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<p>I got accepted into Warren for bioengineering and I have a few questions about the major. Apparently, there are 4 different bioengineering majors: bioengineering, bioengineering: bioinformatics, bioengineering: pre-med, and bioengineering: biotechnology. So first, what’s the difference between these majors?
Second, are all the bioengineering majors impacted?
Third, if I get into an impacted major, can I transfer to an impacted major? What about the other way around?
Last, do medical schools only take pre-med students? Hence, if I just take bioengineering, med schools won’t take me as they only accept bioengineering: pre-med majors?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<li><a href="http://www.ucsd.edu/catalog/0506/curric/BENG.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ucsd.edu/catalog/0506/curric/BENG.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li>
<li>No, bioengineering: pre-med is not.</li>
<li>Probably could...but not the other way around (or much harder).</li>
<li>Can apply to medical school with any major provided you have taken these: 1 year of writing, 1 year of biology, 1 year of physics, 1 year of math, 1 year of chemistry, 1 year of organic chemistry, high overall GPA, high sciences GPA, and a decent MCAT score -- AP scores don't count.</li>
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<p>Wow, thanks. Are you a current student at UCSD studying bioenginnering?</p>

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<p>No...........</p>

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<p>Which one for Biology Major? UCSD, UCB or UCI?</p>

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<p>What kind of Biology?</p>

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<p>all you have to do to be "pre-med" is take a certain set of general class requirements; you can still major in basically anything.</p>

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<p>UCSD is hottest in the nation for "science" according to Princeton Review.... and I heard UCSD has the best Bio program... go for SD</p>