Does it hurt to not take physics and apply for engineering?

IlliniJBravoEcho
Tue, 01 Nov 2005 17:46:57 +0000

I dont see a problem as long as the other courses you took were top courses and you have shown proficiency through AP or other type of tests on them. Physics, if you understand it, is not too difficult to be taught. It’s more of a mindset than anything else. BUT you may find yourself far behind others (with a year or even 2 under their belts) when you start your classes. I’d highly recommend taking a course over the summer in mechanics (at least!). So you’d be fine in applying, as long as your orginal physics grades were fine (you want to be sure it didn’t look like a cop out but generally were interested in other things that actually pertain to your major) and other things were in order. But seriously take some more advanced class (local college or community college) before you head to your university of choice or you may be in over your head, not because you don’t get it, but everyone else will have a much better basic understanding of it.