<p>I'm currently a sophomore in high school. With my freshman and sophomore grades, would it be hopeless to apply for an engineering school? I'm very interested in computer engineering, but my grades in relevant classes are not the best. Here are my final grades in my freshman year and my grades in my sophomore year so far:</p>
<p>Freshman Year
Chemistry Honors (a class usually taken by strong juniors): C+
Geometry Honors: C-
World Civilizations: A-
English I: B+
Spanish I: B
Multimedia Design: A</p>
<p>Sophomore Year (so far)
Biology Honors: B
Algebra II Honors: C+/B-
World History AP: B
English II: B+
Spanish II: B-
Computer Science: A-</p>
<p>Next year, I plan on taking Chemistry AP (to help make up for my freshman year chemistry class), Computer Science AP, and either US History AP or English Language AP.</p>
<p>First off, if you got a C+ in Honors Chem(Which is a joke in and of itself) you will get WRECKED in AP chem, I highly suggest you stay away from it. It is one of the three “true” AP’s IMO (Chem, Physics C and B, and Calc BC) are the three big ones that studying alone won’t get you a good grade in, you just have to be good at the subject). Many people here would concur as well.
And YES, you can apply to engineering schools and you can do well in them as long as you put extra time in…but I don’t see why someone so interested in math related fields has done so poorly in basic math classes.</p>
<p>^totally agree with that view on chemistry. It is one of the most challenging AP tests. Even with 100% in AP Chem class you’d be hard pressed to get a 5. </p>
<p>You’re planning on taking a lot of APs, but your grades aren’t great in previous year classes. If I were you I would take regular (not honors or AP) math. If would help your gpa significantly and give you more time to focus on those other difficult classes you choose to take.</p>