<p>How are the sciences here? I got in EA, and I want to major in biochemistry. So how decent is Georgetown's program? I'm also planning to minor in economics, and I know that it's pretty good here.</p>
<p>I would like some inputs. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>wow you're just like me - i'm in those same circumstances. so i second your question.</p>
<p>I heard that Georgetown has a pretty good Science program...but I'm still deciding if I want to transfer to MSB or SFS. I'm wondering how the sciences are too; are they cutthroat? Is the amount of work more or less than MSB or SFS? So I guess I uh....third that question?</p>
<p>I was a bio major my freshman year before switching to economics and math double major this year. Don't interpret that the wrong way, I was an idiot for entering college as a bio major when I wasn't even remotely sure of that decision. If you are fairly confident in your enthusiasm for the science, go for it.</p>
<p>Science classes in college are a whole 'nother ball game, and this is true of ANY college you go to. Georgetown is no different. It is purposefully tough because SO MANY people come into college "pre-med"/bio majors/think they want to be doctors and Georgetown needs to weed out the kids that cannot cut it. They do this to preserve their Med School placement percentage, (forgot the exact number) but they are very high compared to other colleges/universities. Hence, the required courses of Intro Bio, Gen Chem, and Orgo Chem are obscenely tough and only the best escape with pristine GPAs.</p>
<p>Science majors have the hardest time out of anyone in the College. Science majors have the hardest curriculum, are required to take more credits for the major than other majors, and thus have little room for electives. Reason being is that in a given week, they spend roughly 25 hours in class with a full schedule, most people spend around 15-17. Labs contribute to 1/3 of that time.</p>
<p>Georgetown even recommended in the summer before school started that I only take 4 classes my first semester as a bio major in order for me to "adjust properly to the demands of college". They don't say this to any other major.</p>
<p>IMO, it's impossible to tell whether or not the SFS is harder than science majors or not because it's completely different kind of work. Some people would kill themselves if they were in the SFS and others would kill themselves if they were science majors.</p>
<p>Why did i switch? I liked economics and math more than bio. Personal preference. I escaped from my first year as a bio major with a B+ (3.33) average, others didn't fare so well, others fared much better.</p>
<p>Any more questions?</p>
<p>how does georgetown compare to other schools in sciences?</p>
<p>btw, thank you for that insightful reply!</p>
<p>that's a very difficult question to answer because it's way too broad.</p>
<p>Compared to what other schools in specific? Under what criteria (professors? curriculum? prestige? etc.?)? In terms of grad school placement? Laboratory facilities? Research opportunities?</p>
<p>If you have specific questions, it's much easier for me to asnwer. :)</p>
<p>The biology department has more awards for excellence in teaching than any other major so the professors are definitely qualified. Science at any school is more difficult than other majors, but if you love it then you won't mind. Unlike other schools though, students really aren't competitive. Everyone helps each other out and studies in groups instead of trying to beat each other. Don't worry about it being too hard either- my psych class was actually harder than intro bio.</p>
<p>RS288, Is there a big difference between majoring in Biology and majoring in Health Science? Does the school attempt to "weed out" these students also?</p>
<p>When you say Health Sciences, I assume you mean a major in Health Studies in the School of Nursing and Health Studies. You may know that the Health Studies major has 3 tracks which are distinct from one another: Human Science, Healthcare Management & Policy (formerly Health Systems Administration) and International Health. The difference between Human Science(SNHS) and Bio(COL) is that Human Science focus specifically on the human body, so you take Anatomy & Physiology, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology, Microbiology, etc. The bio major has an ecological component to it that the Human Science track does not. </p>
<p>Healthcare Management & Policy and International Health are very different from the Bio major. In fact, there are no required science classes for Healthcare Management & Policy and only Human Bio is required for International Health.</p>
<p>As for whether the SNHS tries to weed out future doctors, yes they do. Human bio, the intro bio class for SNHS freshmen is notoriously difficult and the same extremely difficult but excellent professor teaches the main science class for Human science majors for 5 semesters) Health Studies is a very difficult major.</p>
<p>I hope that answered your question. Let me know if you need anything else.</p>
<p>In my previous post I said that the bio major has an ecological component that the human science mjor does not, but I should have also said that the human sceince major has a medical component that the bio major does not.</p>