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Any recent chemical engineering LSU grads?
Posted on 4/25/25 at 6:19 am
Posted on 4/25/25 at 6:19 am
My son is finishing his sophomore year at OU and last night he got accepted for a summer-long chem engineering REU research program. Anyone done this program or know someone who recently has done it? It sounds great but the details on the website are a bit light. Just wondering if anyone can tell me what he should expect.
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Posted on 4/25/25 at 6:49 am to Naked Bootleg
I would have my kid in a summer co-op program with one of the chem plants as soon as they have the opportunity.
Those who are good they bring back each summer and offer jobs to at graduation at above market salaries.
Those who are good they bring back each summer and offer jobs to at graduation at above market salaries.
Posted on 4/25/25 at 6:52 am to Naked Bootleg
All experience is good experience
If he can't get an internship this summer, do this
If he can't get an internship this summer, do this
Posted on 4/25/25 at 7:27 am to Naked Bootleg
Those REUs are only good if he wants to go into a PhD. Or he can use it as a bit of experience towards an internship/coop
If he wants to go into industry, he needs an internship or a co-op. If he’s finishing his sophomore year, this is a critical point for him to do that or he’ll struggle to find something after his junior year. If you don’t have industry experience, you’ll have trouble getting in the door even with a good GPA after graduating
If he wants to go into industry, he needs an internship or a co-op. If he’s finishing his sophomore year, this is a critical point for him to do that or he’ll struggle to find something after his junior year. If you don’t have industry experience, you’ll have trouble getting in the door even with a good GPA after graduating
This post was edited on 4/25/25 at 7:28 am
Posted on 4/25/25 at 9:53 am to DiamondDog
quote:this was true for my child
Those who are good they bring back each summer and offer jobs to at graduation at above market salaries
Posted on 4/25/25 at 9:54 am to Naked Bootleg
Engineering? Guess he flunked out of construction management huh
Posted on 4/25/25 at 12:39 pm to Upperdecker
Thanks very much for the insight, everyone.
He applied for several internships but hasn't heard back from any. This program accepted him yesterday, but we may wait another week or two before he officially commits, just to see if any internship offers come through. I think the summer program experience will be good for him, but it sounds like the internship or co-op would be better towards his career.
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Those REUs are only good if he wants to go into a PhD. Or he can use it as a bit of experience towards an internship/coop
If he wants to go into industry, he needs an internship or a co-op. If he’s finishing his sophomore year, this is a critical point for him to do that or he’ll struggle to find something after his junior year. If you don’t have industry experience, you’ll have trouble getting in the door even with a good GPA after graduating
He applied for several internships but hasn't heard back from any. This program accepted him yesterday, but we may wait another week or two before he officially commits, just to see if any internship offers come through. I think the summer program experience will be good for him, but it sounds like the internship or co-op would be better towards his career.
Posted on 4/25/25 at 12:59 pm to Naked Bootleg
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sounds like the internship or co-op would be better towards his career.
If he wants to work in a plant, interning through them is the way to go.
Posted on 4/25/25 at 1:08 pm to MikeD
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If he wants to work in a plant, interning through them is the way to go
Either way he needs to find out. I did 3 co-op semesters at a plant, and the most important thing I learned is that I didn't want to work at a plant. Also it was boss money for a college kid.
Posted on 4/25/25 at 1:24 pm to Naked Bootleg
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He applied for several internships but hasn't heard back from any.
I can tell you in oil & gas the intern thing can be touch and go right now with the uncertainty in the market for the next several months. It's not nearly as bad as 2020 yet, when internships and even "promised" jobs for interns who were graduating in May got yanked. Thank God.
But if he didn't get on by beginning of this year, it's possible the positions still "posted" may be some that companies end up choosing not to fill.
I have a kid in ChemE at LSU. They're lucky to have something line up for this summer (not O&G this go-round) that seems for now like it'll stick, but some of his/her colleagues seem concerned.
This post was edited on 4/25/25 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 4/25/25 at 1:34 pm to ragincajun03
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I have a kid in ChemE at LSU.
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They're lucky
quote:No pronoun left unturned here.
his/her colleagues
Posted on 4/25/25 at 1:45 pm to Naked Bootleg
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He applied for several internships but hasn't heard back from any. This program accepted him yesterday, but we may wait
He needs to apply to as many internship program as possible…not just several. The Bigs (XOM, Shell, etc) are tough to get into, but there are tons out there if you look hard enough
Posted on 4/25/25 at 1:49 pm to PurpleSingularity
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The Bigs (XOM, Shell, etc) are tough to get into
The interview process for those makes me shake my head. Those outfits think their shite don’t stink.
Posted on 4/25/25 at 3:53 pm to Naked Bootleg
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He applied for several internships but hasn't heard back from any. This program accepted him yesterday, but we may wait another week or two before he officially commits, just to see if any internship offers come through. I think the summer program experience will be good for him, but it sounds like the internship or co-op would be better towards his career.
He would have a decent idea if an internship offer was going to come through. He should start applying to fall and spring co-ops at every single company he can find and list the REU experience on his resume for this summer, so they know he will be doing something. He may have to graduate a semester late, though LSU has made it a lot easier to do a co-op and graduate on time
For companies to apply to, he can sort publicly traded companies for Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Industrial Gas, Manufacturing, and apply to all of those companies. He should spend a week grinding out awful online applications
Posted on 4/25/25 at 4:19 pm to calcotron
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the most important thing I learned is that I didn't want to work at a plant
The funny thing is that's where I always wanted to work. Where the rubber meets the road. To each their own. I still love to get into a plant when I can for work. Everything there is real.
Posted on 4/25/25 at 4:53 pm to ragincajun03
I am an Engineering manager at one of the Bigs, and the hiring process and targets are….changing
Posted on 4/25/25 at 5:14 pm to PurpleSingularity
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He needs to apply to as many internship program as possible…not just several. The Bigs (XOM, Shell, etc) are tough to get into, but there are tons out there if you look hard enough
yeah.. I quizzed him this afternoon.. he cherry-picked only a few. Next year it's the buckshot approach.
Posted on 4/25/25 at 5:15 pm to PurpleSingularity
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I am an Engineering manager at one of the Bigs, and the hiring process and targets are….changing
Two questions if I may: what kinds of changes? And - which are considered 'The Bigs" ?
Posted on 4/25/25 at 7:04 pm to Naked Bootleg
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Two questions if I may: what kinds of changes? And - which are considered 'The Bigs"
Chevron, XOM, Dow, BASF, Shell, ConocoPhillips
Posted on 4/25/25 at 7:05 pm to Upperdecker
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If he wants to go into industry, he needs an internship or a co-op. If he’s finishing his sophomore year, this is a critical point for him to do that or he’ll struggle to find something after his junior year. If you don’t have industry experience, you’ll have trouble getting in the door even with a good GPA after graduating
I cannot emphasize this enough.
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