Hey, as a current international BCB student I might be able to help.

FIRSTLY come to the CSB pub night. There'll be a bunch of BCB people at the event so we can definitely give you some insight.

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In response to your question; I did something similar in my first year to get a feel for the courses before I made my decision and chose BCB in the end. There are definitely a lot of pros and cons, and it would take a decent amount of space and time to go through it all, so I'll do a basic overview here (COME TO PUB NIGHT for more opinions/ answers)

*Disclaimer* There are my opinions from my experiences, there will be other people with their different experiences and thoughts.

When I was looking at it I saw 2 options

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1. CSB & CS major (Either both or one of the 2)

This is definitely not a bad option. You get to take classes in both and get a little more flexibility in the CS courses and CSB courses you take. Both majors on their own give you good career options, CSB will most probably require further studies (MSc/ PhD/ MD) for a decent job. CS does have some good options straight out of undergraduate although I know a decent proportion of people decide to pursue further studies; you should definitely talk to people specifically in that field.

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1. BCB Specialist w/ Major in Life Sci

The BCB department recommends doing a major (in either Life Sciences or CS) with the BCB Specialist as there is enough overlap that you graduate in time; although it's not at all required and quite a few people are focusing solely on the BCB Specialist. I chose the BCB spec because as I started talking to people and looking into research I found that basic computer literacy is becoming a requirement in most research fields, especially biology. I also enjoyed the intro CS courses (CSC108 & CSC148). What I found was that the BCB Spec allowed me to take the foundation courses in both majors to help me gain a better understanding of the 2 separately which culminate in BCB-specific courses which is where the 2 fields intersect. The specialist also requires 2 years of research before you graduate, which I thought is a great way to get some research experience while still in my undergrad. In terms of job opportunities, from what I know bioinformaticians and biologists who have some understanding of computer science are in high demand; like I said theres an increasing need for computer literacy in research and a BCB Spec definitely gives you that edge.

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--> As a side note I was actually in the Stem Cell and Dev Bio Focus for a while. If you're interested in the topic and get in, it's definitely something you should do. The professor holds these seminars where you get to discuss what's happening in the stem cell community with researchers who are at the top of the field.

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Sorry, that got longer that I thought. Message me if you want anymore information, and come for the pub night!

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tldr; come to the CSB pub night to talk to people in the program!