:( help~ 3 more years, worth to stay? :(

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<p>HEllo all:
I am an international student from japan.I did my first 2 years in a small college in CA and transfer to a well known chemical engineering program in other state last year. After one year of struggle, now i still have a very hard time to catch up with all the courses. I am thinking about change my major back to information system(this is my original major) eventhough CHE is an option with more benefits.
Here is sth that i hope u guys can give me some advise:
1. Before i transfer i have a 3.5 GPA and after a year i only have 2.91:( , and due to the transfer credit issue (quarter=>semester) i need to repeat some courses,that means it will takes me another 3years to graduate. So 2+1+3=6 ! With lower GPA.
2. If i go back to my previous school and study for Info system, I can finish it within 2 years. So 2+1+(<2)=<5 With higher GPA.</p>

<pre><code> I want to have a Industrial Technology for BS and have a MBA later on.Thats why i choose CHE because it is broad and ........ but as the crises now GPA also really important for GRAD school and intern, jobs. So i am being perplexed and don't know what to do next , Open to suggestions.
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<p>Thanx</p>

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<p>A 2.91 isn’t good but with some work you can get that over a 3 pretty easily, and maybe even a 3.5 if you work hard enough. I don’t know what GPA grad schools are looking for but I do know that many jobs and internships cut off applications at 3 and if you have above that then factors other than GPA matter more. Also, if your GPA is getting weighed down by non-major classes you can usually get away with giving your in-major GPA on your resume, as long as you label it as such. If you like ChemE then I would stick in it and just try to get the GPA up, which is certainly possible in 3 years. If you don’t like it but you’re staying in it for the job prospects then yes, switch.</p>

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<p>thanx for the reply, I am really interested in the CHE but just concern about my GPA keep dropping. :slight_smile: What differences can be make between these 2 major with higher and lower GPA in the real job market? Any words please?</p>

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<p>If you’ve got over a 3.0 in engineering, some internship experience and good people skills you’re probably more likely to find a job than in Info Systems, or at least a better paying one, but I don’t really know much of anything about info systems.</p>

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<p>Put it this way. No matter what your GPA is or what your degree program is, you are not guaranteed to get into a graduate program, especially an MBA. If this is the case, which job would you prefer for the next 40-45 years? Only you can answer this.</p>