<p>Kids went to chinese school for eight years so I don’t think that they’d have any problems with Mandarin.</p>
<p>I went for barely over one year. </p>
<p>I’m not good with writing it, however. Apparently, I make my characters “not so beautiful.”</p>
<p>I majored in chemistry, computer and economics and I found chemistry to be the most difficult of the three. I also speak two lanuages and studying two more but I don’t think languages are too difficult…just a lot memorizing which takes time. Chemistry is considered the central science so be prepared to take biochem (chemistry dealing with biology) and well as physical chem (chemistry using physics) on top of the different types of chemistry classes. I think the most difficult, fun, challenging and rewarding class I took was quantum chemistry (which is a required class for a chemistry major).</p>
<p>I think generally speaking, all of the physical sciences (Math, Physics, and Chem) and Engineering would be the hardest majors out there because they just take so much time and devotion and they throw so much information at you in a short amount of time.</p>
<p>guys, if CS isnt engineering then industrial “engineering” is out as well.</p>
<p>regardless the people who say CS isnt engineering understand the word “engineer” differently.</p>
<p>Engineers are concerned with developing economical and safe solutions to practical problems, by applying mathematics and scientific knowledge while considering technical constraints.
-Wiki</p>
<p>under this, industrial engineers are the most engineering-est</p>
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In my college, the minimum requirements are 7 Neuro courses, 2 Gen Physics classes, 3 Biology classes (Cellular/Mollecular, Principles of Bio 1/II), 1 Psych course, 2 Calc classes, 1 elective in either Biology or Experimental Psych. Many students also do 1 Computer Science class, it’s fascinating how Comp Sci and Neuroscience are linked. Computers work kind of like the brain, I guess!
It covers all the preMed stuff except 1 year Organic Chem and 1 year of English of course. And ugh I haven’t taken neuroanatomy yet but I hear it’s nuts…I’m excited though.
Also, I’m studying Genetics and if you’re a Neuro major I reccommend you take those classes as well, neurogenetics is a fascinating field.
In my college, Psychology is considered one of the easiest majors, and Neuroscience is considered a lot harder because there’s far more courses, more labwork, and the material is more rigorous and challenging. It’s considered a little harder than Biology, but easier than Physics (don’t know enough of the Chem curriculum to compare). Maybe at different colleges Neuro and Psych are more comparable because Psych is difficult at other schools? But if you’re interested in Psych and how it relates to Neuro, consider Behavior Neuroscience, a field closely linked to Psychology. I did think the Psych class I took was really easy, but I’m sure advanced classes are harder.</p>
<p>Relatively speaking, how difficult is statistics major?</p>
<p>ECE is probably the most difficult major. ChemE is also pretty hard from what I hear too.</p>
<p>[5</a> Hardest and Easiest College Majors by GPA’s - CBS MoneyWatch.com](<a href=“MoneyWatch: Financial news, world finance and market news, your money, product recalls updated daily - CBS News”>MoneyWatch: Financial news, world finance and market news, your money, product recalls updated daily - CBS News)</p>
<p>^ List of hardest and easiest majors by GPA</p>
<p>5 Lowest Grade Point Averages
Chemistry 2.78 GPA
Math 2.90 GPA
Economics 2.95 GPA
Psychology 2.98 GPA
Biology 3.02 GPA</p>
<p>5 Highest Grade Point Averages
Education 3.36 GPA
Language 3.34 GPA
English 3.33 GPA
Music 3.30 GPA
Religion 3.22 GPA</p>
<p>I’ve heard chemical engineering is very difficult. Good thing I’m going to start it this fall! :D</p>
<p>After going one year, I’d have to say that architecture is the most difficult major. I’m an engineering major and I did a lot of work but architecture majors are in the studio working on their projects till 5 AM everyday. I’ve seen their projects and they are impressive since there’s a lot of detail that goes into them.</p>
<p>At my schools, the most difficult combination of courses for a freshman would be:
Math 35 (honors calc) or Math 54 (honors linear) & Math 153 (Abstract Algebra)
Physics 7 & 16 (honors mechanics & quantum)
CS 19 & 32 (intro for those who are already good & software engineering, both extremely time consuming, though 19 has the more difficult theory)
Chem 35 (Orgo)</p>
<p>Yes, this is a two-semester sequence, and admittedly classes typically get more difficult as they get harder, but just saying: from what I’ve seen, chem, CS, physics, but especially math students require the most abstract, mind-twisting kind of thought.</p>
<p>Axel_Valentine, that is for 1 college. They don’t even tell us what college it is. It was also an LAC, not a University which would have a diversity of majors.</p>
<p>Math … it makes your brain work a lot … not just do a lot of mind-numbing work like engineering</p>
<p>chem can go screw itself. I’m having trouble understanding my general chem requirement. I can only imagine what the harder classes like orgo etc are</p>
<p>I’m a Math-Computer Science as well as a classics major, and I’d make the surprising comment that I’ve found Classics to be much harder than Math or Computer Science. Computer Science would be next, but it’s not particularly close if one does the hardest track in classics at Brown.</p>
<p>Business is, by far, the most difficult major. Not only do you have to talk to people to succeed, but you also have to know how to talk to people. Often this involves guessing what someone’s personality is on the fly so you know how to appeal to him. If you make one little mistake at a recruitment event, just one tiny error, guess what? DING! </p>
<p>Also, you have to know how to dress well. Educating yourself on the finer business regalia and tailors is essential for landing a good job. Suits often cost up to $6,000, and interviewers will know if you’re trying to play it cheap. Even if you ace the interview, if you, as a person, are not up to the firm’s standards, then guess what? DING!</p>
<p>Not only do you have to dress well, but you also have to know an incredible amount of terminology, modeling formulas, and otherwise arcane hard skills that are literally impossible to perfect as an undergraduate. In fact, most of it is simply discarded and never used again after the business major lands his first gig, although his getting-of-the-gig depends heavily on his GPA, which in turn depends heavily on the amount of time he devotes to studying the aforementioned skills. Oh, and did I mention? If the interviewer quizzes the business major on one of these things and he fails to answer correctly, even if only due to a two-second memory lapse, guess what? DING!</p>
<p>^ O, I C what you did thar… ^</p>
<p>You seem to be saying that it is hard to get a job in business. The thread is about difficult majors.</p>
<p>You can get nice suits inexpensively by getting your measurements taken here and ordering them from Hong Kong or Singapore.</p>
<p>Some people are naturals at reading people. For them the people aspect of jobs is not so hard.</p>
<p>Hello, Recharge, you forgot all the time required to network with future possible business contacts at frat parties over the bazillionth beer, on top of studying their asses off for their GPA!</p>
<p>(only joking, I have friends who are business majors and they love their majors)</p>
<p>Now I’m getting nervous about ChemE. Why is it perceived to be more difficult that other Engineering? (not counting Industrial E please :))</p>