I've heard, but it's generally an easy process. Switching from biological sciences and biology and society is probably pretty simple, considering there are classes that are mutually required. I'm not so sure about the animal physiology question, but I'd assume you'd have many of the same classes as an animal sciences major.</p>
<p>I'll be applying as a junior transfer and I hope to get into biological sciences in CALS. I've done the basic biology and chem, as well as organic chem, anatomy, and microbiology and i'm taking human physiology this semester with biometry (stats). I've taken soc 101, and yeah it was pretty easy, though I had a crazy sociology teacher. Would you suggest taking speech and genetics? I've taken Physics I and I'm going to finish Physics II during the spring. Thanks and it's encouraging to hear that you can get As as long as you put in the work. I just would like to know what expense it is to your social life, and college life in general, as far as working out, going to clubs, etc.</p>
<p>I'm not too familiar with many of the classes, bullseye, since I'm taking classes that are introductory or required for the major, so I probably wouldn't be able to provide you with a good answer regarding speech and genetics.</p>
<p>My social life is good (party on the weekends, but the week is still decently fun, at times), I have time to go to the gym, and when I get used to things I intend on participating in some clubs. There is generally time to do most things you want to, in addition to all of the work.</p>