<p>I'm going into twelth grade this fall. I've been doing journalism for all my high school years and now is my chance to be the editor as a senior. Due to schedule conflicts, I cannot take both chem2 and journalism . I took Chem I last year, which only touched on the basics. I'm putting my major as pre-med. Would it be better to take journalism since I've been doing journalism for all four years and can now serve in a leadership position? Or would it be better to take Chem 2 since my major is pre-med?</p>
<p>I really want to take both of them (equally), but which would look better?</p>
<p>Chem II, duh…you’re going into pre-med. Do you think something science-based would be served any use by Journalism?</p>
<p>Go with what you really like. Honestly you can pick up chemistry again in college.</p>
<p>Do you have other science classes open to you?</p>
<p>Yea, but journalism is pretty much the only extra curricular I’m doing. And I’m also taking AP biology this year too…</p>
<p>But the downside of taking journalism is that it won’t boost up my GPA and give less credit as much as chem would.</p>
<p>^^^ If OP doesn’t take upper-level Chemistry, he will be forced to take introductory Chemistry in college. Nearly everyone who is pursuing pre-med in college will not be in introductory chemistry having done an AP, IB, or similarly upper-level class in it and thus the OP will be a year - possibly two years - behind.</p>
<p>^ You have to get not only Biology down but also Chemistry down if you’re planning to do pre-med. I know this because all of my cousins are doing pre-med at UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UCSD. Max them out as much as possible or you will be behind. Also, you will be much more prepared for the college classes by taking upper-level sciences in high school.</p>
<p>Also, can’t you write articles as a Guest Writer or something like that for the newspaper even if you aren’t officially in the Journalism class?</p>
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In the light of this comment, I think you’re better off doing journalism, assuming you want to.</p>
<p>I know someone who is studying to be an engineer, but took journalism throughout high school and loved it. The great thing about journalism is that it allows you to explore your interests in a more personal way than a traditional class might. For example, if you want to study chemistry, in oppose to regurgitating the information about polymers that your teacher wants you to learn, you can research something of significance to your career path–if you’re interested in pre-med, you can interview a pharmacist about the chemical make-up of anti-depressants, or a college professor about the effects of aspartame on human cells. Journalism courses are a tremendous opportunity to connect with people in your intended field!</p>
<p>^ Well, how would the OP be able to comprehend the “chemical make-up” of such “anti-depressants” to be able to discuss the significance of them if he/she does not even understand the necessary knowledge of chemistry, which will without a doubt be complex, to do so?</p>
<p>If you want to take both can’t you self-study Chemistry and then actually take Journalism? I don’t think it’s a big deal either way though. Go with what you like,which seems to be Journalism.</p>
<p>Chemistry only really gets hard once you get to maybe, meh.</p>
<p>It’s easy.</p>
<p>Orgo chem, which I classify entirely differently, will be the critical course.</p>