What students report

97% recommend

Review sample

  • Sophomore120%
  • Junior240%
  • Senior240%
Career prospectsSimilar

0.0/5 here

About typical for this major

Elsewhere 3.9Here 3.8
Enjoyment-0.3

0.0/5 here

Lower enjoyment here

Elsewhere 4.1Here 3.7
Difficulty-0.2

0.0/5 here

Less difficult here

Elsewhere 4.0Here 3.8

What stands out

  • Lower enjoyment. Enjoyment is 0.3 points lower than the same major at other schools.

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I think biology leads to many job opportunities, whether its in the healthcare sector or in research. We are constantly making new scientific discoveries to help benefit people's lives, so there is always a need for jobs relating…

Class of Junior

Good! We have a very supportive community and can gain a lot of connections and opportunities throughout the years.

Class of Sophomore

Your entire life will be overtaken by studying and doing homework.

Class of Senior

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Junior Verified

I think biology leads to many job opportunities, whether its in the healthcare sector or in research. We are constantly making new scientific discoveries to help benefit people's lives, so there is always a need for jobs relating to this major.

Sep 2026
Sophomore Verified

Good! We have a very supportive community and can gain a lot of connections and opportunities throughout the years.

Sep 2026
Senior Verified

Your entire life will be overtaken by studying and doing homework.

Sep 2026
Junior

Initially the major was pretty hard when taking the organic chemistry class, but after that was over the electives felt very interesting.

Sep 2026
Senior Verified

Linguistics involved more critical reading, writing, and analysis; biology is more empirical facts and physiological data.

Sep 2026

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