Easiest engineering major to achieve high GPA

[Aggie10]

<p>I would have figured that packaging engineering would be the hardest. Guess not…</p>

[AL34]

<p>As far as CS, I think it depends on the university as far as how much Computer Science and Engineering share core classes which affects the level of difficulty. Big difference in curriculum from CS departments in Arts & Sciences vs. CS depts. within Engineering colleges.</p>

[chasely]

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@PurdueEE

Most Accurate List:</p>

<p>Easiest: The ones you are the most interested in.
Hardest: The ones you are the least interested in.</p>

<p>If you’re actually interested in the material, studying will come much more easily and as a result of studying more you will get better grades.

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<p>Can we just change all the responses to this quote, then sticky the thread for future reference? Please?</p>

[ken285]

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and who said or implied that you do?</p>

<p>If someone is double majoring in both Environmental and Electrical Engineering, I doubt you’d find someone that said they were of the same difficulty.

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<p>It was implied by the thread. I take it you agree with me on what I said then, and you believe this debate is just for discussion and people should not be making decisions based off of this.</p>

<p>I did not say that individuals would not find one major easier or harder than the other. What I am saying is the difficulty of a major for oneself may or may not be the same for others.</p>

<p>What makes one major fundamentally more difficult than another?</p>

[QwertyKey]

<p>“I think this list would be much more accurately titled:
“Easiest engineering major to get a girlfriend””</p>

<p>I would figure ChemE would be the easiest to get a girlfriend… Much more balanced gender ratio and all… What were you referring to?</p>

[sstory]

<p>^ i meant a non-engineering girlfriend obviously because girls don’t major in engineering.</p>

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Easiest:
Industrial
Civil
Environmental</p>

<p>Medium:
Fire Protection
Material Sciences
Biomedical
Mechanical</p>

<p>Hardest:
Aerospace
Electrical
Chemical
Computer

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<p>if you say this list is sorted by difficulty of major then you could also say it’s sorted by nerdiness of the student, or similarly sorted by difficulty of getting a girlfriend.</p>

<p>these threads are a joke so I can be a little sarcastic right?</p>

[silence_kit]

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I did not say that individuals would not find one major easier or harder than the other. What I am saying is the difficulty of a major for oneself may or may not be the same for others.</p>

<p>What makes one major fundamentally more difficult than another?

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<p>I think that most of the time, the majors that are thought of as being more difficult are primarily more analytical. They are the ones that tend to establish more results using reason instead of just listing the result of an observation. Heavy math theories tend to get involved.</p>

<p>This is not to say that doing a more empirical science is easy! Figuring out how to make a good measurement & interpret its results can be extremely hard, especially if you don’t have a well-established theory that can guide you in the right direction. The more empirical side of science just doesn’t really get exposed as much when you are an undergrad taking classes, learning the basic theories & practices.</p>