<p>I am really having trouble deciding what math to take for my freshman year. I have always been a low A, high B (88-89) math student in the most rigourous math track at my High School ( Klein High in Texas) I took calc AB this year and had a 98 and then switched to BC after second semester and did well, but I only took the AB exam. I guess I can wait for my AP scores and then readjust my schedule. If I get a 4-5 on my exam, I will feel confident enough to take 10550 Calc I. </p>
<p>How difficult are the other math classes I would have to take in order to do engineering if I just did the Business track?</p>
<p>I never really considered engineering until this year. I love Calculus even though I may be just average at it. I have never been a fan of Physics, but then I never had great teachers. I think graduate school is in my future and I don't want my GPA to suffer. </p>
<p>You wouldn't be able to, as far as I know. Engineering Majors require Engineering Calc. The advice FYS would give you is that if you are considering Engineering, start on that track when you arrive as a freshman, because it's very easy to switch out, but incredibly difficult to switch in.</p>
<p>Have to agree with kevdude--you also have to take the Chem for Eng as part of your fall semester/freshman year. There is an Intro to Eng course that you start out in as well. Much better to begin in Eng (according to son) then switch to business. In fact , at the beginning of the course for son two years ago, prof basically said "Welcome to Pre-Business!". And, sure enough, son said that a couple of weeks into the course, quite a few people had already dropped out--at semester's end, over half had switched. Son took BC calc in HS and did just fine, even tho he elected not to take the AP exam for it. He was definite about Eng, however and has not waivered. The Physics did not sound too difficult based on what son said and his grades. He did not have Physics until he was a SR in HS and did not take any AP for it. If you can survive the first two years in Eng, you will probably be OK with regard to your GPA. I will say this, based on what son has told us--you will have to study a lot for Engineering. Your social life can suffer somewhat. But, I think that this is true no matter where you go to school--it is just the nature of the beast(Engineering!).</p>