[soaren]

I want to be a mad scientist mapping intelligence genes (apparently human genome project in China already beat me to it =\), creating mutant 3 eyed mice (joke) and creating super weight loss supplements THAT ACTUALLY WORK (hehe), there are so many "terms" for genetic engineering, bioengineering etc, so what EXACTLY is this kind of discipline within the field known as?

Do I need to get a 8 year degree or can I "get away" with a bachelors for this kind of work? Could you just take all the relevant classes (chem, bio, physics?), skipping bs filler classes like history and language classes (irrelevant) and get a job with a "loaded" college transcript? I'm 24 here, I don't want to be in college till I'm 32, or start my life off loaded with dummy debt... Trying to figure out how I can "angle" my goals to get me going asap while ensuring I am properly educated. If you stuck me in a chemo class I could tolerate a few years of that kind of relevant studying, but honestly the colleges make you take all these stupid classes so they can loot your wallet, it's really dumb that I have to know about Napoleon to engineer diseases resistant mutant mice?


I'm considering taking my first few years online to "get my grades up" before jumping into a good college, probably in Europe (I live in US, too expensive here). Any college recommendations for European professions in the field? Preferably somewhere foreigner friendly (Like Germany).

Thanks =)

- soaren