<p>I will be doing chemical engineering at Rutgers University. I want to know how can i prepare myself for the engineering. Can someone please give me advice about how to be good at engineering?</p>
<p>My advice would be to dedicate yourself to it. If you try hard enough you’ll do fine</p>
<p>Organization and keeping a schedule will get you through any major at any school. Writing stuff down from the assignment schedule/syllabus in such a way that you have to look at it every time you wake up and can cross out things you’re done with or highlight things coming up soon. Dividing your day into adequate study portions depending on which subject is the most easy/difficult you. Organization is an epiphany most high GPA students have. </p>
<p>You can lay on your bed surrounded by scattered papers bouncing from chemistry to calculus every time one gets boring, remembering none of it after 17 hours then dropping out when you flunk your finals and think you’re dumb for the rest of your life.</p>
<p>Alternatively, you can keep an extremely organized work book for each class next to your computer and commit an hour of committed, focused studying to each, then be bored with nothing to do for the rest of the day. You will sit there in class rolling your eyes at those with a plebeian approach to thermodynamics. It’s seriously amazing and life changing. Something as simple as a daily study plan took me from a preliminary 3.2 to a realized 3.8.</p>
<p>I actually feel like I’m studying slightly less because I don’t have those classic “oh my god I have 3 hours to learn (____) before the exam” pants-crapping moments anymore, but in reality you just spread the hours out with a little self-discipline.</p>
<p>Good Advice discoinferno. I agree that structuring your studying so that they become habits. I started doing well when I stayed on campus EVERYDAY of the week from 8am to 5pm (at least) to study. Having good blocks of time to study between class is important so that you aren’t distrubed and can focus. Study as the work is created so that you never have to cram and are never rushed to learn.</p>
<p>Also, I would advice to take advantage of office hours. Find a mentor in a teacher and get more advice such as this. Always asking questions is a sign of a good engineer.</p>
<p>Thank you guys. I will keep all these things in my mind.</p>