<p>I want to study biology in college (I want to study it for the sake of biology) but I also want to go to med school. Some people are telling me it can be hard to get a top gpa in a science major. Other people are telling the secret to success in a science major is to balance your schedule and dont take two harder classes (ex: organic chem and biochem) in the same semester. Any truth to this. Also any advice on how to succeed in a bio major.</p>
<p>If you like science and are good at it, you will get good grades. It's certainly more common for pre-meds to major in biology or similar science than to major in English or History and take the pre-med courses on the side. In general my advice is to take some courses that have regular work every day (like math or lanuages), some that have a few papers and perhaps a midterm and final, a no more than two that are heavy on lab time.</p>
<p>Balancing the schedule is a great advice. Definitely do not try to pack organic chemistry and biochemistry in the same semester. Take org. chem. as a prequel to biochemistry - a good knowledge of organic chemistry will be a big plus when it comes to undersatnding such things as the Krebs cycle and DNA structure. When comes to math coursework, do not sign up for math classes geared towards engineers.</p>