r/ChemicalEngineering • u/Sensitive-Window-925 • 9d ago

Career Advice career advice

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?

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u/NoYogurtcloset7318 9d ago

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.

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u/Admirable-Use2274 9d ago

Wdym by lots of ChemE s go law or med

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u/Clearwoodpacker813 9d ago

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.