<p>I’m a sophmore, currently looking to go into grad school in evolutionary/organismal biology, or possibly biological anthropology. Right now i’m on track to get a BA in biology. I’ll be an undergrad for a total of four years, and plan on taking many, many, upper level courses in my field. I don’t really want to go for the BS, because I feel that in my case, it actually takes away from the amount of time i can devote to courses more closely related to my field. ie. forcing me to take computer science rather than giving me time to take a course like vertebrate biology.</p>
<p>So I wondered whether the professors reviewing my grad school application will care more about the degree (BA vs. BS), or the actual classes that I’ve taken.</p>
<p>the professor will not care about the letters of your degree, many of the top schools only offer BAs. They will care about classes and research, as well as LoRs (which can be a function of the previous two things) and possibly GPA and GRE scores, although those are both secondary.</p>
<p>The actual classes you take matter most. That being said, if your school offers both the BA and BS, it might be better that you did the latter since it is usually considered a more “rigorous” program. Afterall, you certainly won’t be disadvantaged to have some computer science skills since modern evolutionary biology has become increasingly reliant on modeling. I would suggest that you speak with your advisor regarding this matter since he/she will have more experience with graduate admissions coming from your undergraduate school.</p>