<p>Hi, I'm currently a bio major at u. pitt. and i just finished off my sophomore year.. it's def. time to start thinking about plans after undergraduate program, and i want to go on to grad school right afterwards since i heard you can't do much with a BS in bio. </p>
<p>What are the options with degree in bio other than med school/phD in bio?
I was looking into a physician's assistance program or physical therapy, but my GPA is on a low scale(less than 3.0) since i didn't do so hot my freshman year& I have repeated couple courses in my major. i know my gpa doesn't cut it for those programs but how big would my chances differ if i could raise my gpa for my junior year and 1st sem. senior year?
plus im doing undergrad research along with volunteer stuff, but i don't know how much this will help getting into a grad school.</p>
<p>Also, what other medical career/research options are there without having to go to med school?</p>
<p>Hey, I'm a bio major too. In addition to P.A. programs, you could also go into:</p>
<p>1) Medical Technology, Cytotech. etc. (training: one year, starting pay: $40-50k)
2) K-12 Teaching (training: one year, starting pay: $30-40k)
3) Lab Tech (training: none, starting pay: $20-30k)
4) Private Industry (varies; with a BS you'd probably start in quality testing)</p>
<p>You could also get an MBA and make a killing in Life Science Business (pharmaceuticals etc.), or look into any of the numerous health professions outside of the lab: HealthProfessions.com</a> -- Choose Your Profession</p>
<p>1) It's my experience that PhD programs largely are assessing your ability to do independent research, and how they assess that is your research experience. Now, a sub-3.0 GPA isn't going to make things easy for you, but you have 3 more full semesters to raise that number.
2) Scientific writing and Technical Scientist (at a bio-research co like BD Bioscience, Invitrogen, Qiagen, etc.) are oft-overlooked science careers that may or may not require a PhD.</p>