Is Bio Major Bad Choice for Arts Aficionado?

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<p>Question: My junior daughter, a strong student, is applying to mostly match schools, a couple of safeties and 1-2 reaches. Right now she wants to major in Biology and become an immunologist (we know how these things change), but all of her ECs are in the arts – theater acting, theater crew, dance performance. She […]</p>

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<p>If she desires to major in Biology to become an immunologist, I advise she find a school that is strong in the sciences, particularly ones that have rigorous microbiology programs, too. You mentioned that your daughter is a junior. Has she tried dual crediting? I ask this because she is at the right age to qualify for dual credit courses. She is young. I personally would enroll her at a junior college and let her take her core classes and explore the facets of biology.</p>