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6k for Simmons is only tuition +fees, so books and other personal expenses aren’t included. Yes I know EFC.
Considering that I pay 6k tuition a year for Simmons and full ride UMass Boston, and I wish to major in Biology. Would either schools get me the same job if I were to take advantage of either school’s opportunities (internship or co-ops)?
What school should I attend according to my situation?
Yes they will enable you to get the same jobs. Neither of these is magically different from the other in that respect.
The issue is whether or not raising 6k each year will be a hardship for you and your family. For some families it would be. For others it would be a bit of a challenge, but not too awful. For still others it wouldn’t be a challenge at all. That you are here worrying about the merits of A at 6k x 4 = 24k vs B at 0 x 4 = 0 makes me think that for your family A is out of your true price range no matter how much you love it.
Simmons has more preprofessional programs and more personal guidance.
However if you choose to major in straight biology (not Biostatistics or any of the biology-based preprofessional majors Simmons offers) and you don’t want to go to grad school, save your money.
Figure out how easy it’ll be to have paid internships what support each university offers.
Make sure to have internships and consider the campus your workplace, be there 9am-9pm –
join clubs, network/make friends, show skills and leadership.
Donc treat it like high school.
Finding a job will depend on 1) GPA 3+ 2) career services workshops that you should attend early on 3) internships 4) leadership and networking.
Academically you’ll want to focus on quantitative skills - statistics, math, programming, informatics.
What do you want to do with a biology major?
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I understand that one school is closer to their students by providing personal attention, but if I were to speak and ask questions from a UMass Boston professor would I receive just as much aid and guidance?
I want to work in biotechnology like pharmaceutical and similar fields.
Does working at a pharmaceutical to alter medicine mean that I am working in research, or is that something else?
Really I am concerned about the final outcome of graduating which is a job. I want to be convinced about which school will get me a batter job (if either of them does) if I use all the resources.
You can get a good job graduating from either place provided you do take advantage of the resources. Yes there are professors at UMass Boston who will be willing to give you aid and guidance. It just might take you a little longer to identify them than it would at a place that is focused on undergrads.
You can ask the career centers at each of these places where their graduates find internships and jobs. It is OK to do that.
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You are right about Simmons faculty caring more. But if I were to insist and ask for guidance do you think I would be able to revive equal career guidance?
Your career prospects are going to be determined by your hard work - your grades, your work internships, and the opportunities you seize in college, not the name of the college on your diploma.
If you work hard in Umass Boston, you get a lot of profesor’s support.
You don’t insist. If a Professor wont’/can’t help, you need to find another one who can.
At UMass Boston, professors may be focused on their research. However within the Honors College they’ll be interested in the honors students.
Go to UMass Boston, look into all the opportunities afforded by the honors college, and make sure to have a statistics minor. That will help you.
But you’ll have to create a path for yourself, be very proactive.
Hello space MYOS1634
Thanks for your reply. You’ve mentioned in your previous comments that if I were to have just biology bachelors degree I wouldn’t be able to get good jobs., And unlike other biology branches like biostatistics Or even having a bachelors in bio technology it would make me more likable in the work field. But, if I were to major in both biology and either information technology or data analysis would I be just as likable in the work force if I were to have a bachelors in biotechnology?
Your help would be great!
yes, in fact data analysis + biology (or data analytis major + biology minor) would be more valuable and more marketable than biotechnology, and information technology + biology would likely be as valuable and perhaps more.
As you love biology AND if you also love math, biostatistics is a better route. It will offer greater employment flexibility.
Can you double major with statistics and biology at UM Boston?
^I agree that biostatistics would be ideal for someone who wants a job right after undergrad and likes biology.
would Majoring in statistics and biology make me just like bio sadistic’s major. So that means that when I look for jobs I can get positions that are intended for biostatistics major?
Yes. But if the double major becomes hard to complete (which it may be), prioritize upper-level statistics.
Hi. Will I be able to become a research associate with a bachelors in biology from UMass Boston? And Wood two years experience in a lab and internships.
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I don’t think so.youd typically need a master’s degree.
A bachelor’s in biology doesn’t lead to jobs in biology research. You need a PhD (and at least a Master’s degree).
With a biology degree you can apply to any job requiring a bachelor’s degree. Usually the job doesn’t involve biology. If you have a statistics background that job will be better paid. With bio + statistics you can work in public health, or for pharmaceutical companies, any industry that requires statistical modelling…
Yes, there are bachelor’s level positions in research groups. What the job title would be for that, I don’t know and may depend on the employer. I do know that some USDA research labs have had specific trainee funding for recent college grads with bachelor’s degrees. Some people I know who started out with that kind of position continued with the USDA while completing advanced studies trough the PhD and have made their careers there. Happydad works in biotech. The animal facilities team have bachelors level educations. In the past, his group has had summer college student interns who went on to jobs in biotech after finishing college.
An additional career option with a bio degree and some lab experience would be in lab equipment sales and in lab supply sales. You could think of those too when you have spent more time in a lab and found out which aspects of the work are most interesting to you.
When I looked on Indeed most biostats required master’s degree. Is this for all or what?
Plz help ASAP