<p>Is there really truth in the fact that most engineering majors seriously have no social life? Being a chemE major entering in fall, I still want to maintain a true college experience. But, on top of that, I also am planning on doing pre-med engineering. Does it make it that much harder? What are some tips for handling such a workload and juggling a social life?</p>
<p>I'm wondering the EXACT same thing as you. I will also be entering chemical engineering this fall at Purdue, but I'm afraid I won't get to have much fun.</p>
<p>uh....wat the hell is pre-med engineering</p>
<p>He probably meant doing pre-med as an engineer</p>
<p>Well, you always have an option to skip sleeping...</p>
<p>Good luck being a pre-med chemical engineering major with a social life. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>You pick one profession with the hopes of getting into another. Sort of like pre-law doctors :)</p>
<p>depends how quickly u can get ur work done...if ur naturally smart, u'll spend relatively little time on ur classes and be able to go to parties and stuff...not fair, but it's true</p>
<p>yeah, im def afraid being a pre-med bioengineering student. however, i will be at lehigh which is one of the top party schools in the country so i doubt i'll have a choice of whether or not i'll have time to have a social life.</p>
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<p>There's so much overlap that it won't be more work than just doing bioengineering.</p>
<p>I am a premed computer science student. I am a senior now currently taking 17 credits and am very picky about getting all A's. I'd say that normally I only need a few hours a day of studying on weekdays and about 10 hours or so total on the weekends. However, this can vary drastically depending on the week. For the past week I have been in school from about 8:30 am - 12 midnight preparing for tests this week and finals next week. On Tuesday, I had a test, a report, and a presentation due. That night I got only two hours of sleep (in my car). Keep in mind that this is not a normal week for me, but it shows that during the end of the semester things get extremely busy and you have to be able to handle it. Today (Saturday) I just woke up and will be going to school soon and studying until midnight. Same thing with tomorrow. I'd say that the amount of work you do is controllable. If you want an easy time you could take 12 hours every semester and not care about As too much. I would say that I typically put more hours of studying in than the average student in my classes. Another thing to mention is that the amount of work definitely gets harder as each year goes by. So freshman year is theoretically the easiest. Again, this can vary though depending on what classes you take and when. For me, it has gotten harder every year mainly because I keep pushing myself farther.</p>