racnna

I was a B-/B average student in high school. i got a 620 on the Math SAT. I took Calculus(derivatives and integrals) in high school. I was just like you 2 years ago- i thought only absolute geniuses do engineering- not the case at all. I currently have a 3.66- rising junior at PSU(#14 in engineering). So you have absolutely nothing to worry about- especially if you go to rutgers. Typically, people who took calc/AP calc in highschool and did well, do fine in engineering. I have all A's in Calc 2,3, linear algebra and diff eqs...B in calc 1. I've taken thermodynamics and materials balances so far and they're not difficult. Thermo is probably harder but its not like- Oh my god! impossible. If you spend time doing the homework and understanding what you're doing you'll do well on exams. One thing i like about the engineering courses is that you don't have to read and memorize s**t like you do for chemistry courses...It's mostly thinking and problem solving- if thats your thing then engineering is for you. You're going to be in it with several other chem E students so you and your chem E friends can b**ch about how ridiculous the work load is while you're doing your homework. You'll also become really close to them and spend a lot of time with them, inevitably.

The most annoying time-consuming class you will take your first 2 years in chem E will be organic chemistry lab..Be prepared. 6 hours a week in lab and a s**t- load of hours working on reports. It was NOT cute and this class affected my other grades last semester. Materials is fun..thermo was boring...