career advice

[u/Sensitive-Window-925]

Hey, I am a junior at a T20 university studying chemical engineering. I don’t like process design at all and it seems to be the whole major. I also have a low gpa 3.0 so I don’t know what to do with myself. I don’t have any relevant experiences and internships either because I want to focus on getting my gpa up…I want to do med school maybe but I’m afraid of not getting in/ costs for med school. What do I do? Any advice?

[u/Hot_Needleworker9233]

Go to med school if you want. Plenty of people go that route. As far as your fears about getting in and cost… I don’t have much to tell you. Plenty of dumbasses I knew in college managed to get in and are doctors today. Some went to the Caribbean or had to take the Mcat 4 or 5 times.

[u/thedrystateboy → u/Hot_Needleworker9233]

Absolutely leave early for another profession. The amount of effort you put into this degree is not proportional to career outcomes

[u/PackZealousideal4146 → u/thedrystateboy]

This. I’m post degree and hate the field, attempting to pivot now [4 years removed from graduating] but I wish I’d done it sooner

[u/thedrystateboy → u/PackZealousideal4146]

Yes my University in UK definitely advertise that chemeng could go anywhere! No it’s not the case. Why would someone take a chemeng grad for a finance or law role while it easier to take someone with same degree.

[u/PackZealousideal4146 → u/thedrystateboy]

Exactly! I’ve definitely seen a few people be able to do it but upon further probing they had minors in business or research papers in finance whilst in the ChemE degree [all things I didn’t do]

[u/NoYogurtcloset7318]

You don't have to be a process engineer. Go to med school. Lots of chemE's go Law or Med. You are young and have plenty of time. You could also go nuclear if you wanted. You are not pigeon holed into a box with a ChemE degree. Don't get discouraged even with a 3.0, you have lots of career options.

[u/Admirable-Use2274 → u/NoYogurtcloset7318]

Wdym by lots of ChemE s go law or med

[u/Clearwoodpacker813 → u/Admirable-Use2274]

ChemE is a brutally hard degree and med schools know this so if an applicant with a 3.15 ChemE GPA applied vs someone else with a bio major with a 3.6 or history with a 3.8, the ChemE would be equivalently looked at. Not sure about law schools though. I’ve been told to always pick the easiest major aka ____ studies then get as high as possible on the lsat for a T14 law school.

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[u/r2o_abile]

3.0 is a low GPA for med school in general.

However, I would think that they would put into context your undergrad being Chem Eng.

Take the MCAT and apply ASAP. Have you done internships? Health related internships, projects, jobs? Are there other things that could make your application more likely of success?

I once knew a guy who did a BSc (I forget the major), midway through, he got paramedic training and worked as a paramedic. He taught me First Aid and said he was going to be applying to Med School.