Chances at Engineering

<p>Look for a summer school math program...you definitely need precalc.</p>

<p>Check with your counselors to see if it is possible to double up Geometry and Algebra II. If you're really dedicated, register for early admission in a summer semester Algebra II equivalent class at a local community college after you have completed Geometry.</p>

<p>I was in a similar boat, as was sick my freshman year and had to retake algebra 1 sophomore year, and I took geometry my junior year, so what I did was take precalculus at the community college my senior year first semester, and I am doing well in that, so I am going to enroll in calculus next semester.</p>

<p>Last year, I was a year behind my classmates in math, but by the end of this year, I should be a year ahead.</p>

<p>I thought I should add that I didn't even do that well in Algebra I, I didn't even learn how to factor until late in Geometry (I know I'm crazy for enrolling in calculus less than a year after learning how to factor, but i'm doing great in precalc).</p>

<p>Look up a program at Stanford called EPGY, you can take the class on your computer and can work on it whenever you have free time. Also if your high school offers Calculus at all, you could try to move up a year this summer and then another year next summer so you can take Calculus as a senior.</p>

<p>Geometry is probably the least important math course, as compared to algebra, trig and calc. I think you could take it at the same time as algebra. My kids took geometry in 8th grade with only 1 year of algebra as preparation. You can do it! :)</p>

<p>Thanks for all the input everyone. But I'm not too sure about whether or not I should go for engineering. It's kind of a given for me; I'm terrible at math and science (except biology, I love that). Plus, my grades aren't at all good (by your standards I assume). This is primarily due to the fact that I'm one of the laziest people I know, other than some of my friends who might drop out of HS. I just never seem to give a **** about anything school related. I never really have though, so it's nothing new. However, I really want to go to art school once I graduate. Not only will I get to pursue my second biggest passion (photography), most art schools let anyone in. Hell, most of them accept people with GED's. Sounds like a plan to me.</p>

<p>Did you ever consider SCIENTIFIC PHOTOGRAPHY? I admit, I don't know much about it, but maybe it could combine both of your interests. People in this field might do things like preparing photos for science books, microscope or telescope photography, time lapse photography, preparing technical catalogs, assembling presentation material, etc. I know somebody who was an artist for a huge steel corporation and seemed to really enjoy his job. Engineering companies certainly employ graphic artists and photographers too. Maybe it would be worth investigating further.</p>

<p>Why don't you pick up a few science magazines and find out what kind of background the photographers have?</p>