<p>Hi, I'm an in-state high school student and I want to go into environmental engineering, possibly biomedical engineering. Right now I am in Calculus AB in 10th grade and I have the option to go on two different math tracks. I'm an IB student so I can either do:</p>
<p>SL Math-Junior Year
IB HL Math-Senior Year (HL Math is above AP Calc BC)</p>
<p>or I can do </p>
<p>Calc 2 and 3 Dual Enrollment with FAU-Junior Year
Differential Equations/Matrix Theory FAU-Senior Year</p>
<p>I know I'm not the best in math and I would likely get a B, maybe even a C in Calc 2 so I'm cautious to take the second route for the sake of my rank and GPA. Either way, I would learn a substantial amount of calculus. What do most UF engineering majors have in knowledge of math coming out of high school? What do current engineering majors recommend? Thank you!</p>
<p>P.S. I'm supposed to take AP Physics B and then HL Physics senior year..would that prepare me enough? I ask because many kids who are not in IB at my school take Physics C while I won't be able to. </p>
<p>How is the male to female ratio for the college of engineering? (I'm female)</p>
<p>Seriously, Calculus AB in 10th grade is excellent and if taking very advanced Calculus courses means that you may get C’s and if you have ambition on attending UFL, don’t do it. UFL is looking for the 4.2 + student and C’s or less in even difficult AP courses may hurt your chances. You are doing well, don’t mess up your GPA.</p>
<p>If you take HL Math, be prepared to take Calculus 2 at UF. Although HL Math may be considered higher than AP Calculus BC, there are some very important topics that it does not cover that are part of the AP Calculus BC/Calculus 2 curriculum.</p>
<p>If you are going in engineering, it would benefit you more to take a AP Calculus BC/Calculus 2 course rather than HL Math. (I think HL Math is better for mathematics majors).</p>
<p>I also definitely expect that your second track would be better for an engineering major but you should also take into account your expected grade.</p>
<p>@ilovethe47: UFL is looking for innovators and leaders. There are innovators and leaders that don’t have a 4.2+. It’s NOT A NUMBERS GAME, they review each applicant holistically. The application is like pieces of a puzzle. Once it’s put together, the puzzle should show a leader or innovator. That is the type of student UF wants to accept. Then there’s the random factor of course.</p>
<p>Now to the OP, my advice is to take Calc 2 and 3. WORK HARD however. Make sure you don’t get Cs. And make sure you are STRONG in math. It’s important if you want to go into engineering or business. MAINLY engineering. Engineering is tough, and a BUNCH of students end up giving up on engineering while they are in college (many of them switch to business); however the payoff is huge for engineers.</p>