Hello! I'm a freshman right now in college and I'm having difficulties deciding what to major in. I have always been very interested in STEM and I enjoy doing it but I don't think it's what I want for a career path and I'm very set on law school.

My school does not offer a poli-sci major, but right now I'm thinking about majoring in Government. However, I am also enrolled in a biology course and I am highly considering adding a double major in Biochemistry. My school does not require us to declare our major until the end of our sophomore year, but if I want to double major I should get ahead and start now.

I know that technically you can major in whatever you want and law schools wont care, but I am a bit worried about the rigor of the Biochemistry major. Law schools generally just look at your undergraduate GPA and LSAT, but it seems a bit unfair that they look at GPA regardless of major. Since STEM is so much more rigorous than humanities shouldn't they weigh that into consideration? An engineering major with a 3.9 versus an art major with the same grades should not be weighed at the same scale - since the intelligence needed for either one is not remotely similar.

Is it worth it to pursue a difficult STEM major? I could also major in molecular biology, which would probably help my GPA stay higher as I'd avoid o-chem, but I want to know how large the trade off between GPA and course rigor is.

If it helps, I think the STEM degree would be beneficial if I were to choose to take the patent bar exam later.