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Thank you all you are very helpful an this is great information! I am currently on track to take 2 biochem courses before I graduate, along with quantitative analysis, analytical chemistry, and physical chemistry along with at least a second calculus.That is in addition to the calc based physics and several upper division molecular bio classes. Also, in response to orims, I am looking intently on attending an REU this coming summer and have schools in mind with LORs lined up. In response to aberrant, research is a great idea. I have some molecular bio research under my belt, but I'm going to try and get into some biochem research ASAP. Thanks again everyone!

Hi everyone, I'm new on here and I'm in need of advice. I am a junior undergrad student at a small liberal arts school, yet I am pursuing a degree in biology (more molecular than organismal). Although, as I've begun taking upper division courses I've realized my passion seems to lie in the mechanism of cellular processes at the biochemical level. As a result of this self-discovery, I am feeling more and more like pursuing a biochemistry phd program is right for me. I want this. However, I'm not sure how big schools offering biochem programs view a biology major (both in general, an also in the sense that I am from a small school in Georgia). Despite the prefix of bio- in biochemistry, all the schools I've researched at least seem partial to chemistry majors. Is there anyone here that can comment on this situation, on how an ambitious biology student can make it to a biochemistry phd program? Any advice is welcomed, and thank you for your time!