<p>at my school, biochem is quickly becoming the new type of ‘biology’ degree b/c 2015 med requirements are changing and a BA could be very easily attained if you know the system. I started out as one and I thoroughly enjoyed my teachers. Though, I soon realized that I shouldn’t be limited to just reading books, so now I have switched to another major with a minor in chem. There are way better options than just engineering, so don’t let your teachers decide for you. They might be right that engg is good so that you have a back-up but there many majors that can combine your pursuit for science. Engg and chemistry are commonplace majors, when you get to college, you will hear about majors that you didn’t even know existed. Do your search properly and look through the credits that are going to transfer. You could attain a double major without doing much that could offset some really hard semesters.</p>