(URGENT) materials anyone?

Hi,
I'm a year 12 student trying to choose my degree - stuck between materials science and engineering. There are plenty of resources to find what a chemistry degree will be like, but fewer resources for materials sciences. My dream is to become a patent attorney, which seems to have more vacancies for people in engineering than chemistry regardless. I don't take A level physics but am open to the concepts and enjoy mechanics in Maths. How different would chemistry be to materials engineering? Could I tailor my personal statement for both courses?

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Original post by mitostudent

Chemistry will be a lot broader than materials, covering a wide range of topics (though I wouldn't be surprised if some chemistry degrees offered some modules in materials science). However, there is more to understanding materials than understanding chemistry, and a materials science or engineering degree will cover this.

It's probably possible to cover both subjects in a PS, though I wouldn't worry too much about your PS, as the main focus will be on your grades.