Undergrad Programs & Choosing Colleges

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<p>I'm confused about what undergraduates do in college in relation to your major. So tell me if this is correct: as an undergrad you take required courses as well as courses in your major, and by the end of the 4 years you get your bachelor's degree (2 for associate's). My questions:</p>

<p>(1) What do you do if you have an undecided major?</p>

<p>(2) Should I not attend a liberal arts school if I'm pretty certain I know what I want to study? </p>

<p>(3) How important is studying your intended field as an undergrad, like if the school doesn't have a program you want or like is it not worth going there?</p>

<p>(4) How important is getting a bachelor's degree, if that's how it works?</p>

<p>Specifically, should I not go to Harvard, for example, because they don't have a program for bioengineering, which is what I know I want to major in (note that I said bioeng, not biomedical eng, they're different!)?</p>

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<p>(1) What do you do if you have an undecided major?

  • Pick one</p>

<p>(2) Should I not attend a liberal arts school if I’m pretty certain I know what I want to study?

  • doesn’t really make a difference</p>

<p>(3) How important is studying your intended field as an undergrad, like if the school doesn’t have a program you want or like is it not worth going there?

  • Depends on the field. Want to study physics but they don’t offer science classes? Go somewhere else. </p>

<p>(4) How important is getting a bachelor’s degree, if that’s how it works?

  • Depends on your goals.</p>