Switching Schools...should I stay or should I switch?

DarkKnight666
Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:18:28 +0000

So I heard that switching schools as an undergrad at WashU is easy. But does anyone know the whole process of switching schools? I apologize for sounding skeptical, but I just wanna see for myself.

But I’m considering switching schools once I once start college. I’ll be a freshman in the school of engineering next year studying BME and pre-med; I’ll also probably be taking Biology class next year as part of the pre-med requirements. But I know BME is heavily math-based, and I don’t think I’m good at math, so I’m considering switching to CAS for a major in Biochem or some biology-based major.

My second question is: should I switch to CAS? I’m really not so good at math, but I know BME careers make more money than Biology-based ones. My main goal for undegrad major is to earn enough money for med school. But I also heard jobs in undergrad majors in biology-related fields are difficult to find. So, is it really worth switching?

my math skills aren’t too bad… I got a 770 in the math section of my SATs and and a 770 in the Math 2 subject test. But I took IB Math HL in high school and it just killed me, so now I doubt I’m qualified for undergraduate degree in engineering.

Also I do plan to look for internship opportunities at the NIH and other institutes in the summer. So would it be easier for for those institutes to accept me if they knew I’m working towards a major in Biology instead of BME?