<p>So I'm a sophomore in High School and I have a 3.875 GPA. I am in many honors classes and 1 AP (World History). I am in Honors Trig/Precalc and so far in trig I have been getting A's without too much effort. I have precalc second semester and I am looking forward to see how that goes. I plan to take AP Calc junior year, and AP Calc 2 and AP stat senior year. As for science goes, I don't really like biology or earth science but I'm interested chemistry and physics. I have a very good work ethic and I strive for excellence. Math comes very easily to me and I enjoy a lot of math, except for geometry...
Also, I was wondering if any of you viewers new of any good colleges in the mid atlantic region for engineering.</p>
<p>I am sure you will do fine.</p>
<p>Here are a few that come to my mind:</p>
<ul>
<li>University of Maryland</li>
<li>University of Virginia, Virginia Tech</li>
<li>Duke</li>
<li>Georgia Tech</li>
</ul>
<p>You may be very good in engineering but you will be disappointed by the poor opportunities, politics, lack of salary progression and the age discrimination. It’s a short term career. Better off in one of the health sciences, perhaps pharmacy.</p>
<p>“You may be very good in engineering but you will be disappointed by the poor opportunities, politics, lack of salary progression and the age discrimination. It’s a short term career. Better off in one of the health sciences, perhaps pharmacy.” </p>
<p>You realized this not mostly true and its exaggerated? Choosing a major based money and job opening is the worst thing you could do. I know this sound cliche and overstated a million times; choose something that you love to do and the money will take care itself.</p>
<p>Why do people who are obviously failures in their chosen profession come here to scare off potential engineering students? There are plenty of people who graduate with an engineering degree and start a great career making good money. With any field, there will be some small portion who get the short end of the stick. However, even with the economy the way it is, there is still a large number of baby boomers hitting retirement age. This is creating a lot of demand for engineers in most disciplines. Sure, you’ll find articles saying there is age discrimination, declining demand, salary stagnation, but this is all under debate. You can go to BLS.gov and see that the demand for most disciplines is growing and those with engineering degrees can make a wide range of income. </p>
<p>To the OP: There are several great engineering schools in the mid-Atlantic region. Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, RPI, Rutgers, UMaryland, … the list goes on. I would make a list of schools that are in the geographical area you want to stay in and check out their admission requirements ([Student</a> Aid on the Web](<a href=“http://studentaid2.ed.gov/gotocollege/campustour/]Student”>http://studentaid2.ed.gov/gotocollege/campustour/) is a good place to start). Make a list of schools you want to apply to and check out the curriculum for any engineering discipline you are thinking about studying. From you post, I would check out ChemE and MechE.</p>
<p>I would suggest you try chemical engineering, since you like physics and chemistry.</p>
<p>Duke and Johns Hopkins are the best private schools in the mid atlantic. </p>
<p>University of Maryland, UVA, UNC, and Virginia Tech are the best publics. </p>
<p>All of these schools are good. If you’re going for a private, I would recommend Duke, or Johns Hopkins if you feel that it is a better fit or if it is somewhat less expensive for you (disclosure: I go to Hopkins). If you’re going for a public, just go to your state flagship.</p>
<p>I would reccommend you go to a public school. There are several good public schools that are relatively cheaper and have decent reputations.</p>
<p>You can apply to both public and private schools and see where you get in and what financial aid you get. Then you can look into the ancient public vs. private debate.</p>