@@rubensamuel5256 In Iran, I had the experience of learning thermodynamics from 4 different professors. It is interesting that I realized this is a global problem.
Your last point about not worrying about the future is spot on... Your time is better spent dedicating yourself to finding pleasure and fascination in the task at hand! Psychologically as well as in terms of your career. Keep up the good work Shawn!
you are the first chem engg youtuber really making consistent, relatable and useful content and I appreciate it so much as a third year chem engg student !! your advice at the end about just going along for the ride and it all working out is something I needed to hear so thank you 😊
haha thank you Nikee! There's also Eggs who makes excellent videos if you need another reliable source. Yep, going along for the ride is great advice, not just for school but for work, life, and everything in between :)
Not a chemical engineering student but one thing I wish I did earlier in my undergrad years is to just connect with working professionals and shadowing. I think that would've helped me figure out what kinds of jobs I'm interested in faster and also just eliminate options faster too ahahaha
Third year in chem e. Taking thermodynamics/reaction engineering/ eng mathemetics 3/ fluid mechanics/ electrochem/ polymer chem in this semester. Im dyin bro
Very true comments. I have a PhD in ChemE. I was always driven to study very hard to get good grades, mostly because if I didn't I would feel anxiety, which I hated. I was always over-prepared. I got one B an as undergraduate (in a music elective), all the rest were A's.
Yeah, I know in my case since I will be going to grad school in the future keeping the relationships I have with my professors or in your case rekindle them if you do plan on going at some point the recommendation letters from them can make a difference in the application process. :)
Shawn can you please make a video about softwares for chemical engineers , and also about things that a chemical engineer should improve alone (Autodedact)
I have been following you for quite some time now and I have a few thoughts to share. I have graduated previous summer after 8 years of studies (BSc and MSc in chem eng) and I find it literally impossible to get a job. I have graduated previous summer after spending much of my 20s studying and as I am looking back now, I would probably say that chem eng is more of a dying field at this point. After 1000 job applications, I have actually give up on sending applications. I should point out that I am located in the EU and the situation is getting worse and worse. I have friends that graduated 3-4 years ago with MSc degrees and they are still unemployed to this day or they do other jobs to pay the bills. It's actually really frustrating to see that your past 7-8 years of studies have passed in vain and you have to start over at 25-26 years old.
@@shawn.builds I would say 80-90% (based on LinkedIn). The issue is that there are a lot of graduates each year and an extremely limited demand for chemical engineers. Most of my grad class are now moving away from Chem Eng and towards DS and ML. I am doing the same but we started on the back foot. We are starting over again at 25-26 and its kind of hard to accept it. That's life I guess, I got a huge lesson from this one though and I am glad that I help younger fellows to turn away from a dead-end career (I think apart from Software and DS/ML, most of eng careers are pretty-much dying).
I am having a very hard time finding a starting job in Chemical Engineering (process engineering) , like an internship or a way to gain experience. Do you have any tips? Where should I apply? You’re doing great work!
ua-cam.com/video/k_DijV6mWnk/v-deo.html start with this and let me know if you have more questions! my Student Tips playlist link is also in the description
@@shawn.builds thank you so much, it's india sorry, autocorrect....😅 Through you, I came to know how the chem E industry works and if I should get into it or not! 🤗
This might or might not be relevant depending on what your educational system is like, but: don't listen to people who were supposed to graduate at least 2-3 semesters ago but still take the same classes as you. Most of the time they will make professors seem worse than they actually are, since these students usually fall behind because of some rather strict professors, and hearing their stories will make it seem like it's impossible to pass these professors' classes. It would have saved me a TON of exam stress if I didn't let these stories get to me.
Thank you so much for the advice. I'm in community college but transferring to pursue chemE. My plan is to use the knowledge to build my own business(manufacturing goods/etc). Do you feel like ChemE provides sufficient insight to pursue that while also holding a job? I hope this comment makes sense, and good luck on your switch to software engineering! I'd like to hear more from that too!
I am from the Philippines and I really want to work abroad when I graduate, can you give us some tips for chem E students who wants to work internationally? And do you also have any recommendations on how and where we can find international internships for chem E students since there are little to no opportunities for college students for internships in the Philippines
how about the mathematics for chemical engineering? and the laplace things? do we still need those basics since we have the simulation software this day?
Bro what's your payroll range just wanna know or just tell about your growth in the company also do make a video on various job profile and the one u like (if not made yet)
Can you give me some motivation because now i’m studying chemical engineering in my 1st year and sometimes i feel that everything in engineering field is just too hard for me to understand especially on the calculus subject.
Yep, a huge part of chemical engineering is minimizing human/environmental impact through efficient process engineering. It is slightly different from the type of engineering you'll be doing as an Environmental Engineer but probably a decent amount of overlap
hmm I would say build a strong support group of friends within ChE, that's what really saved my mental health and kept me going. I always had friends to study with or to rant to
Is it normal to not to pass exam for the 1st. I really dedicated all my free time studying.... I feel too sad and hopeless for failing 2 classes so far.. I am afraid of getting the results from the other exams ://
Don't worry!! Chemical engineering is tough and tons of people get absolutely wrecked in school, and go on to to great things after graduating. Stick through it, do internships, and work on yourself! Cheers!
Hii, I am a highschool student and thinking about studying ChemE because i love chemistry and maths. Do alot of people regret majoring in ChemE? How do i know if ChemE is right for me?
Thermo professors same worldwide 🤝
Yep seems to be an interesting trend..
@@shawn.builds @khaleesi mine's not ahaha, he learned from a "disciple" of Nernst, and he is a really good professor. cheers from portugal!
@@rubensamuel5256 In Iran, I had the experience of learning thermodynamics from 4 different professors. It is interesting that I realized this is a global problem.
Your last point about not worrying about the future is spot on... Your time is better spent dedicating yourself to finding pleasure and fascination in the task at hand! Psychologically as well as in terms of your career. Keep up the good work Shawn!
Something I took way too long to figure out! Also, DUDE! I love your channel. Please make more videos.
you are the first chem engg youtuber really making consistent, relatable and useful content and I appreciate it so much as a third year chem engg student !! your advice at the end about just going along for the ride and it all working out is something I needed to hear so thank you 😊
haha thank you Nikee! There's also Eggs who makes excellent videos if you need another reliable source. Yep, going along for the ride is great advice, not just for school but for work, life, and everything in between :)
Not a chemical engineering student but one thing I wish I did earlier in my undergrad years is to just connect with working professionals and shadowing. I think that would've helped me figure out what kinds of jobs I'm interested in faster and also just eliminate options faster too ahahaha
yup, we had a class on this in school, too bad i never took it seriously :P
Big facts
Nice information. I think this is well said a lot of student including me are going through these issues.
Third year in chem e. Taking thermodynamics/reaction engineering/ eng mathemetics 3/ fluid mechanics/ electrochem/ polymer chem in this semester. Im dyin bro
Very true comments. I have a PhD in ChemE. I was always driven to study very hard to get good grades, mostly because if I didn't I would feel anxiety, which I hated. I was always over-prepared. I got one B an as undergraduate (in a music elective), all the rest were A's.
yeah, i actually regret caring about grades too much, it doesn't matter if you're not going to do post grad studies
Yeah, I know in my case since I will be going to grad school in the future keeping the relationships I have with my professors or in your case rekindle them if you do plan on going at some point the recommendation letters from them can make a difference in the application process. :)
Yep, even if you don’t do anything academia related, it’ll still make for a really valuable connection
Great video Shawn! Thank you for sharing your experiences 🙏🏻
No worries Jay! Let me know what else you’d like to see!
Shawn can you please make a video about softwares for chemical engineers , and also about things that a chemical engineer should improve alone (Autodedact)
I have been following you for quite some time now and I have a few thoughts to share. I have graduated previous summer after 8 years of studies (BSc and MSc in chem eng) and I find it literally impossible to get a job. I have graduated previous summer after spending much of my 20s studying and as I am looking back now, I would probably say that chem eng is more of a dying field at this point. After 1000 job applications, I have actually give up on sending applications. I should point out that I am located in the EU and the situation is getting worse and worse. I have friends that graduated 3-4 years ago with MSc degrees and they are still unemployed to this day or they do other jobs to pay the bills. It's actually really frustrating to see that your past 7-8 years of studies have passed in vain and you have to start over at 25-26 years old.
that's really sad to hear. i'd say 80-90% of my class is working already, how about the rest of your grad class?
@@shawn.builds I would say 80-90% (based on LinkedIn). The issue is that there are a lot of graduates each year and an extremely limited demand for chemical engineers. Most of my grad class are now moving away from Chem Eng and towards DS and ML. I am doing the same but we started on the back foot. We are starting over again at 25-26 and its kind of hard to accept it. That's life I guess, I got a huge lesson from this one though and I am glad that I help younger fellows to turn away from a dead-end career (I think apart from Software and DS/ML, most of eng careers are pretty-much dying).
@@lakas50 still the same now?
@@alphie10 yeap, still unemployed. Also the same for 80-90% of my class!
@@lakas50 i know the struggles. It isnt easy, i did mechanical myself.
I am having a very hard time finding a starting job in Chemical Engineering (process engineering) , like an internship or a way to gain experience. Do you have any tips? Where should I apply? You’re doing great work!
ua-cam.com/video/k_DijV6mWnk/v-deo.html start with this and let me know if you have more questions! my Student Tips playlist link is also in the description
You are doing a great job! Keep up the great work! An inspo for a Indian who wants to do chem E!! 👍👍🤗🤗🤗
wow! thanks for watching all the way from candia!
@@shawn.builds thank you so much, it's india sorry, autocorrect....😅 Through you, I came to know how the chem E industry works and if I should get into it or not! 🤗
Its funny, i just graduated and my regrets are exactly the same as yours.
I guess these are common mistakes!
This might or might not be relevant depending on what your educational system is like, but: don't listen to people who were supposed to graduate at least 2-3 semesters ago but still take the same classes as you. Most of the time they will make professors seem worse than they actually are, since these students usually fall behind because of some rather strict professors, and hearing their stories will make it seem like it's impossible to pass these professors' classes. It would have saved me a TON of exam stress if I didn't let these stories get to me.
Yup! Lots of times I’ve been told to watch out and was totally mislead, other times I’ve been told it’s a GPA booster then gotten wrecked
That was great, thanks.
you're welcome!
Kuya Shawn , your advice helps me a lot to continue to this field of ChE , fightChEng 🥰🎉
Let's go!!
Thank you so much for the advice. I'm in community college but transferring to pursue chemE. My plan is to use the knowledge to build my own business(manufacturing goods/etc). Do you feel like ChemE provides sufficient insight to pursue that while also holding a job? I hope this comment makes sense, and good luck on your switch to software engineering! I'd like to hear more from that too!
I am from the Philippines and I really want to work abroad when I graduate, can you give us some tips for chem E students who wants to work internationally? And do you also have any recommendations on how and where we can find international internships for chem E students since there are little to no opportunities for college students for internships in the Philippines
Check out the MITACS global internship for internships in Canada
@@shawn.builds thank you so much! 😊
Any regrets In Industrial Enginerring ?
im not in industrial engineering so i have no clue
I am yet to see a single thermo professor who did anything but read the slides
lol same
how about the mathematics for chemical engineering? and the laplace things?
do we still need those basics since we have the simulation software this day?
You should be able to understand it, but you don’t need to memorize it. If it comes up during work I’m sure you’d be able to pick it up again
Bro what's your payroll range just wanna know or just tell about your growth in the company also do make a video on various job profile and the one u like (if not made yet)
Look up process engineers average salaries in Canada, it should be somewhere around there
Check out Jobs in Chemical Engineering for more info
Can i join a design team even if I dont have a knowledge about designing or are there any team os such that will teach and guide us?
design teams will teach you, it's more important to be a good listener and keen to learn
Can you give me some motivation because now i’m studying chemical engineering in my 1st year and sometimes i feel that everything in engineering field is just too hard for me to understand especially on the calculus subject.
It doesn’t get easier you just get better! For math, I watched lots of Khan Academy videos. Don’t trust your lecturers to teach you well haha
networking😭😭 kinda hard..
yep.. it ain't easy that's for sure
Watching from Pakistan... Keep it up bro!
Wow! Thanks brother, take care.
Welcome brother 😀
Hey quick q- I wanna work in the sustainability/environmental field after UG. Do you think chemical engineering is a good path for that?
Yep, a huge part of chemical engineering is minimizing human/environmental impact through efficient process engineering. It is slightly different from the type of engineering you'll be doing as an Environmental Engineer but probably a decent amount of overlap
Hi! I am an upcoming 1st yr ChE student and I feel somehow overwhelmed but I wanted to push the degree. Any advice how can I start strong?
hmm I would say build a strong support group of friends within ChE, that's what really saved my mental health and kept me going. I always had friends to study with or to rant to
what to do just comleting you chemical engineering bachelor degree?
Is it normal to not to pass exam for the 1st. I really dedicated all my free time studying.... I feel too sad and hopeless for failing 2 classes so far.. I am afraid of getting the results from the other exams ://
Don't worry!! Chemical engineering is tough and tons of people get absolutely wrecked in school, and go on to to great things after graduating. Stick through it, do internships, and work on yourself! Cheers!
I need help.in chemical engineering I just start.my.studys
What do you need help with? Join the discord channnel, link is in the description
Extracurriculars such as?
how can i be connected to international community of chemical engineering???
join the discord - link is in the bio
hello, I'm thinking of going into UBC for Chem E, but I don't know If I will get in with my stats, can you please tell me how u got in.
I did a first year transition program at capilano university, check out my video “My Chemical Engineering Degree in 15 min” for more specific info
Yeah, bro I do what you did.
😫
Hii, I am a highschool student and thinking about studying ChemE because i love chemistry and maths. Do alot of people regret majoring in ChemE? How do i know if ChemE is right for me?
I explain in a lot more detail in these two videos:
1) ua-cam.com/video/i_MdZ3wOTNo/v-deo.html
2) ua-cam.com/video/p5LzsqPOl5M/v-deo.html
@@shawn.builds thank you!
i'm a year late, but chem eng has very little chemistry in it.
thx
you're welcome!
In which year we start internship?
2nd year or 3rd year onwards
Attend ka bro ng graduate school
Would you mind mentioning examples of extracurricular that are most suitable for the degree?
Design teams and research
Your job name
Process Engineer
@@shawn.builds where do you work?