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I'm interested in chemistry right now, even though I haven't taken a chemistry course in two years and my school would not allow me to take first semester chemistry for credit again because I have taken it in high school at another college. Now I am thinking of whether do chemistry or materials engineering. I will be entering my second year in the fall and will have to take second semester chemistry over the summer if I decide to do either one of those. Here are my reasons for choosing those:
Chemistry
Pros
-I like chemistry.
-I enjoy lab work.
-I took a 6-week chemistry course and actually made it through the end of the course (in high school). I was lazy in high school and would have lost motivation, especially since that was my first high school (and college-level) science course, but somehow, I didn't quit. There must be something that kept me going.
-I am interested in drugs (pharmaceuticals).
-I like learning about "stuff" (physical things).
Cons
-Low starting salaries (at all levels).
-Large class sizes.
-Might not get into graduate school for chemistry because of my low grades right now.
Materials Engineering
Pros
-Same reasons as chemistry (except for the pharmaceuticals part).
-I like to learn about how stuff works.
-Back in an art class in high school, I was interested in ceramics (the stuff itself and the art) when I took an art class on the subject.
-Higher average starting salary.
-Small class sizes.
Cons
-I dislike electrical engineering and the E&M stuff in physics.
-It seems like a small field.
Based on these considerations, which one of these should I do my undergraduate degree in? By the way, I know nothing about materials engineering except that it is related to chemistry and physics. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Chemistry
Pros
-I like chemistry.
-I enjoy lab work.
-I took a 6-week chemistry course and actually made it through the end of the course (in high school). I was lazy in high school and would have lost motivation, especially since that was my first high school (and college-level) science course, but somehow, I didn't quit. There must be something that kept me going.
-I am interested in drugs (pharmaceuticals).
-I like learning about "stuff" (physical things).
Cons
-Low starting salaries (at all levels).
-Large class sizes.
-Might not get into graduate school for chemistry because of my low grades right now.
Materials Engineering
Pros
-Same reasons as chemistry (except for the pharmaceuticals part).
-I like to learn about how stuff works.
-Back in an art class in high school, I was interested in ceramics (the stuff itself and the art) when I took an art class on the subject.
-Higher average starting salary.
-Small class sizes.
Cons
-I dislike electrical engineering and the E&M stuff in physics.
-It seems like a small field.
Based on these considerations, which one of these should I do my undergraduate degree in? By the way, I know nothing about materials engineering except that it is related to chemistry and physics. Thanks in advance for any advice.