<p>Hey guys, rising senior here and I want to pursue engineering in college. I heard that electrical engineers were able to add a lot of breath, but I am scared because of all the rumors I heard about the subject.</p>
<p>it is one of those "you get it or u don't" subjects, and ur kinda screwed if u don't....</p>
<p>I also have one drawback, I could take the most rigourous courses at my HS offered math and science.</p>
<p>bio honors geometry honors
chem cp algebra 2 CP
physics cp precalculus
AP physics C mech. AP Calculus AB (B's in geo, bio, and chem one semester, rest A's)</p>
<p>with a 3.67 and a 740 avg. in math, would I be cut out for electrical?</p>
<p>Nothing else is particularly complicated, except that EE goes noticeably deeper in mathematics. And certain areas like signal processing are mathematical.</p>
<p>That plus that you’re working and studying about stuff that cannot be seen (electricity), although it can be visualized. So it requires some logic to figure out stuff. Most of the stuff is actually pretty easy to grasp, not just the most abstract mathematical parts.</p>
<p>With EE specifically, I’ve found that either you love it, you hate it, or you really don’t care because you just want the salary.</p>
<p>If you don’t have an obsession with building electronics, I recommend you pass. It’s quite a monotonous major for the average person. Do MechE or ChemE if you’re looking for breadth.</p>
<p>EE is hard, but coming in with your stats you should be fine. If you have some basic familiarity with electrical circuits, maybe get a set of Snap Circuits and go through the designs, you will be ahead of most of the other freshman. That, and some level of understanding in computer programming, will be all you need. If you have done any robotics you already know both.</p>
<p>Not all EE freshman are the Ham radio/Maker types.</p>
<p>EE is not as hard as most people claimed it to be. As far as math goes, you stop at diffy/lin alg/prob, which are like arithmetic (do well with enough practice) when compare to proof based math (actually hard). I am not a pure EE (ECE specialize in CE) but I have taken all the fundamentals of EE. Higher level classes would just go deeper into the same subjects. According to my colleagues, once you get pass the original hurdle (for most people, Fourier/Laplace transform), it’s a piece of cake. </p>
<p>One of the reason why EE programs require a high GPA to enter (which most people mistake it for ‘smart’) is because you will need to work like a mule to graduate in 4 years. A good GPA usually means one is capable of studying for long hours. If you are willing to put in the hours, you should succeed.</p>