<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I am of a bit a dilemma here,and I could use some help here from you all.So please bear with me no this:</p>
<p>Majors that I am into:
1.Civil
2.Mechanical
3.Petro
(Last hope)4.Industrial</p>
<p>I transferred from Civil to Mechanical.I heard that Civil has a pretty bad pay rate and a not a good carer compared to others.My brother was against it,saying "I will not earn much to nothing".I am still not sure if I made the right decision.</p>
<p>Mechanical on other hand is obviously better than Civil,but it is proving to be difficult for me.I am taking Fluid Mechanics,and so far it is tough.I am sure how hard it will get down the line..hopefully someone here will give me a good idea on it.</p>
<p>Petro is something I was honestly interested from the beginning(I was good at Chem,did well at school).From what I hear it is a pretty risky major,and you have to travel A LOT(I hate that).I have no idea on hard it is compared to the others or what to expect with a degree of it.</p>
<p>Industrial-my last hope for an engineering degree.</p>
<p>My long term plan is to hopefully go to management..go up the corporate ladder and stuff(dunno if that would help anything).</p>
<p>So what am I supposed to do now?I am freaking out that I might not major at any of these.</p>
<p>Petroleum engineering involves very little chemistry but a lot of structural geology, geophysics and fluid mechanics.</p>
<p>Make sure you know the difference between the engineers that extract crude oil and the engineers that actually create crude oil byproducts such as petroleum, and plastics.</p>
<pre><code>-Petroleum engineers extract and find the crude oil.
-Chemical engineers create petroleum from the crude oil.
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<p>It sounds to me like you would be better off in chemical engineering if you like chemistry but want to work in the oil and gas industry.
Keep in mind that chemical engineering is tough engineering discipline.</p>
<p>Fluids is going to get harder. If it’s hard right now for you, it’s going to get worse. Do you homework and read the book. As it comes to management, it doesn’t matter what you choose. You will be doing technical work for a while and then you start managing. They aren’t going to hire a manager who doesn’t understand the technical side.</p>
<p>So does petroleum have a lot more fluid mechanics than mechanics?How tough are these two majors?</p>
<p>The thing is,I could go for chemical engineering,but again I am aware it is one of the hardest,and I really don’t want to crash and burn in the end.The problem with fluids is partly with the professor we have.Pretty tough.</p>
<p>And is mechanical all robotics?Isn’t it like the jack of all trades in engineering?</p>
<p>Petroleum engineers may use fluid mechanics or mechanics depending on the problem they need to solve. For example, if the pressure drops in a reservoir a petroleum engineer may use fluid mechanics to calculate the density of fluid and how much fluid would need to be pumped into a reservoir to cause crude oil to rise and also increase well pressure or compensate for the lack there of.</p>
<p>For other problems they may need the tools of mechanics.</p>
<p>Chemical engineering is very hard but if you really like chemistry and thermodynamics then you would like chemical engineering.</p>
<p>Mechanical engineers are able to apply the concepts they learn to a much wider range of fields. This also means ME graduates are not as specialized as chemical or petroleum engineers.</p>
<p>I did a little more research into ChemE and found it its really not all Chemistry.Its mostly physics,mad problem solving skills and good knowledge on fluids and thermodynamics.Don’t think I can do THAT.</p>
<p>MechE sounds like the best here,but I guess I am just in with a terrible professor now.It all depends on how the professors teaches;if he is helpful and all,then obviously most would do quite well.</p>
<p>Petro sounds good,but traveling alot is what really ticks me off.I don’t see myself working in weird dark places in the world.</p>
<p>Within petroleum engineering there are specializations such as drilling engineering, reservoir engineering and production engineering.</p>
<p>Reservoir engineers do substantially less traveling then the others. Reservoir engineers normally work in big cities at oil company headquarters designing computer models of oil reservoirs among other tasks.</p>
<p>Drilling engineers on the other hand have a cycle of spending 2 weeks on the remote drilling site and 2 weeks paid leave.</p>
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<p>This is exactly what MechE is as well. They have to take thermodynamics and heat transfer. They also have to take fluids, be good at problem solving and do a lot of physics.</p>
<p>If you’re trying to pick one based on how hard it is, don’t. MechE and chemical will be about the same. </p>
<p>I’m not saying be afraid of MechE, but it is heavily based on fluids and thermodynamics. You are going to be kicking yourself if you choose MechE because you think it has a lack of fluids and heat transfer.</p>
<p>^Chaos,then what should I go with now lol?</p>
<p>I am thinking about PetroE again,isn’t that the absolute same as MechE(more fluids and physics)?OR maybe I should just head back to Civil/Industrial for having any hope on a Engineering degree.</p>
<p>Regardless of which engineering discipline you decide to pursue, the key is working hard. Don’t let a difficult class like fluid mechanics discourage you. Study hard, do well in fluid mechanics and over time you might start to enjoy it.</p>
<p>I would say the exact same as above. Don’t let a course scare you, just study hard and get it done. </p>
<p>I’m a Structural Engineering degree (civil) and I have to talk fluid mechanics and thermodynamics as well. There’s just those courses that suck on a degree plan and you just need to get it done.</p>