<p>I can see chemE and organic, and calc 3 is a general requirement for all engineering. But were you required to take physics 3 and bio 2 for a chemical engineering major? Do you ever get to take any non-science/non-engr electives?</p>
<p>It doesn't seem fair that 5 days of classes have 3 credits and 4 hour labs have zero credits! I guess engineering is like that everywhere. If your number of credits were to equal your number of class/lab/recitation hours, you would probably exceed the maximum number of credits permitted for a full time student. So, in a sick kind of way, they are doing you a favor. :rolleyes:</p>
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Chem E 1
Mon-Wed-Fri 1-2pm + Tutorial Tue-Thurs @ 10-11am
Daily homework + weekly quizzes (Fri) + weekly Essay/Project given Friday, due Monday
Expect to spend 6 hrs / hw, add about 3 hrs req text rading</p>
<p>Org Chem
Mon-Wed-Fri 8-9:30am + Tutorial Thurs @ 11am
Daily hw + bi-weekly group projects + weekly quizzes given @ turorial
Yes quizzes @ tutorial, and they count towards your gpa</p>
<p>Org Chem Lab
Mon-Fri 4-7pm and 3-6 pm
Nothing to say just plain insane</p>
<p>Phys 3
Mon-Wed-Fri 11am-12 + Lab Tues @1-5pm
Daily hw + weekly quizzes (wed) and "pop" quizzes mondays
Extremely tough hw and quizzes, so tough the class average remained @ 38% or less the whole sem
Btw does pop quiz still considered "pop" if its given every monday?</p>
<p>Calculus 3
Mon-Wed-Fri @10-11am + (*)Tutorial Tues @10am
Daily heavy hw + bi-weekly quizzes
This one is probably the only class crazy enough to give minimum 40 problems for daily hw</p>
<p>Biology 2
Tue-Thurs @ 8-9:30 am + Lab Thurs @ 3-6pm
Weekly hw + weekly quizzes
By far my easiest and lightest class
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<p>LMAO- are you kidding me? the professors should be jailed</p>
<p>I just talked to some people who went to our engineering graduation.</p>
<p>It seemed that there were about 8 people who got Latin Honors (3.5+) out of a graduating class of 70. That would put a 3.5 at 88th percentile...damn.</p>
<p>ikf725,
all those are req courses. Apart from Biology2, they all have to be taken the very same semester (because none of them available in summer). As for Biology, well, its either that, or Philosophy. I actually took philosophy 1 and dropped it instead of the bio, since it was a total suicide. The class required daily reading of about 50-100 pages out of different books, and its harder if the prof quoted a poetry written in the “merry olde” and he always got p***ed whenever I asked a question cuz I couldn’t understand a thing (I never thought old English is that hard for international students…)
whats worse is the system here that gives each dept complete control over their curriculum w/o giving the admin any authority to change it. But the dept received so many complaints about their curriculum they decide to "revise" it this year.</p>
<p>hinman,
I'm now pretty much undecided, but leaning towards either civil/structural eng or architecture.</p>
<p>btw you're probably right. The dept always boast on how their chemE program is one of the toughest in the nation. I'm not sure about working us to death part, but I've just found out that all engineering dept. here are under severe budget cuts since '02. Thats probably why they weed us like crazy, they probably couldnt afford to have too many students in their dept. to begin with. It might also explain why our lab has only 12 computers...</p>
<p>Would it be a good idea to pursue a minor in something like business or economics as a civil engineering major at VT? Or would it simply drive me crazy?</p>
<p>depends on how smart and diligent you are. it is not uncommon for engineering majors to get dual degrees either. you just need to be dedicated to studies. it is do-able.</p>
<p>morethanever,
It really depends on your commitment you know. Business school is a lot different and you have to read + memorize a ton. I agree w/ Hinman, its doable, IF youre willing to make the sacrifices. If you get as much work as I did back in Chem E though (my previous post here) then I'm afraid you got no chance.</p>
<p>btw youre not the only one. I'm currently trying to figure out if doing a business minor is possible w/ my choice of either Civil Eng or Architecture. Without sacrificing too much social life that is... I seriously lack commitment dont I? lol.</p>
<p>I'm EECS At A Top 5 School. Its Hard, And Yes I Do A Lot Of Work, But I Knew That It Would Be Going In. If You Don't Want To Learn The Material Then Go Major In Economics.</p>
<p>Since when was Duke a top 5 EECS school? Did I miss the memo on that one?</p>
<p>The difference between private and public for engineering is pretty large in terms of workload. My buddies who go to Cal. They don't say it's hard. They say it's downright impossible. Putting 20 hours of study for a test and pulling a C is not a good feeling.</p>
<p>I'm an EECS at a state school, which is heavily recruited by many companies. It surely isn't one of the top EE programs in the nation, but it is respectable enough to be recruited by many top-name companies.</p>
<p>I typically am consumed by homework most of the nights. I don't really "study", but I learn the material as I do the homework. The real studying begins when I have a test, typicaly 3-4 days before. Homework each day takes about 3-4 hours, minus friday. Saturday/Sunday, probably 50% of the day is dedicated to work. </p>
<p>Also, I must say that engineering at some poor school compared to some top school should not be different, in terms of the material because you're learning the same thing. The amount of work a student has to put in should be roughly the same.</p>
<p>Yes,engineering is a ***** especially with the dam curve.Here at UCSD many of the engineering majors are bogged down in work and really have no time for themselves.</p>