<p>I'm in high school and considering a future in engineering...however i was browsing the web looking at things like MIT problem sets for introductory classes and such, and it looked terribly difficult. Are you supposed to enter college with a knowledge base of engineering, or just with high school science knowledge....</p>
<p>Don't worry about it...just do the best you can in high school. Studies show if you have an ACT of 26 or above (or 1200 on SAT) you have the ability to make it in engineering. Of course you will still have to work hard in college.</p>
<p>Most classes start off with the basics. Even in senior year, you start off from things like F=ma. Of course you step up fairly quickly from it, but, at least, in intro classes, things should be paced fairly well.</p>
<p>Edit: Plus, everything is curved. The raw averages tend to be between 50-70% anyway.</p>
<p>Yes. F=ma.
muahahahahahahahahaah. That's how they lull the freshman to sleep before they slaughter them in sophmore year.</p>
<p>Once you are in the classes, you will learn everything you need to conquer those scary problems. I remember on the first day of class, I would skip through random chapters in the text book and stare hopelessly at advanced problems without a single clue how to approach them.</p>
<p>At the end of the semester, it is a nice feeling to know that you can easily tackle anything the book has to offer.</p>
<p>why would u search for MIT problem sets, it's harder to solve than getting a good job</p>
<p>hahaha....</p>
<p>oh goodness, this boosts my confidence a lot. I've been pretty stressedd.... especially from this website..with a lower sat than a lot of these people..I've been thinking i'm not capable.</p>
<p>You gotta realize this board is filled with overachievers with giant egos ;) They are not the statistical mean, but the outliers.</p>
<p>:) thank you</p>