The chemical engineering degree is a great degree that promotes strong friendships between other chemical engineers and provides you with solid bludging opportunities in the form of pass/fail subjects from second year onwards.

After completing the first year of chemical engineering you'll find that the degree is a very separated degree in terms of in class interactions with other engineers, mainly, there is none. From second year onwards the only students from another degree that cross your paths are in the chemistry subjects required by the degree. Other than that you end up spending a lot of the 20ish hours a week with the 40-50 people within your degree. The result of this close interaction is several ‘in degree' relationships eventually form. However, due to the close interaction, many loose nights will be shared with your ChemEng buddies.

In addition to the closeness, or for want of a better word, incestuous ways of the degree, (trust me, I'm Tasmanian, I have some idea), the chemical engineering degree poses a difficult question, how much effort do you put into a pass/fail subject? The pass/fail subjects have a higher than 50% pass mark, but once a pass is achieved no additional benefit is obtained for additional study. This leaves you with a blaringly obvious question; do you have that extra beer or hope you've achieved the required pass? Being engineers, you wouldn't want to put too much effort in would you? That just lowers the efficiency, right?

The best thing about doing chemical engineering is attending class, realising you have no idea what is going on, and then deciding that you'll let your future self cross that bridge when you come to it and then continue enjoy hanging out with your friends in class.

Renton