<p>How did you guys do in physics? I am currently scurred about this major which I have chosen. I am going to University of Delaware for chem. engineering. I really don't know what to do about grad. and if I will pursue grad. in engineering, if at all any grad.work. However, I keep hearing chem. engineering...hardest major. It is nerve wrecking hearing that everywhere. </p>
<p>Anyway, I get a lot of the concepts in physics and I can get answers while doing practice problems. On tests, I usually mess up...but I get what I did wrong. Straight up conceptual problems are sometimes difficult too but these seem learnable if I work harder. </p>
<p>What kind of coursework do you guys do? I am searching google and can't find much except generic information.</p>
<p>What kind of gpa should be considered good for undergrad. and what should my minimum gpa be?</p>
<p>If I wanted to get into grad., will 3.0 minimum be good enough because I am searching around and I see that a lot of grad programs look for this at minimum. </p>
<p>I just saw thread for HS vs College GPAS and people had high college gpas (from what I expected).</p>
<p>I got accepted at the honors program at UD and I don't know how much harder thant will be either. I know UD isnt the best college for engineering..but it is instate and decent enough so I decided to go there. </p>
<p>Also, question for the distant future...what do interviewers look at? Do they look at your college stats.</p>
<p>Your problem with physics is universal. My physics prof used to tell us about his predecessor who kept a sign in his office with the words "I get the concepts; I just can't do the problems." He would point at it every time a student would walk in saying the exact same thing. I would suggest you use the "Schaum's" series of physics problem books, they helped me. </p>
<p>As for engineering GPA, a 3.0 is very typical. It won't get you into MIT or Stanford but it won't stop you from getting a decent job or into a top 50 grad school. Remember the people who post their GPAs are obviously going to be the ones with the high ones. UD is a VERY good chemE school (at least it is for graduate programs) so that'll make up for a couple of GPA points</p>
<p>Last, some interviewers care a lot about college stats and some look at work experience (I assume you're talking about a job interview). My brother in law was even asked about his SAT scores by IBM, but that's rare. If you’re going for a job, get a great internship with a company to get some work experience early and keep above a 3.0 gpa any you'll definitely be hired.</p>
<p>I was also accepted into chemical engineering at UDel Honors; it's one of five schools I'm considering. Delaware has a fantastic ChemE program, both undergraduate and graduate. Both programs consistently rank in the top 10 and there's a ~2:1 student-faculty ratio in the department (~50 graduating seniors : 23 faculty). Undergraduate research is also readily available, which looks great on any graduate school application.</p>
<p>Honors classes are limited to a maximum of 20 students, so I'm sure you will be able to address any of your concerns with physics to your professor on a more intimate level than otherwise available.</p>
<p>I actually visited Delaware's chemical engineering department last week, and they take the subject very seriously. The undergraduate laboratories are on par with if not superior to many graduate laboratories I have visited. In fact, the professor with whom I met, Dr. Lobo, mentioned that Princeton's department (7th in ChemE graduate programs, USNWR) complains that they do not receive enough graduates from Delaware. </p>
<p>Neil, you'll do fine at Delaware; employers and graduate schools across the country know the University of Delaware's chemical engineering program, and though it is rigorous, in the future you will dominate.</p>