<p>alright so...</p>
<p>i am definitely interested in engineering. However there is one problem: i'm not too great at physics. I know this may sound like a completely outlandish question, but is there a certain branch of engineering that doesn't require as much physics? btw, i also plan to be a pre-med/pre-dental major so which would be good prep for these paths?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>What does it mean that you're not too great at physics? It's just math and concepts. If you don't like using math to model scientific phenomenon engineering is not a good idea in general.</p>
<p>Probably, a soft engineering major like the industrial engineering would be best for your situation- not much physics.</p>
<p>For pre-med, I’d recommend ChemE because you will take many pre-med requirement courses as ChemE majors but you need some physics there :(</p>
<p>In general, engineering is not the best major for pre-meds or pre-dentals.</p>
<p>I wouldn't worry too much about it as long as you're interested in whatever field you choose to pursue. I don't consider myself to be great at physics either, but I'm doing quite well in my fourth year now in civil engineering.</p>
<p>chem, bio, computer engineering don't require lots of physics.</p>
<p>Chem? Really? My old roommates were chemE majors and they had to take a core course that was more or less modern physics. I should also mention that the actual physics courses are usually part of the core engineering curriculum, so you'd probably have to take them no matter what major you choose.</p>
<p>All the engineering majors at my school pretty much take the same amount of physics except for materials engineering since they don't take physics labs, so like ken285 said, pursue what you're interested in.</p>
<p>and yeah, I heard ChemE or bio was common for pre-meds</p>
<p>Engineering is applied Physics. If you like Physics then consider engineering. If you don't like Physics and you are not good at it, I would choose a different major.</p>
<p>Don't judge a degree based on the introductory courses you took in High School or during your freshman year. To a small degree, any science major will require basic principles of physics and even if you switched to a pre-med major, you'll still have to take E&M and basic mechanics. </p>
<p>If you want to do an engineering degree and pre-med, I'd advise a ChemE or BME degree; as the other posters have said, you'll probably fulfill the pre-med requirements through these degrees. I'd also like to suggest that any engineering degree will give you an edge on MCAT over traditional pre-meders, since you'll be crunching through calculus, chemistry and physics throughout your classes and therefore have an easier time with the basic concepts covered on the MCAT.</p>
<p>Yet, meds school are quite competitive and you'll require a high (3.5 +) GPA to hold your ground during the application process. This is by no means impossible with an engineering degree but it is just tougher. An easier pathway would be to major in something you truly like (say English or History) and just take the extra pre-med classes.</p>