<p>I will be a freshman at Cornell next year and am planning on a physics/chem major. I plan on going to grad school after college for a PhD but we all know life is uncertain, so I was wondering if I could make myself more marketable on the job market by adding an appropriate and applicable minor to my degree, or maybe even help my chances with grad school. I wouldnt want to double major as I think a physics/chem degree with side research work would be demanding enough on its own. </p>
<p>So I was wondering for physics, what are some good applicable minors? I'm thinking compsci or math. </p>
<p>Also for chemistry. Compsci and math seem good here too, perhaps biochem also. </p>
<p>My suggestion would be to minor in whatever you have a passion for. Like you said, life is uncertain, so there’s no way of knowing now which minor will serve you best in the future.</p>
<p>A math minor helps with the higher level physics courses. OTOH, Computational Physics is an important area. At this point you probably don’t know exactly which area of Physics you are or might be interested in. I would suggest taking some intro Computer Science for Majors course(s) to see if that interests you, as a Comp Physics degree is marketable.</p>