<p>hi, I'm a high school junior and I have 94.33 (3.7) average.
i haven't taken SAT yet. i'll take one in June.
I was in chorus class and i've done several performances, and i'll attend another choral citywide festival soon. i'll join soccer varsity team this summer, which i'll be playing for my team for the senior year. also i'm thinking about volunteering in local hospital for the summer. I have only AP English.
And i want to major in engineering field but my math classes are not qualified enough for it. i came here right in the middle of sophomore year and my classes got tangled up. I'm taking geometry now, so i'm thinking about taking trig and pre-cal at the same time in the senior year. do you think that's a good idea? what score should i earn on SAT to assure my admission into stony brook? and if i apply to stony brook with undecided major would i be able to major in engineering? i will try to study calculus over the summer.</p>
<p>SAT, get somewhere around a 1800, but a 2000 would be better.</p>
<p>Trigonometry and precalculus at the same time, bad idea if you’re not good at math. Actually, engineering as a whole is a bad idea if you’re not good at math. But if you’re up for the challenge, watch some videos on Khan Academy to get you up to speed. And you can major in engineering, sure. If you’re admitted under AOI (area of interest), just take some courses, do well in them, and then officially apply for the major.</p>
<p>And maybe take another AP course as a senior, if only to clear a DEC requirement. BUT, take note for the writing requirement; you will need to take two courses outside your major’s requirements. The first can be satisfied by EITHER a 1000+ on SAT reading and writing combined, a 4 or 5 on AP Literature or Composition, or a good score on Stony Brook’s placement test. The second is mandatory no matter what. So pick your APs carefully, don’t take them for the sake of taking them unless you’re interested in the material. Maybe look into Statistics, though.</p>
<p>Stony Brook DOES have a math placement test. This will determine which math courses you can take freshman year.</p>
<p>2000, whoa.</p>
<p>and i’m pretty good at geometry, now. almost 98 average on geometry and i get at least above 95 on every exam i take in class.</p>
<p>and is it ok for me to take ap stat in senior year?
some people say pre-cal is kind of reptitive of trig.
so what I’m considering is to take trig and ap stat if possible.</p>
<p>2000 is ABOVE average. It’s fine if you don’t get there, but doing so will improve your chances a lot.</p>
<p>I don’t know about precalculus, because there doesn’t seem to be one standard on the material, so I could’t tell you. My precalculus course last year, for instance, went into “legit” calculus about halfway through.</p>
<p>AP Statistics, on the other hand, doesn’t have as stringent prerequisites, unlike what my school would have you believe. Neither does AP Computer Science. Just pick a good balance between clearing requirements and taking courses you’re interested in. If you aren’t really into AP English, then don’t worry about it, but then you have to make sure you get a 1000+ on SAT reading and writing.</p>
<p>Stony Brook is fairly easy to get into compared to other engineering programs. I live nearby and many relatives and friends have attended or are there now. I was accepted there (not planning to attend though, it was just in case I wanted to stay at home). All of my friends who applied were accepted. Your grades sound good and as long as you get a decent SAT or ACT you will be fine.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’d worry more about clearing DEC requirements than anything. You won’t have as many since you’re going into engineering.</p>