Medical Thread

[Mayana]

I am a political science major and I TOOK MOST OF THESE COURSES BECAUSE OF BARAKZAIABDALI.

I don't need most of these courses. I HATE CHEMISTRY WITH A PASSION.

Political Science? I thought you were a Math major.

Chemistry is awesome, I love chemistry with a passion. Give it a chance!

[Mayana]

I'm a behavioral neuroscience major, thinking about changing to chemical engineering. But for now, the classes for both majors and the Pre-Med requirements overlap, so I'll make a decision once I'm ready to transfer.

[Mayana]

I can swear 2 years ago you told me you were majoring in psychology.

2 years ago eh, I changed my major from psychology to psychobiology during my first semester in college. Psychobiology = behavioral neuroscience

[Laila]

2 years ago eh, I changed my major from psychology to psychobiology during my first semester in college. Psychobiology = behavioral neuroscience

BioPsychology? right.....I have been told only UCSB and UCLA has that major

I am doing a major in Biology with an emphasis in Human Physiology and a minor in Psychology. Do you think I should just go for BioPsychology?

[sahil112]

loll how can u major in so many subejcts:O all are these degrees? at university? :O

[Laila]

loll how can u major in so many subejcts:O all are these degrees? at university? :O

Well with a Major in Biology BS, you can have an emphasis in a certain field (which is beneficial for medical school). I have chosen Human Physiology. I love it! And i am going for a Minor in Psychology.

Yes at a university, for my Bachelors.

[Mayana]

BioPsychology? right.....I have been told only UCSB and UCLA has that major

I am doing a major in Biology with an emphasis in Human Physiology and a minor in Psychology. Do you think I should just go for BioPsychology?

Psychobiology/Biopsychology is more like behavioral neuroscience, it emphasizes more on the brain and neurotransmitters and how our behavior is related to that whereas your current major & minor combination is more general and less specific. Psychobiology is a great PreMed major as it covers all the pre-med requirements but is unique and stands out on the application. The problem with it is that it is not offered at too many universities.

Yeah, you're right, only UCLA and UCSB have that major - UCR and UCSD have a good BS program in psychology which is somewhat similar.

[Laila]

Psychobiology/Biopsychology is more like behavioral neuroscience, it emphasizes more on the brain and neurotransmitters and how our behavior is related to that whereas your current major & minor combination is more general and less specific. Psychobiology is a great PreMed major as it covers all the pre-med requirements but is unique and stands out on the application. The problem with it is that it is not offered at too many universities.

Yeah, you're right, only UCLA and UCSB have that major - UCR and UCSD have a good BS program in psychology which is somewhat similar.

Yeah that is a problem that is not well offered in CA. Have you looked into researching in this field?

[Mayana]

I would love to work in research in that field.. however I wanna have a plan B in case I don't get into the university I want. Hence the Chem E major..
I really wish this major was offered at more places as it's really interesting and exciting and a bigger variety in majors always is beneficial.

[Laila]

I would love to work in research in that field.. however I wanna have a plan B in case I don't get into the university I want. Hence the Chem E major..
I really wish this major was offered at more places as it's really interesting and exciting and a bigger variety in majors always is beneficial.

Have you looked to see if its offered at a private university or CSU?

[Mayana]

Have you looked to see if its offered at a private university or CSU?

Nah I haven't looked into that, to be honest. My counselor told me about PsychoBio at UCLA and I was like BAM that's it!
I'm sure they have similar programs at just about every uni.. they have neurobiology at UCI, for example..

[BarakzaiAbdali]

Nah I haven't looked into that, to be honest. My counselor told me about PsychoBio at UCLA and I was like BAM that's it!
I'm sure they have similar programs at just about every uni.. they have neurobiology at UCI, for example..

Will write back. Getting over an illness. I think the general direction towards chemE is not a bad one.

[BarakzaiAbdali]

So now u want to be a doctor mayana?

Salaamoona wrorra,

Will write you back... getting over an illness. I think I caught the flu in the hospital.

[BarakzaiAbdali]

Dear BarakzaiAbdali(Prime minister of PF),

I have taken Physics 1, and Physics 2, Calc 1 and Calc 2, Bio 1 and Bio 2 am I good for Med school SIR?

Salamoona Wrorre,

Like Mayana is saying, it appears you require general chemistry (2 semesters) and the associated labs. The same goes for Physics in terms of having to take the labs if you have not done so. You also need Organic Chem 1 and 2 with associated labs. The Bio courses also require concurrent labs. Sometimes the courses have labs built into them depending on where you go to school and that is usually evidence in the transcript/course design. You probably have a year long writing/english credit under your belt per your current major.

No need to call me Sir. I am your brother and not your elder. Write me if this is confusing. Here are some links with further explanations. Harvard has done a good job explaining the details:

http://hms.harvard.edu/admissions/de...e=requirements

Hopkins also does the same and provides this link:
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/som/a...s2010-2011.pdf

in this general page:

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/som/a...uirements.html

[BarakzaiAbdali]

I would love to work in research in that field.. however I wanna have a plan B in case I don't get into the university I want. Hence the Chem E major..
I really wish this major was offered at more places as it's really interesting and exciting and a bigger variety in majors always is beneficial.

Chem E is a great field and I wish that I had done my undergraduate studies in that field as opposed to electrical engineering because of the good overlay that it has with the cardiovascular system (though electrophysiology as a subspeciality within cardiovascular diseases does lend itself to a lot of overlap with electrical engineering).

It has a lot of scope in the world and is a very lucrative engineering speciality outside and inside the US. However, take a look at the general requirements and see how much of the ChemE curriculum you have satisfied. It is by no means a cakewalk. If you have to execute this is a backup you can do a quick masters in Biomedical Engineering and come to medicine once you augment your CV/application with such coursework.

Remember, a great field to go into... but the engineering field is a conceptual one that demands a lot of respect and effort to be degreed and capable.