marinawakid Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 I like the courses in both biology and anatomy & cell biology for different reasons. I honestly can't decide. Anyone have some insight they could possible share? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamIDP Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I like the courses in both biology and anatomy & cell biology for different reasons. I honestly can't decide. Anyone have some insight they could possible share? Thanks in advance! Your question makes no sense. What are you asking? WHich institution do you go to? Are you taking about programs? Are you in high school deciding between a program? Are you looking for courseS? And another dozen questions come in my head when I read your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinawakid Posted June 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Aah sorry, I guess it was too vague. I've completed my first year at McGill university and I'm within the biomedical sciences program. Right now I'm a biology major but they also offer a major called anatomy and cell biology and I'm tempted to switch majors. The reason why I'm stuck is because both courses are quite flexible and allow me to take courses on neurobiology/neuroscience (which is what I want to study at grad). I was hoping that someone could share some insight into the 1) the difficulty 2) usefulness (and how well it prepares you for grad) and 3) how interesting either major is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 More diversity and generalism in biology, big huge department. Less diversity in courses in Anat&Cell Bio, small department. Both offer flexibility to take courses in other areas (do they still do Honours vs Major vs Faculty program?). FWIW, I started in Major in Anatomy for U1 and moved to Faculty program in Bio for U2. Never regretted it...felt like I got a more rounded education (was able to take Arts courses and varied Bio courses--more exposure to more things, which to me is the point of an undergraduate degree). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Molar Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I think they have a double major option, but I am not sure if you can do that with general biology + anatomy or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alai Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Cell bio because it's the hardest to learn on your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinawakid Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 LostLamb, would you say that one major is more difficult than the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinawakid Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Pisces, I see that you're studying dentistry at McGill, may I ask what you majored in during undergrad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 LostLamb, would you say that one major is more difficult than the other? No, neither one is harder than the other, it just depends on where your interests lie. I am more of a generalist at heart, and being in bio let me explore multiple interests. I was very bored very fast when we were learning the minutiae of Golgi bodies in one of the intro anat courses. I don't think there is any point in double majoring in bio and anat...there's a lot of overlap and not sure if it is even an option due to that. I think most people take anatomy so they can do the gross anatomy lab...which oddly enough, i never ended up taking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 I should also add that several people I knew started in anat and switched out to bio...same goes for people who started in biochem and in physiology...some of the core courses are brutal and people just didn't enjoy the subjects enough to continue with such specialization. On the other hand, I also know many people who completed programs in all of those majors and did very well--all depends on the individual! I recommend talking to people in all those programs (just look up the various council members of BUGS, MBSU, etc. and ask them why they're in that program vs. other life sciences ones. I was there quite a while ago now, so my info may be a little outdated, but the general themes I'm sure are still the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinawakid Posted June 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 LostLamb you're a star! Thank you so so much, your advice has been invaluable ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Good luck and let us know what you decide! LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinawakid Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Looks like I'm out of luck! Neither the Biology or the Anatomy undergraduate society is answering my emails. But I'll definitely post my decision here when I decide though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinawakid Posted July 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 After thinking long and hard, I've decided to remain in biology and minor in neuroscience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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