<p>I got accepted to Muir as Undeclared for next fall. I really wanted to do physiology and neuroscience, so it looks like I'm going to take the lower levels and try to apply through exceptional admission. I was just wondering how being a premeditated is at ucsd, in terms of research oppurtunities, how acessible the profs are, study abroad oops. And just life in general as a premed.
Thanks!</p>
<p>10charbumpp</p>
<p>You don’t have to be a bio major to be premed. You could be cogs,psych, chem, hell you could even be a dance major! You just need to fulfill all the requirements for med school. The only thing you have to watch out for is your GPA. GPA is VERY important to med schools, so keep it up! </p>
<p>There are tons of research and lab job opportunities, but they’re hard to get unless you have experience, a good GPA and/or know the professor. If you want to do research I strongly recommend you get some experience this summer. If you want a lab job make sure you apply in the fall, it gets harder afterwards. Being a premed anywhere isn’t going to be easy. SD has tons of premeds. Granted, many of them realize they’re not dedicated enough to pursue that path. If you want to be premed be prepared to develop a good sense of time management and study, A LOT. That’s not to say you can’t have a life. Many premeds have a pretty good social life. However, you need to know when and how to stop talking to your friends and force yourself to do work (in college, this actually becomes a pretty difficult feat).</p>
<p>Study abroad as a bio major is pretty hard. However, there are Global Seminars, which are 5 week excursions to different countries. Also, you could always go during the entire summer and take classes that are loosely associated to what you’re studying. The purpose of study abroad isn’t to meet course requirements anyways, it’s to immerse yourself in a different culture. Many people I know say it’s the best experience they’ve had in college, so they must be on to something.</p>
<p>How would be able to get experience this summer?</p>
<p>I switched my major to Biochem/chem, and I was wondering how easy it would be to get the required classes for med school?</p>
<p>No problem at all. All the premed courses are open to everyone, regardless of major.</p>
<p>(and woohoo, that’s an awesome major! it’s a great launchpad for med, dental, pharm, vet, and whatever grad programs you fancy.)</p>
<p>Think it would be possible to double major in that and cog sci? Haha</p>
<p>Of course it’s possible! The better question is how well you could do it =P</p>