<p>I'm graduating in 2014 and I'm starting to worry (more like freak out) about the rest of my life. I have been considering engineering, but I'm worried I won't be able to handle the workload, and I also question if I'm smart enough for it. I looked at other majors like communication, and it was interesting but for some reason I couldn't imagine NOT having anything to do with some sort of science. But what worries me is that I'm just not that awesome at math, it doesn't come naturally. Well I'll just list my stats first:
ACT-33 (English and reading-34, math and science-31, english and writing composite-32)
SAT II- Chem-680, US-690, MATH II-620 (see what I mean!)
I'll list some class courses
Pre Calc H-96
AP Chem-96
Alg 2/Trig-96
Chem H-97
Bio H-95
Geometry H-98
I get good grades, but not enough for me to feel reassured that I will do well in college if I majored in exactly that. I have enjoyed my classes, but it wasn't like it was my favorite class in the world. Some advice would be very appreciated!!</p>
<p>well, if you dont try you will never know…</p>
<p>No, someone like you will never make it. Engineering requires a minimum of 630 in math level 2.</p>
<p>As long as you attempt to work as hard as possible and enjoy math and science, then you’ll be fine. Try to achieve greatness and work your butt off if you wish to pursue engineering. That’s my plan. Good luck.</p>
<p>Your grades look good and ACT pretty decent. You still have time to retake SAT subject test in Math if you can review it over the summer and take it in October (buy a few books to practice or review free online materials/courses with lots of assignment). For many schools, you only need to two Subject tests, Math II is a must for engineering, plus a humanity. I think in SAT subject test, you can choose not to send in the early ones if you can get higher scores the second time.</p>
<p>I don’t see why you shouldn’t pursue engineering unless your classes were way too easy and you completely hate math and science. Just get yourself to like math/science more and enjoy them and give yourself enough challenge left and right every time you encounter a problem. No matter what major you choose to study in college, math/science will be the key to your success.</p>
<p>If you are capable of understanding the more complicated calculus and you are willing to work very hard, you will make it. There are quite a few students that passed most of their classes even though the math didn’t come naturally to them. It IS possible for math to BECOME natural to you, especially being surrounded by all the math that is included in the engineering degree.</p>
<p>That being said…
A lot of people failed out their freshman or sophomore year because they couldn’t handle the math.</p>
<p>If you have good work ethic, have the potential to learn difficult math and think you will enjoy the study, I would go for it. There is really only one way to know for sure.</p>
<p>Thank you for the responses! I understand that t does require a large amount of studying and effort… Well next year I’ll be taking AP calc BC so I guess from there I will determine how we’ll I can do in math 
thank you!!</p>
<p>I think perseverance is just as important if not more important than your true abilities in Engineering, sometimes.</p>
<p>I know a guy who came into Iowa State as a transfer student having no foundation in Math whatsoever, anyways, he had to start with College Algebra, then he took Trig, Pre-Cal, Calculus I, II, III and Diff Equations. I know, it would suck to go all the way back to Algebra but sometimes that what it takes.</p>
<p>I am going into my third semester this Fall and I have found college level Physics to be way more challenging than any other Math course I have ever taken.</p>