tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074847022851564936.post1244472207650560620..comments2022-09-07T09:02:56.174-04:00Comments on The Dendritic Arbor: Perhaps I should flip a coin?Aliothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15023577826873977834noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074847022851564936.post-1377143465944342332010-08-23T12:50:12.922-04:002010-08-23T12:50:12.922-04:00If it were me, I would take the bio figuring that ...If it were me, I would take the bio figuring that I could very easily pick up the myth and religion material on my own, and I'm not sure there's much value in having credit for it.<br /><br />But of course I am not and have never been a biologist of any stripe, and you may feel much better about picking sys bio up from a book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074847022851564936.post-44783296193944983132010-08-23T09:56:56.891-04:002010-08-23T09:56:56.891-04:00I'm somewhat biased towards 7.32 personally, b...I'm somewhat biased towards 7.32 personally, but to be perfectly honest, the only reason you'd want to take it would be to get to know the professor, Jeff Gore. Grad Schools will see that you've had experience working in a sysbio lab, and unless Gore plans on completely revamping the syllabus, a decent set of lecture notes for the course is online: http://web.mit.edu/biophysics/sbio/<br /><br />It does look to be a very cool class though, and I've heard nothing but positive reviews from both grad students and undergrads. Even my postdoc at the med school, who sat in on the class last year, said he liked it.jnubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945234623253082991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074847022851564936.post-71497307544143055912010-08-23T03:47:22.491-04:002010-08-23T03:47:22.491-04:00I'd take the HASS class. One extra biology cla...I'd take the HASS class. One extra biology class is not going to have a huge impact on your prospects in grad school, and you definitely won't have the opportunity for breadth then that you do now, so take advantage of it while you do have it. Or something like that. :-)<br /><br />More importantly, undergrad is not just preparation for grad school; you should enjoy it in its own right. Plenty of time for putting your nose further to the biological grindstone later.<br /><br />JoshJoshnoreply@blogger.com