<p>I am a high school interested in engineering, but the problem that I have is that I am not the best in math. I take the hardest math and am a year ahead of what I should be, but i only have a B. Do you have to be a genius to do the math in engineering? Or can a slightly above average student make it?</p>
<p>lol, no you don't have to be a genius in math to be a engineer, thats a common misconception. Don't get me wrong, I mean you do have to be proficient in it, as long as your not some idiot, you will be fine.</p>
<p>Yea, you will have professors teaching you. It is not like you learn math in high school, then have to teach yourself calc. And the fact that you are a year ahead in high school means that you will probably be a year ahead of most in college, so I wouldn't worry about it.</p>
<p>Agreeing with the previous posters here. While most people will say I'm good at math since I've been able to do respectable in my undergrad math courses and I'm passing through some graduate level ones right now, I feel as though my math skill is very poor in comparison to my peers, mostly because much of the math is very abstract and proof-based. I'm an experimentalist, love being in the lab and figuring things out by intuition and visualization, but I can't do it with most of the math I have to use nowadays. :(</p>
<p>Thanks, all these talk about engineering being hard was really starting to concern me, but I can do it thanks.</p>
<p>To the above... Engineering IS hard. It's generally considered the hardest major at a University. Though having a B in an advanced math class is fine. You have to understand the material and be able to work at it. You don't need to have an 800 math SAT to be an engineer. </p>
<p>Though keep in mind if your struggling(Barely holding onto a C) in a 2nd year math course. Engineering may not be the major for you. The majority of the curriculim uses math.</p>
<p>Engineering math is pretty easy. No theoretical stuff, just straight forward. And I am 5 weeks from being done with math forever! (still statistics a lot though)</p>
<p>What if you're getting As in math, but Cs in physics? Would engineering still be a good major for you?</p>
<p>I don't know but I would say that is not a good sign, at my school (bearing in mind I am only a HS student, so disregard if you like) physics is rather conceptual and therefore I would say more indicative of engineering classes, i.e. many components and not straight plug and chug.</p>
<p>physics (heart swoons)</p>
<p>why the heck did i take bio this year.....</p>
<p>i can relate with previous posts. i LOVE physics but not math all the time. i applied to all my schools as an prospective engineering major...we'll see how it goes :P</p>
<p>Yes, you need to be highly proficient in math, so if you're uncomfortable with it. I'd say think twice. But overall the math isn't the hardest part, formulating the problem is.</p>
<p>Does engineering math go into like advanced calculus, bc I taught myself basic calculus and it was not extremely hard?</p>
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<p>It can, yes. You might not end up using it every day, but yes, you'll take differential equations, multivariable calculus, and learn to do snazzy things with matrices, which you will occasionally end up using.</p>
<p>Yeah, even in diff eq and stuff, you'll need a bit of calc..Not much, just integrating, but its amazing how much you forget. I wouldn't worry about C in physics unless you are inclined to go for a physics based engr field.</p>
<p>It ultimately depends on what field you get into, some fields are much more mathematically intensive than others. You don't have to be getting straight A's in all your math classes to consider engineering. A lot of the calculus you use in lower level engineering classes is extremely basic. Depending on what field you're in, once you start getting into the higher level classes then you may actually begin to apply some of the more "advanced" material.</p>