Well, Chemical Engineering is not an easy major to begin with and not everyone can do it. That’ s something parents fail to realize. Unfortunately, this has become a trend, but parents should realize that every mind is not an engineering mind and if you force it, the mind may just burst beyond repair. At least, at the end, the children will not blame the parents, but that will happen, only if they are willingly allowed to choose their majors.
‘ The course’ names sound good’
This is the reason why me and my friend chose the major. I was so fascinated by the names‘ Fluid Dynamics, Corrosion, Thermodynamics’, that I decided to do the major. It sounded so technical and something to be proud of, to say that,‘ Yes! I did Thermodynamics!’. This is probably the most ridiculous reason why some students, like me, chose the major. However, we later suffer the consequences of not doing thorough research on the major. The names probably sound good now, but, they will surely make you contemplate quitting.
‘ Diversity’
There are some sensible students in the major, who actually do proper research before entering the Chemical Engineering field. They keep it in their heads, that no matter what, they will go for Chemical Engineering. Why? It’ s a diverse field. The field provides knowledge of various other fields and is very versatile in terms of occupation.
Say, one can work in petroleum, renewable, pharmaceuticals, food industry, water, environment, plastics, ceramics, medicines, etc. The nature of the field is such that, it prepares students for many different fields and with that, the students learn a lot and can work anywhere; as long as there are job prospectives.
These are people who are probably in their 3rd, 4th year or are maybe graduates. The major most probably made them forget their original reasons, since it always tends to keep the students‘ asson-fire’. Or maybe, they just end up in the field, just like that, maybe for job prospects or for whatever reason, but, unfortunately they have forgotten their original reasons.
‘ Give me the money!’
Some of the students go into such a hell-driven major, because, they know it will be raining money on them. Chemical Engineering is one of the highest paid jobs around the world, therefore, sometimes money influences people to do some crazy stuff. On top of that, if students are interested in the mixture of Physics, Maths and a bit of Chemistry, then why not? The money will probably make them forget their years of suffering.
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