<p>@WOWM, I’ll just post my reply here. LOL</p>
<p>Firstly, thank you for your detailed response. I really appreciate it. <em>deep breath</em></p>
<p>As I mentioned, my interests lie in the study of communicable diseases and math. But I am very unsure as to what I should do with my four years at UR. I know definitely that I want to be a medical doctor, having volunteered at a hospital. However, I did quite well my HS economics classes and got two 5’s on the AP exams. I am thinking of double majoring in applied math in biology and economics. I can handle the courseload, it just becomes a matter if it is a wise thing to do for a medical route. The thing is, Rochester is “world class” at the biological sciences and economics - but “good” in math. If I don’t get into medical school (I am an international), I think a math major and economics major still holds doors for other graduate schools. </p>
<p>I looked at the BA track for applied math and it includes statistics classes. I think that would interest me, doing statistical analysis for research groups. However, as I understand - that is not research into medical areas such as virology. Do medical schools prefer specific research into biology, or would doing the mathematical/statistical analysis for research groups suffice? I am lost at this research aspect. (sorry) </p>
<p>What is “soc?” </p>
<p>Hmm… I will definitely do that. Could I PM you back a rough outline of my “roadmap?” If that is okay, that would be great. Would economics my humanities cluster? </p>
<p>As you can probably tell, I am completely lost. Thanks for helping!</p>