Which Course is Better: Chemical Engineering or Architecture?

Question

I'm an incoming freshmen...

Answer 1

Better?  For what?  They are totally different things.  So ask yourself what you are good at doing, and what you like to do, and which prepares you best for something you'd like.  In engineering you need to like math - calculus and differential equations.  Or at least be good at it.  Somewhat so in architecture too.  Architecture requires a lot more artistic ability.  It really depends on the person.  So if you don't know for yourself, start reading.  Look at courses and course descriptions and prerequisites, and read about what each career involves doing.. not just at the top of the career, but when you start out.   Good luck.

Answer 2

Both are very cool careers.

You need to think in you personality

Chemical Engineering:

Did you like chemistry in High School?

Do you like formulas?

Do you like to spend your day indoors in a lab or office?

Do you like taking samples to analize?

Architecture:

Do you like arts?

Drawing?

Are you creative?

When out, do you find yourself contemplating the buildings and their forms?

Do you get bored doing budgets?

Like long hours in a computer?

Good luck

Answer 3

wow thats a complete and huge difference, personally i hate chemistry - and im a civil engineer so i would obviously tell you architecture

Answer 4

You need to make that decision based on what you like to do best.  The two courses are miles apart!  

By the fact that you are asking this question, it seems that you do not have a good plan for your life.  You have only minor goals for where you want to be after you graduate.

But at thsi time that is OK, becasue as a freshman you will be taking mostly course that are "generic" in nature -- English, histroy, general math, etc.

So don't worry too much about declaring a major until next year.