think Biology is more important and easier than Chemistry. Biology involve cells, virus, genes, and more. Chemistry deals with polarity, heat, gas, vapor, electronegativity. Which major is better for pre-med?
A lot of people major more in Biology than Chemistry and I wonder why. Is it because its easier or more relative to medecine?
2007-01-06 18:05:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
As a Biology major and getting my Phd in biology it is not that much easier than chemistry. I depends on what you like and are interested in. I know plenty of chemistry majors that went to med school, they just made sure they took thier anatomy and those types of classes. I have even known some English majors who went to medcial school. Biology however is the traditional answer, and chemistry deals with so much more than that. Without learning the chemistry of the body, it would be no need to know the other things because that is what makes your body work. Even as a biology major you take chemistry, including the ever so hard Biochemistry and or Organic Chemistry depending on your college of choice. So with either major you can't get away with not taking some sort of class in the other. Choose whatever you are good at, can get good grades in, and be very involved in other things that just school because admissions boards look at all that.
2007-01-07 15:59:51 · answer #1 · answered by brownsuga_02_99 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say biology, but only because the grading isn't as competitive. The goal is to get the highest grades possible so you actually get into med school. Once you get into medical school, you are likely to find that very little of your college education is particularly useful because of the enormous amount of totally-new information. I think the reason that there are more biology majors in medical school is that chemists have more career options with only an undergraduate degree. Biology is pretty useless without an advanced degree, so people either go to medical school or get a PhD.
2016-05-23 02:12:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most pre-meds are biology majors because all of the pre-med classes are required for the major, and they don't have to take extra classes. But aside from those core pre-med classes, you can have any major you want. It looks better to have a non-traditional major, like English, because it is so uncommon for the pre-meds.
2007-01-06 21:18:50 · answer #3 · answered by jellybeanchick 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not so that bio is easy and chemistry is quite hard. It is because bio is a subject in which u can score much more than what u can do in chem. or phy.If u are good in bio then u will feel confident to answer the qs.But for chem. even if u are good u are not really confident all the time about your answer
Chem. involves calculations and moreover the formulas which i think are quite confusing.
But if u are good in chem. it is fantastic becoz chem. & phy give rank while bio is must for qualification. So, mastering in bio and being good in chem. can lead u to success.
2007-01-06 18:17:38 · answer #4 · answered by Biofav 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
biology is more related than chemistry to the medical field. while chemistry involves theory and test of chemicals, both organic (medically related) and nonorganic (non-medical), biology deals with the life chemistry in more detail than chemistry alone.
2007-01-06 18:31:35 · answer #5 · answered by Piguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
med schools dont really give a damn what your major is. Have a good gpa and better mcat scores and volunteer and work in a research lab.
2007-01-06 18:19:29 · answer #6 · answered by Spreet 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋