Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Salvor
Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:17:02 +0000

I am a college sophomore majoring in biochemistry. I’m in a bit of a weird position. I love biochemistry and I love math. I’m really far in biochemistry (only 32 credits until graduation), but I find that when I’m studying biochem, my attention drifts. Maybe its because the material has gotten to be very high level and it takes a lot of mental effort to memorize all of the material. Regardless, the school work is fairly boring. To add to this, I’m not very good at the bench. My hands shake and my attention wanders. These are the bad things about biochem… however, I really am passionate about the medical research and I even have a publication coming out… its just that, when I’m not learning something that really grabs me, the subject doesn’t hold my attention. In contrast, I am very rarely bored while working on math. I love the challenge of it and I love that finding the answer is squarely on me; it is infinitely repeatable.

Should I consider switching majors?