Obviously it would make more sense for you to take chemistry, as it will be required for the field you would like to enter. That being said, you already have physics in your class load, would adding chemistry make your work/study/learning load too much? Those classes will do you no good if you don't come away from them having learned something.
I want to go into medical research, aerospace engineering, such as NASA work, or (also NASA), quantum or astro physics. Logicaly it's beter for me to go into Chemistry but I love music more. The prerequisites to get into most science-based university courses are Physics, Chemistry as the two recurring ones, and sometimes Biology.
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Tris
Chemistry would be way more useful for the subjects you're interested in, but if you really love music you can carry on with it outside of school. You can't really do that with chemistry.
I may be a little late answering this but contrary to what others have been saying, I suggest you take both if you can and if you can't , go with music. You're still in 10th grade so you still have next year and the year after that to take chemistry. It's good to have some sort of liberal studies such as art and music in your curriculum because it makes you look like a well rounded person which are what colleges and universities are seeking nowadays. Yes, even institutes that are science based want well rounded people just with an emphasis in the science aspect. Unless you have national to international level accomplishments, trying to be well rounded is the way to go.
I'm not saying that you should always do what you want first. I'm only telling you that you may change your mind in the near future so you might as well balance it out in taking things you like (music) and things that you need (physics). Unless you are dead set on what you want to be, it's okay to do some exploring when it comes to your interests while you still have time (and you do).
When I was in 9th grade, I thought microbiology was my thing. Then in 10th grade, I wanted to be an astrobiologist which is kinda similar to what you're aiming for. In 11th grade, I wanted to be a psychologist and then later on an architect. During my last year of high school, I wanted to be a music composer but then changed my mind to civil engineering instead. First year of college I entered as a civil engineer and I learned that I didn't really like the people or the atmosphere in engineering. So then I switched majors to statistics. And believe me or not, many people I know have go through similar things of trying to decide what they want to do in life. I'm not saying this to discourage you in any way, but you never know what will happen and things can change. Throughout my high school career, I made sure that I still took orchestra because I love playing but at the same time, I took all the upper leveled science and math courses offered in my school by using up most of my electives. I didn't want to feel like I was missing out on the things I love and at the same time I was trying to prepare myself to whatever was to come in the future.
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