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Any chemistry majors here?

Posted on 7/12/24 at 10:52 am
Posted by braves21
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Posted on 7/12/24 at 10:52 am
Curious. Did you create any drugs? How was a bachelors in it? Fun? Or mostly examining bacteria?

I know it’s possible to create lsd.
Posted by LSUWoodworker
St George "God's Country "
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Posted on 7/12/24 at 10:54 am to

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Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
292933 posts
Posted on 7/12/24 at 10:55 am to
I took it as an elective and hated it. It was math, and the labs were uber boring.
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
77455 posts
Posted on 7/12/24 at 10:55 am to
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Any chemistry majors here?
quote:

Fun? Or mostly examining bacteria?
Wut?

I have a minor in chemistry and therefore don't meet criteria to answer your question.
This post was edited on 7/12/24 at 10:57 am
Posted by Funky Tide 8
Bayou Chico
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Posted on 7/12/24 at 10:56 am to
Posted by UltimaParadox
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2008
50348 posts
Posted on 7/12/24 at 10:56 am to
quote:

Did you create any drugs?


Curious on your definition of drugs
Posted by dyslexiateechur
Louisiana
Member since Jan 2009
35542 posts
Posted on 7/12/24 at 10:56 am to
I enjoyed the labs. Made aspirin in one.
Posted by HoboDickCheese
The overpass
Member since Sep 2020
13519 posts
Posted on 7/12/24 at 10:57 am to
I put mentos in coke once
Posted by Bamawaterfowl
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2017
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Posted on 7/12/24 at 10:57 am to
Nice try Mr. DEA, what a methed up question.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
98706 posts
Posted on 7/12/24 at 10:57 am to
I make a lot of meth
Posted by TDsngumbo
Member since Oct 2011
48288 posts
Posted on 7/12/24 at 10:58 am to
I passed Chemistry at LSU with a 59 C.

Put that grading curve in your pipe and smoke it.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
128565 posts
Posted on 7/12/24 at 11:00 am to
Most chemistry majors go on to med school or something

Otherwise all you can do is teach pretty much
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
292933 posts
Posted on 7/12/24 at 11:00 am to
quote:

I enjoyed the labs. Made aspirin in one.


The extent of our labs was figuring out what element burned a particular colored flame.

Most of the time was spent waiting.
Posted by dyslexiateechur
Louisiana
Member since Jan 2009
35542 posts
Posted on 7/12/24 at 11:01 am to
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Otherwise all you can do is teach pretty much


You can also work at a plant.
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 7/12/24 at 11:03 am to
Traditional Chemistry, was OK, but if you really want to have fun in lab, take Organic....
Posted by WaydownSouth
Stratton Oakmont
Member since Nov 2018
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Posted on 7/12/24 at 11:03 am to
quote:

Any chemistry majors here?


Does not compute with

quote:

Or mostly examining bacteria?


You may be looking for Biology majors
Posted by artompkins
Orange Beach, Al
Member since May 2010
6226 posts
Posted on 7/12/24 at 11:03 am to
I have a BS in Chemical and Biomolecular engineering but the only lab I ever worked at was an alternative fuels lab at Chevron where no useful work was even remotely being attempted by anyone lol.
Posted by Chrome
Chromeville
Member since Nov 2007
12432 posts
Posted on 7/12/24 at 11:11 am to
I did extensive studies on the effects of alcohol on the human metabolism.
Posted by Trevaylin
south texas
Member since Feb 2019
9468 posts
Posted on 7/12/24 at 11:11 am to
bacteria is not a large part of chemistry. fermentation does lead into distillation however.
Posted by lostinbr
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2017
12531 posts
Posted on 7/12/24 at 11:14 am to
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You can also work at a plant.

As a lab tech, sure. The problem is that lab tech jobs don’t pay that well (certainly not compared to other plant jobs). It’s comparable to teaching, probably lower at the entry level.

Chemistry undergrads are in a weird spot. They’re really overqualified to be lab techs, but they’re under-qualified to do much more than that in the chemistry field. Most quickly realize that the types of jobs they imagined doing when they went into chemistry (assuming they aren’t pre-med) require advanced degrees.

ETA: Apparently I’m mistaken about lab tech pay at plants.
This post was edited on 7/12/24 at 12:46 pm
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