Software Engineering Major HELP

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<p>I want to major in either SE or CS, BUT they both require you take Calc I,II,and III your Freshman year in college!</p>

<p>I used to be so good in math, I was doing precalc and trig in middle school (through Kumon), but everything crashed down at the beginning of my Junior year. I flunked out of precalc in the first quarter so I dropped the course and now I'm in discrete math.... What's going to happen to me? I'm incapable of motivating myself to do better in school. And with a full year since I've done any sort of Alg2 related stuff, I know I can't take precalc my senior year! I'll just flunk again...</p>

<p>What should I do? I want a computer related degree. CS, SE, or game design (3D design, animation, programming). But with my terrible math history, I'm afraid I won't get into the CS or SE majors, and I'll end up living in a refrigerator box.</p>

<p>My backup is International Business or Investment Banking. (Except I'm not sure if those two are any fun) My dad's an Executive, but his job doesn't really look fun. But I don't want a job that's fun with bad pay, I want a balance.</p>

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<p>Can you not start with pre-calculus at college? I would wager that most universities (barring places like MIT, Harvard, Stanford, etc.) should be understanding enough and offer remedial courses. You might find that, once in college, the atmosphere and improved teaching / tutoring resources make learning the difficult material easier.</p>

<p>Since Calculus isn’t a requirement for almost any college CS/SE course, this shouldn’t make you graduate late.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much for this info. I was worried because I check VTech, RIT, and UCF and they all had 4 year schedules having Freshmen take Calc I,II,and III! But thank you for the info, I think I’ll take precalc next year as a Senior and then I’ll be caught up.</p>