College Engineering Class?

[lnicole]

I took Principles of Engineering in 9th grade and got solid A’s. It was really easy for me because I’m pretty good at math and all of the CAD stuff we did was a piece of cake (I’m good at figuring programs out by myself , I taught myself how to use photoshop). During my senior year, I signed up for:
AP Calc
AP Physics
AP English Literature
Radio, TV, & Film II (broadcasting class)
DECA
Tech of Design (photography)
and College Engineering

They ended up not putting me in college engineering and instead putting me in prelaw and astronomy. I’m okay with prelaw because I kind of wanted that as a minor in college anyways but I’d rather have College Engineering (taught at a university) bc it’s pertinant to my major (planning on Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Physics)
My school had other engineering classes after POE but I didn’t take them for whatever reason. That’s kind of why I tried to take CE. I’m trying to switch into it but my counselor said that it could be full.
I have 2 questions:

1. How will it look to colleges that I didnt take the other engineering classes that my school offered
2. If I get into it, how will I fare in the college class even though I didnt take the other years of engineering?
   
   Thanks

[gkelsch]

1. I think that since you took other advanced classes in science and math, the colleges won't mind that you did not take the engineering classes.
2. Engineering is overall a difficult major, but it's all about your time management skills and the work you put into the class. Also, not all high schools offer engineering classes, so chances are there will be students who have never even touched a CAD program. Because of that, the freshman college engineering class most likely won't pick up from the senior year engineering class, it'll start with the basics. You'll probably have a leg up on other students, but again, it's all about time management and the work you're willing to put in outside of class.