Biology Majors please?

Question

What attracted you to the subject?

Gumdrop girl I have a BS in Biology. I didn't do so well in molecular either, but i seemed to ace all the biotechnology and the microbiology classes.

Answer 1

I actually got interested in how the body works my senior yr of hs and was pretty much hooked on science. After that moment, I evaulated what classes were the easiest for me to succeed in and it all came down to science. The decision was between Chemistry and Biology. Chemistry had more math and could have definite answers so I chose Biology because you have no set answers(research) and have to come up with hypothesis to get an answer plus it was less math(which I dislike but was pretty good at). I had a lot of fun partying in college because Biolgy came easy to me.

Prairie View A&M University Class of '05 BS Biology
University of Alabama at Birmingham Class of '10 Ph.D

Answer 2

I really liked biology in high school. I got a 5 on the AP Bio exam. I wanted to go to med school, so I figured why not just major in biology? I mean, the humanities are a total joke -- they're for losers who can't cut it in REAL coursework, right?

Wow, what a mistake! I managed to ruin my career ambitions by the age of 25.

At university, I studied molecular biology. I picked it because it was the toughest biology major available without having to transfer myself into the engineering college. And yeah, I actually loved the material. I learned all about cell processes, biochem, and the like. The subject was completely fascinating to me. But I just wasn't as good at it as my peers. I was a total C student. I also found that the classes I performed best in were the organismal biology classes. Physiology and the like. Aced those no problem. I am good at memorizing anatomy. I readily understand physiological systems. And I feel really connected to the material because I can apply the ideas to real life pretty easily.

Thing is, I should never have bitten off more than I could chew. I would have done fine in Microbiology or Integrative Biology. Molecular Cell Biology was the wrong department for me. Because I chose to stay and complete a major that was just BAD for me, I am now having problems getting into medical score despite good reviews from my professors and a very high MCAT score.

Anyway, I'm still encouraging you and everyone else to study biology. But If you want to go into biology, pick the right path. It's such a broad field, and while some aspects of bio may suit you very well, other parts could cause you significant hardship.

ADDENDUM: Cool, at least I wasn't the only one who had trouble with molecular bio. They didn't offer much in the way of biotech classes at my school unless you were a bioengineering student. But In grad school, I took some courses on bioinformatics, and I did really well in them. Are you picking grad schools now? I wound up getting a master's in public health, so I still get apply some biology stuff, and I get to work in health research. It suits me okay, though I'd rather get into med school.

Answer 3

Animals
Marine organisms
Scuba diving
Undergrad school
Grad school
Working for the USGS as a biologist
Now Teaching [college prof]