<p>Yeah I am at Texas A&M working on my PhD in kind of a double topic of boundary layer stability and transition and hypersonic aerodynamics. I absolutely love it!</p>
<p>good for you bone.</p>
<p>It is important for these potential engineering majors to realize that to study engineering you first have to love what you are doing.</p>
<p>If by Junior year when you start taking the hard core engineering classes you are not excited about getting up in the morning and going to the engineering class or the lab in the afternoon, then time to make a quick change.</p>
<p>It is also important to note that Freshmen and Sophomore years are dedicated to taking classes in areas that you might not be too excited in, but are necessary for the preparation of the engineering courses in your major…so hang in there during these times…</p>
<p>by the way, I noticed that you transitioned from a mechanical engineering degree into an aerospace engineering graduate department. Is this common?</p>
<p>It is fairly common. The two subjects are essentially the same. In most respects, aerospace engineering is a subset of mechanical engineering. The are both mechanics-based, and both have the same three major subfields. The major difference is just the examples that are given in certain classes are different, and then when you get into electives, the subtopics are going to branch off a little bit, e.g. in fluids, mechanical engineers focus more on internal flows and aerospace more on external flows.</p>
<p>That makes it really easy to transition between the two. The majority of people still seem to stay in their major when they go to grad school, but it isn’t uncommon to switch. In fact, in my research group right now, the undergraduate majors include 2 aerospace, 2 mechanical, and 1 chemical.</p>
<p>WELL now after listening to all your comments i have decided to go for chemical engineering…</p>
<p>Is it the right decision???</p>
<p>I don’t know, is it? Whether or not depends on you, not us. All we can do is share our experiences and tell you about the two majors. It is up to you to decide which one is right for you.</p>
it really hard to say what major better. it depend on economic trend. if it about money i agree chem start with higher salaries, for me more job and pay depend on experience. just think about what u like, and what type of work u think u will do in future.
both major r different beast, but still same difficult level.
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