Do I have what it takes to be an engineer!?!?!?!?

Morning_Theft · 05-05-2007, 02:56 PM

I have a 4.6 GPA, and currently my grades are:

AP ceramics = A
AP Art and design = A
Band = A
Choir = A+
AP Guitar = A

Do I have what it takes?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!

Zorz · 05-05-2007, 03:30 PM

your ap grades dont mean anything, even if it was ap calc, physics and chem, they still wouldent mean anything. It is up to you if you can handle it, I can tell you I came from a HS where there was no such thing as Ap's, My school the highest math they tought was up to factoring in algebra. I am doing fine and have passed all the math and sciences. Thogh I knmow people who had all the AP's and flunked out. It is really up to you and if it is something you are interested in then you should give it a try, It cant hurt if you try the worst that can happen is you give up a year to try something new and it may be something you love.

Id also like to point out how grades in my view dont really mean all to much. Having a 4.0 in any subject doesnt garentee you are smarter or better than a person with a lower gpa. Lets take for instance the typical science student, possibly engineering that has a 4.0 gpa. They are out there, I know a few. They earned that 4.0 by doing things acdemicly, solving problem sets, doing labs in a controled enviorment, doing hw and the things we all do everyday. Now on the other hand you have a student who has a 2.8 gpa, may not be the best at solving problem sets and doing hw, may not be the best at taking tests. Thogh who is to garentee that the student which has the 4.0 gpa is going to be a better worker(engineer or scientist) than the one with the 2.8. Like I said the student with the 4,0 is great at problem sets and doing tests. but can they effectivly and synamicly learn material and solve critical problems, problems that are possibly synamic in nature themselves. It could be entirely possibly that the person with the 2.8 is much better at real life situations, solving critical dynamic problems. compared to the 4.0 who is used to the comfort of his text book and the security of a test. Who will be the better real work engineer, certainly the person with the better ability to solve problems and think outside of the norm. The GPA is not that important and what is more important is you. This situation applies for most majors, it is not specific to engineering. To me a 4.0 gpa pretty much means you can read a book better than the next guy, or remeber a set of steps to do a problem. I have never in my life related a higher gpa to how smart somebody is, as I have experienced people with much lower gpa's than myself who were excessivly smarter and had alot more knowledge of my dicipline than I do.

live- · 05-05-2007, 03:51 PM

Zorz, this guy is clearly a troll. lol, there is no AP ceramics or AP guitar, not to mention he doesn't have a single math or science course listed.

lmjohnson · 05-05-2007, 03:55 PM

If you want to be an engineer, why aren't you taking any math or science courses? Also, correct me if i'm wrong, but I don't think AP ceramics or AP guitar exist. These are the only AP courses...

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/.../subjects.html

he beat my post by like three seconds

red sox 7327 · 05-05-2007, 04:58 PM

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Id also like to point out how grades in my view dont really mean all to much. Having a 4.0 in any subject doesnt garentee you are smarter or better than a person with a lower gpa. Lets take for instance the typical science student, possibly engineering that has a 4.0 gpa. They are out there, I know a few. They earned that 4.0 by doing things acdemicly, solving problem sets, doing labs in a controled enviorment, doing hw and the things we all do everyday. Now on the other hand you have a student who has a 2.8 gpa, may not be the best at solving problem sets and doing hw, may not be the best at taking tests. Thogh who is to garentee that the student which has the 4.0 gpa is going to be a better worker(engineer or scientist) than the one with the 2.8. Like I said the student with the 4,0 is great at problem sets and doing tests. but can they effectivly and synamicly learn material and solve critical problems, problems that are possibly synamic in nature themselves. It could be entirely possibly that the person with the 2.8 is much better at real life situations, solving critical dynamic problems. compared to the 4.0 who is used to the comfort of his text book and the security of a test. Who will be the better real work engineer, certainly the person with the better ability to solve problems and think outside of the norm. The GPA is not that important and what is more important is you. This situation applies for most majors, it is not specific to engineering. To me a 4.0 gpa pretty much means you can read a book better than the next guy, or remeber a set of steps to do a problem. I have never in my life related a higher gpa to how smart somebody is, as I have experienced people with much lower gpa's than myself who were excessivly smarter and had alot more knowledge of my dicipline than I do.

Yes, exactly. Furthermore, college is not needed either. Just look at Bill Gates.

Morning_Theft · 05-05-2007, 06:27 PM

Oh yeah, Im a senior and Im currently taking prealgebra

Zorz · 05-05-2007, 06:32 PM

oh idk I never knew about Ap's till
I got into college, I knew there was math and science, they may have well been music and art. as the music and art is required for most students in college.

scorp · 05-05-2007, 09:45 PM

Guys, it's a joke. As in "ha ha ha".

aarosurf · 05-05-2007, 09:51 PM

how can you not see the sarcasm? it looks like some people need to take some ap english to work on analysis.

live- · 05-05-2007, 10:46 PM

Or stop focusing so much on courses and more on real-life communication skills. I pointed this out in the third post and people still posted serious replies.

Slorg · 05-06-2007, 02:49 AM

You have what it takes! AP Ceramics will certainly help!

Did you know that ceramic engineers are the highest paid engineering specialty? The median salary is 6 figures. (source bls.gov)