I am a college student; I’m in my second year, and there’s less than a year left
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I’m a college student in my second year; there’s less than a year left before I have to start working in a factory. I’m quite interested in petroleum processing. In my first year, I met an excellent teacher, and after listening to his lectures, I developed an interest in this field. However, my major is applied chemistry, and the textbooks used for our specialized courses are mostly written by the teachers themselves – they’re really terrible. The specialized courses I took in high school were even harder than those we’re studying now. I think the school administrators are really... I feel that I know very little about the subject matter related to my major. With less than a year left before starting work, I feel lost and don’t know how to study or what plan to follow.
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This is a very broad issue, involving production, technology, and management. Of course, the first step is to become familiar with your own industry; once you’re at a company, then you should get to know its products. That’s the most basic requirement, and as for the rest, it depends on your interests
My goal is to get into an oil refinery, but I don’t know how to learn the skills needed*
There are many experts from refineries on the forum, and there are also many different specialties within the field of refineries; the conversion of crude oil into downstream products involves numerous processes. In production, there are processes, equipment, instruments, and technology. In the field of chemical engineering, \"Principles of Chemical Engineering\" is fundamental.
I have two suggestions for you: keep visiting Haichuan every day and search for useful posts by experienced users to learn from; and study the course on chemical engineering principles more in depth.
Go to the library to borrow books and study on your own*; if you have questions, you can ask the teacher. If the teacher can’t answer them, you can come and ask, and identify what it is you want to do