Seeking advice on changing major

NeoDymium
Wed, 17 Jul 2013 01:44:44 +0000

It’s never the same. Let’s just say you’d better hope you have a burning desire to learn some serious number theory. Digital logic, computer design, algorithms, discrete math, etc are full of that stuff.

I’m going to assume you had some reason for choosing ChemE. So here’s a bit of advice: programmers are a dime a dozen in the tech industry, but scientists and engineers who know how to program are not that abundant (in my personal experience, most of those who aren’t doing research using numerical methods don’t really know how to program). Knowing how to make simple computer tools for specialized purposes has a lot of application within an engineering major.