<p>Ok I'm senior in high school and really idk what science to major in when I get to college. I wanted to go into the medical field but now idk anymore. I mean if anything I'm more prepared to major in chem since i'm currently taking ap chem (also ap psych but really psych is a joke) and it's seemingly easy as long as I think "logically" lol. I just think down the line what would a degree in chem offer me? I mean the labs in chem are fun like breaking down stuff setting things on fire etc but I can't see the big picture. Is it just uhh finding how much of "A" is needed for "B" all the time because that'd get boring fast. </p>
<pre><code>I took honors Bio honors earth science ( wish i skipped earth science because the astronomy part of it interested me at least it helped on the ACTs lol) and currently taking honors Physics. The only part of Bio that interested me was genetics, iRNA, vaccines, manipulating genes ect. Physics seems too well idk just feels like a math class that applies it to real life situations with vectors scalars might get interesting but idk seems bland atm. I mean quantum mechanics and stuff like multiverse th., dark matter being stars in other universes, higgs boson lol, and stuff like that seems interesting but really being interesting doesn't mean anything if you can't apply it/find a job for it lol.
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<p>Honestly this seems like a confusing rant lol but seriously what science major would offer many "doors to open". I haven't really looked into any careers other than per-med medical field stuff and Idk if I wanna go down that path anymore so mehh. I just don't want to go to college and waste time the first few years and ik some colleges force you to take different subjects but if Ik what I want to do I'd probably do one of those accelerated program thingies. As you can't tell already I'm sort of an indecisive person XD. </p>
<p>All Posts are welcome :D and ty for reading this wall text lol.</p>
<p>Most science majors have terrible job prospects in of themselves especially biology and chemistry. The only reason to get them is if you are sure you are going to med, pharm, dental, PA, PT or some other professional school. Otherwise you will be working crapo temp jobs for $15 an hour until you do go back to school either for a professional degree or a unrelated major.</p>
<p>The good majors are engineering, computer science, accounting & Finance, human resources ( a true junk science but they are paid well), and of course nursing.</p>
<p>ssschoe - are you a student or parent? I don’t totally disagree with you about majoring in chemistry or biology but there are more jobs than you think in research. Also, not sure where you heard that HR is paid well?</p>
<p>I was a student about 8 years ago. Now I am dealing with the repercussions of having a graduate degree in science. It took me 3 years to get a decent job with benefits. I got very lucky to find a job with a small company that doesn’t treat their science staff like toilet paper as most of the larger companies do. Before that I worked 3 years as a “temp” with no benefits.</p>
<p>If I had it to do over again I would not have majored in science. I like science but I like having a middle-class lifestyle more and science seems increasingly incompatible with that. The next time I get laid off I will probably not even bother and use the time to get out of the field.</p>
<p>HR is typically decently paid they start out $35-45k with full benefits and HR managers can earn 6 figures way more than a chemist can ever hope for even with a grad degree. Pretty good considering most of what they do is use junk science and psychobabble to make a mess of the hiring process and file paperwork.</p>
<p>In general, biology and chemistry majors do not have very good job and career prospects at graduation. If you like chemistry, you may want to consider chemical engineering.</p>
<p>Physics majors are often thought of as acceptable “second choice” candidates for jobs that otherwise look for applied math or statistics majors (e.g. finance), engineering majors, or computer science majors, so they tend to do better than biology and chemistry majors. But if you know your job and career goal, it may be better to major in a “first choice” major.</p>