Major Dilemmas

ThatMathySciGirl
Tue, 13 Oct 2015 01:32:58 +0000

Hi there,
I am a first-year at Virginia Tech currently in General Engineering and desiring to follow a pre-veterinary path. There are two potential paths I can take: biological systems engineering and biological sciences degrees in four years, and biochemistry ad biological sciences degrees with a minor in chemistry in three years. The latter option would allow me to obtain more veterinary-related experience and encounter a lot less stress in college, but it would also mean switching out of engineering at an engineering school for which I am out of state. Also, if I don’t end up going to/getting into vet school, I would most likely have a lot fewer job prospects at significantly lower salary (but I don’t know if I want to be an engineer anyway)… before this I was considering going to grad school regardless, and my first choice vet/grad school is currently my in-state flagship. Any advice would be much appreciated as I stress out.