I just got accepted to chemical engineering major
However, I got accepted for College of Liberal Arts and Science not for College of Engineering.
What does this suppose to mean? I checked their website and Chemical engineering is under the College of Engineering.
Does it mean I basically got rejected from College of Engineering?
Thanks
No you’re in. Chemical engineering is in under LAS. I know its weird.
I also got in!
Isn’t it bad for an engineering school to be not under College of Engineering?
I think this applies especially for UIUC since its engineering is much stronger than other majors.
Why is it bad? No one will care.
It’s definitely in LAS.
I was wondering about whether it’s bad that it’s not in the college of engineering too… On the bright side, I got into the LAS honors program! Doubt I could’ve gotten into the Engineering honors program
It is an artifact from when the major was created. Lots of crossover with the Chem department, so they put it in LAS. Now LAS is holding tight and not letting go.
On a lighter note, what did you do, pick your colleges out of a hat? How did you not know Chem E was in LAS?
On a more serious note, it is a phenom program and recruiters know that and don’t care that it’s in LAS.
I’m glad to know that people don’t mind it’s in LAS! I actually knew that it was when I was applying-- I was just as confused then as I was when I got accepted. Thanks for the background, though. I tried researching why it was in LAS a while ago and came up with nothing.
I did not really take a note of departments when I was choosing my major.
Only thing i cared was selecting ChemE.
So… it seems like ChemE students are treated equally as other engineering students even though they belong in different departments… right?
ChemE, EE, Civil, MechE, etc. are all in different departments.
When it comes to employers and grad schools, your major, what your courses you took, maybe what research you did, and most importantly, your own skills and attributes will be what matters. That’s how it works in the US, anyway.
Yes. Even though it’s in a different department, we will be treated just like other engineering students.
Are all you guys attending UIUC for ChemE?
I got into UIUC’s Engineering undeclared, but I was most interested in ChemE. Does anyone think that it would be possible to transfer? Would Engineering Undeclared also cover ChemE?
@stressedsenior97, transferring in to ChemE doesn’t seem that difficult, regardless of whether you are in Engineering Undeclared or not. Just get a 3.2 GPA, I believe. It may be easier than that if you are in Engineering Undeclared.