<p>It definitely hasn’t been easy. However, he had a few things that helped him out.</p>
<p>With Biology, the mitigating factors for him are -
[ul]
[<em>] He got AP credit for Gen Chem 1 & 2, and Intro. Bio 1 & 2, and Physics 1.
[</em>] He is doing BA not BS.
[li] There is some overlap with his CS Major and Linguistics minor for spread requirements like Humanities and math.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>With his CS major, the mitigating factors are -
- [<em>] He got AP credits for Calculus 1 and Intro. Programming.
[</em>] He loves programming. The time commitment for his programming assignments a lot less compared to others.
He had to deal with scheduling issues on a regular basis. Also, because of his CS major he had to take different kind of Physics and Calculus (more difficult) courses than the ones Biology majors take.</p>
<p>His summers and winters were hectic to say the least. During his first summer, he did 14 hours, including the complete Orgo sequence. During his second summer, he did NSF REU program and another 4 hour course and an MCAT prep course. He dropped out of the MCAT prep, as he didn’t find it useful because of bad instructors. In the upcoming summer, he registered for a math course and Cell Biology lab. In his first winter he did EMT-B. He did a lot of shadowing during his second winter. He spent all of last winter preparing for and taking MCAT.</p>
<p>He is going through the committee process now. But, he was taking their guidance all along. His pre-health office was very supportive of his CS major. In fact, the one lady my son talks to, keeps telling him that his CS will help him stand out. Knock on wood … 
Also, he took CS electives in computer aided surgery and medical robotics to keep it relevant for his pre-med.</p>