Can Anyone Tell Me About Majoring In The Sciences?
Hello!
I am a high school senior and at this point I am planning on majoring in Biochemistry and minoring in ‘Health, Medicine, and Human Ethics’ with a goal to pursue pharmacy school.
I know that biochemistry is one of the hardest science majors (or so I’ve heard) and I a curious to hear other peoples experiences in choosing biochemistry.
I am particularly worried about some of the math involve though I know I can do it. I am not skilled at math but with a lot of effort I make good grades. I’ve taken Bio I and II, and Chem I through my local community college and received A’s in them but I do plan to retake them at my university since the CC classes were hardly equivocal to college classes.
I am really excited about college but I do want to do it right from the beginning. Any advice to make good grades from the beginning? I’ve promised myself that I will keep my gpa above a 3.5 with ideally a 3.8 goal. Of course I know that may change once I hit Ochem, lol.
I just would love to hear peoples experiences majoring in the sciences. 
You’re very fortunate to be so gifted in the sciences.
For general career information: http://www.bls.gov/oco and can search ‘pharmacists’, ‘biological sciences’ or such.
As for getting good grades, perhaps join a study group to compare notes and go over material and concepts that were covered in class. They generally recommend going over one’s notes after each class as it may be more fresh in one’s memory. Perhaps the college offers tutoring (most likely in a group setting though unless willing to pay someone for a one-to-one session).
Just fyi that when taking (college) anatomy and physiology, most colleges do Not accept ‘human anatomy’ but instead general anatomy and physiology. As with any prerequisites, it’s best to check with the school’s admissions counselor that one would like to transfer to before taking a class. Since you’re still in high school, please do check with your guidance counselor about coursework too.
With schooling, please steer clear of those online, for-profit schools (may have ‘bricks and mortar’ buildings and may be ‘accredited’) such as penn foster, ashworth, capella, university of phoenix, ITT tech, argosy, strayer, anthem, kaplan, ashworth, colorado tech, ashford, devry, everest and others as they are merely out to ‘make a profit’ (and course credits may not transfer): http://www.ripoffreport.com and can type into search.
For US colleges: http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ