<p>Undergraduate students interested in a major program involving genetics should refer to the major in Genetics, Cell, and Developmental Biology offered by the Department of Biological Sciences.</p>
<p>*3. THE MAJOR IN GENETICS, CELL, AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (BGEN) *
Prerequisite: Biology 15(or 19) and 16; Chemistry 5-6 (or equivalent); Chemistry 51-52; Mathematics 3 (or equivalent).</p>
<p>Major Courses: Biology 23 plus five courses chosen from among Biology 24, 26, 27, 34, 39 and 61 through 78; and two other courses in Biology chosen from Biology 14, 20-78. One pertinent, advanced course from another department, one research course (Biology 85 or 87) or a graduate course in biology may be substituted for an undergraduate biology course upon approval by the Undergraduate Committee.</p>
<p>Modified Major: Seven prerequisites as listed above; six Biology courses as specified; and four suitable advanced courses from another department. A research course (Biology 85 or 87) may be substituted for one of the biology courses with the approval of the proposed research supervisor and the Undergraduate Committee.</p>
<p>Yup, I'm in AP Fr. Lit this year, having taken the AP French Lang. last year (what a headache). . .I bet we will be in class together!</p>
<p>I've never done a formal study abroad in France, but I was there for just under a month last summer. . .Nice, Paris, Avignon, etc. . .and it was incredible. No matter what a lot of people say about the French, they really are nice to you if you try to speak their language :-)</p>
<p>I agree sourire- and I'm so excited for our class together! I want to take a class that Rossia teaches (look on the "prefessors" thread- you'll see why!). </p>
<p>And France is one of my most favorite countries in the world. Last summer I also spent about a month there; in Paris, Brittany, and the Alsace/Lorraine regions. It was wonderful.</p>
<p>The more I research, the more I see just how great Dartmouth's French department really is! I'm so excited... :D</p>
<p>im thinking about a double major in govenrment and history, i heard its not that hard to pull off since the two are not worlds apart but things could always change.</p>
<p>This is really a hard question to answer for me. For this thread I'll ignore my internal debate about my family's financial welfare vs. the things in which I'm actually interested. </p>
<p>I'm not sure which things will end up being my major, but I do want to talk about my interests. </p>
<p>Overall, the unifying theme to me is that I <em>love</em> the world. Geography, history (including art and literary history) and languages are really the areas that I want to study. I'm particularly interested in western Europe, but of course I've never been. For history, I'm most interested in France and the low countries. Languages is another subject (du dum tsch) altogether-- ideally, I would be in AP French right now, or independently studying Dutch. My middle school only had Spanish, however, and I wasn't aware of how much I would have preferred to take the other two languges. Regardless, I love what I've learned of it, and I think that I'm relatively good at it, but it does offer up a conundrum. Should I keep taking it in college, or start new? I wouldn't want to lose what I've learned, but I guess I still have time to think about it.</p>
<p>Other things I want to study are philosophy (especially existentialism), art and art history, and film.</p>
<p>Your love of language/world-culture puts your love of Dartmouth in context. You probably know about the language programs at D--especially French--and the study abroad. I'm with you there. See you this fall I bet.</p>
<p>Willy, don't forget that financial independence will allow you to pursue the "things in which you are actually interested". I came from a middle class/lower middle class background, went to a college you never heard of, became a doctor, did well. Now my spouse and I are being to pursue things that we wish we would have been able to do in college - travel, languages and history (him), literature and culture(me).</p>
<p>My point is there is a lot of emphasis on these boards among the parents that there are all kinds of things you can do with a liberal arts education, all kinds of careers - and that's true, absolutely true. There is another path, too - make some money, then pursue your dreams. You have the best of both worlds at schools like Dartmouth or W&L - you can study philosophy and French and still go to med school or law school. The secret, and I think this is easier for people from more modest backgrounds sometimes, is to live on less than you make. Lower your expectations, find your satisfactions in something other than money, don't lose sight of what is really important to you, don't get caught up in the keeping up with the Joneses - and don't move to a high income, high expense state (CA NY) ;).</p>
<p>hell yes, jblackboy! what-WHAT! lol. i'm white. and 4'11".</p>
<p>calidan - Provence is sooo amazing though. Nice, Cannes, Manosque...<sigh> I took Spanish but I plan on living in the south of France for at least a half a year...perhaps I should take advantage of Dartmouth's legendary French department too lol</sigh></p>
<p>You definitely should. And Provence is amazing- one of my favorite places in France. We used our friends home when we went there, and we got to act like locals in this small village. It was so much fun. :)</p>
<p>OMG I thought I would never fond people who were my heigh * I'm 4'10 for the record* My jokes around and tells me that when I go to college that they will think a little kid got lost on campus...lol :) but yeah I'm investing in LOTS and LOTS of high boots</p>
<p>WHAT! how can you be shorter than I am?!?!? this is like a personal insult, lol.</p>
<p>Nah I'm kidding. But it'll be extremely weird to be taller than someone other than my three year old brother...that's odd, that so many of us are legal midgets lol</p>