<p>how difficult is general bio at ucsd? cuz theres lots of ppl that are discouraging me from pursuing a bio major, saying its too difficult.........</p>
<p>What sort of people? Your peers or people who have had experience?</p>
<p>Bio for the sake of bio, or bio for the sake of med school?</p>
<p>for the sake of bio. i want to go into microbio for grad.... and ppl in generalhave said that it was difficult.....</p>
<p>I haven't heard of them being hard from students I know :/ and I apologize for invading your topic here, but what about general bio for med school as opposed to human bio? most pre-mies take human bio, so is that preferable?</p>
<p>Med schools don't care what major you choose. They probably don't even know the minor differences between general bio and human bio.</p>
<p>In my opinion, general biology is by far the best bio major at UCSD for the average person (unless you want to specialize in research or something). You get to pick 7 courses of your own choosing, and more importantly, you can avoid the premed competition in the human bio courses (like BIMM 100).</p>
<p>does majoring in chemistry come at a disadvantage if i'm considering med school?</p>
<p>If you want to major in biology, do so. Don't let "lots of ppl" discourage you. Worst case scenario, you switch majors after taking a couple of bio classes. The upside far outweighs the downside.</p>
<p>That being said, a friend of mine started as a bio major (for the sake of bio) and he's now thinking about changing majors because he's concerned about his after-school job prospects.</p>
<p>Dk: majoring in chemistry doesn't put you at a disadvantage for med school admissions, to my knowledge. Medical schools don't really care about your major; they accept people from all sorts of backgrounds. Majors such as human biology tend to be popular for premed students because they prepare them for being doctors and help with the MCAT.</p>
<p>so human bio is where most of the pre-med madness is @??
what kind of ppl (like thier future plan) major in neuroscience??</p>
<p>I've always thought premed people would be in Bioengineering: premedical major.</p>
<p>Naw - that's mostly a good way to lower your GPA. :p</p>
<p>about how many pre-meds are there @ ucsd...and how many actually end up applying before they quit</p>
<p>(sorry for taking over this thread)
how much harder is bioE: Premed compared to other general bio majors? Is the difficulty worth taking 6 less classes for Warren GE requirement?</p>
<p>bioE is an impacted major. that should speak for itself.</p>
<p>what is an impacted major??</p>
<p>BioE: Premed isn't impacted, although the major change process is a little longer... The BioE premed track seems to be easier since there are far fewer engineering classes to take, and more bio classes... But there is a lot of icky math to take... </p>
<p>Oh, and an impacted major is one that has limited enrollment. So, if you wanted to be in BioE (non premed, non bioinformatics) you would have to be admitted into the major as a freshman, and if you weren't admitted as a freshman tough luck.</p>
<p>BioE: Premed is basically a glorified Human Biology major with some exposure to bioengineering classes, but not enough BioE coursework to merit ABET- accreditation like the normal BioE major. You'd be hard-pressed to find a job in bioengineering without ABET-accreditation. </p>
<p>Don't be fooled by the "Premed" designation in BioE: Premed, it won't help you get into med school more than the other majors. Not to mention you'll have a rougher time getting a high-enough GPA for med school, as other posters have noted. You may be better off switching off to something easier, like General/Human Bio.</p>
<p>Or Spanish. :)</p>
<p>From what I've heard, med school so quickly surpasses everything you've learned in undergrad bio, it's not really worth majoring in it unless it's what you really want to do.</p>
<p>Well, the thing is, I really don't know what I want to do right now.... I don't exactly LIKE a subject over another, but I don't hate any either. :(
When I applied, bioE: premed sounded pretty sweet. argh, so stupid of me.</p>
<p>My opinion is... if you're a science geek, major in that. My nerdiness is of the English/humanities variety. Go with your strengths - it will better your GPA and your chances into med schoo.</p>