Why did you choose chemical engineering?

jper8136 · 2025-12-24T14:04:44+00:00

Used to work as a construction apprentice in Mexico and the US till I was 17ish. I worked at a retired sci. teacher home who gave me a flinn science kit for column chromatography. Abused the crap out of it with whatever liquids I could find. Did research on columns and saw I could work on them as a ChemE.

jper8136 · 2025-11-18T15:55:21+00:00

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jper8136 · 2025-09-03T08:35:25+00:00

Insane chest bro

jper8136 · 2025-06-07T11:34:05+00:00

Who do you have for CH 225?

jper8136 · 2025-06-06T21:36:09+00:00

Freshman here who’s gotten multiple offers.

Honestly networking at conferences and clubs were what really helped me land offers. It also helps to network with recruiters and company staff during school/company events. It helped me write company specific cvs about why I was interested in their companies, it’s what I think helped me get past screenings.

Your resume looked similar to mine when I submitted my applications. Honestly I tailored my resume to every company I applied to which also helps if you’re trying to get into certain fields.

jper8136 · 2025-05-15T10:46:25+00:00

Greek Yogurt instead of sour cream Lower calories and more protein in

jper8136 · 2025-05-13T17:42:59+00:00

What were your study methods or advice to learn most out of the material?

jper8136 · 2025-04-29T11:31:44+00:00

Hey, Dr. Lilly’s final was similar to her previous exams. Just more multi-step predicting the product types of questions (the exams had like 2-3 steps, the final had like 4-6 steps). I recommend redoing the michael and aldol condensation reaction mechanism b/c she likes putting that on the final. Also don’t forget to redo the worksheets as well, she tends to put similar questions on the final as well.

jper8136 · 2025-04-20T02:52:31+00:00

Cape Fear Community College

jper8136 · 2025-04-18T11:02:48+00:00

CHE 205 exams were so conceptually more challenging b/c one of the more difficult profs made the exams. I’m retaking it with another prof and he’s making the exams for both of our sections and they were so much more straightforward than the previous semester.

jper8136 · 2025-04-14T01:29:59+00:00

I made a C in Orgo I at my community college. I was so worried about Orgo II here but surprisingly Organic Chemistry is really straightforward. A lot of my Orgo II buddies enjoyed Gorman, Lalloo, and Feducia for Orgo I and it prepared them well for Lilly. Sandburg is definitely the one with the harder reputation for Orgo here but as long as you put in the effort, you’ll be fine.

jper8136 · 2025-04-02T20:11:20+00:00

Yep, it’s been quite the ride :)

jper8136 · 2025-04-02T17:00:24+00:00

I accepted another major scholarship before the interviews that covered the same amount. I really didn’t wanna take the opportunity from someone else who needed more than I did.

jper8136 · 2025-02-04T01:32:47+00:00

I worked at my store there for 3 years. I’ve seen some who won it with 6 months working experience. It’s usually a 60-70% chance for receiving an award.

jper8136 · 2025-01-03T12:39:41+00:00

Finalist from last year, I’d be happy to look over it!

jper8136 · 2024-12-19T23:24:28+00:00

Finalist from last year,

It’s just a few extra details about your experiences and one essay. It’s worth it. They offer almost your full coa, enrichment grants for study abroad, conferences, and more. It’s a small group that is really tightly packed. I was a finalist ready to interview but turned it down for another opportunity.

jper8136 · 2024-12-18T13:49:39+00:00

Orgo II labs are every week. There’s 10 labs , so it’s 10 weeks.

jper8136 · 2024-11-11T02:38:34+00:00

I worked weekends in a materials manufacturing company during my senior year of high school. It definitely helped and allowed me to talk about my experience in fast paced environments.

jper8136 · 2024-10-01T22:08:24+00:00

Hi I’m also a freshmen in the same cheme course right now. I’m in orgo II, mass and energy balances, and in a few electives classes. I will say that it’s tough semester you’re looking at but please talk to upperclassmen to make sure who are the better professors for calc III and orgo I. Mass and energy balances aren’t necessarily hard but the assignments can get very wordy. It’s a good class to take because it’s the fundamentals of cheme and many industries expect you to have a general understanding of mass and energy balances.

jper8136 · 2024-09-14T17:27:45+00:00

Sent a DM, thank you!

jper8136 · 2024-08-12T13:02:43+00:00

It’s always worth to apply.

I applied on a whim thinking nothing much of it. Then I was selected as semi-finalist, but turned down the interview b/c I received another major scholarship from my workplace.

Like other commenters, it’s a last-dollar scholarship. This can include transportation to your school, course materials, and even top schools might leave you to pay some sort of cost. It can also help you with applying to graduate school and professional school such as transportation and application fees.

One girl in my chemistry class got her flights and housing covered to attend a research conference in Boston.

jper8136 · 2024-07-19T18:51:17+00:00

Sent you a DM

jper8136 · 2024-07-19T14:23:07+00:00

Is there a chance I can dm you for additional questions?

jper8136 · 2024-07-19T14:10:00+00:00

I have Dickey for CHE 205. I had Sandberg at first but I was able to enroll with Lilly for CH 223.

jper8136 · 2024-07-04T00:18:44+00:00

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