<li><p>What do you think the hardest majors in college are? </p></li>
<li><p>How difficult would a B.S. Chemistry/Biochemistry be? I ask this because everyone i talk to seems to feel that going for a B.S. in chem would be verrrrrrry difficult, but i dunno, any input would be appreciated…</p></li>
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<li>ChemE</li>
<li>very i assume i kno people struggling as a simple biology major</li>
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<p>How hard a major is depends upon your strengths as a student. Chemistry can be demanding particularly if you are not comfortable with math. English would be a disaster for someone who can't write. Schools differ greatly on how difficult a major is. For example, art history at some schools involves little effort while at others it is among the most rigorous majors. ChemE the toughest? Probably only to those non-engineering majors who are intimidated by the math.</p>
<p>its not the math that makes chemE hard. actually chemE is only like 3 math classes and then organic chem, physical chem, analytical chem.........yech</p>
<p>Yeah, that totally depends on the program and the school. Personally, and I say this as a Physics/Nuclear Engineering major, I would say that the absolute toughtest curricula are those of fine arts schools. Dancers/artists/actors/designers go through a lot - it's completely life-consuming and requires more dedication than just about anything else. It may not be strictly academic in the usual sense... but schools like Julliard, NYU Tisch and such are more selective than just about anywhere. You need both extreme natural talent and extreme dedication, whereas most academic majors can get by with a little less in one of the two categories.</p>
<p>Depends on the person. For me, it would be math, not only because I have to take my time with it, but also because all the number crunching would get insanely boring after a short while.</p>
<p>When you major in math though, numbers pretty much go away and become variables. Applied math or engineering will have a lot more numbers than pure math.</p>
<p>I think a better question would be "what is the most demanding major" after factoring the fact that most students major in what they tend to be good at. One thing about chemE is there's no easy class conceptually. Regardless of the level of difficulty to grasp and understand, the assigments/projects all tend to be very time-consuming.</p>
<p>engineering at top schools like MIT and UofI is demanding because many kids devote their lives to study, and it's hard to compete with them (This can be true for any major really)
But personally, I know Engineering is tough even for the smartest students because I have three engieering majors in my family, they are all pretty smart (two with 800 maths)</p>
<p>Engineering majors. As a CS major in the Dept of Engr., I see a lot of students who can't hang in our Engineering Dept. switch to Bio or Business.</p>
<p>Bioengineering</p>
<p>Actually, supposedly PHYSICS is more difficult than engineering. (Heard it from a friend who's an EECS major.)</p>
<p>But for myself, I think I'd hate to be a chemistry major. Chemistry was just revolting to me in high school..hahaha</p>
<p>Hmm, oh and I thought I loved English because I k*cked butt in it in high school and on AP and SAT, but at Berkeley, the English department is hardcore...man...truly hardcore.</p>