<p>Astrina, im deciding whether to do the biochemistry/cell biology or biochemistry/chemistry majors. Is there a difference between the type of biochemistry classes you take I know the classes are in different departments. Seems like the chemistry path goes more in depth. I'm trying to avoid P-chem :) because of the horror stories I've heard but at the same time I want to get the best possible education in biochemistry while keeping my gpa high. (pre-dental student and transferring next year from a CC)</p>
<p>Astrina, may I ask: What is your GRE score? </p>
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<p>@macattack510:
the two majors as a whole are pretty different, with one being VERY bio-based and the other being VERY chem-based. the upper-division biochemistry sequence for each are identical in requirements (one quarter each in structural, metabolic, molecular biochem) but taught slightly differently between the departments. The biggest change between the departments is probably that the chemistry department sticks like glue to the textbook offerings, while [I feel] the biology departments get a little more creative, often pulling in additional resources, having slightly more "thinking-based" test questions, etc. In the end it's a question of whether you like bio or chem more. I was surprised I ended up choosing chem (because I hated it to no end in high school), but I liked it a lot more -- classes were smaller, I could actually count on seeing my classmates every quarter, the professors were in a smaller department (and could advise with more experience), and I liked the mixup of subjects. Bio is pretty much a "sit and memorize" type of science for me, and I really didn't want to do that for four years.
If GPA is your concern, chem doesn't have as many grade-obsessed pre-meds. You'll see from my earlier posting that there are a number of us who are there because we like it, and could care less about grades. :) But you're the one to ultimately decide if you're a chem person.
P-chem really isn't all that bad. Starting in fall 2005, they made a change in textbooks for the chem/biochem kids (who take chem 126/127, whereas the regular chem majors take chem 131/132/133, a notoriously hard sequence) and it's been watered down SO much compared to the old series. It's also being taught by John Crowell now, and he's excellent at picking out the necessary topics, ignoring the random extraneous ones, and organizing them in a very student-friendly fashion. His talent for that has also kept him teaching gchem for a few decades now. :)</p>
<p>@Dk-blue_Falcon:
aw man, you're making me go look up stuff now? :P I kid, it's an easy one enough. For many people, their GRE scores are pretty close to their SAT scores (since the two exams are, like, the same thing?), and mine was no exception. 1410 for general GRE, a 5.5/6.0 in analytical writing, and a 750 in the chemistry subject GRE.</p>
<p>astrina: hmmmm is that molecule caffeine? :D damn those molecule kits.</p>
<p>i love chemistry. i do hate ochem with a passion though. memorizing is a horrible way of learning but sometimes, just gotta do it. or in the case of my bio major, always have to memorize everything.</p>
<p>I know this is kind of an old thread but does anyone by chance have pictures of the interior of a marshall single dorm?</p>
<p>Lol I'm in a marshall single as we speak... I can try to post some pics sometime.</p>
<p>Wait who were some of those professors in the UCSD life album???? There was some useful info in the captions!! "Worst physics teacher at UCSD", "Lectures may go too fast" :)</p>
<p>the tall white skinny guy is gone (abysmal student evals, i'm guessing), no need to worry!</p>
<p>so was graduation for revelle held outside or inside of rimac? cause i see both...</p>
<p>revelle's held outside; the one from inside RIMAC was for grad students (i did a BS and MS)</p>
<p>wow. i didn't know it was possible to get both an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree at the same time.</p>
<p>yeah, i probably should've put the GSAS one in a different album, but it's graduation-related nonetheless. if you look at the dates on the pictures, most are from 2006 (BS) and the last ones are from 2007 (MS)</p>
<p>UCSD has a beautiful campus....These pictures are really not even close to the vibe and experience you can get by simply visiting the campus.</p>
<p>I've finally gotten around to uploading some pictures.</p>
<p>Picasa</a> Web Albums - Anon - UCSD in Pictures</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p>nice pictures : )</p>
<p>thanks! :-)</p>
<p>I'm sure SDUncensored.com visitors will find them familiar</p>
<p>haha that "post your pictures" thread on SDuncensored was one of my favorites.</p>
<p>the time-lapse videos are AWESOME.</p>
<p>Very familiar!</p>
<p>nice pics by everyone</p>
<p>I love southern california</p>