High school student wondering about chemical engineering majors?

<p>I'm only a sophomore but for about a year now I've been planning to major in chemical engineering when I enter college. I've always loved science, but I've only been OK with math. I'm good enough to take the hardest classes possible and get good grades, and I get well above average on standardized exams but my math scores are always lower than my reading/writing scores. I know that doesn't say everything about my math abilities, but that gives you an idea.</p>

<p>But I don't LOVE math like I love science, and I know chemical engineering is math-intensive. Is that a problem? I like applied math more, like math word problems related to business and in physics/chemistry. </p>

<p>Also, I've heard it's a really hard major and extremely stressful for most engineering students. I'm not looking for an easy way out, or treat college like a 4-year frat party, but I'd still like the "college experience" and I want to actually <em>enjoy</em> what I'm studying. I feel like if I'm always playing catch-up, barely passing exams, etc. it will be a very painful four years. On top of that I may want to go to medical school and engineering is known for its deflated GPA's. </p>

<p>Anyways, I just want someone with experience to give me some insight. The types of careers and the science angle of what chemical engineers do/learn is what has made me still want to do it even though I've heard all these horror stories, but I want to know what I'm getting myself into (I've heard a lot of people drop out too, I don't want to be one!).</p>