Pre-Med Questions - Biology?

[kal123]

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Originally posted by kdog044</p>

<p>what if #1 and #3 don’t relate?

I wish I knew… However, the fact that your son has clarity of thought with regards to his desire to go to medical schools, is a good sign. Kids like that apply themselves to the task at hand with a lot more focus. And that always helps them reach their goals.

Originally posted by texaspg </p>

<p>You are not having any fun then

:):)</p>

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Originally posted by texaspg
I am not certain I agree with 30-35/120 for a major though. It does depend on the major and their prerequisites. Most schools have 60+ for CS and engineering majors when you add up all the math/other requirements which you would not be doing if you did not pick that major. If one went to Johns Hopkins and picked Biology major, they pretty much can’t think of any course outside of the prescribed requireements for that major plus graduation requirements.

Yeah, I counted only the major specific courses. I have been vague about the school my son is attending, so far. I will reveal that now He is in Johns Hopkins’ Whiting School of Engineering. To get his CS degree, he needs 42 hours of CS classes, 22 credits of math and some other spread requirements. He is also getting a Biology (BA) from Krieger School of A&S. For the Biology BA, he needs 32 credits of Biology courses, in addition to chemistry, physics and humanities requirements. His Linguistics minor covers the humanities requirement. For his Linguistics minor he needs 20+ credits in Linguistics and 4 foreign language courses. Luckily, JHU is pretty generous with AP credits:) My son got 30 AP credits. Those not only helped him do two majors, but also placed him out of lower level pre-med courses.</p>