<p>so i came across this forum, somewhat interested in engineering. i'm highly considering a major switch from architecure to engineering. my question is, what kind of classes of i'll be taking. (i know math is a given). and compared to other majors how difficult will engineering be?
was it a challenge for those who've taken classes? and where can i find info on engineering?</p>
<p>Engineering is one of the most difficult majors. The reason for this is everything is very math and physics related. You'll learn large amounts of math and physics and then you'll have to some of these things in your major courses. If you have strong skills in math and physics the worst thing about engineering is the time it consumes. Your classes that have labs consume more time than majors who don't really have any labs. And then there's the projects you will do outside of class and lab write ups.</p>
<p>Yeah, you'll end up with a lot of math and physics.
Depending on your major of choice, some of your core classes could be heavily based on mathematics and theory.</p>
<p>You won't be spending any more time on work as an engineering major than you would as an architecture major.</p>
<p>As for info about engineering... The</a> Sloan Career Cornerstone Center</p>
<p>i see from the posts, engineering is just as time consuming as arch and it's a heavy focus on math and physics.</p>
<p>just another question... i am not the biggest math whiz in the world, but fortunately i'm a fast learner and i'm able to pick up things fast. will you need to be a genius to enter this major?</p>
<p>for people who've actually taken courses at college, what was your typical week schedule like?</p>
<p>thanks for replies in advance...</p>
<p>No math genius required. You'll be fine if you're a fast study and you're willing to put in the work required to learn the material.</p>
<p>A typical week for me consisted of five or so classes (might include steel design, concrete design, structural analysis I or II, dynamics, hydrology, environmental engineering, etc), a lot of homework, and a couple of elective courses to balance out the heavy math and science courses. I had a lot of AP credits, so I was able to take a lot of the non-eng elective courses that I wanted to take. There were some labs like concrete lab or strength of materials lab, but it wasn't nearly as strenuous as architecture studio class would've been. Exams were tough, problem sets took a really long time and were thinking-intensive, but it wasn't like there was no time for me to do anything else if I budgeted my time well. It was difficult, but not insurmountable. I was busy all the time but it was by my own choice... There was time for music and extracurriculars and friends and parties and spending time with my then-boyfriend/now-husband.</p>
<p>Do you still want to stick with designing buildings? Let me know if you've got questions... I'm working as a graduate structural design engineer, so I do the engineering side of what architects design.</p>
<p>I'm in the same spot here. Want to do BME but I'm a little concerned over the math courses because I'm no math genius and I'm worrying over the work load. I want to have fun in college and not be stuck in the books all the time.</p>
<p>Don't be concerned with the math. Differential Equations and Calc III will probably be the only difficult math courses you'll have! I'd be more concerned with the physics, but maybe that because I've always had a tougher time with physics =)</p>
<p>you could always take less credits each quarter/semester too, you'll wind up graduating later but it will make it easier to get through the really tough classes</p>