<p>Hello all. I'm going to attend SOHOP on the 11th, but, in all likelihood, I'll be attending JHU in the fall, and I have a few questions.</p>
<p>How difficult is ChemBE? I am asking because, while good at math and science, I am not a numbers genius, and I don't want to have all my time consumed by school work. I hope to have a job and be active in a frat. Is this doable?</p>
<p>I've taken 4 years of high school Chinese and have been to China twice. I would really like to continue my studies, however I didn't see an East Asian Studies minor on the JHU website, and I doubt I could feasibly double major in EAS and ChemBE. Thoughts?</p>
<p>Can someone give me a general overview of Environmental Engineering? Pros/cons?</p>
<p>I don’t know a lot specifically about ChemBE, but I was a BME major and took a number of classes in the department. The major, like an engineering major anywhere, is definitely not easy. As an engineer at any top college, you’ll likely spend hours each week on problem sets outside of class. But problem sets are really the way you learn as an engineering major and will be time well spent. In addition, you will most likely have more than enough time to be involved in outside activities. I’ve known engineers (including ChemBEs) who have been varsity athletes, involved in Greek life, active in clubs etc etc. While you’ll be working hard at Hopkins, you’ll still have time to relax, and if you want, play hard too. </p>
<p>As for your interest in Chinese - I don’t know if there’s an EAS minor, but if there’s not, you have two options. First, your engineering major is going to require 18 credits of humanities/social science classes (your “distributions requirements” that Hopkins has instead of a core curriculum) and you could use all those (or a lot of them) to take classes relating to China/East Asia. Second, because of the distribution requirements, many engineers do find time to double major in a humanities/social sciences field. I was a Econ double major and a good friend of mine was a Spanish double major. That said, it will require a lot of planning to fit your courses in and may require overloading courses. If you’re interested in EAS but don’t think you’ll have time for the major, you can still take as many courses in the field that you want.</p>
<p>Since you haven’t gotten responses from current ChemBe students at Hopkins, I suggest you try the Hopkins Forums. There are a number of ChemBe students you can ask questions of:</p>