Seeking advice on changing major

Reactor
Sun, 14 Jul 2013 18:48:11 +0000

Well, it’s somewhat known that many, especially entry-level, engineering jobs are different from the “theoretical approach” that one may practice while doing one’s degree. In the real world many of the problems are already solved, rather than solved every time, because recycling good solutions is more efficient and getting things done is more important.

Now if you perceive that you like specifically the theory, then CS and focusing on engineering simulations might be a good fit. Or continuing Chemical Engineering, but focusing on issues in research (possibly by utilizing computational modelling), rather than in running existing processes.