Am I Smart Enough To Be An Engineering Major?
I am currently in my first semester of college. I went to a really good junior college because they offered me a full tuition scholarship. I had a 3.96 GPA in high school, and I got a 28 on my ACT. I got a 5 on the AP Calculus AB test my senior year of high school, so I am starting at Calc II in math. I am also taking physics mechanics, and general chemistry I. I currently have an A in both physics in chemistry, but the A in physics could go down to a B. I currently have a C in calc II after the first two tests. My professor sucks, and I am stuck with him next semester too. If I end up with an A in chemistry, a B in physics, and a C in calculus does that make me not smart enough to be an engineer? I feel that I should not be struggling with caclulus like I currently am. I hear calculus III is easier, but I also hear the opposite. I really do not know what to do right now. Could it be that I went into quick with my college courses, and I am taking too many hard courses at once, or I am just not smart enough to make it? Please help!
Am I smart enough to do Chemical Engineering?
Hello Yahoo Answers people! I am currently a Junior in High School, and am thinking of majoring in Chemical Engineering at college. Chemistry interests me, and I feel that Chemical Engineering is a much more practical degree to get rather than just a degree in Chemistry. I have been in Honors Math in all of the years I've been in high school, save the current year (stupid scheduling in my school made me have to sacrifice my lunch, math, and language just to fit in honors Chem) and am currently in Honors Chemistry. I am planning on taking AP Chem and AP Calculus my senior year, but I have gotten B's and high C's (unweighted) in math up until now (level 2 is easy). I am not a stellar mathematician, but I am interested in Chemical Engineering. This being said, I am a little nervous. I have taken Honors Math and I am an entire grade level higher than those who didn't take advanced math in 8th grade. So, essentially, my question is this: Am I intelligent enough to major in Chemical Engineering even though I get the unweighted Math grades I currently have? Chemistry I get A's in so I am not worried. Thank you kindly for any input!
How do I know if I'm not smart enough to be an engineer?
Smart is a very general and imprecise term. To be an engineer you should have an analytical mind and like to solve practical problems using math, physics and technology. Engineering education is very theoretical, and if you find math and calculus difficult in high school you’ll find it more difficult in engineering school. Same with subjects like chemistry and physics. If necessary you can get extra help and tutoring to pass courses you have trouble with.Once you graduate you start applying your schooling to real world projects. Most engineering work actually doesn’t use calculus a lot, but you need to understand the physical theory behind what you’re dealing with. Work experience is the second part of your engineering education, and it’s definitely more enjoyable and fulfilling than school.If engineering is what you really want to do and you have the minimum required cognitive ability, go for it.
I'm not smart enough for Industrial Engineering?
I'm a junior in high school and I fear that I am not smart enough to handle the engineering curriculum in college. I attend a Florida high school, but I'm in the IB program. By the time I graduate, the highest level of math I will have taken would be IB math [calculus and descriptive statistics]. Some of my friends who are considering engineering are practically geniuses in my opinion who are ahead of me in math. Also, I'm terrible at chemistry. I'm a straight A student so far, but I still fear that's not enough. I am deciding between Industrial Engineering and Economics at UF. Sometimes I guess that this is just a confidence issue, but I'm not sure. Help!
I want to become an engineer. Am I smart enough?
Engineering requires a whole new skill set ... It's 4 years of extremely hard work. U need to have ur physics , math and chemistry on ur fingertips . If u wanna do petroleum engineering , u need to know every detail of organic chemistry , the SAT level of physics and chemistry is quite basic, I'd suggest that u take the use two years to master ur science skills. But in these two years u need to give 5 hours day to prepare , that is if u wanna be a good engeneer and not just another one ... I'd advise u to use the IIT JEE books , that's an engineering entrance exam in India , which is supposed to be one of the toughest and most competitive exams in the world Study from the JEE books keeping an aim to do well in engg college , if u are passionate about engineering and u are pursuing it out of love for the stream , u shouldn't complain about the stream , I'm saying this because engineering is difficult , its no child's play , ur gonna have to work very hard All the best bro...
Am I smart enough to be a Chemical Engineer? And yes I am willing to put in the work.?
I have always been fascinated with Chemistry, Mathmatics, and Physics. As a result, I think Chemical Engineering is perfect. I scored a 1240 on the New SAT (600 math, 640 Reading) and I only took it once. I scored a 26 on the ACT (28 Math). I have always been a straight A student and I am in Honors math classes. Regardless, Chemical Engineering is a notoriously difficult major but I am willing to put in the effort.
Am I smart enough for biochemistry or biomedical engineering?
I know they're different but they both can lead to careers in drug research. I'm 17 and got an 1810 on my SAT without much studying (I'm going to take it again), I have a 3.7 unweighted gpa and take some AP classes. But I still feel like one needs to be a genius to be able to get their degree in these courses, and I imagine I would flounder in the work and end up feeling shitty about myself. I've always done well in my ap classes but I never really had to try THAT hard, I guess I know I'm smart enough but I don't know if I will be able to apply myself as much as I'd need to. Anyone's opinion? I'm feeling lost I like biology, I'm fine with math, but I'm not great with chemistry, though biochemistry is more interesting to me
Am I smart enough to become an environmental engineer?
I slacked off big time in high school I only got a B- in AP Calculus AB and a B- in chemistry. I was so lazy that I only got a C in AP Biology. Am I kidding myself? Am I smart enough to get a B.S. in environmental engineering?
Do you have to be smart to be a software engineer?
There are already a couple of good answers here but I'd like to add my perspective as someone who is the hiring manager for about 100 software engineers over the last 20 years.The key things that I look for when I hire a software engineer are (1) Are they really smart?; (2) Can they get things done?; and (3) Can they work well with others?You asked specifically about intelligence, however, and I am going to give you a straightforward answer. If you are not among the top 15 to 20% from a simple IQ perspective you will, at best, struggle to be an average software engineer. That is not a politically correct answer, but it is an honest answer.To be clear, there are some professions such as a career in physics or a career as a chess grandmaster where you pretty much have to be among the very smartest people around to even hope to be successful. On the contrary, being successful in computer science only requires that you be above average. If you can get successfully get a bachelors degree in computer science, then you are certainly among those people that are well qualified for the work. Better yet as long as you are at least qualified you have the potential to do as well as someone who is a genius. The truth is that computer science isn't so difficult that it requires a genius. Once you meet the minimum requirements and start working, you'll find your career propelled more by effective study hard work and working nicely with others rather than some type of genetic ability. I would definitely suggest that people skills are most important if you really want to make a "lot" of money in computer science.Now let's consider whether or not someone should even attempt to pursue a degree in computer science. In this case the best indicator that I have seen is college entrance exams. In the United States this would be the math portion of the SAT exam. In general, I would suggest that someone scoring less then at 1150 on the math portion of the SAT exam might want to consider a different career path. Again, I do understand that this is not optimistic advice, but in my experience this is realistic advice.