<p>I have always love math and physics and have been good at it catching the attention of my high school teachers and college instructors. The start of my college life i took BS Nursing and now I thought that it's not what i really want and it's now time to make use of what I'm good at. I'm thinking of chemical engineering but my chemistry skills is let's say average. Do you really need to be very good in Chemistry to be a chemical engineer? I'm thinking of majoring in Physics but i also don't want it to be more on theories. my brother majored in Physics and I got couple of insights from him. I'm the person who love to solve and solve problems and calculations. Can somebody give me ideas?</p>
<p>Most of the engineering disciplines are pretty self-explanatory - CE are basically the programmers and computer builders, CS are also programmers, but focus mostly on software, EE mostly work on powering hardware, and CvE design/build structures. I’m not saying you should choose from the very half-assed synopsis I just gave you, but you should have a general idea of what you want to do with your engineering career, so talk to your school’s advisors / professors in each area and see what they have to say, then you can make an informed decision. </p>
<p>Have you looked into applied math?</p>
<p>For chemical engineering as long as you can do the math side of chemistry (equilibrium, mole/mass conversion) you should be fine as there isnt much chemical theory involved in chemE. However, be prepared to take Gen Chem, OChem, and PChem.</p>
<p>I really don’t know a lot of engineers. Well my mom is a chemE but she’s not very supportive of my decision cause she still wants me to be a nurse so i can’t get much insight from her and my dad is an ME. i haven’t really look into math degrees cause my mindset is more on engineering. I’ve thought of mjoring in math before but I always thought I’ll ending being a teacher or professor which I really don’t like. I’m not closing my doors to computer science or computer engineering but I’m not a fan of programming. I was fine having it in high school but it’s not what I’m interested in. Yes, I will do that once I start with my basics. I’m planning to start at a community college first. Thank you for the insights.</p>
<p>@viciouspoultry
I was doing fine with the math side in fact that was the strongest part of my chemistry. I have taken generel and inorganic and biochem but I think I’ll have to do it again cause I did all of these in the Philippines and I doubt if this will be credited in UCs or big universities. I really don’t mind starting all over again. thanks!</p>
<p>Begin with end in mind.
- Name three companies that you are interested in working for when have completed college.
a. What degrees do they recruit?
b. What schools do they recruit?
c. Where do they get engineering interns and co-op students? - Are your target schools a match for your target companies?
- Do your interest, education and personality match the companies?</p>
<p>Please keep in mind that are no sharp lines separating engineering disciplines in the real world. If you major in Chemical Engineering there is only about 20% chance that chemical will part of your first job title.</p>