<p>I am planning to major in Chemical Engineering. Do you guys think a BS in Chem Engineering is enough to get me a job or should I plan for graduate school to be more competitive?</p>
<p>There are jobs for ChemE fresh graduates. If it is BME, then you would need at least a master for job.</p>
<p>Yes I think unless it’s morphed since I’ve last went school.</p>
<p>In engineering in general, the B.S. is enough to get in, but the M.S. helps substantially and many to most engineers get one eventually.</p>
<p>If you are unsure, apply to M.S. programs as well as to employers. If you get a good job offer, turn down the grad programs.</p>
<p>Some schools like UMich offers an accelerated program for both Bachelor and Master together.</p>
<p>I’d be careful about getting an M.S. in chemical engineering. Many of my professors advise against it because employers would have to pay you higher for an entry-level job that they could give to someone with a B.S. degree. You usually either get a B.S. or a Ph.D. for chemical engineering unless your employer pays for a master’s/more education.</p>
<p>No need to decide now. Start your undergrad classes and see how your interests evolve. </p>
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<p>Generally a bad idea. It’s hard to predict what you might be interested in doing when you’re still in college since you haven’t been exposed to the day-to-day grind of real-world engineering. </p>
<p>A Master’s degree is a specialization degree, and by choosing to specialize, you can sometimes pigeon-hole yourself into a specific area that you may hate later on. Getting out of that hole is sometimes difficult to do. IMO, unless you plan on going into research, it’s best to graduate with a BS, work a few years and have your employer pay for your MS (if you decide that’s what you want to do). This will give you some time to gain experience and find out what you like and don’t like doing.</p>
<p>Hope so… DS plans to go into the workforce with BS ECE in May. </p>
<p>Even though I think he could get grad school paid for, I support his decision. At this point he does not have a passion for any specialized area of research (even though he has been involved in two research projects on campus). We are still encouraging him to take the GRE this yearin case he opts for grad school down the road. </p>
<p>I have a BSME and did some part time grad school classes in ME and System Science. I never finished, and that has been OK for my field. .DH took a few engineering grad courses but later decided to do Project Mgt certification and MBA. </p>
<p>I think I am going to do ChemE & premed. Is that a bad combination?</p>
<p>That depends a lot on your career ambitions. Bear in mind that there is not a whole lot of professional overlap between the practice of ChemE and medicine, so at some point you are going to need to pick one and run with it. Are you thinking of ChemE as a backup plan if you don’t get into med school? Are you aware that you will be competing for med school spots against students who have chosen easier and lighter course loads?</p>
<p>I am thinking about putting off my premed classes until after graduation. Is that a bad idea?</p>
<p>Even if you do all your premed classes after you get your B.S. in engineering, medical schools are notorious for looking at every grade on your college transcript, even those you have if you took college courses during your high school years. I would advise it only if your time management, resourcefulness, and everything else is extremely stellar.</p>
<p>I would not recommend it simply because of the logistics - additional time, lack of student aid, etc. Ideally, you graduate with all needed undergrad coursework completed to accomplish your goals. If you are wondering about how med schools will view the approach, I suggest asking in the med school forum.</p>