<p>I'll be a freshman in college this fall. I plan to do pre-med, but I also want to do engineering. However, I've heard some horrible stories about Cornell, engineering, as well as being pre-med. All three of them are hard work, hard work, hard work. I'm afraid that if I go into Cornell engineering, I'd not be able to get a good GPA for medical school. (I want to have a social lifem, and I'm not the most efficient person in time management.) So right now, I'm having a lot of doubts about what I should do.</p>
<p>Can someone comment on the difficulties of ChemE vs Operations Research (industrial engineering)? Which one gives you more job security along with good pay after graduation? Is it easy to get into accounting/finance/consulting from an engineering degree? Or is it better to just get an easier business degree (applied mathmatics & management) and try to get a high GPA for med school? Is AEM secure? Also, the reason I'm considering chemE is that I liked Chem in high school and I think it's the one that require the least amount of math...</p>
<p>Basically, I'm still unsure about my future, but want to get an idea as to in which direction I should work toward so I don't have to waste too much time and energy...</p>
<p>freshman year should be able to tell you what you like or dislike :p to succeed, be creative and original. there is no "safe" route to take in life. but chem E is a nice major at conrell, so is AEM. if you wanna go pre-med. simply majorin in bio or biochem.</p>
<p>I think you can do any of the above with a ChemE degree, although you may want to take some extra courses if you want to get a better background in a particular area, say, business.</p>
<p>the thing I'm concerned about ChemE is that it takes a lot of work to maintain a not-so-great GPA. Since I want to be a pre-med, it may be very hard for me...</p>
<p>Which is why you must decide whether you want to be on the premed track or engineering track. The two are almost mutually exclusive, except for a few who are gifted and motivated.</p>
<p>You don't seem like you really want to be a doctor, since you're thinking of all these other possibilities. I would say forget the premed track. If you happen to be able to maintain a good GPA in engineering for med school, then go ahead and apply. Do note that students in premed are extremely competitive, probably more than engineering students.</p>
<p>Steevee is right, 50% of applicants do not get accepted to med-school. Therefore, it is very competitive.
Much like MIT, I know a student in MIT who informed me if you ask classmates for notes, they will give you fake notes so that you don't do well. Engineering isn't as competitive as pre-med and students who want to go into law school.
Whatever you decide to do be prepared to work extremely hard, especially at Cornell which is an extremely good school for engineering.</p>
<p>A friend of mine told me at a study group each person was responsible for learning one chapter summarizing it and copying notes and an asian kid made fake notes so that the rest of the group wouldnt do as well on the final as he does.</p>
<p>Which is why I hate group work. I don't trust the other kids. I do it for a different reason though: many of them whom I've worked with are idiots and lack common sense (eg. using a straight line to model a clearly exponential trend).</p>
<p>Lol that is hilarious. not many asians in your school huh gator. No offense to anyone but asians tend to be very bright and the most competitive.</p>
<p>No, they're plenty of Asians (Florida is only 58% white), they're the minority who work really hard (but they don't do that competitive crap). I'm referring to the common student.</p>
<p>LoL. Even though I m not a premed, I hate group work too. I just can't trust other people's answer/method, I have to do them all by myself after the group have done the work.</p>
<p>lol I hate group works... I need to go by my own pace, and I get really frustrated whenever I'm doing a lab or project with someone who isn't as good or don't care as much (not to be arrogant.) I hate leading them lol
Whenever my friends ask me to do work with them, I just say I'm more productive if I worked alone... I don't know if that's a good habit in the social aspect though lol</p>
<p>i dunno about you guys. at Maryland for ENEE program is very competitive #16 in grad. and we never heard of fake notes. everyone helps everyone to get into a good grad school. people share old homework answers and old practice exams. i am in IEEE and i make sure people get old exams so they do well =)</p>