<p>okay, i know people ask about this all the time, but right now i'm in trinity and engineering is a possibility for me. I've always been a math/science person and i took an engineering class last summer in product design and loved it. right now i'm planning on signing up for chem 23, math 23, writing 20, and intro to psych (11?) for the first semester. is egr 53 offered second semester so i can take it and see if i'm interested in engineering? and let's say i do find out i'm interested in egr, then will i be way behind everyone else in pratt if i switch sophomore year? right now i'm really confused because i have no idea what my interests are. and how does pratt work with ap credit, because i could have 5 or 6 credits (rather than 2 in trinity) so i might not be so far behind. and i could also take orgo chem (ap score of 5 junior year) if that would put me not so far behind, but i think i've forgotten everything from junior year.</p>
<p>pratt gives you credit for all of your courses but you still have to meet some humanities / SS requirements (not exactly sure how that works).</p>
<p>i would recommend taking egr53 instead of psych 11 first semester. dr g will have to let you know if egr53 is going to be offered in the spring as well. traditionally it has been, but they want all freshman to take it first semester this year instead of splitting it up.</p>
<p>if you did take it in the spring you would not be behind. lots of engineers have taken egr53 in the spring (check the course schedule that's online to verify) and have graduated on time. However if you want to get ahead it's probably best to take it first semester because lots of core engineering classes require egr53</p>
<p>A lot depends on what kind of engineering you are interested in. Product design sounds mostly like Mechanical, depending of course on the product. We have several people switch sophomore year, and as long as you're taking the math as you go along, you won't be too far behind. Unless you end up deciding to do pre-med, BME with study-abroad and the International Honors Program. That could be a stretch.</p>
<p>The Social Science / Humanities distribution mentioned above is that you have to take five courses in Trinity that are divided as fdollows:
1) At least one social science
2) At least two of the three categories of Art & Lit, Civilizations, and Foreign Languge
3) At least two classes in the same department, one of which must be at the 100 level though they can be coded differently (that is, if you take ECON 51D (coded SS) and ECON 122D (coded CZ), they not only count for two codes but also as the "depth" requirement stated here)
4) Must be at least five classes coded SSH, AL, CZ, or FL.
5) Only two of these can come from AP credits.</p>