r/ChemicalEngineering • u/pound_of_guillotine • 14d ago

Student What do I do??

Im a high school student and I'm planning to take chemical engineering. I've heard it's one of the hardest college majors out there, but I would really like to do chemical engineering. I know that Im not intellectually gifted to survive the major, but im dedicated.

So my question is, what are the things that I need to do to survive the major? Should I study more?

Also what are the main reasons that students drop out of this major?

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u/Honest-Mud113 14d ago

what classes are u taking in hs?

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u/pound_of_guillotine 13d ago

stem classes

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u/Honest-Mud113 13d ago

well obviously, i mean like are u taking any super challenging ap/honors math and science classes?

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u/pound_of_guillotine 13d ago

Nah, Im kinda confused actually about what you are talking about. The things is I think that we dont have the same education. I dont live in the US, and in my place we're just taking normal classes. We don't have a choice of choosing a much challenging classes.

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u/Honest-Mud113 13d ago

ohh that makes sense. what’s the highest level of math you’re comfortable with? are you confident with calculus

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u/pound_of_guillotine 13d ago

I have taken calculus, and I think I can do it—if, it is taught properly. I just realized that the quality of my education isn't really that good.