Will not taking an engineering class affect my chances of getting in to GTech for ME?

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I want to major in mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech but I took the foundation engineering class at my highschool and switched to cs classes instead. I have very strong engineering/robotics ECs though. Will this count against me?

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Nope. Very few engineering students have any engineering classes in HS. As long as you have a good GPA, plenty of math and lab sciences, you should be fine.

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See the thing is my school is one of the best schools in the state of GA (many applicants too) so the admissions officers will know that my school offers a very good engineering pathway. Are you sure they won’t wonder why I didn’t take that pathway if I applied for ME?

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CS is on the ME path too. It’s not as if you bailed on an engineering class for basket weaving. Plus, what can you do about it now? Have you taken Calculus (at least AB) and Calculus based Physics (AP C)?

I’m not saying you’re a slam dunk GT admit. I don’t know how your record stands up. I’m saying not taking a single class, that most don’t have access to, that generally isn’t a rigor yardstick like Calculus and Physics likely won’t hurt you.

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I see what you’re saying, thanks!

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Because of the relationship between your high school & Georgia Tech, you should ask your high school college advisor how this might affect your chances for an offer of admission.

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The question is does it matter. The die is cast. It would all be conjecture about something that can’t be changed. Why go to the effort only to create more potential angst?

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Not to create additional stress, but to become better informed.

Also, as OP may be just a first semester sophomore, to determine whether or not the course would be helpful if taken later this year or next.

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True. My assumption was that the OP was a senior that had already applied. That could well be wrong.

OP, we would all tell you the same thing if there’s still time. Take the most rigorous math and science that you can and get the highest GPA and test scores that you can. Then, let the chips fall where they will.

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