<p>I am interested in biology (possible premed) and East Asian studies. I have been accepted as a BME major, but I do not know if it would be too rigorous for me. Would it be better to stay a BME or pursue Cellular/molecular biology instead? Since I am not too familiar with how college credits work, can someone explain exactly how hard it would be to double major in BME and East Asian studies (course load, study time needed, etc). Thanks!</p>
<p>BME is definitely a rigorous program that’s very math and engineering heavy. As a BME major, you’ll be taking a number of basic engineering courses that biology majors would never take (Thermodynamics, Signals and Controls, etc). If applying those engineering principles to biology and medicine seems exciting to you, then BME is the right route for you. </p>
<p>As far as double majoring as a BME - it’s not easy but it is possible. I was a BME-Econ double major, and I know people who were BME-Spanish and BME-Writing. The BME major (and any science major) requires 18+ credits of “distribution credits” (ie Humanities or Social Science classes) so you can use those credit towards the second major. You’ll likely need to come in with a decent amount of AP credit, and will probably have to overload credits for a few semesters. One thing to consider is whether you really want to double major in East Asian Studies, or if you just want to take as many classes as you want in the field. All classes will be open to you even if you’re not a declared major. What I did was decided to take as many economics classes as possible, and in the end, I had enough to be a double major so I declared the second major.</p>
<p>Hope that helps!</p>