Is Chemical Engineering Hard? | Q&A

[@gdr17racing51]

Hey bro I dont think you might remember me but a couple months ago I asked you a question and thanksfully you responded right away. I was having some time that I was having doubts on taking it and then I snapped back to reality after watching your videos. "Dont let something that scared you stop you from doing that thing" those words u said helped me out a lot and I definitely want to continue on this course. Thanks for the advice and keep up the good work!

[@AlsworthTV]

No problem bro, glad I was able to help!!

[@barrymckociner6141]

This genuinely gives me so much confidence, starting Sep 22

[@jaylaellis6669]

Thank you for the video, so spot on! Gotta thank you for putting me up on the organic chemistry tutor because we doing review homework right now and the class got me questioning if I even learned chemistry??? Lol, the debates in the class GroupMe and a confused head TA ain’t helping either (at this point thermo makes more sense). Watching a video and listening to the man’s gentle soothing voice guide me through examples is a Godsend.

[@AlsworthTV]

No problem, I always have to put on my fellow ChemE’s 🙌🏾. The organic chem tutor literallly saved me when I took it, good luck with ochem though you got this !!!

[@victorialuvss]

I love that jersey on you!! Had to comment before watching because AlsWorthtv done blessed us with another one??!! Let me sit and watch 🔥🔥🔥

[@AlsworthTV]

A realllll one 🤧

[@owenfazza6349]

Material and Energy Balance for me was one of the most difficult courses i’ve done in my first year of chem eng i ended up getting a B- in that course. Which was surprising considering i’m not the brightest when it came to maths. I’m currently a 2nd year student studying in Australia and so far my hardest chem eng class is Thermodynamics in Chemical Processes.

[@SanAndreasy]

I am an average student myself and although I know my strengths are in the languages department, I still decided to pursue this course. I am a 2003 baby and will just be entering university this coming August. Since Maths and Sciences were never one of my fortes, I plan to challenge myself and just enjoy this course. Thank you for inspiring us! Love lots 💓

[@chocolatedroppa8814]

How are your classes going now

[@oyin3231]

I decided to study chemical engineering because i'm fascinated by basically production of consumer goods and chemical engineering has a role to play in it. Plus i love the whole engineering concept, the fact that i get to learn the dynamics of how to develop something small into something big. Hoping to gain more experience when i start my internship because honestly the education system in my country is not as great as i would like it to be.

[@AlsworthTV]

I agree with you, that’s one thing I really like about chemEng!

[@not_a_youtuber9597]

What country are you studying in

[@oyin3231]

@@not_a_youtuber9597 Nigeria, I must add my internship was a great experience

[@kuihtradisional3938]

I am doing my chemical engineering degree because I got sponsorship from a government-linked company in my country. that is like the only choice because or else I have to follow what my parents pressure me to be, a medical doctor. lol!! but gladly I love doing innovation projects and lab researching so it gives me hope to survive this degree. After 5 year bond with the company (or else ill be paying like 250k) maybe i just gonna pursue in business and media more. But I gotta say, I have been watching your videos many times and it gives me the string of hope for me to survive in the college. thanks bro!

[@AlsworthTV]

No problem! Welcome to the chemical engineering family

[@kaeshaun4037]

Hey I will be starting with chemical engineering this September in my freshmen year, Are there any specific chemE related youtube channels that you recommend? Also I am very pumped to start with it but at the same time extremely scared with the amount of math involved, So yeah! Please do share your routine as in how many hours you put in for your work and exams, I am really pumped to be starting w ChemE, Also love your channel bro, I am definitely subscribing. Cheers

[@AlsworthTV]

Nice! I don't really know any specific chemE related youtube channels, but I hear learncheme.com is a good website that a lot of people use. I feel you with the math, KZbin is the main thing that got me through all those math classes. Thank you for subscribing!! I can def do something like that in the future 🙌🏾

[@violettamariel]

I’m chemical engineer in Mexico and I moved to Canada. I worked in Mexico for two years. I haven’t studied chemistry or calculations anymore and I’m afraid of that because sometimes I feel like my memory is not the same. The point is that I would like to study again here in Canada but my English is not really good if I want to study again. Idk my memory is losing a lot information 🙁

[@tribrunodang]

A line between drug dealers and chemical engineering is calculus.

[@halaa8939]

wow! you weren't required to take multivariable calculus? Lucky!!

[@raheemibraheem4008]

Starting the journey by fall 2021

[@sarahdemonia5591]

Thank you for this video!

[@aldrichjosefhate4523]

All right I'm early....

[@sarul4457]

Just did my mass and energy balances exam and just remember how you said it was the hardest class and now I understand what you mean. the exam made zero sense and was just so hardd and that exam literally got me scared cas it was my first exam in this course.

[@AlsworthTV]

This comment just gave me ptsd :/ As much as it might not make sense now, don't give up try your best to just survive and get through it if you can. I wish you the best of luck!

[@sarul4457]

@@AlsworthTV thank you

[@paultamio7911]

Hi bro! Can you give me time answering my queries. 1. What CAD softwares have you used? 2. Is light-powered GPU enough for my laptop to run CAD softwares? 3. What laptop requirements can you suggest for me as a chemical engg. student 4. Is having failed subjects/courses matters in having internships?

[@AlsworthTV]

I've haven't really used any CAD software yet. But yeah, you don't need a super expensive laptop as a chemEng student, just a laptop that is able to do the basics. At least 8gb of ram, good battery life, intel core i5 or i7. And based off my experience, having failed courses doesn't matter as much as the GPA for internships

[@luciliacatumbela9014]

Starting first year next month!

[@AlsworthTV]

Awesome, I wish you the best of luck!

[@jaylie1662]

hey, hum i saw some videos saying that this sector doesn't give many job oppotunities... I'll like to go on this field so much, but i din't wanna struggle..., i'm ready ti do internships on the summer etc, what do you think?

[@AlsworthTV]

If you really have an interest in it than you should go for it, there are some good opportunities. But prepare yourself because sometimes getting internships can be difficult

[@jaylie1662]

@@AlsworthTV okay, can i get some overseas? I'm in france rn planning on going to the us

[@AlsworthTV]

@@jaylie1662 Yeah

[@jaylie1662]

@@AlsworthTV thank you so much for answering, I hope I'll be able to work on a pharmaceutical or cosmetic lab with a bachelor degree

[@AlsworthTV]

@@jaylie1662 No problem, I wish you the best! :)

[@nbafibavideos7452]

I like physics , chemistry and biology but i’m not that happy when i study maths Please what kind of engineering do u recommend

[@AlsworthTV]

All engineering has math, so that's kind of hard to just recommend one

[@richardaversa7128]

I recommend you learn to see the beauty in math, it will serve you well

[@happyhappy1756]

I enjoy math,chemistry and physics,l love to know a process of a product how it is produced,am i suitable to take chemical engineering?

[@AlsworthTV]

Yeah

[@nonyeakindejioladeji663]

What are you specialising in ? Biotechnology, nuclear engineer...?

[@AlsworthTV]

Good Question! I’m not sure yet though, I’m still trying to weigh my options and figure things out

[@nonyeakindejioladeji663]

Ohh. What year are you in?

[@AlsworthTV]

@@nonyeakindejioladeji663 I’m in my 3rd year in a 5yr program

[@anshgupta4792]

Hey I recently began Chem Eng, can you describe what a Chem eng job actually look like

[@AlsworthTV]

It depends on what industry you're in, but ChemE's can work in manufacturing plants, oil refineries, in a traditional office setting, etc.

[@Tommydavisisis]

Chemical Engineering is not hard. It's intuitively difficult.

[@fouadalabdi6323]

What’s that supposed to mean?

[@Tommydavisisis]

@@fouadalabdi6323 The word hard is relative and isn't the best word to describe chemical engineering. Saying that ChemE is intuitively difficult sets a fundamental that it's not easily thought about. Most of the concepts in chemical engineering is non-intuitive raising the difficult beyond what you would think of hard. In my opinion, understanding chemical engineering requires patience, resilience, humility and discipline. The concepts and processes cannot be rushed. For your first classes, you might you understand the concepts within 4 weeks or right away. Thermodynamics is the perfect example of non-intuitive. Being the fact that Thermodynamics is non-intuitive, it is more difficult to understand intuitively because the process is difficult to think about and you have to bend your mind in thinking about it in your own way. The reason I say that chemical engineering is intuitively difficult is because the foundation properties (volume, temperature, enthalpy, mass, etc) can be easily thought about , but applying them to textbook and real-world problems can be difficult. ChemE is a BIG PUZZLE!

[@fouadalabdi6323]

@@Tommydavisisis Thank you very much for this I’m entering first year at the end of this year. Any advice?

[@Tommydavisisis]

@@fouadalabdi6323 It depends... The first 2-years of university should not be too bad, that is, having completed calculus, DE and physics, chemistry and all the other general courses. Mass and Energy balance is different. Mass and Energy balance is "THE CLASS"... Whenever you get into the junior level class, start integrating with people. TALK TO THE PROFESSORS. ASK THEM ABOUT HOW TO THINK ABOUT THE PROCESSES of the class. Stick with it. Accept that you won't understand and know everything and that's completely fine. Sometimes, you'll not get a concept and someone will explain it to you in such a way that it clicks right away. Take care of yourself, that is, go to the gym when needed and have your "me-time". Having your special mental time is gonna be essential to get through it. Again, stick with it. Join organizations related to science/engineering or something outside of engineering (something of your own liking). Make new friends. These new friends will be YOUR CONNECTIONS. Connection within ChemE are critical. Connections make you go places you never dreamt of... Help others if you can. It is okay to be competitive but it's better to take care of your fellow colleagues. You'll need them and they'll need you. All ChemE students struggle and sharing the struggle is like caring to one another. Again, stick with it. Finally, STUDY STUDY STUDY... In order for the process to stick, redo an example multiple times, it might seem foolish, but redoing that one example will create a pattern that you can often you to approach different problems. Problems in ChemE are not linear, but redoing problems from class and homework is a much better way (at first) of understanding the process - instead of tackling a bunch of new problem. Once you've mastered what you've been taught, practice more challenging problems. Your aim is to grow and grow well.

[@fouadalabdi6323]

@@Tommydavisisis great thank you much.

[@3pie2pie]

What’s a D- ?

[@AlsworthTV]

A barely passing grade ;/

[@3pie2pie]

@@AlsworthTV the lowest you can get in Canada is a D

[@AlsworthTV]

@@3pie2pie Wow, so basically if I was Canadian I would have failed 😂

[@3pie2pie]

@@AlsworthTV maybe lol. I am also a 3rd chemical engineering too

[@AlsworthTV]

@@3pie2pie apparently 3rd year is the hardest year, we gotta brace ourselves