<p>I'm an incoming junior looking to go to college for enginnering. After taking 2 computer programming classes (Visual Basic and Java) and participating in my School's FIRST Robotics Team, I know I definitely want to go for computer enginnering. </p>
<p>After thinking about this, I started to wonder what classes it would be best for me to take during the rest of my High School Life. I will already be taking Calculus my senior year, but my question comes to what sciences are more important (or helpful). Currently I have myself in for the H. Chemistry Class. Is it better though to get more physics in? </p>
<p>The way my school works, it might be possible for me to take a H. Physics course this year and then double up my sciences to get into an AP Physics course and H. Chemistry. Is that the better choice? Or should I continue with H. CHemistry and just take the H. Physics my senior year?</p>
<p>Are you talking in terms of wanting to get into an engineering program? Or what would be best for a transition into a computer engineering major?</p>
<p>To be honest, while most schools require a chemistry and physics component, from the one course I’ve taken in computer engineering, neither chemistry nor physics plays a major component in it. However, I’m sure somewhere down the line as you start to reach high level topics, some quantum computing might be mentioned, transfer of electrons as signals blah blah, both of which relate to chemistry and physics. </p>
<p>But if you are looking to see which one will make you “stick out” as a candidate for an engineering program, certainly go for the APs. While I am probably one of the biggest proponents of taking chemistry classes, if you don’t have access to an AP chem class, I’d probably just go for the AP Physics.</p>
<p>Computer Engineering requires little of either subject but for admissions you need both. If you are talking about getting into a program any combination of both will suffice as it is probably the minimum requirement to take at least one of each class for the good programs. In the long run though, learning Electricity and Magnetism in Physics is more applicable than Chemistry in Computer Engineering because you’re gonna need that for basic EE courses.</p>
<p>i know at georgia tech, they’re both required… and physics has a 2.1 average GPA or something like that. so you might want to look at what will kill your GPA most if you have to keep scholarship money, because that’s sure why i did ap physics:)</p>
<p>Thanks for all the advice. My school does have an AP Chem class, so I may just try to double up with that and an Honor Physics my senior year. </p>
<p>And sorry for asking this, but I’m just a little confused on what you mean, ekb242, in the previous post. If you could explain a little further, that would be great! :)</p>