<p>I'm consider Mech E, ECE or Chem E. </p>
<p>Is there one class in each major I could take that will help me decide which I prefer? For Mech E, if I like Thermo and Statics is that a good indicator? For ECE, is a course in circuits an indicator? And for Chem E, is Fluid Mechanics a deciding course?</p>
<p>What other factors can help me decide?</p>
<p>Physics 1&2 should help you decide between me and ee. Chem E you just have to know you want to do it. Have you taken phys and chem yet? Which did you like the most?</p>
<p>I would say that fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and thermodynamics are not the best indicators, because both MechEs and ChemEs delve into those topics quite a bit (from slightly different perspectives, but still). </p>
<p>The two courses that really separate chemical engineering from mechanical engineering are chemical kinetics + reaction engineering and (to a lesser extent) mass transport + separation processes. I highly recommend sitting in on one of these two ChemE courses (you don’t have to be enrolled…) before making your choice. I guess lower division chemistry is a pretty good indicator also…</p>
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<p>I liked Physics better than Chemistry, but someone told me that Chem E has less to do with Chemisty than is does with fluid flow. I did’t care much for electric fields in Physics but haven’t delved into circuits that much yet</p>
<p>You might also want to take a look at Materials Science & Engineering. A lot of people switch from ChemE into it because there’s a lot more actual chemistry and physics than you’ll see in ChemE (well, maybe aside from them having to take considerably more fluids).</p>
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<p>I originally eliminated this area as it seemed the job prospects were not as strong</p>
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<p>I think these are courses you would take as a junior?</p>
<p>It’s true that you wouldn’t take kinetics until junior year, but you could still sit in on a lecture or two, or read a little bit of the textbook. It’s simple enough that you could find out how interested you are pretty quickly. Most of the ChemEs at my school point to that class as being their favorite.</p>