Are people applying to NC State’s College of Engineering with the intent of being a computer science major treated the same as applying as an engineering major? Like, for example, would the college admissions perhaps accept lower SAT scores for a computer science intent than an engineer intent? So if a computer science intent got a 1250 on the SAT, would there still be a decent chance so long as everything else is good? I know the average is like 1375 or something, so I am wondering.
I’m doing the same as you w/ computer science as a major. My theory is that I think they’ll look to see if we’re fit for the College of Engineering as a whole. Like other universities, they enroll the Freshman in “general engineering” or the college requires them to take the same courses the first year of college. With many applicants to not just NC State, but to many other schools, there is a lot of competition in the college of engineering. BTW- I could be wrong, that’s why it’s just a theory and I’m picking out convos I’ve had w some college reps who came to my school. I wish you the best of luck!
@JakeP7 - No, since Computer Science is now in the COE (it wasn’t a long time ago), all COE applicants are treated the same and they all have to do the same First Year Engineering Coda classes before they can even be accepted into CSC (Calc 1, 2, Physics 1, Chemistry) and will still take Physics 2, Calc 3, Engineering Stats, and Linear Algebra beyond that. You don’t automatically even get INTO computer science, you must Coda with strong enough grades once you finish the Coda classes. So that is the long answer, the short answer is computer science majors are in the same boat as all other Engineering applicants (my son is one of those…)
My understanding is that AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2 will not count towards any credit hours at NC State for engineering because you’re required to take physics for engineers and you can’t count both. If so, what would be the point of taking the AP physics 1 and 2 exams in May? Our high school didn’t offer any other physics options for AP.
My son took AP Physics 1 and then self-studied AP Physics Mechanics (Calculus based) and got the school to give him that test instead (even though they don’t offer the class, they can still give the test). He scored a 4, so it counts as NCSU Physics 1 and now he is taking the comparable Physics 2 at a community college as a dual enrolled student this semester.