<p>Hello! I'm currently a junior in high school and I've been thinking about possible majors. My parents are trying to convince me to become a doctor in the future, but I don't have a strong interest for the job. I'm really interested in chemical engineering, and I'm in love with its job descriptions. </p>
<p>The only thing that is keeping me away from this major is the physics and math involved. I'm interested in physics, but I don't think I am capable of handling difficult physics-related problems because I had a bad start with physics in my high school career. My math isn't bad, but I've been taking regular math classes throughout my entire high school career(due to some problems in my freshman year), acing them with flying colors, and I feel like I should have been in the honors course. Other than physics, I've aced all my other science courses and I currently stand as the top student in my AP Chemistry and UW Earth Science 101 classes.</p>
<p>For ChemE majors, what made you decide to major in this field? How difficult is this field? How did you stand as a high school student in physics/math?</p>
<p>There is no doubt that chemical engineering is one more challenging fields out there along with other branches of science or engineering. cannot say one is more difficult than the other. there is no secret to success though: while reasonable intelligence and apitutde are needed, hard work and committment is of course an obvious element to the equation. </p>
<p>Many students study engineering who haven’t even seen physics in high school before. They are in the minority, but it happens. So, just because you had a bad time with it in high school doesn’t mean you are behind. At least you’ve seen it. Now, if you struggled of your own accord and not due to a poor teacher, you’ll likely have your work cut out for you, but if you’re motivated you’ll figure it out.</p>
<p>As for math, it’s not like honors classes in high school somehow cover a completely different set of problems. They just typically dig a little deeper and go a litter farther into the topics. If you are doing well in the math you have taken so far there is no reason to think you won’t continue to do so.</p>
<p>Basically, engineering curricula assume no prior knowledge of physics or calculus. Don’t let that stop you.</p>