<p>i would like to major in chemE.
so i just want to know couple things about chemE.
do chem engineers who majored in chemE go to a graduate school?
if yes, what are the benefits of going to a graduate school?
i want to work in pharmeseudical companies.
then should i go to a graduate school?
if so, should i go to an okay college & save some money first,
then go to a good graduate school?</p>
<p>response please...
thank you!</p>
<p>Look, grad school is techincally free for science and engineering as long as you are in a P.h.D. program. Techincally free meaning that you pay for grad school by being a research/teaching assistant. So, go where you want to for undergraduate school. Also, more expensive schools aren't always better. But you sure made it sound that way. You are from PA just like me so....look at Penn State and Pitt. They have pretty good chemical engineering schools (both in the top 50) and they are rather affordable.</p>
<p>i'm looking at penn state these days... is there a big difference between penn state chemE and penn state honors (schruyer?) chemE?? i don't really know about the honors program but i heard it was good... -.-;;</p>
<p>I personally went to grad school for a masters in Chem E, and then went back to get an MBA (at night, while working, which was the best way IMHO). Grad school is becoming a necessity for advancement in big corporations because it is now so common. You can advance to the top levels without it, but you have a handicap.</p>
<p>Also, the Pharma companies put an emphasis on advanced educational qualifications (more than many other firms) in part because the regulatory requirments they operate under and in part because of the research emphasis most of them have. The best preparation would probably be a Ph.D., but some grad school will definitely help. An MBA is always good because it allows you to be considered for non-technical managerial work which may interest you later in life. Get your technical grad school done first though...nobody goes back later for technical grad school.</p>
<p>Go to the strongest undergraduate program that you can succeed at, and try to get some experience with undergrad research, so you can see if you like it or not, and so that you can understand what it is all about. Research is not for everyone...</p>
<p>Penn State is a strong school. Honors there might not be terribly more difficult in terms of your Chem E classes, but I think the overall Honors experience would be superior to regular matriculation. Also, I think the Honors designation would help with grad school admission. And the program looks cool (my S is considering this actively for 2006).</p>
<p>I'm very interested about going to med school but i am majoring in Chemical engineering so that if i decide not to go to med school then I have a great backup. Will my chances of acceptance be easier to a top med school from majoring in chemical engineering?</p>