<p>One of the parts of the online application form asks which faculty, program, and subject that you want to do.</p>
<p>I'm applying to the Faculty of Science for the bio, biomed, and life sciences program. however, I don't know which major I want to pursue.. </p>
<p>Should i:</p>
<p>a) leave it blank
b) put biochem (which is what i'm leaning towards at the moment)
c) put another major that's less competitive</p>
<p>Mcgill is my first choice and I want to find the best way to get accepted.. I don't know which major is more demanding (or has less spots..). Could someone help me out?</p>
<p>Is Biochem a major that's in high-demand (making it harder for me to get into) compared to, like Biology?</p>
<p>One thing that you will quickly learn at McGill is that there is a lot of bureaucracy.</p>
<p>In the faculty of science, you can freely choose between the programs that are within your program group. Both biochem and bio are in the life sciences group, so you can switch between them easily, but if you wanted to switch to say chemistry (which is in the physical science group), it would require an application.</p>
<p>Before choosing McGill I wish I had realized how focused science students are supposed to be on their major. I initially chose computer science, thinking that psychology would be my back-up. Now I’m stuck pursuing a chemistry degree in the physical science group because I can’t switch to psychology in the life science group. Don’t come to McGill unless you know what you want to major in and you don’t have any interest pursuing stuff in Arts. Very few McGill students take courses just for fun. They pretty much just take the courses required for their degree (because there are so many). Needless to say, McGill students don’t come out very well-rounded.</p>