<p>I found out I can either get a BA in chemistry from the College of Letters and Science or I can get a BS in chemistry from the College of Chemistry.</p>
<p>What's the difference?? Does choosing either one affect my chances of being accepted? thanks</p>
<p>It’s harder to get into BS Chemistry, simply because CoC is generally harder to get into than L&S.</p>
<p>The difference is that you do more liberal arts breadth courses for BA Chemistry, while you do more science-related courses for the BS.</p>
<p>I’ve heard switching into CoC is a relatively painless experience save Chem 4A/4B</p>
<p>If you are interested in chemistry, you should take Chem 4a no matter how hard it is.</p>
<p>If you’re majoring in chemistry, you should choose the College of Chemistry.</p>
<p>The difficulty of getting into the College of Chemistry is nothing compared to the difficulty of getting into the College of Engineering. Just sign up for the College of Chemistry.</p>
<p>Or get into L&S, take Chem 1A/1B/15, and then transfer to CoC - those three courses are equivalent to Chem 4A-B.</p>
<p>^ If you take Chem 1A/1B/15 then you won’t know anyone in the College of Chem, which will be more annoying than you would think. Therefore, I would suggest that even if you apply to Letters/Science and plan to switch to the CoC, you should still take Chem 4A-4B.</p>
<p>Is Chem 4A/4B really that hard?</p>
<p>I can only speak for 4A, but seriously, it’s not bad at all.</p>
<p>4B is supposedly a lot worse</p>
<p>4B is quite a bit easier than 4A (which wasn’t THAT bad). 4A is actually hard, 4B is just somewhat tedious; the material isn’t actually conceptually difficult. And the five-week project is actually kind of fun.</p>
<p>But to OP - it’s harder to get accepted into CoC than L&S (from what I’ve heard). However, if there’s any chance you might want to do BS Chem, then even if you applied to L&S, take Chem 4A. CoC is pretty small and it’s nice to know people around.</p>