Question on Integrative Biology Major

Galois314
Sun, 08 Sep 2019 17:59:52 +0000

Posting for my brother…he is interested in applying to Berkeley for the Integrative Biology major.

He is not interested in medicine - he wants to focus on ecology and evolutionary biology to become a field biologist studying the environment, wildlife populations, etc. He is definitely interested in going to grad school after that, focusing on ecology and evolutionary biology.

He is, however, wondering if the IB major will be full of students intent on the medicine path, and making it ultra-cutthroat and competitive, both from an application standpoint first, and later in the classes. Are these legitimate concerns, or do most students who are interested in applying for med school going to be in the Molecular and Cell Biology track?

Any advice would be great!