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Should I switch from cognitive science (neuro track) to biotech?

I’m a premed so I wanted a major with science courses. However, I also want the best major to pick as a backup besides comp sci and engineering, so I’m considering switching over to biotech. I know it’s gonna be a lab job at bachelors level, but at least it will teach me a bit of programming and will get my foot in the door for biotech jobs which could potentially help me make money faster should med school not work out.

However, I have a couple issues:

  1. I haven’t taken any biotech courses since the first 2 years are pretty much science Gen Eds. Tbh I’m not a fan of programming at all so I don’t know how well this major will work out for me, and I don’t want it to yank my gpa especially considering how the classes are harder than cogsci neuroscience courses.

  2. My college is a large public school that’s split into several schools depending on major. Biotech is outside of the current school I’m in, meaning I have to transfer to another school and I’m already a sophomore, plus I can’t go back since once I’m in the school I’m essentially locked in with my major since I’m already a sophomore. If I don’t like it and my gpa sucks, I’ll have some problems.

  3. Tbh I don’t like cogsci, I took the intro course already and I don’t like interdisciplinary work. However, programming is just pure torture for me and I never want to do it, but ofc biotech requires programming. If I were to pick a major in general that I would enjoy, I honestly would have no clue because my interests are minimal.

  4. The school that biotech is in is slightly higher in tuition than my current school. Money matters a lot and I’m already dorming (I did last year too), so spending any more money just seems icky.

I need to decide quick on what I should do, so any advice is greatly appreciated. I have a schedule planned out for next semester in case I make the switch, I just have to be set on committing to it.

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u/crazynoyes37 avatar

What about Neuropsychology?

u/SatisfactionOk6367 avatar

Neuropsych isn’t a major offered at my school, and I’m not sure what that would get me at a bachelors level. Isn’t that mainly lab work like all the other sciences?

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