My Chemical Engineering Degree in 15 Minutes

[@shannonharper2460]

‘I hated every other engineering...’ omg I feel u 😂that’s my reason for doing chem eng too

[@shawn.builds]

Shannon Harper perfect job interview response! Glad I’m not the only one 😂

[@shannonharper2460]

😂

[@blah4088]

And there was me thinking "then why continue with Engineering??" 😂 I admire your determination and diligence

[@shawn.builds]

@blah honestly dunno how I’ve made it this far

[@blah4088]

@@shawn.builds Good example to follow. Hope it all goes well for you and the hard work pays off :)

[@basilscriblerusclub]

You will feel very nostalgic for PV=nRT by the end of the degree.

[@shawn.builds]

I can never get PV = nRT out of my head no matter how much I try 😂😂

[@vince5127]

We just did a ton of calculations in AP chem in HS.

[@shawn.builds]

@@vince5127 AP chem is rough!

[@basilscriblerusclub]

@@shawn.builds I'll do you one better: Peng Robinson EOS ... by hand.

[@shawn.builds]

@@basilscriblerusclub i'd rather eat my left shoe

[@andyiswonderful]

I worked my butt off to get my BS inChE; I had zero social life. I only pulled a few all-nighters, so generally got enough sleep, which I always need. Statistical mechanics was the hardest course conceptually. Unit Operations Laboratory was the most work. I think all us students agreed that 50% of our time was spent on Unit Operations, and 50% on everything else. I graduated with a 3.987 gpa, and was ranked 2/361 engineering students. I went on to get a PhD in ChemE (also, lots of work), and then a 30 yr career in R&D. Computers were in their infancy when I was an undergraduate, so we only had access to a clunky mainframe, no PCs. Lots of manual calculations.

[@chocolatecharley99]

Were you naturally good at math?

[@JoeJoe-rz7ut]

Did u do a masters

[@somtochukwuumeh8352]

bruhhhh I am taking organic chemistry for the second time now and when you said you drew a happy face on the exam that touched my soul

[@shawn.builds]

don't worry bro i would've had to take it twice if our final didn't get heavily scaled

[@somtochukwuumeh8352]

@@shawn.builds that’s lucky my dude. my teacher was not it, heard like half the class (about 200 ppl) dropped or failed

[@shawn.builds]

@@somtochukwuumeh8352 jeeeez absolutely no chill lmfao

[@maxlerz352]

Organic chemistry 2 is where the chemists separate from the engineers

[@shawn.builds]

@@allysoncaron8405 yup. i was so close to being a chem major instead of a chemical engineer and organic chem made me thankful i didn't choose chemistry lol

[@mikeibra9301]

I have done my first bachelors degree in biochemistry, and then did second bachelors in chemical engineering with a minor in material engineering. Biochemistry was tough, but Engineering is a whole another ball game. I had to thoroughly understand the concepts and know to use math to solve the problems; it doesnt end there because I was also writing Matlab codes to solve each one of those mathematical models. I had to learn how to function on 3 hours of sleep every night. I remember I used to make two cups of coffee at 8 pm every weekday, 1 cup to keep me up till 2 am and the other to wake me up again at 5 am.

[@shawn.builds]

Jeez! 3 hours of sleep. I thought my 5-6 hours was rough. Congrats on getting through it though!

[@yjg201100]

I majored chem E and did some biochemistry + microbiology. It was quite a fun.

[@justabeginner8301]

Yooooo I legit got into chemical engineering due to the same reasons as you, I’m half way through my second semester of freshmen year, and I’m legit dyingggggggg, I’m super stressed about next semester/year since that’s when I start my chemical engineering courses and legit I’m so stressed, so this is really comforting knowing you struggled and yet you made it

[@shawn.builds]

dont worry!!! you'll get through it :D if this idiot can do it, anyone can

[@drandrewsanchez]

8:03 "I Spilled fluids on fluids on fluids" LMAO first of all bro I love the memes. I'm super glad to see other chemical engineers online talking about their curriculum! I'm happy to be connected to ya'll! cheers -Andrew, fellow ChemE

[@shawn.builds]

Thanks bro! Glad someone enjoys my cringe chem E jokes 😂 nice channel btw!

[@drandrewsanchez]

@@shawn.builds appreciate that!

[@zandilemadlala7587]

This is the best video by a chemical engineer... very interesting keep it up 👏

[@shawn.builds]

Wow I’m so so grateful that you think so! Thanks for tuning in Zandile!

[@kaidiawara2366]

I’m a chemical engineer final year student in the uk and yeah it’s tough but it’s rewarding when you get the hang of it

[@shawn.builds]

Yup, took me 4 years to get the hang of it 🤣

[@AyoOgunyoye]

i’m in year 12 (chem, physics, maths and further maths) and i’m just so scared that i’ll jump into chem eng and it won’t be what i thought it would. i don’t really like the environmental side of chemistry but i love maths and like chemistry (and money). is a chem eng degree worth it?

[@jerahmeelsangil247]

so you wanna study engineering and still have social life every friday? 😂

[@shawn.builds]

it wasn't easy, i've turned down many social events to study 😅

[@maxlerz352]

I have friends that study engineering that go out frequently

[@nefariousnektarios]

This is my second or maybe third time watching this and each time is better than the last! I'm in my 3rd year of ChemE (got off a 5'sh month Co-Op before this semester) Awesome video Shawn, thanks a million for posting this! I've got 4 courses next semester: ChemE Processes Lab, Multiple Scale Material Science, Reaction Engineering, and Analytical Techniques II (AnTech I was with Excel but AnTech II is pretty much doing that stuff in MATLab) Shoutout to all my fellow ChemE's! :D

[@tibetarslan498]

As a newly graduated chemical engineer, these tough but sweet years will be missed so much :)

[@shawn.builds]

Tell me about it! Some of the hardest but best years of my life 🤪

[@azb6574]

Did you find a job yet

[@tibetarslan498]

@@azb6574 Not yet, but i hope soon..

[@azb6574]

I have been applying for internships or co-ops but all in vain

[@shawn.builds]

@@azb6574 it’s a tough market out there rn! Hope you don’t lose hope!

[@wawa99cute]

well, i just took this course, for fun, that fun turn out miserable, but yeah, i still enjoyed my degree life and got best score,. so my advices for juniors out there. Just have the passion to learn and so on.

[@shawn.builds]

Yeahhh!! It’s crazy how much you still don’t know when you enter the work force. The learning never stops!

[@joshsmith2680]

Man I’m so nervous, I’m in my senior year and I rlly don’t know what to do, I’m leaning towards chemical engineering but I really don’t want to spend 24/7 stressing out and doing work

[@shawn.builds]

Any engineering path you choose will have a pretty stressful undergrad, so it's all about choosing which one you'd be happy to suffer in at the end of the day. My undergrad was tough, but it forced me to grow and learn skills that I'm happy I have now. You get the hang of it and I hope I didn't scare you too much. I had no idea what I was doing most of the time and still managed to get through it, I believe with a little bit of passion and dedication anyone can get through it :) Let me know if you have any other questions!

[@AnaPaula-uw2dx]

Ugh i'm in in the same situation, i'm in my senior year too, anyways with fear i will study this, (a little advice btw, if your dream doesn't scare ya, is because it's not so big haha, you know two years ago, i was scared as hell when I started studying the IB, and i'm not gonna lie, it was hard... but i even got my Diploma at 35/45! And as Shawn said with dedication and effort you can do anything trust me! :) I find this engineering so fascinating, hope everything goes well for both of us :)

[@shawn.builds]

@@AnaPaula-uw2dx thanks for sharing your story, that’s awesome!

[@ElinaHuseynzada]

I'am also at this speciality but i'am a freshman👀 is CE so hard?

[@shawn.builds]

@@ElinaHuseynzada engineering is a tough job in general! but in my opinion school is tougher than the work itself :P

[@noelapatalan5816]

Yes chem eng. here...Legendary PERRY'S HANDBOOK😂😂 ...where did you take your review?

[@shawn.builds]

Woot woot welcome Noela! What is a “review”? I’m not familiar with the term

[@youkaihenge5892]

My school does a specialization in Chemical Engineering focused on Polymers and Composites its really fun learning a lot about the dynamical systems of fluids in Extruders and other manufacturing processes!

[@shawn.builds]

That sounds really interesting! That's such a huge industry in chem E

[@nightangalesweet9239]

Nicely expressed the experience of learning chemical engineering. One thing I want to correct is heat exchangers are studied under heat transfer and not thermodynamics.

[@shawn.builds]

Yep I realized that after the vid 😅 forgot thermo is not about heat rates. Thanks for the correction!!

[@kundaimuzvanya389]

I also went to chemE cause i hated the other types of engineering, then i fell in love with chemE after i actually realise what it is all abt.

[@shawn.builds]

That's a beautiful love story! I think my journey is the exact same!

[@Simran-cp5bt]

Heeyyy Shawn!!! That was such a cute wrap on the huge degree. I am currently in my 3rd year of Chemical Engineering in India. And wish to pursue a MASc in Biological & Chemical Engineering from Vancouver, and I'd like to know if you could give me some tips. Also, you make great content. Don't ever Stop!!

[@shawn.builds]

I'm not too familiar with the realm of Masters degrees, but I do know that it's very important to network with your professors and get involved in extra curriculars so you can have people speak on your competency! I recommend getting in touch with an academic advisor from UBC who can give you the full 101 on what boxes you need to tick off to ensure you get into UBC! Also, start looking at which research interests you'd like to get into, by browsing some of the UBC professors research areas. You can start to tailor your undergrad experience to look for similar undergrad research opportunities at your university. Hope that helps! Shawn

[@baccazyc]

Thanx man for this sharing! Rwalli helped me to learn more about CE

[@shawn.builds]

Happy to help! Who's Rwalli??

[@dchavezam]

I'm currently on 2nd year college taking up Chem Eng and I'm going crazyyy but knowing your story, it feels like students who take ChEm Eng normally experience this kind of hardships lol Also for me, Physics and Analytucal Chem are the hardest ToT

[@shawn.builds]

yep... that stuff gives me nightmares 😂

[@kiranalee5117]

Idk why KZbin recommended this video but i think this is a sign for me to start doing my requirements again 😅 i'm a graduating Chemical Engineering student of Saint Louis University-Baguio City. I'm taking my last 18 units and i feel all the pressure now. 😅

[@shawn.builds]

Good luck and early congrats! :)

[@elbarbudo123]

Starting second semester of third year, grinding has become something natural for me but it consumes myself a looooot! Reactors, fluids, thermodynamics, organic chemistry aaahhh cool stuff but requires tons of work! After all, do you consider that all the effort done is worth its price? (No parties, low social life, grinding so hard every weekend...)

[@shawn.builds]

Depends on what you want to get out of your undergrad.. I figured out in 3rd and 4th year that I’d rather sacrifice a bit of my grades for some semblance of a social life. It requires exponentially more effort to go for higher GPAs which for my goals was not worth it. This might be different depending on if you want to do grad school or not

[@vikipuga5161]

Im only in second year of chem eng but i already had that crisis of almost failing thermodynamics, and next semester im going to jump into balance and everything🤪

[@shawn.builds]

🤞🏽🤞🏽 fingers crossed for you, viki!! You got this 😁

[@rekal7775]

I relate so much to organic chemistry and fluid+thermodynamics being the worst... I'm studying biochemical/fermentation engineering and I had to take these together with the chemical engineering students. Me and my classmates didn't take most of the courses related to these so we were missing a lot of basic knowledge, plus the teachers were some of the worst we've had to deal with during college. Thankfully as far as I know they both have been replaced, but these two courses brought out the worst of me mental health wise. I had to retake both courses, along with a lot of my classmates. It also happened during my 3rd semester, it looks like that's a breaking point for most students in these fields? Anyway, I managed to get my bachelor's last summer with a 4.55/5 GPA and I'm doing my master's now while also studying to become a specialised translator. I'm happy I've found this video :)

[@shawn.builds]

Whoa! What the heck is a 5.0 gpa? Are you from Europe? Thanks for sharing your experience, I’m happy someone could relate to my struggles 😂 I’ve definitely had my fair share of terrible teachers, almost dropping some courses because they were so bad Are you going into the chem E industry?

[@rekal7775]

@@shawn.builds yes, I'm from Europe 😁 I'm hoping to get into the pharma industry, but whenever I tell people what my degree is, they have no idea what it's about. The HR departments at companies are not much better, so it looks like it won't be an easy ride. Sometimes I think I'd be fine with whatever just please hire me 😩

[@shawn.builds]

@@rekal7775 hmm! You just gotta frame it in a dead simple way for them to understand I think: chem E’s take bench scale processes and reactions and scale them up a million times 😎

[@rekal7775]

@@shawn.builds the problem is not the chemical engineering part, it's the "bio" next to it 😅 if I mirror translated the name of my major, it would be "bioengineering", although what I'm doing is a branch of chemical engineering. It's very specific and multidisciplinary at the same time and became a separate major only a few decades ago.

[@shawn.builds]

@@rekal7775 ah. well you're doing cutting edge things! best to frame it in terms of your projects instead maybe? that might help

[@slayysis]

Hiii im in my 2ndy year in chem e and your channel is so helpful thanks so much!!

[@shawn.builds]

Hi Sarah! Thanks for tuning in! Hope to make more vids that interest you :)

[@yohancho3181]

Amazing video shawny

[@shawn.builds]

Thx running buddy :P

[@subomile]

Dope video again Shawny!

[@shawn.builds]

My favourite part of university was meeting this beautiful boy named Ola 😍😍

[@byronsolis7462]

In my university we received 8 courses per semester but not at the same time, is a new educational model, so intensive. The semester i divided in 3 parts, each one composed by 5 weeks, so we have to learn thermodynamics, organic chemistry, analytic chem (some examples) and more in 5 weeks, too tough!!

[@shawn.builds]

8 courses in 5 weeks is crazy. I can't really imagine absorbing anything that fast

[@byronsolis7462]

@@shawn.builds I study at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico. You enrolled 8 courses in the whole semester, but you received 3 the first 5 weeks, 3 the next one and finally 2 the last 5 weeks. It may seems to be easier just receiving 3 at the same time , but those are courses that usually you could take in 1 semester are compressed in 5 weeks, so the time you don’t have lectures you have to use it to study by yourself, It’s hard at the beginning but amazing!

[@ronjohn200]

@Shawn • Chemical Engineer now that I remember, for my o-chem II final exam, each student was given a clear chemical in a vial, and 50% of our grade was to figure out what the chemical was. There was only 12 of us in the class because ChemEs couldn't take organic with the general population nor with chemistry majors.. there was no group effort, everyone had their own vial. That was in 1995.

[@shawn.builds]

That's just absolutely bonkers. I thought my final was hard lol

[@shawn.builds]

RonJon, I'd love to interview you - it sounds like you have a lot of experience that our viewers would get a lot of value from. My email is [e-mail] if you're interested! Cheers!

[@pepesseoho9492]

Interesting, we had to do something similar but in analytical. Each one of us got 3 different samples and we had to figure out what's inside. Had to do this every week for half a semester. Each time we stated a wrong answer for a sample, the grade lowered. It was last year. But I imagine that doing this in orgo must've been way more difficult, at least you kinda know what you're looking for in analytical.

[@android4life70]

1st year : Ayy I can still party with my buddies not that bad 2nd year:Hmm I still enjoy partying but gotta study to but hey not that hard 3rd year:Bruh wtf is going on I don't even know these stuff .Well gonna start studying hard and no partying and meeting the boys 4th year:Social distancing

[@shawn.builds]

😂 mine was almost the opposite

[@tonypantoja2193]

I want to apply to, and do Co-ops or internships for a year, but most of my scholarships rely on me staying enrolled back-to-back. I can really only do summer

[@shawn.builds]

Summer internships are the toughest. The shortest work term and the one that the most people are available for, so it's a lot of demand and not a ton of supply. If you can ever get around it, I would defs recommend you do some internships. Or at least try to work in the school lab for some extra experience!

[@julien3883]

So relatable. Sleep deprived. Quizzes or tests every week. I’m in second year chemE, the grind is so real 🥲Can you talk about how to get an internship with a struggling GPA?

[@shawn.builds]

Haha omg when I started getting 8 hours of sleep... I was like what is this feeling????? I talked a lot about tips for applying for internships in this video, which will help no matter what your GPA is at! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqubhXema8iirc0 If that video doesn't help, let me know if you have any more specific questions! Good luck with your Chem E journey, Julie :')

[@Crazyless09]

I’m in 3rd year chbe right now! struggling in 345 and 356 big time 🥲

[@rahmamirza2512]

I was pretty excited to get into ChemE and had a brilliant first course, but COVID hit and my next courses were disastrous... Since my introduction course, as well as thermo 1&2 were all online with little to no interaction with my professors, I feel like my foundation for my major is pretty weak, and it's made me increasingly insecure about my abilities despite my great start in the major. Do you have any tips or general advice for people who've been through the same situation as me? My 3rd year is approaching and I still don't feel as if I have a clear understanding of ChemE as a whole yet, despite my enthusiasm for the major. Would love for you to make a video about this topic too :) ChemE is definitely NOT suitable for online learning.

[@shawn.builds]

try learning some additional skills, check out my latest videos for ideas on what companies actually care about

[@firzaasaimama7849]

Organic chemistry is a NIGHTMARE 🥺

[@shawn.builds]

Truer words have never been spoken. Don't worry, I haven't used organic chemistry since nearly failing that exam :P

[@karnvirbhangu334]

I majored in chem I can tell you organic 1 and 2 is very easy. Once you get to full courses on stereochemistry and conformation analysis in upper year/graduate level and learn that there is a 3D component which needs to be accounted for in mechanisms thats when it gets real

[@firzaasaimama7849]

@@shawn.builds Luckily I'm in the last semester of undergrad so no more organic chem 😁

[@firzaasaimama7849]

@@karnvirbhangu334 I hate mechanism reactions like I dont get it with the movements. I prefer inorganic chem 😅

[@karnvirbhangu334]

@@firzaasaimama7849 inorganic is great until you do transition metal NMR then you actually realize organic system NMR is much less complex

[@Multijoe84]

Reynolds number is the one formula I’ve never forgotten, 20 years after university.

[@shawn.builds]

What do you do now?

[@Multijoe84]

@@shawn.builds math teacher 👍

[@Cigaretteaftersex]

😂​@@Multijoe84

[@filiposspiridakos522]

Ok that was great.But after many years of grind and learning,when you finally graduate and get a job,does life become balanced again?Do you have time to rest go to the gym cook and so on?Or is it a whole other grind once again???

[@shawn.builds]

My life is pretty balanced now, yeah :) I work regular 9-5 hours, occasionally working a couple hours overtime if I have extra work to do. I don't work on the weekends anymore (except to do extra math tutoring). I find that the "work grind" is a little different because it's not constant stress, but more like meaningful stress towards important problems (if that makes sense). I work out about 5-6 times a week and watch netflix every night, so yeah, I think I rest pretty well. Thanks for the great question Filipos!

[@filiposspiridakos522]

@@shawn.buildsThank you🙏

[@itsjustced4984]

Momentum Transfer is my current NIGHTMARE!

[@shawn.builds]

Yeah that stuffs a doozy

[@FavouredElm2]

I am in my second sem of ChemE and I seriously don’t know what’s happening mostly....i started my education online and it just sucks right now.... I’m barely passing Calculus 2.......I have crammed the maths but have no idea on what it means....I can do the Maths but it doesn’t feel intuitive....hope to do sth of it soon🥲

[@valentinaespinosa7894]

It happened the same thing to me... So i'm going to retake the course, I don't want to graduate knowing nothing.

[@shawn.builds]

Trust me, that's very normal. Chem E is very theoretical and it's really hard to see how the pieces of the puzzle fit together until you start taking some internships...

[@shawn.builds]

@@valentinaespinosa7894 good luck!

[@aliasofia71]

Me too 🥺

[@masdali7133]

@@valentinaespinosa7894 Being a girl , better u join in Automation field , where chemical engineers work for Refineries ...you need to use Process Dynamics control for them Dnt go with production .

[@natalia63623]

I'm in my last months of my MEng in ChE (5 years) in Europe and I'm sooo tired. Here we have 5-7 courses/semester every year except when we are seniors we do a 1-year research thesis along with at least 3 courses/semester. The limit for students who should pass a class is 10% (!!!!). As a result, there are a lot of courses where at least 80% of students don't pass because the professors (i.e. in transport phenomena) are deliberately very strict, and so it is very difficult to actually get your degree in 5 years as you should. Sorry for the rant! I just saw the video and was reminded by all this shi!t hahaha best of luck x

[@shawn.builds]

thanks for sharing your experience, Natalia! that sounds absolutely brutal.. 10%?! how do you ever graduate from such a school? our pass rate was more like 80-90% lol

[@3dge7]

I'm a Chemical Engineer Graduate this year in UK. And, that first intro sentence is so true hahaha

[@shawn.builds]

Hahaha I’m happy someone can relate 😅😅

[@JamesVestal-dz5qm]

Chugging absurd amounts of caffeine every day is a trap I fell into too. I'm still struggling with my habits. I got in the 80s in organic chemistry, A- and A. B+ in material and energy balance.

[@lillyluna2449]

Whaaat???? 77 and a B+ and 80 for A- . Dude 77 is C for us.

[@shawn.builds]

That's brutal, yeah the UBC grading system is pretty forgiving :D

[@user-em8vy8hv2j]

i just got a really bad midterm grade in material balance and i checked this vid. its helping me feel "little" better . thanks lmao

[@shawn.builds]

I got plenty of those bro don’t worry

[@user-em8vy8hv2j]

@@shawn.builds Thanks!! i got 25.5/100 should i worry ?? i am used to getting As and all , thats so weird!!

[@pimismaelarque4789]

My current gpa is 1.18, I'm taking Petroleum Engineering. My lowest grade is 69 and High is 100(Exempted 3x).

[@shawn.builds]

Whoa! What’s your GPA scale bro? Hearing 1.18 frightens me

[@pimismaelarque4789]

@@shawn.builds american grading system based around 3.9 to 4.0, but Grade here doesn't matter I'm more interested in actual work more than staying all day hearing some theoretical based way of teaching.

[@hugorosales1346]

About to graduate from Chemical engineering this year (hopefully), and all I can say is I feel you XD

[@shawn.builds]

🤣 we made it bro!!

[@hugorosales1346]

@@shawn.builds still this year to go haha but everything you said is so relatable it's hilarious 😂💯

[@ShahbazAli-ur5nb]

What were your thoughts about the chemical reactor engineering course ? The one which has reactors CSTR PFR etc😭

[@shawn.builds]

Tough course for sure, one of the hardest ones in chem E

[@lexterlongares]

Reaction Kinetics, its difficulty level is definitely up there

[@ShayHayashi]

Notification club 🌻

[@shawn.builds]

Gang gang gang 😝

[@SuperSandwich18]

As a fellow UBC CHBE student I can tell you this. You got off lucky not having to do it online. It's a mess. Though the new curriculum is great if you like programming since they've added more into it along with more projects

[@shawn.builds]

My semester right before graduating was pretty rough but we got off easy since it the pandemic was new. The entire year online must absolutely suck. And omg I would've died with all the programming. But that's good, Python is such a valuable asset to have! I'm trying to learn it now and it's rough :P

[@jameshorton3692]

I’m a degreed Chem E with 7 years of work experience; I feel you boss man on hating tool, cad, and coding. I basically chose chem E by exception bc I wanted job security but couldn’t stand anything else! Thanks for your videos; yes bringing back fond memories.

[@shawn.builds]

seems like we're quite similar then! i'd love to connect with you if that's ok! [e-mail]

[@mikealexander1935]

Hey, did you school use Transport Phenomena by Bird Stewart and Lightfoot?

[@shawn.builds]

Honestly don't remember what textbook we used

[@rickshawthe3nd112]

I like how u actually reply lol, i rly like engineering, im 14 so i dont wanna rush it. So im just seeing which discipline i want, how should i pick?

[@shawn.builds]

Hmm I would dabble in engineering projects which call on different aspects of engineering to figure out which parts you like best! I was part of a STEM program in high school that really showed me a lot of hands on projects and what engineers actually do!

[@rickshawthe3nd112]

@@shawn.builds ok then ill try that

[@shawn.builds]

@legend01 great! I know a lot of ppl try Arduino projects to get started so try looking at some people’s sample projects on KZbin

[@babytako8372]

I hate AutoCAD too but somehow I love ASPEN hysys and i dunno why

[@shawn.builds]

LOL same here. I love process modelling, it’s so fun.

[@graceabby1040]

I actually love material and energy balances

[@ROYELIO]

Great video

[@shawn.builds]

Aye thanks for watching Roy!

[@danielaosinova8100]

Hey...Cannot relate more! I'm not studying Chemical engineering but Chemical technology and a lot of have been similar such as Matlab and Aspen courses.. Now I'm in my 5th year and can't wait to be over. :D

[@shawn.builds]

Hi Daniela! I liked ASPEN but nearly dropped MATLAB cause it was so hard 🤣 congrats on almost graduating 🥳🥳

[@masdali7133]

@@shawn.builds If you enter in a Automation companies like Siemen or Yokogawa .... working for Refineries U have to deal with Aspen like Softwares ...where code part is already in built .... So being a chemical engineer ...am getting more interest in it ...

[@shawn.builds]

@@masdali7133 yeah! Aspen is a really powerful software

[@OkkkkOO366]

I don't know... I don't even take physics in A level But those thermodynamics, quite fascinating ∆Q = ∆U + W Q = nC∆T W = nRT.In(V2/V1) and stuff But I don't feel like doing ChemE, cause I don't wanna work in factory which built out of nowhere in some 'deserted' place, and having constant risks of chemical poisoning. Is there any better field to work as a chemE graduates?? But why everyone out there claiming that organic chem is like super difficult?? Is it very different from organic chem in A level??

[@jmc7526]

Yes same thought waiting for Shawn's reply I'm.intrsted in chemical engineering but scared as hell to confirm my decision I don't wanna spend whole life on grinding

[@jaylu1997]

I'm doing my B.Sc in Chemistry and I feel like am dying some days! Coffee is life!

[@shawn.builds]

If coffee didn't exist, neither would I tbh

[@rebeccamuzorori4433]

You’re damn right

[@starshanhan8182]

That's weird in my uni , chem eng was even harder to get in than mech eng tho

[@shawn.builds]

Yeah it definitely differs from school to school based on supply and demand!

[@Aman3]

can you please help me to know where to refer for SYNTHETIC IRON OXIDE MANUFACTURING PORCESS understanding for my college project.

[@shawn.builds]

dont know sorry

[@Aman3]

@@shawn.builds thank you for reply!

[@jairusrodancarino877]

me going to chem eng because I thought I would only be dealing with moles hahahaha

[@shawn.builds]

Oh there’s a whole other world out there......... 🥲🥲

[@jairusrodancarino877]

@@shawn.builds right and I am know facing chemical kinetics which confuses me more than material balance hahaha

[@shawn.builds]

Yup but a very important course I might say!! I wish I took better notes 🤣

[@pjb8295]

moles make me so nostalgic omg...good times lol

[@geologulup8986]

I got very bad grades. I hope this will not affect me too much

[@shawn.builds]

Get some design team / work experience and that’ll all go away :)

[@thefudgeameh]

haven’t started the vid yet but clicked bc thumbnail and saw an A+ in chemE classes?? wot that’s impossible here HAHA (i go to cal)

[@shawn.builds]

🤣 I definitely got pretty lucky, sometimes you just study all the right things idk

[@jmc7526]

Hi can you tell about your social life during those 5 years of undergraduate programme ? Did you get time for casual hangouts and dates

[@shawn.builds]

maybe i'll make a follow up video to talk about this if others are interested too!

[@jmc7526]

@@shawn.builds thanks we are waiting

[@ayobamichiemeke717]

Thank you so much for this video. If you don't mind me asking, what pulp and paper company did you do your coop at?

[@shawn.builds]

Canfor in Prince George, BC

[@ayushvats4380]

Yo m prep to get into an engg college and utube is recommending me this ......i guess my time has come!

[@shawn.builds]

Better go into Chem E then 😉😉

[@geha9450]

You need a higher GPA to get to mechanical? I thought chemical engineering is considered more difficult and therefore morr difficult to get into

[@shawn.builds]

It differs from school to school based on supply and demand. There are a certain number of seats and applicants for each engineering discipline. At UBC, mechanical engineering is one of the most in-demand programs, so its entry level GPA has raised over the years. There are many other factors like "difficulty," but this is subjective and it's hard to say which is "harder" between the two.

[@ronjohn200]

Chemical Engineering is harder. I took statics and dynamics as electives with mechanical engineers. I pulled off an A in both classes and I didn't attend lectures because I had organic chemistry and lab at the same time... I would show up, hand in my homework and leave, they only saw me during exams... the MechE's were like, "Oh, he's a ChemE major, they are really smart and psycho" lol.

[@ronjohn200]

I also took circuits with electrical engineers, got an A.

[@hrishikmukherjee2692]

Greetings from a fellow ChemE undergrad from India! :D

[@shawn.builds]

Greetings Hrishik! Welcome to the channel :)

[@carlojohnmariano2987]

can i know the exact name of the program/s that u used in solving thermodynamics and other stuffs?

[@shawn.builds]

ASPEN Plus and HYSYS. If you want an open source version check out DWSIM.

[@madeedkhursheed]

Can you suggest some internship programs ( virtual or in person) which can be helpful for chemical engineering students

[@mikealexander1935]

Organic and material and energy balances: weeder courses in the chem and chem E departments.

[@shawn.builds]

I should've been weeded out tbh

[@LucasDimoveo]

Is "UBC" the University of British Columbia? What is its national rating?

[@shawn.builds]

Yeah that’s right. Ranked #1 or #2 in Canada, it changes from source to source

[@gchungus]

bruh only one thermo class? 😭I wish....

[@shawn.builds]

I took thermo 2 as well! I remember we had an unsolvable question on the final LOL

[@junevernonpasasadaba4631]

Great video sir, are you also a Filipino? I am taking Chem E rn here in the PH

[@shawn.builds]

yes, i'm filipino living in canada! thanks for watching, June! hope i get to visit the philippines soon :P

[@glazyblue8405]

Hello. It is out of contex but can you share how you take ur notes in ur college life's back then. And maybe some book reference and how to get the digital book freely for this newbie chem eng student. Thank you :)

[@shawn.builds]

that might be a good idea, i'd be happy to do this if ppl are interested!

[@akshatpandey9474]

Dude, M & E Balances was the easiest course for me in my college😂.

[@shawn.builds]

Nice bro! Yeah idk what happened to me in that course but I was just not getting it lmao. I’ve had to do some M&EB for work and I think I get it now though 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@kime18pisces]

Actually it depends on the lecturer who taught you in lecture hall.if the professor good at explaining theory than you can master all

[@akshatpandey9474]

@@shawn.builds yeah that happens sometimes. Happened to me in Fluid Mechanics course.

[@ronjohn200]

@@kime18pisces Lecturer? That class was taught by a TA, who only showed up to hand out and collect the exams. LoL... It was the first of many weed out courses. You were forced to study on your own, and on one test I got an 85%, which after the curve, equated to a C. You youngins have it way too easy!

[@liangyichong3156]

How did u get that many intern offers. can u plz make video of how to apply intern 🥺 Im actually suffering from getting a summer intern and my grade is quite similar to u. thx!

[@shawn.builds]

I actually did a video on this exact topic! Check the link in the description or check out my video "How to get engineering internships"

[@willowdesk]

Take 5 years to complete it. It’s not worth doing it in 4

[@shawn.builds]

I took 5 years (4 years of school + 1 year internship), I liked the accelerated pace of it bc you can start making money as quickly as possible - I think that's worth it

[@laydymoon4929]

I an struggling through calculus 😭😭 chemical engineering is just a nightmare that i enjoy

[@shawn.builds]

calculus was rough, i found physics the toughest though :P

[@shreyakulkarni1724]

Sir, what do you feel if I say that I am average in physics and maths...Will I be able to take up chem Engg??

[@shawn.builds]

i was a very average student, just a hard worker

[@a.b3203]

I’m in the same boat

[@dionel1388]

I'm a Grade 11 Student who got into the core Chemistry and I don't know what course to choose. I just searched yesterday in google the chemistry courses and today this video got recommended to me. Is this a sign? Idk what to do. 🤷‍♂️

[@dionel1388]

Btw, I'm also Filipino haha

[@shawn.builds]

I made some more videos talking about the pros and cons of Chem E! Hope that helps!!

[@a.n6440]

I learn food engineering but I don’t want to work in a factory for a long time. Do you think there are any kind of job related to technical can be worked in office and more flexible. I am so confuse with my choice now.

[@shawn.builds]

Process Engineer roles are a good mix of field work and office work I'd say. Some process engineer roles or consultant roles might be office only, but you'd have to be lucky to find those. Research roles would be more office oriented as well.

[@a.n6440]

@@shawn.builds I would like work in the environment with more communication and social networking. Am not sure how different my country and yours. In my country even I am in process or research role, I also have to work in plant or factory especially when into quality role. After working one year I feel my networking contact is nearly no change and my mindset is not developing much when I just meet people around factory because I have no change to meet clients or partner. Do you have any recommend for my case. Although I think I quite like this major when I still studied in university. Btw, I like the way university treat or teach you. You were learn a lot of things that I did not when I was in university. It is hard for me to work overseas with subjects I got in my transcript. I feel quite loss now.

[@unknown.artificials]

Nice video! I'm a 2nd year at ChemE and I've been struggling so much to increase my GPA lol😭 thank you for all of these ChemE videos, please upload moreee!

[@shawn.builds]

Happy to help! I'm planning on making another video about study tips, but I uploaded a good one two videos ago on First Principles, I recommend checking that one out! Thanks for watching Shifa and good luck with your studies :)

[@nurkatserikbay6525]

Where do u study? What disciplines are u studying now?

[@shawn.builds]

@@nurkatserikbay6525 I'm not sure if you're asking me or Shifa but I graduated UBC Chem E last year.

[@hirunidulanja6316]

Im in second year of chemical eng and still cant feel what is this

[@ShahbazAli-ur5nb]

I am worried if I forget what I learnt in my degree when it comes to the workforce.any information or motivation for this thought ?

[@shawn.builds]

I forgot a lot of it, don't worry you will always be able to look back at textbooks or previous materials if you need to!

[@richardaversa7128]

I don't understand. You said you hated and did poorly in some of the fundamental courses, used past exams to know answers on at least one final (a breach of academic integrity in just about any university), and I only heard you mention one class you liked. Are you just in it for the money and prestige?

[@shawn.builds]

Lots to unpack here, let me try my best here: 1) lots of past midterms and finals are given to us by professors 2) I only showed some of the courses, I had an overall gpa around 3.7 3) I liked lots of classes! Towards year 3.5 and year 4, capstone, process synthesis, process control, reactor design :) it’s just funnier talking about courses that sucked the soul out of you 4) yes, I like money so thats a contributing factor. I didn’t suffer so that I could go into a low paying career. but I do genuinely love chem E and chose it because it seemed interesting and important! Hope that clears up some of the confusion! Sorry if I mislead you at all!

[@richardaversa7128]

@@shawn.builds fair points

[@shawn.builds]

@Richard Aversa appreciate the feedback, Richard! Thanks for watching!

[@LilacBear1234]

when did you have your board exams and what advice can you give?

[@shawn.builds]

haven't done my professional engineering exam yet

[@zaccora8831]

Is it as hard as add maths that I’m currently learning at school rn or is it HARDER

[@shawn.builds]

There’s a lot of math and physics in Chem E, so you definitely need a really good math background from high school

[@chaitanxyadongare]

@@shawn.builds bruhhhh i fkn hate math may god have mercy on me😂💀

[@boi9933]

What would you say your biggest regret in Uni was other than taking it slower

[@shawn.builds]

Hmm i'd say my biggest regrets would be not meeting as many different people as I could have outside of my own engineering program and not joining more student teams. I'd also try to talk to more professors and just network more in general :)

[@ronjohn200]

You brought back way too many memories. Wow. You missed PChem tho lol 😆

[@shawn.builds]

Oof PChem was rough too, definitely not as bad as o chem though!

[@ronjohn200]

@@shawn.builds now that I remember, for my o-chem final, each student was given a chemical in a vial, and 50% of our grade was to figure out what the chemical was... there was no group effort, everyone had their own vial. That was in 1995.

[@abigailcayton5873]

Would you recommend ChemE for someone who is good at math and chem but not the best at physics?

[@shawn.builds]

Ya I wasn’t really great at physics and turned out okay :)

[@vainnn25]

I don't know why Indonesia always taught as to have an organization rather than increasing your ability on science My senior on chem eng in Indonesia is always teach me to get organization and he told me that if you want to get a job then just go for organization. And he said that GPA is not important because the HRD wasn't asking it at all I'm introvert, I don't get along with a big bunch of organization, and also this major isn't what i wanted😂 As i can see in outside of Indonesia, there's a lot jobs that seek more on academic achievement than your social achievement without any academic skills It was kinda annoying but sometimes i can't do anything:(

[@shawn.builds]

you need a little bit of everything to be a good chem E!

[@FlamezGamingandmore]

Believe it or not i am a chemical engineering graduate 2k18, couldn't leave my city for jobs because of personal reasons, 3 years later i kinda forgot most of the stuff, just wanted to ask if there is a way to revise all the stuff so i am prepared for a job interview

[@shawn.builds]

there's a lot, but having basic understanding of all your courses is probably good. there's some good youtube videos you could review if you just search any chem e topic

[@ffaiq]

how do you find co op/internships without experience, like do they look for academic knowledge or what

[@shawn.builds]

i made a video about getting internships without experience! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZCnmp2Ma9KKpM0 punchline is: join design teams and start your own engineering projects to showcase your skills!

[@ffaiq]

@@shawn.builds binging all of ur videos right now thanks and one more question what parts of my chemical engineering degrees should i focus on, like which topics are most impactful

[@shawn.builds]

@@ffaiq hmm that's a good question. I'll have to do some more research myself but I think alternative energies are gaining a lot of traction! i'd say every chem E industry is VERY important so any which way you choose will be helpful to society! thanks for watching!

[@ffaiq]

@@shawn.builds thank u thank u hope u have a good day man!

[@shawn.builds]

@@ffaiq you as well! keep me updated on your journey!

[@hermannklein-hessling7612]

Is your newsletter still active?

[@websterjhon7216]

Ok so I'm a grade 12 student and decided to apply in Chemical Engineering as my first choice at University of Santo Tomas here in the Philippines. And now I'm starting to regret it even though the result is not yet out😂 I really can't stand the subjects, I know that I can't hahahahah I pretty mess with those

[@shawn.builds]

It’s not that bad! You’ll get used to it 😂 hopefully you like Chem E even though the courses are tough

[@abutalibshaikh9759]

Where is your iron ring ?

[@shawn.builds]

I showed it in one of my most recent vlogs :)

[@shubhpandya1412]

What is the deference between BSc chemistry and chemical engineering??🤔

[@shawn.builds]

I talk about this briefly in my newest video but I can make a more detailed video on this. The main difference that chemical engineering is about industrial processes at very large scale. You only take about 3 chem courses in Chem E.

[@shubhpandya1412]

@@shawn.builds I recently completed my bsc chemistry .Now which chemistry related course is best for me? please give me information about that🙂(•‿•)..

[@ronjohn200]

@@shawn.builds and two or more of those chemistry courses are a separate section from the chemistry major's in an effort to not screw up the grading curve.. FYI.

[@dheerajksudheer7479]

Is there chemical equations in chemical engineering and what will be the amount of chemical equations

[@shawn.builds]

you'll see them in a bunch of classes, they're pretty easy once you get the hang of them though. there's lots of different chemical equations, like, a LOT