I heartily endore Chirs Dunn's suggestions for high school preparation.
Most colleges require biological sciences majors to take some level of
calculus, a year of organic with lab and a year of physics with lab. I
would imagine that very few colleges have a "major" in virology. If you
want to do virology at the post-graduate level, undergrad courses in
virology, immunology, microbiology, cell biology and ESPECIALLY molecular
biology, preferably with a lab, should be in your program. If you want to
attend a hot-shot grad program, take at least a semester of physical
chemistry, too. My advice from years of advising students! Muriel Lederman
Muriel Lederman lederman at vt.edu 540.231.5702 (phone)
Department of Biology 540.231.9307 (fax)
Interim Coordinator, Biological Sciences
Initiative
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg VA 24061-0406
