<p>I'm a high school senior who plans on attending UF next year. I think I have a decent chance of getting in (4.39 GPA, 34 ACT) but I plan on majoring in chemical engineering, so my question is this: how hard is it to get a good gpa at UF, say 3.3 to 3.4 and up, in a STEM field if I'm not naturally good at math and science? I really want to do chemical engineering, but I worked hard to get a mid B for first semester of AP Calc AB this year, and I know UF math classes will move much faster. I know I'm reasonably smart, but I've always been way better at English and History, so I'm a little worried about getting "weeded out."</p>
<p>Engineering courses are relatively hard compared to other NonSTEM fields. 4.0 GPA is very unlikely, especially since UF throws many weed out courses at you. I currently have a little bit above a 3.9, and I’ve only received a B+ once and A- once. I think it was very hard, and personally I think I had a mathematical and physical talent since high school. As long as you put your effort into it, you will succeed. But in these competitive fields, don’t expect a high GPA without much effort.</p>
<p>For example, when I took Stats for engineering, I was surprised that it was a weed out. Did well, but really unexpecting and it got me an A-. :(</p>
<p>Thanks Corn. Anyone else?</p>