HONORS stuff... I don't know what to do!

quantize
Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:49:07 +0000

ldftalk - The classes first years at UT take vary. There are intro classes that freshman take for most engineering majors that are required to progress into the rest of the curriculum. So if you transfer into engineering after a semester or two, you will be behind your classmates. Keep in mind though, if you’re coming in with very little AP credit, there are a lot of general breadth requirements you need to fulfill, and doing it your first semester is an excellent alternative to jumping right into engineering classes.

As far as the question on biology… there’s a lot you can do with any degree. You can go into grad school and research, go to medical school, work in industry in a field related to bio, work in a field completely unrelated to bio, start your own business, the possibilities are endless. You should spend some time learning what these post-graduate opportunities are really like so you can figure out what you want. The best time to do that is during your undergrad education. Participate in research, if you’re looking into natural sciences, try to do the Freshman Research Initiative. Get an internship and see if industry life is for you. Start your own company, be an entrepreneur. Communicate with other people who have more experience than you. There’s so many people and opportunities available at UT, you just need to put yourself out there and show people you’re interested.

EDIT: About the Freshman Research Initiative, if you end up in DS, you’re basically in it.

Hope I helped.