<p>Hi, I'm a sophomore, and I want to start finding what I want to do right now so I can build up ECs and the like for a possible major. I am set-up for a research lab opportunity over the summer for chemistry, and I have taken an honors course chemistry class this year as well as having taken the SAT. However, I'm not super sure if I'm so interested in chemistry but I feel the time cutting short as I should decide soon. should I stick with chem considering I already have a research opportunity set up that would look good?</p>
<p>Btw, what score on an SAT is good enough for something you want to major in for the top colleges? Obviously 800, but I'm feeling something like a 770ish in the SAT chem I just took in june and am considering retaking if i'm making chem my major. what do you guys think?</p>
<p>So it seems you’re a sophomore in high school. Most top colleges do not care what major you say you will be. Most top colleges do not have you apply to a specific major (most of the Ivies, MIT, Stanford, etc…)</p>
<p>Of those that require you to apply separately, many will only have you apply to very general “schools”. For example, at Columbia, you can apply to Columbia College or Engineering. Penn has the same setup, and also has a separate school for business majors. UC Berkeley has a College of Engineering (you do apply to a specific major here), a College of Letters and Science, and a College of Chemistry (among others).</p>
<p>You’re really only a sophomore. You should just do any ECs that are interesting to you, and excel at those. Sports, debate, model un, science olympiad, research, internships, community service, etc…</p>
<p>As indicated in other threads a Chemistry or Biology and any iteration of them are very poor degrees for employment. If you get a science degree you are almost guaranteed to have to either go to professional school (med pharm dental PA, PT, Opt, OT) or business grad school.</p>
<p>Your other option would be chemical engineering. Otherwise Chemists and Biologists are like toilet paper to American companies. Cheap, treated like crap, and disposed of quickly.</p>