engineering not for me?

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<p>I am currently a sophomore in high school and I've been thinking that it's time to start thinking about my future. I've looked at many different majors and occupations that interested me, and I find engineering to be interesting. However, my qualm is that I don't know if my math and science grades are good enough to consider engineering as my major. Right now, I'm taking normal math classes, but they are ridiculously easy and I have a solid A in the class. However, my experience with honors classes hasn't been as great, since last year I got a B- in Honors Geometry (although geometry wasn't my strongest point). This year, my friends in honors algebra II say that their class is absurdly hard and that the people who got A's last year in honors are now getting C's.</p>

<p>This might just be that specific class, but I'm having doubts about whether I should pursue engineering, since an A in a normal math class doesn't stand for much when there are people who can get A's in honors math. Would engineering be too difficult for me since I probably can't even get a high B if I transferred into the honors class?</p>

<p>In my science classes, I usually get A- although I find chemistry to be not as much of challenge when I try my best. I get A's in all my other classes except for a B in AP world history. Would engineering be too intensive for me to pursue?</p>

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<p>It's still early, wait to see how you handle algebra II and precalculus. Are you on track to take Calculus in high school? If you do well in these classes plus physics, then engineering is something you might want to take a look at. But to be frank, most of us had no idea what engineering is in high school or starting out in college. Plenty do well in math and physics and still find that engineering isn't the right major for them. You really won't know until you try.</p>

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<p>Yea I'm taking pre calc and physics next year. Thanks</p>

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<p>ya, no worries. I got a B- in Honors Geometry, and A's in AP Calc. If you're reasonably smart and truly interested, you'll find a way to be able to do well. If not, you'll find another niche.</p>